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JohnP
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Initially Posted - 10/29/2009 : 15:46:02

After sailing on a beautiful afternoon out of Long Beach with Frank Farmer and his friends, I drove over to the nearby Minney's Yacht Surplus store on 1500 Old Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa, CA. I was impressed by the organized batches in display cases, bins, racks, and trays of hundreds of sailboat parts. I only had a short time, but I picked up 4 turning blocks, 2 fairleads, and 3 swivel cam cleats to make 2 good ones.

Here's what I found in 15 minutes, of those things I could immediately use.

The staff said they would take email requests for quotes on anything.

minneys at aol dot com.

[url="http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com"]Minney's Yacht Surplus[/url]

I would estimate that there may be 4-times as many parts in stock compared to Bacon & Associates in Annapolis. They also have "thousands" of sails, just like Bacon's. Since they get parts from salvaged boats, Minney's has essentially all the parts of a sailboat except for the fiberglass hull and topsides.

Millions of parts for you, just in time for the holidays! Have fun.

Online I saw a similar 2.25" cheek block from Harken listed at $37 and I found a similar Schaefer swivel cam cleat online for $102.

<i>Disclaimer: I am just a sailor on shore leave looking for a bargain, and I have no connection to Minney's in any way.
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JohnP
1978 C25 SR/FK "Gypsy"
Mill Creek off the Magothy River, Chesapeake Bay
Port Captain, northern Chesapeake Bay

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dave holtgrave
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Response Posted - 10/29/2009 : 20:21:35

john p
i here you.
everytime i get to the LA area minney's is a definite stop.
i have saved hundreds of dollars over the years on hardware.

i like the whole area in general.
newport beach has many great places to eat and watch people.

i can find anything i need for sailing without having to order or guess what will work.

i get my honda filters for the outboard.
many items from minneys
woody's dinner for a burger.
one of my favorite resturants is just down the south PCH.
it is in lovers beach area?? called "five crowns"
wow!!!!!! what a place.

hope you had fun.

dave holtgrave
5722 sk/tr
hard and dry near carlyle lake in southern illinois

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KD4AO
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Response Posted - 10/30/2009 : 05:57:39

A similar place in Florida is [url="http://www.sailorman.com/"]Sailorman[/url] in Ft. Lauderdale. Those places can be quite interesting and they also have lots to look at on their websites.

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