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#21

TSBB General Talk / Re: THEY LIED!!!!

Last post by Krusen - May 31, 2025, 10:47 PM

I also have very fond memories of sailing the Ga, ICW with you on that fine sailing pocket cruiser.  Beautiful country, at a fine time of year.  Pleasant weather the whole trip.

Certainly sufficient for the days we were on her.  Amazing that we never arrived late for a sound crossing, and several times, a day early.  It is not often that a cruise ends before, rather than after the planned arrival.

The outboard forced us to sail when the conditions were not advantageous, but she sailed well enough we overcame the tides and narrow places in the waterway.

#22

TSBB General Talk / Re: So....

Last post by Riley Smith - May 31, 2025, 08:50 PM

Thanks Doug! Worked like a champ!

#23

TSBB General Talk / THEY LIED!!!!

Last post by Captain Kidd - May 31, 2025, 04:59 PM

It's been said numerous times that the two happiest days in a boat owner's life are the day he buys and the day he sells.

THEY LIED!

I sold Anago today and it has not been a happy day.

Two reasons. 1) She has been a good boat. Roomy enough. Easy enough to launch and retrieve. Stable. Nice lines. Good condition. No real complaints. 2) For the first time in 26 years I do not own a pocket cruiser.

My wife has had enough drama in the last little bit (over serveral things) and the boat drama has added to it (unfruitful long trip, headache of selling etc). She wants a one year hiatus to reevaluate our boating. I'm ok with that. I have Disciple Ship to occupy me and she's not big into sailing anyway. So we'll see.

Here's the new owner driving off. He has sailed some - in fact, he did the EC this year with a friend. He's young and athletic - just finished a triathlon! He has a young family, wife, 4 and 6 year old children and they're eager to go.

Wishing him the best.

Here she is headed down the road to her new home in Jacksonville, FL.

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And some eye candy as I drove through Atlanta (we met near Warner Robbins for the deal) on the way home.

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Not a boat but a gorgeous Maserati that was behind me (until he wasn't) in the stop and go traffic of Atlanta.

I do plan to sail the CIY more than ever and I plan to do a "big" sail sometime in the next 12 months to celebrate my 70 years! Several ideas. I'll keep you posted.

One more thing. Here's my favorite picture of Anago. Happy and beautiful wife with a nice looking boat!

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#24

TSBB General Talk / Re: So....

Last post by Doug SC - May 31, 2025, 10:38 AM

I think you click on more and then modify and save.

#25

Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Three RIvers Lake/ Gray Ba...

Last post by Doug SC - May 31, 2025, 08:37 AM

I have lived in Hollywood, Riviera Beach, Tampa, Longwood, Lake Wales, Gainesville, and Welaka FL. People think beaches when they think FL but there is considerable wildlife habitat and wild places. Paddled many places there over the years. I have a number of bear stories. My Dad saw 9 one day come down to a pond he was hunting on in Ocala National Forest. We now live in a small town in the countryside of the piedmont of SC.

#26

TSBB General Talk / Re: So....

Last post by Riley Smith - May 31, 2025, 08:36 AM

Forgot to insert. How does one fix that?

#27

Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Three RIvers Lake/ Gray Ba...

Last post by Riley Smith - May 31, 2025, 08:32 AM

Chris we live on a ridge through the swamp and the oaks live here too. The raptors and kites sail through on a regular basis. Hovering just at the top of the canopy and peering in for a snack. Sailing, not flapping. Hopefully this summer I can get some decent pics on the river but the birds are here and gone before I can grab the camera. Gotta get closer to their home 20. Hence the photo platform for the swamp.

I couldn't live in a city again. It's been too long and my blood pressure wouldn't take it.

#28

Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Three RIvers Lake/ Gray Ba...

Last post by Chris Muthig - May 31, 2025, 07:33 AM

Those pictures remind me of Lake Santa Fe here in central Florida.  Great place to Kayak, may sail there soon.  Tons of cypress trees out to about 15' of water, you can kayak through the cypress trees and not even see the lake.  There's a tiny creek that's exactly the width of my kayak that you can push through, about 6-10" deep depending on the recent rainfall or lack thereof.  It's a tiny enough creek that it keeps the bass fishermen out, and there's not shore access to the small pond on the other side of the creek.  The pond is about 3-5 acres, and it's loaded along the edges with lily pads.  To this day, I've never caught a fish in either the lake or pond, but it's absolutely gorgeous there.  We have the swallowtail kites over our yard in Ocklawaha, we live on a 5 acre pond and also across the street from Lake Bryant.  Big lake, but not quite big enough to sail.  We have so much birdlife on that land, from the kites, to many kinds of hawks (ospreys, red shoulder, and kestrels are the main ones), bald eagles soar over our pond often, sandhill cranes, pretty much every wading bird known to man, and some huge great horned owls that love to argue late at night right outside the windows.  We have bears every day, and I even had a huge 500# plus male rear up on me Thursday night while I was walking the dogs.  I've seen bobcats, foxes, coyotes, gopher tortoises, armadillos, possums, raccoons, and all manner of bugs I've never known existed.  I love living in the country, and less than half an hour from tons of different springs.

#29

TSBB General Talk / So....

Last post by Riley Smith - May 30, 2025, 09:08 PM

The weather lizards are prognosticating some tropical development MAY occur later in June according to one of the computer models. DUH! It's called HURRICANE SEASON for a reason. At the moment, there is an intrusion of Sahara dust due to arrive, and that tends to keep tropical development chances lower. Maybe it came at the right time because we spotted a weather balloon heading almost due east. Like a snail. What that means is there isn't (as) much wind up there at 80,000 ft. Unless it was one of those high-tech Chinese balloons that can hover. Not much wind up that high does not bode well for said forecast. It gives things time to stew up. But I believe that most of it is fearmongering and getting people normalized into listening to the tropical weather. You believe what you want and we'll compare at the end of June  .

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#30

Precision / Re: Atwood portable fuel tank ...

Last post by Roland of Macatawa - May 30, 2025, 04:59 PM

Hi, Rich:

Because your new style fuel tank has no pressure relief, I encourage you to consider getting a FDV for your fuel line.
It should be installed between the tank and the primer bulb. Note the proper orientation. Its ports are not interchangeable.

It apparently acts as a pressure reduction valve/regulator to limit the pressure and flow to the outboard.
It does this while the outboard is running and compensates for the fuel tank being over-pressurized due to heat-expansion.

Regards, Roland