28 Nov 2008

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by mjname

It was a fortunate day in February 2008. Fortunate because hull number 82 of the legendary Cal 40 came my way and fortunate too because she came without an auxiliary. The diesel had expired  and lay ashore somewhere waiting for yet another rebuild and more. Having had a couple of less than pleasant experiences with [...]

02 Nov 2008

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My relationship with diesel began when the Admiral and I sold our outboard powered Macgregor 26X and upgraded to a Freedom 32. The Freedom was priced according to the neglect it had suffered for years, but a fixer-up bargain was just what we were looking for. My initial diesel lesson was impellers, quickly followed by [...]