Recent content by magnawake

I dont know where to start....The thought that the day you sell a boat could be a happy day does not apply. We are very sad to say the least. The whole selling procedure with the broker and potential buyers turned out to be a horrible thing. It was very hard to sell a moving target. As most...

I just discovered my oil change pump isnt working. Of course after I heated up the engines to change the oil. I removed the impeller cover plate and found two broken blades. One is missing all together. I hope its not in the oil pan. At first when it wasnt pumping I thought I had turn the...

For some reason I cant find the word wrap function. When I type, it just keeps going across the screen and wont wrap. Where the button to make it wrap?.It doesn wrap until I 'post it.

So here we sit in the marina getting blown with 20-35 mph North wind. Its raining and 35 degrees. The boat is rocking around a little too much. My Marquipt boarding ladder just fell between the boat and dock. Now I'm wet and cold, hands numb trying to fix this problem. My bow line snap in...

I tried that already. I bought it at a surplus store for $5.00. Really its didnt work that well. It flapped around and made noise. I tied it up with a pole and then to the hand rails. Most sail boats dont have fwd port holes in their bow that open up and their hatch is smaller so they need...

First let me say I dont have roaches. I listen to fellow cruisers and try to get ideas and advise. I dont know everything to say the least. Seems like everyone is trying to give their two cents and come up with different and strange ways of doing things, some good, some bad. Couch cruisers...

I'm still crossing my fingers, but after 30 years they both still work fine. We ran them today just keep the parts loosened up. They say the worst thing is not to use it, so here we go. The boat is for sale so here's proof the proof they still work. What's the oldest ones that you know still...

As far as an inspection plate, yes thats a good idea. You could make it out of clear plastic and see through it. You could put a rubber gasket all around the edges to seal it and keep the water from leaking into the keel void maybe. I chose to just leave mine open all the way and install a...

I bought some blue led lights for the fly bridge and sundeck. Now I am really the blue bayou. I bought them at superbrightleds.com. pretty good price too. I was worried it would look tacky but It makes a the boat look really cool. Looks more like one of those new sport fish boats. So what...

I bought this at a thrift store and love the atmosphere it gives our salon. It never gets old watching the lights twinkle. Listening to music, watching the light house. Who needs a TV.

I guess I Hi-jacked a thread and got off subect so this is to start a new thread to keep subject going. This is not to keep the "pot stirring" going. We stayed in Boot Key for 30 days and paid for a mooring ball which we loved. We shared the mooring field with over 200 others and 100 just...

Wow !! you are tricking it out. I think you'll like this picture. George has helped me a great deal. I was sad when he told me he was selling it. I have anchored with him and followed him around some. I'll never forget him telling me after I got tore up out in 6 ft seas going to Cape Look...

I saw the ISS last night and it was an impressive sight as usual. The only thing missing was me at anchor in some really dark cove. I figure maybe somebody might be traveling South and get a chance to see it fly overhead. Just take the link and type in your location and you will see the time...

Am I missing something or just a cheap skate? I would like to go on the Down East circle loop up the St. Lawrence river to canada and around Nova Scotia and back around to New York. I looked on Active Captain to find marinas and stopping places. MAN !! they are super expensive with $3-5/foot...