Bilge Pump: April 2011
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011
April is our month to get into improving weather and get our club and boats ready the season. The March 9th general meeting was filled with information on upcoming events and requests for help. If you’re a new member, look for a signup sheet in the clubhouse or contact the chair by looking for the advertisements on the tables in the clubhouse. All of us were new to the club at one time and as Dick Storey, the chair for Opening Day said, if you help during this event you will see almost all the members of this club and they will now start to recognize you (they might buy you a drink). Look in this newsletter and see all the upcoming events, your help is appreciated.
There is a Fire Code Compliance Committee (FCCC) that has been developing a QCYC Yacht and Dock Fire Plan. This committee has three career fire department club members (Walt Mauldin, Bob Myers and Rick Ashleman) plus Dick Mcgrew, John Alving and Art Mauldin who have put together a draft of the plan and will have the final plan available in the next month. There are some parts of the plan that will be printed in The Bilge Pump and the annual but the office will have the full plan. For those of us who are lucky enough to have moorage the focus of the plan is to recognize that there is problem, call 911, and when the Fire Dept. shows up, whoever makes the call, tell the 1st responders where the problem is and get out of their way (when the Fire Department shows up on our property they take over). If you are on the dock beyond the fire put on a PFD and get to the end of the dock and notify someone that you are there. There is a lot more to this but we need to let the professionals deal with fire.
The Moorage Committee and Bridge have started a monthly look at the condition of the boats which are moored at our club. Our rules are clear that moorage is a privilege extended to actively cruising members and failure to be part of this group can constitute a cause for termination of moorage privileges. The Moorage Committee, Bridge and Board will be reviewing the monthly report and if you think you may be exposed to review, clean and use your boat as required by our club rules.
To all the new members, welcome aboard, if you need to contact someone about helping or attending events, feel free to contact Deborah in the office and she will help you in the right direction. Thank you, Deborah.
Thank you for being a part of Queen City Yacht Club, I look forward to seeing you at all of the upcoming events.
George Austin
Commodore
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011Here it is April already and we are quickly approaching Opening Day. Please plan on attending the Pride of Queen City to clean up our grounds the week before so that our clubhouse and grounds look their very best to all of our visitors. There are a number of activities coming up in the near future: Breakfast with the Bridge, April 2 nd; Bourbon Appreciation night, April 9 th; Out-Station Work Party, April 16 th; and Tacoma Daffodil Regatta, April 15-17th. These are only a few of the things you will want to plan on participating in. Be sure to check The Bilge Pump and the calendar online of all that is taking place.
Over the past few years, numerous conversations have taken place regarding moorage, inactive members and inactive boats. As it seems that those areas fall into my responsibility, I am going to do my best to address some of those challenges. Our rules for moorage state that the privilege of mooring at our club is for active members and active boats. I find that the spirit of these rules is in many cases being ignored. Over the next few months I am making a concentrated effort to correct this. I will be looking at all the rules regarding moorage. If you have any questions about the rules explore the annual. We still have a number of boats that have not supplied a copy of their boat's certificate of insurance to the QCYC office. Please check and make sure that you have done this. I will be conducting monthly surveys over the next few months and perhaps beyond to assure that all mooring members are in compliance.
It has been brought to my attention that a number of our mooring members are not in compliance with the club’s moorage rules. You should remember that moorage is on a month-to-month basis and is dependent on being in compliance with the rules. Our Inspections have found numerous violations. Among them are:
1. Faded or non-existent burgees: The club office sells new burgees at a reasonable price. Please replace any old or worn out ones.
2. No locking ring on power cord where there is a receptacle that utilizes one: purchase one and install.
3. Substandard power cords: Check your electrical cords to make sure they are safe and in compliance with the rules and replace if necessary.
4. Out of date and non-visible license tabs: Make sure that your current Dept. of Licensing tabs are properly displayed.
5. Plastic tarps: tarps are not allowed for more than 14 days and ALL tarps must be removed prior to April 13th.
6. Dirty & un-seaworthy boats: Boats are to be maintained in a clean & seaworthy manner. We will be happy to pass on the names and numbers of qualified boat washers.
7. Inactive vessels: I would like to see all members and their boats be active in club activities. If your boat is inactive consider selling it or donating it to the Junior Boating Program. Any vessel that has not been out of the slip in the last NINE MONTHS will be under consideration of being a storage boat.
8. Lack of insurance and ownership documents: Make copies of your documents and mail or drop them off at the office. You can even call your insurance agent and have him email the correct document to the office at www.queen city.org.
To continue mooring at our club all the mooring members are required to be in compliance with all of the rules or give up their moorage. Below are the initial results of the last inspection. There will be monthly Inspections and if corrections are not made the Bridge and Board will take appropriate action.
Dock #1
#111 - locking ring missing.
#112 - locking ring missing
#114 - needs new burgee
#117- dinghy needs to be cleaned out.
#124 - needs new burgee
#125 - 2010 tag, locking ring missing, canvas tarp attached to roof supports
#126 - locking ring missing
#132 - no burgee displayed
#133 - locking ring missing, needs new burgee
#140 - locking ring missing
#143 - needs new burgee
#156 - needs new burgee
#162 - locking ring missing
#163 - needs new burgee
#169 - no burgee displayed
#176 - large blue tarp
#180 - plastic tarp on aft deck
#181 - needs new burgee
#186 - needs new burgee
#188 - locking ring missing, inactive boat
#192 - no burgee displayed, plastic tarp on forward area of boat
#196 - no burgee displayed
Dock #2
#209 - no visible registration sticker
#211 - storage boat?, not cosmetically maintained
#230 - no current registration sticker
#232 - dirty boat
#250 - no visible registration sticker
#256 - dirty boat
#266 - plastic over gunnels
#267 - plastic tarp over dinghy on bow
#270 - no visible registration sticker, storage boat?
#281- no burgee
#283 - no current registration sticker
Dock #3
#306 - locking ring missing
#316 - no burgee
#318 - dirty
#318 - no current registration sticker
#328 - no current registration sticker
#346 - locking ring missing
#350 - locking ring missing
#352 - locking ring missing
#358 - no current registration sticker
#368 - no current registration sticker (1998 displayed)
#374 - needs new burgee
#384 - needs new burgee
#401 - locking ring missing
#402 - locking ring missing
#403 - neglected boat, storage boat?
#405 - needs new burgee
#407 - locking ring missing Don Wilson
Vice Commodore
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011
Greetings:
As winter slowly eases into spring, we've begun to take on some of our outdoor projects at the main station. February 12 witnessed a successful Winter Grounds Clean-up under the very capable leadership of Captain Becky Garvie and her team of six courageous volunteer members who showed up to help. Thank you for your efforts and hard work of raking leaves, doing general cleanup, attending the large flower pots, and sweeping up the sidewalks.
GROUNDS: By the time you get this month’s Bilge Pump, our annual pruning will be completed at the main station all along Boyer and the west bank area. We had been waiting patiently for a break in the weather to get the pruning scheduled in March. Moreover, we noted that several of our trees on Boyer were rubbing the telephone wires and needed to be pruned. Another positive note is that our neighbors across the street will be happy to see that we have once again pruned and lowered our vine maples along the west bank area. Becky and I were very pleased to get this work done before the Pride of Queen City clean up coming at the end of April.
If you were unable to help out on February 12, mark your calendars for the "Pride of Queen City Clubhouse, Grounds, and Docks Cleanup," which will be held on April 30, from 0830 to 1430, along with a Queen City thank-you dinner following at 1730. Once again this is an excellent opportunity to help get our clubhouse, grounds and docks looking great before Opening Day and to enjoy the good fellowship of other members. Captain Jerry Zuvich will again be chairing this important traditional club activity, so mark your calendars.
MEMBERSHIP: Our membership at the end of February was 470, which includes 354 active members and 116 Senior Life members. Our 2011 goal is to add 45 new memberships: we are currently at 30% of our goal. Our "Prospective Members’ Open House” hosted by Captain Chris Benson on Saturday, February 19, was highly successful. The open house attendance was between 75-80 visitors and we signed up five new members. The five new applicants attended their first Queen City general meeting on February 23, which included the official reading of their applications. Congratulations to those new Queen City applicants.
SECURITY: Capt. Rod Hilden confirms at this writing that there are no security issues to report either at the Winslow outstation or the Seattle main station.
PARKING LOT REMINDER NOTE: The April billing statements will contain your 2011 QCYC VEHICLE PARKING DECAL with your current 2011 QCYC membership number. One vehicle parking decal per membership will be issued, which must be displayed on the rear view mirror starting on May 5, 2011, to gain entry in to Queen City Main Station parking lot.
OPENING DAY CELEBRATION May 5-8, 2011
Opening Day weekend is a fun time, and the goal of the Bridge is to make the clubhouse, grounds, and docks accessible to members and guests while protecting the club's and members' assets. Your assistance in maintaining security will go a long way to making this a successful event. To this end, we've modified security for the weekend as follows:
QCYC-MAIN STATION, PARKING LOT & DOCK PROTOCOLS
A. CLUBHOUSE
1) All 3rd deck doors (directly off Boyer Avenue East) are to remain secure, except for monitored and authorized loading and unloading.
2) Members will be designated for each main clubhouse Opening Day event and will be asked to be responsible to close up the building and re-set the Computer Access Control System to a "locked" position.
3) Reciprocal access numbers will be generated for each participating yacht club, and one reciprocal code will be generated for miscellaneous assignments to provide guest access to the clubhouse for restrooms and showers. All above codes shall be set to expire at the end of the Opening Day week celebration.
B. DOCKS
1) The Dock 3 entry gate shall be set to the "Open" position on Friday (Hours 12:00 Noon - 9:00 PM), and Saturday (Hours 7:00 AM - 11:30 PM), and Sunday (Hours 7:00 AM-6:00 PM). Final hours will be determined by the actual club activity scheduled for these time periods.
2) The Dock 3 entry gate shall be accessible at all other times by reciprocal codes (see above).
3) All guest vessels rafting off the QC Reciprocal Dock shall be securely moored and aligned across the stern or cockpit area to provide safe access to the main dock.
C. PARKING LOT
1) It’s a well known fact that we don't have enough parking to accommodate our entire membership, so all members should be encouraged to carpool with other members to the Opening Day celebrations.
2) The main Boyer vehicle entry gate will remain closed during Opening Day weekend. Only members with authorized entry key cards shall be allowed to park one vehicle in an available space. A member authorized 2011 QCYC Vehicle Decal must be clearly visible on the rear view mirror.
3) No member will be permitted to maintain more than one vehicle in the Boyer parking lot at any time.
4) All member vehicles must display an authorized 2011 QCYC Vehicle Decal (on their rear view mirror) which also depicts their current 2011 QCYC Membership number to park in the lot.
All Vehicle Decals must be clearly visible and displayed to be readily observed from the exterior of any vehicle parked in the QCYC Parking Lot.
5) No guest parking will be allowed in the QCYC Boyer parking lot during "Opening Day" celebrations. All guests must park on the street and walk into the facility.
6) All member vehicles parked in the Boyer parking lot must be parked in an authorized stall. All authorized stalls are marked with two parallel lines, and all other areas are required to be kept clear and open by the City of Seattle as fire lanes to provide adequate Emergency Fire Response vehicles to access our property.
Illegal parking in the open fire lane areas has the potential to cost lives. Also, it could bring our Opening Day celebrations to an abrupt end, should the City of Seattle Fire Department revoke our Occupancy Permit due to blocked fire lanes. Substantial violation fines could also be issued to both the club and vehicle owner, or the owner's vehicle could also be towed at substantial cost and inconvenience.
7) Any member vehicle occupying an authorized Handicap Zone, shall also display a valid and current Washington State Handicap Parking permit in addition to their 2011 QCYC Vehicle Decal.
8) Volunteer members will be located at the Boyer main vehicle entry gate Friday night, Saturday and Sunday morning to remind Members of their responsibilities and to keep parking abuse to a minimum. Simply put, we cannot overload the parking lot with a lot of illegal parking by our members.
9) All live aboard mooring members should be reminded that they will be restricted to having only one vehicle in the parking lot during Opening Day week celebrations, including the City Park parking area on the west part of the property at Dock 0. In reality, this is a public park and we can't legally control or manage the parking there.
10) No trailers, large trucks or other wheeled vehicles will be allowed in the Boyer parking lot, unless authorized as part of the Opening Day celebration.
11) Members are expected to display appropriate courtesies to parking lot volunteers, who will be directing and explaining Opening Day parking lot rules and requirements. Your full cooperation with their guidance and requests is appreciated.
12) All parking lot violations by individual members occurring during Opening Day celebrations will be referred to the Bridge and discussed as an agenda item at a regularly scheduled club meeting.
CLOSING NOTE: As I have mentioned before, it takes a lot of members to keep our club running smoothly: so I will again ask you to mark your calendars so you can join in our annual traditions of grounds cleanup on April 30. Then let’s enjoy the week-long celebration of Opening Day activities. QCYC is fortunate to have so many members who are willing to step up to make this the great club that it is! Thank you.
Regards,
Bob Stettner
Rear Commodore
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011
Meeting, March 14, 2011
Congratulations! You are reading the very first Bilge Pump Board Report I have authored. The good news is that there has been very little drama when it comes to Board issues this session, just the way we like it! While we are keeping the drama to a minimum, there are several important items that have come through of which you should be aware:
Docks Electrical
Our electrical inspection is complete. We should see the final report and recommendations from the engineer and contractor early in April. At that point, the Electrical Committee will develop a plan for implementation and financing.
Moorage
New Rule 3.15 was enacted. Each month, the Vice Commodore is to report to the board moorage violations and recommended actions. This rule formalizes and makes permanent a process we recently began in order to be more diligent about boats that are not in compliance with the moorage rules. We know our moorage is a precious commodity and should be used by our active boating members.
Rules 1.07 and 6.01 were amended to have late fees assessed 30 days after billing, the same as dues. It made no sense to have one set at 30 days and the other at 45.
Ganges Outstation
Thank you for your thoughtful and respectful input on this issue. We received a lot of feedback from the email response and on the website forum. After careful consideration and recommendations from both Planning and Finance and the Outstation Committee, the Board voted to move ahead with the Salt Spring Marina, pre-paid moorage arrangement. Stay tuned for more information on the new process.
Remember, you can find the rules in your annual or online. In general, rule changes take effect when they are passed.
Please thank your board members when you get a chance. Each one is committed to representing the membership in helping Queen City be the best it can be. Many members help advise the board on many issues. While I cannot thank each individually, I think they all will agree that special recognition and thanks go to Gary Stone. Gary heads the Planning and Finance, Electrical and 520 Committees. His hours of devoted work to each committee continue to provide invaluable information to assist the Board of Trustees. Thank you Gary, for all you do!
Happy boating!
Tom Johnson
Board Chair
The next Board meeting is Monday, April 11, at 7 PM. All members are encouraged to attend.
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
COME TO THE PARTY
BLUEGRASS, BOURBON, CHICKEN & WAFFELS
WITH
DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION
A SEATTLE BLUEGRASS BAND
AND THEY ARE COMING TO
QUEEN CITY YACHT CLUB
5:00~ BAR OPENS
ENJOY DISTINCTIVE BOURBONS & WHISKEYS
A MINT JEULIP OR LYNCHBERG LEMONADE
6:00~ DINNER IS SERVED
WILLIES FAMOUS SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN AND TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN WAFFELS & some surprise sides!
GOOD FOOD, GOOD DRINKS, GOOD MUSIC
ADVANCED TICKET SALES $20.00 PER PERSON INCLUDES FOUR PREIMUM DRINKS, DINNER & ENETRTAINMENT
$15.00 DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT OR, $25.00 @ THE DOOR FOR THE WHOLE SHEBANG,GET OUT THE SEAR-SUCKER SUITS AND THE HOOP SKIRTS, DENIM IS EXPECTED & BIB OVERALLS WILL BE CONSIDERED “FORMAL” WEAR
contact BRUCE RAMON FOR MORE INFO
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011Members and event hosts, please be conscious of the lights in the main clubhouse if you are conducting meetings or hosting events in the evenings. I have noticed on several occasions lately that the lights are being left on in the clubhouse after events have ended. Please take responsibility for turning out the lights when the party is over.
In addition, by the time you read this the new bar security door should be installed. Thank you to Ron Vogeli for his initial efforts to get this project started. The new door will increase security for the bar area, and enhance the look of the bar, and will eliminate the heavy plastic doors that are difficult to handle.
Thank you,
Andy Gerde
Club Manager
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011Please check your mooring fenders and lines. Lake level is on the rise and several boats have been found singing on their piano wires. That doesn’t sound too nautical does it? While we normally do experience calm waters here on Portage Bay, remember that police and fire boats can send some very powerful waves this way. There are even a few non-member boaters that are able and willing. If your lines are already tight, damage of some sort is sure to follow.
The March work party on the 12th was a real success. I can’t list the participants individually as the sign-in sheet is currently in other hands, being converted into a record of committee members and participants. It was gratifying to see 20 persons giving to their club and to see several people stepping up to lead some important tasks. Even more rewarding for me was to meet several new members and one spouse, eager to make their new club even better. Queen City Yacht Club, as friends and volunteers, always has worked to build its future in this way. Many have tried, but no one can say that volunteerism is dead here.
During lunch, in the wake of that success, it was agreed that we would convene an extra work party on Saturday, March 26. It’s amazing how fast we go from the Christmas holidays when we can’t get work done, to Opening Day, when we can’t get work done. In that stretch of time there is so much that really has to be done here on the docks. Now, we’ll have two sessions of work prior to Opening Day and to do some preparation for the Pride of Queen City. Saturday work parties begin at 8:30 AM with time for a breakfast and discussion of tasks for the day. We try to start work by about 9:15. There’s a break for lunch provided by the club between 1:00 and 2:00 PM and we try to be done by 3:30 or so. Those work sessions are scheduled for April 9, May 14, and June 11. There are Docks Committee meetings scheduled for April 26 and May 24: the 4th Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 6:00 PM.
Here is a note about your lovable shore-power cord. They need your respect, if not your love. Electrical cords must not be hung from or otherwise in contact with metal objects. Most especially, wires of any sort must not come in contact with pipes. If your cord needs to be fastened in place, there are yellow clips made for the task, or nylon 1-screw clamps can do the deed. Nails and screws and conduit clamps are not acceptable and fire prevention authorities say so. They also have some very specific and demanding things to say about the condition of those cords. There shall be no splices or insulation failures. The plugs must connect firmly in the receptacles with the twist lock firmly engaged. Only fully rated connectors are acceptable at both ends. Cord twists can’t be allowed to undo the twist lock and lock rings must be employed to seal and firm up all connections where receptacles have covers with lock ring threaded or bayonet mounts. The weight of the cord shall not hang on the connectors. Check your connectors for warmth at regular intervals. A slight increase in temperature at high loads is normal. Hot connectors are hazardous. Marine connectors are intermittent-duty rated and are substantially de-rated for continuous loads. Some of you may notice frequent failures. Extended operation over the continuous rating is a likely cause. Remember also that circuit breakers do not trip at the rated amperage value, but at a higher amount. You can shove more than 30 amps through this equipment and, on a temporary basis, that presents little trouble; but for long term, there are real troubles to be had. Circuit breakers are not load limiting devices. You are. Circuit breakers are only short circuit protectors.
Arthur Mauldin
Docks Chairman
Now available for no extra charge at: docks@queencity.org
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011Boy, time flies! While I write this report I realize you won’t read it till the April Bilge Pump and the “Underworld Tour” and “The St. Patrick’s Day Cruise” are history. I started the planning for my year as Fleet Captain back in January 2010 and now the end is in sight. Where does time go?
I think at this time in my service to Commodore Austin I would like to give you an analysis of the “whys and how comes” of choices made by me and other fleet captains in the past that choose to do “road cruises” in the winter time rather than true boat cruises. Traditionally we have done a cruise to Kingston and having a joint party with Kingston Cove Yacht Club. This year if I had planned on doing this the weekend before Thanksgiving the weather (if you can remember) was north winds @ 30+ mph and temps falling to the mid teens. Monday of that weekend temps fell to 14 degrees (a record). The planned “Underground Tour” for Feb. 19th, which was also Presidents Day weekend, started out with decent weather on Friday but overnight the winds changed to the north and were blowing @ 35 mph + all of Saturday the 19th with 5-6 ft. seas! Some members may scoff at these reasons for doing “road cruises,” but a lot of work and time is involved in putting on these parties for the club. It would be very disheartening to have to cancel or have no one show up for an event that took lots of effort and planning because of the weather. As time goes on and with global warming being an issue, I can see where in the future that winter cruises will come back. Until then “road cruises” are the answer.
THE UNDERWORLD TOUR
I want to thank the tour operators for putting on a great time for all 31 of us who attended. Everyone I talked with had a very good experience. Special thanks to Emily who was our tour guide. She asked me, “how risqué should the tour be?” I said,”we are a yacht club and not a church group” and to be as risqué as she wanted to be. After few well-placed “F-Bombs” I hoped no one was offended! A good time was had by all. Thanks to Vice Commodore Don and Judy Wilson for attending. You two are real troopers and your participation is much appreciated.
KINGSTON COVE YACHT CLUB CRUISE JUNE 17-18-19 2011
Now is the time for any member who would like to attend this cruise to begin making plans. I have reserved about 16 moorage slips at Kingston Marina. HOWEVER, they are NOT guaranteed! Each captain MUST make his/her own reservation. You can do this by calling the Port of Kingston—Jessica Olanie—360-297-3545—and reserve the first night’s stay by credit card. The marina works on a 1st come 1st served basis and will rent these slips to other boaters if we haven’t made a commitment. I have reserved mine already. Step up and reserve yours now! Look in The Bilge Pump and on line for more information about activities for the weekend. Please reference QCYC when you call.
Note: This cruise originally was scheduled to be a trip to Winslow, but I changed it. Hope this doesn’t cause any confusion.
SUMMER CRUISE STARTING JULY 29th
Look in future Bilge Pumps and on line for the upcoming Summer Cruise to the San Juans and beyond. Flyers and other updated information should be out to the membership in the May issue of The Bilge Pump.
Steve Weiss
Fleet Captain
Bilge Pump Issue: April 2011Grimm, Huber Keith, M.D. 1920 - 2011
Captain Huber Keith Grimm, MD, crossed the bar on Feb 18,2011, at ninety years old! Huber was born on September 6,1920, the second son to UW All-American Huber "Polly" Grimm and Emma Grimm, in Centralia, and graduated from Centralia High School in 1938.
Huber entered the University of Washington and played freshman football. He enrolled in the San Francisco College of Embalming and in 1939 received his license as an embalmer and funeral director, working as a circuit embalmer for numerous funeral homes in the Greater Seattle area during the war. Huber entered Seattle University in 1942 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1945. Huber attended Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where here received his medical degree in 1949 and received his certification in General Practice and General Surgery at Seattle's Providence Hospital in 1951.
As an intern at Providence, Dr. Grimm began his 30-year tenure as team physician for Seattle University, providing medical services to hundreds of athletes and their families during the golden years of Seattle University basketball, as well as serving as team physician at Seattle Preparatory School. Dr. Grimm was inducted into the Seattle University Athletic Hall of Fame three times, once as an individual and twice as a team member of the 1957-58 and 1962-63 basketball squads. As a physician, Dr. Grimm served as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps from 1952-54 and was a surgeon and Medical Commander at Camp Irwin in Barstow, CA.
Upon his return, Dr. Grimm opened his medical practice in Seattle, serving the community for 42 years until 1996. During that time, Dr. Grimm delivered thousands of babies and provided medical assistance to underprivileged families. He served on numerous professional boards and was Past President of Washington State Academy of Family Physicians, King County Blue Shield, King County Medical Services Corporation, and Washington State Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Grimm married his wife Georgia in 1944. They settled in Capitol Hill, raising nine boys (Tom, Bob, Larry, Gerald, Peter, Chris, Paul, Scott & Pat) and after having the sixth boy, Georgia brought in Suzie Montegut to help care for the younger Grimm boys. After assimilating into the family, Huber, Georgia and the boys considered Suzie part of the family and she became the 10th Grimm child. As one can imagine in a household raising nine energetic boys, there was never a dull moment! After Georgia's untimely death, Dr. Grimm married Mary Lancaster in 1998. Dr. Grimm was also a charter member of the Seattle Seafair Clowns and was a Past President of the Associated Seattle University Graduates Club.
Dr. Grimm was an avid boater his entire life and in 1960 Dr. Grimm joined Queen City Yacht Club (he was member #009 at the time of his death) and quickly became an active and contributing member. He served the club well as Fleet Surgeon for 34 years, served on the Board for two 3 year terms, was Chairman of the Board, and chairman of numerous committees including the Entertainment/Skit Committee several times, Birthday Party committee and Safety Committee. In addition, Dr. Grimm served on the club’s US Coast Guard Auxiliary for 27 years. Every couple of years, in his capacity of Fleet Surgeon, Huber would speak at one of our regular meetings, providing information about what we should include in our first aid kits and additional items of meds and equipment to assure a well equipped locker to deal with common accidents and illnesses. He loved cruising the waters of Puget Sound and Canada with his family and loved working on his boat.
Huber owned numerous boats over the years but was especially fond of his 45 foot 1954 Chris Craft, GEE GE, named after Georgia, that he owned for 31 years. The boat became a well known fixture at Queen City, spending many weekends at Winslow and cruising up in the islands. Scott maintained the paint and varnish and Huber and Scott worked together on the engines. Unfortunately, that boat burned in 1996 right here at Queen City, but Huber got back in the saddle and purchased the present GEE GEE with Peter, Paul, Scott and Pat. After Huber couldn’t operate it any longer, he passed the boat on to them and now the Gee Gee is owned by Pat and moored peacefully on Dock 2. It is a tribute to Huber that Peter, Paul, Scott and Pat followed in their father’s footsteps and joined Queen City and are active members in the club. Paul and Scott each own Chris Crafts and, along with Pat and Pete, continue Huber’s tradition of working on their boats. Their brother Tom also owns a “Tupperware” boat and is a member of Everett Yacht Club. Huber was very proud of Scott going through the chairs as Commodore and it’s no wonder, too, that Paul and Scott also followed in his footsteps and “entertain” the club at Entertainment night every year!
Huber is remembered very fondly by many, many members as not only a “pillar” of the club in his generation but as a warm, fun loving friend. The Grimms often cruised up north with the Art Janes’, Howard Wilsons, Al Tregonings, Dye Hawleys, Joe Klietchs, Jerry Walliks, Todd Deems and Bill Castrow families. They all had their kids with them and now savor wonderful memories of their fun days together cruising and ”growing up” in the club while up in the islands and at Seattle and Winslow. Many of the kids have become life-long friends. When boating together, everyone helped everyone else if boat problems occurred and Huber is remembered as a very good mechanic – often getting other boats under way again. Among many other things, Huber loved to fish and was quite proficient at landing a salmon or two.
Huber always flew his Fleet Surgeon flag and would treat anybody that needed medical help – a true medical “good Samaritan.”
Dr. Grimm is preceded in death by his wife, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mary, her two children, Mary Lou and James, and his ten children and their spouses, Suzanne Montegut (Monte), Thomas (Gari), Fr. Robert, Lawrence (Barbara), Gerald (Betsy), Peter (Dawn), Christopher (Wendy), Paul, Scott (Karin) and Patrick (Nancy). He is also survived by two dozen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Chaplain’s Note: When contacting members about Huber, P/C Doug O’Brien sent the following story about boating with the Grimms in Big Bay. It is too good not to include it in Huber’s eulogy, so it follows just as Doug has written it:
A Note from P/C Doug O’Brien:
You asked me for some thoughts on Huber. Here are two, all in the same time frame that I remember so clearly.
Huber had a heart bigger than his boat. He'd do anything for anyone, any time. He loved fellowship, whether he knew you or not -- he and Georgia loved to be with people.
One summer day, we pulled into Big Bay at the top of Desolation Sound. 'Lo and behold there was the Gee Gee tied to the dock. My generator had shut down. During happy hour on board the Shenanigan with the Grimms, Huber decided he thought he could fix my generator. He went to his boat, rummaged through a bunch of parts and came up with the part that was needed. I can't remember what the failed part was, but being this far from home, the main thing was to get it operating for the duration of our cruise. And Huber made it happen. He gave up his back-up spare that he had, so that we could continue our vacation with our generator operating. That's the real kind of fellowship that our club is known for.
The fact that Huber fixed the generator was reason enough that he suggested we
carry on our happy hour...so we did. The sun was setting, it was getting toward dusk when an RCMP 42' Canoe Cove pulled up to our dock. They were greeted by Huber who assisted with the lines, and as soon as they secured to the dock, Huber asked what brought them to Big Bay. They said that had been on 'patrol' and that their shift had ended. Huber said, "Wonderful! - why not come aboard our boat and join us for happy hour?" (Scotch, of course!) and they did.
Darkness fell on Big Bay, but the lights of our Shenanigan were blazing away with my Barbara, Georgia, Huber and 3 or 4 of the Canadian boys aboard enjoying visiting and our happy hour(s!).
Some time later, the RCMP radio crackled that "our friends" were needed to try and find a small boat that had lost its power and was adrift in the Arran Rapids area -- in the black of night. So the Mounties excused themselves from the "happy hour," fired up their engines and hustled off in search of two or three fishermen who had run out of gas and had been enjoyed their own "happy hour" on the water -- probably since around noon the same day. The RCMP "got their men," brought 'em ashore and "dried them out" as it were. By now, our happy hour had ended, as it did with the Mounties.
Good memories of but just one, fun-filled adventure, whenever you happened to be traveling with the Grimms!
Marcelynas, Robert (Bob) Allyn 1944 – 2011
Captain Bob Marcelynas passed away peacefully on Feb 15, 2011, at the age of sixty-six. Bob was born in Riverside, California, on April 1, 1944. While most people would not enjoy having their birthday on that day, Bob thought it was a great day to be born. After all, any fool could remember that date!
His father, Anthony, was a fiery Lithuanian, and his mother, Elizabeth, was the ever proper English lady. Bob had one brother, Richard, who was seven years older. His father was serving in the Army at the time Bob was born and they were not in California for long. The family lived all over the United States and in Wurzburg, Germany. Living in so many places over the next few years was instrumental in his life. It gave him a passion for travel which he pursued with his own family.
Bob graduated from Clover Park High School in 1962. It was here, on the field or court, where he really shined! Bob had always loved to compete and although this competitive spirit started on the playground in elementary school shooting marbles, it quickly blossomed and grew into a defining characteristic of his personality. Competition, of any kind, drove Bob to pursue his own excellence, in high school and throughout his life He became a force to reckon with on the football field and eventually was the starting quarterback for the varsity team. He also loved to play basketball and participated in wrestling.
After high school he went on to attend WSU, where he met his future wife, Stephanie, on September 18, 1962. They were together that entire first year of school and had a wonderful time adapting to college life. The next year Bob transferred to the University of Washington. He told his parents it was because there were better courses for him to pursue, but the family always thought it was so he could follow in his brother’s footsteps and join the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity! He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in economics and then entered law school at the University of Idaho.
Two years later, Bob and Steffie were together again! They were married at the tender age of 24 on June 8, 1968. Their first home was an apartment on Queen Anne with easy access to Bob’s first job as an assistant accounting manager at Nordstrom. Their first child, their daughter Carrie Anne, was born on May 28, 1969. Their second child, Andrew, was born on April 19, 1975. Bob was very proud to have his girl and boy! He felt very blessed. WOW….life was going fast! But, with Bob that was a constant.
Bob enjoyed investing and began by dabbling in the real estate market. He owned many different homes and buildings but his most treasured acquisition was the family’s present home, purchased in 1977, located just above Shilshole Bay in Ballard.
His biggest investment came in 1991. He had the opportunity to experience many different industries before he finally purchased his own company, Washington Belt and Drive Systems, in 1991. He had been the controller at Washington Belt for 10 years prior to purchasing the company. During this time, he had assisted the prior owner in expanding and developing its footprint throughout the Washington. Under Bob’s careful watch the company grew from seven branches to thirteen with locations in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Alaska.
Bob joined Queen City in 2002 and he and Stephie immediately became active and involved members - Bob really enjoyed everything about it. With their new boat and new friends, it was a whole new world! They made friends quickly and easily and attended many, many functions at the club – often with their best friends, and also new members at the time, George and Nancy Austin. Bob and Steffie learned a lot about being a part of the water world and all that entailed! Bob and Stephie chaired the Valentine’s Sweetheart Dinner in 2008. Bob served our club as a Board of Trustee member in 2009 and 2010 and enjoyed predicted log racing, often making a team with Marv Elbon and Ken Klett. Bob and Stephie owned the Moon Rider, a beautiful 37’ Cummins powered Bayliner that they loved to cruise to the San Juans and the Gulf Islands.
Bob is lovingly remembered as a wonderful loving husband, father, grandfather and loyal friend. We will surely miss Bob at our club.
Bob leaves Stephanie, his loving wife of 41 years, daughter Carrie and Roy Cupler and their two boys Max and Jack, and son Andy and Kate and grandsons Vinnie & Leo.
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