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Forum: Navigation

03-02-2018, 11:05

Replies: 22

Beaten up ... need advice for sailing Florida panhandle

Views: 9,543

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Beaten up ... need advice for sailing Florida panhandle

Hi There - Check out HaveWindWillTravel - Philip and Annie - they own a Niagra 35 they sail out of Pensacola - they're in the Bahama's and Key's at this time but they have lots of great details about...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

20-12-2017, 10:26

Replies: 41

Running Air Cond off Inverter

Views: 14,297

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Running Air Cond off Inverter

I have a 18K BTU Ocean Breeze water cooled a/c.
This year, I installed a Micro-Air Easy Start 364 ($300ish) in front of my A/C
Then hooked up my Honda 2000 to the ships A/C Dock Cord
Works GREAT! ...

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

14-09-2017, 10:25

Replies: 19

Westerbeke 40 Water Pump

Views: 3,921

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Westerbeke 40 Water Pump

I second the flying dutchman option - I shipped my pump from my
Yanmar 12Y15 to him - for $140 total counting return shipping it looked
like brand new - Excellent company!

Forum: General Sailing Forum

19-06-2017, 08:27

Replies: 48

Best year-round sailing in the USA?

Views: 13,632

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Best year-round sailing in the USA?

Florida upper gulf coast
Destin, Ft Walton Beach, Niceville
Referred to as the Redneck Riviera
Choctahatchee Bay is the size of SF Bay - any mast under 50'
get's you out to the gulf
No state...

Forum: Our Community

10-06-2017, 10:54

Replies: 64

Good gift for a female sailor?

Views: 8,570

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Good gift for a female sailor?

Let's see - RECENT things I've gotten my wife of 41 years for birthday / anniversary ....
New Spinnaker (used)
New Sheets (spinnaker not bed)
New Autopilot
New electrical panels
New GPS / Chart...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

03-06-2017, 08:02

Replies: 33

Looking for new homebase - Florida towns for a new family

Views: 4,816

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Looking for new homebase - Florida towns for a new family

Look into Okaloosa County, on the upper gulf coast of Florida

Google Niceville / Valparaiso area Destin Ft Walton Beach

The beach are is known as the Emerald Coast
White sand beaches...

Forum: Other

07-05-2017, 08:35

Replies: 22

Shakedown cruise FL gulf coast next week

Views: 4,390

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Shakedown cruise FL gulf coast next week

Welcome to the club - we have a 79 365 Sloop rig - LOVE HER - still doing
the "fix this before you cruise" list but sail once or twice a week on
Choctahatchee Bay - Close to Destin - Make sure if...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

16-03-2017, 09:02

Replies: 14

Moving to Gulf Coast - Keep 25ft or go for 30ft?

Views: 2,261

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Moving to Gulf Coast - Keep 25ft or go for 30ft?

We live outside the gates of Eglin in Valparaiso Fl. Keep our Pearson 365 at a friends house around the corner on Tom's Bayou. 5 minutes to the dock. 5 minutes to shove off. We sail every chance we...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

26-09-2016, 09:49

Replies: 45

US Army Retired trying to get into this life singlehandedly

Views: 6,105

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: US Army Retired trying to get into this life singlehandedly

Ashten - as with others, thanks for your service!

I live outside the base gates about 20 miles south of you - have an
86' Cal 27 and 79' Pearson 365 on Tom's Bayou. Would be glad to
give you...

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

21-09-2016, 09:03

Replies: 8

2YM15 slow water leak from water pump area

Views: 2,134

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: 2YM15 slow water leak from water pump area

Had the exact issue on my 2YM15 - rear seal on the raw water pump failed.

3 solutions:
1. Replace seal yourself - requires some tools, press, and a little expertise but
can be done. I tried...

Forum: Classifieds Archive

22-08-2016, 08:21

Replies: 11

Want To Buy: 24ft + Pocket Cruiser, budget ~$7000

Views: 5,087

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: 24ft + Pocket Cruiser, budget ~$7000

We have a 1985 Cal 27 for sale - $7000

Put her back in the water about a year ago - here is the short
list of what I've recently done to her:

Painted hull and bottom
Replaced all 4 thru hulls...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

21-08-2016, 17:59

Replies: 54

Most Expensive, Smallest bit of Boat Junk U Needed to Buy

Views: 8,078

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Most Expensive, Smallest bit of Boat Junk U Needed to Buy

Not a boat item - but spent $100K for a single memory board for Sperry Univac 1100/60 mainframe back in 1982. I'm thinking it was a 128K of memory - YES I said "K"
this memory board made that...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

19-07-2016, 09:47

Replies: 14

Bare with me here - Reefer as A/C

Views: 2,515

Posted By Jhowell5558

Bare with me here - Reefer as A/C

Okay so I know this is a dumb idea but the more I think of it, the more potential it has.

Here is the background:
I have a 1979 Pearson 365 Sloop. Great Vessel. I have a standard Ocean Breeze A/C...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

25-09-2015, 08:42

Replies: 143

Frustrated finding a boat. help please

Views: 15,743

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Frustrated finding a boat. help please

I started 40 years ago buying an old trailerable day sailor.
Did a lot of lake and gulf bay sailing.

However I learned MOST from crewing on racing boats
about 27-32'. Many skippers looking for...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

20-09-2015, 08:59

Replies: 25

Panhandle or Southeast Coast

Views: 3,821

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Panhandle or Southeast Coast

I live off of Choctawhatchee Bay in the Destin/Ft Walton Beach/Niceville area.
LOVE IT HERE! Lots of docks available. Good access to cruise east to Panama City / St Andrews Bay and on to Port St...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

20-09-2015, 07:27

Replies: 25

Panhandle or Southeast Coast

Views: 3,821

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Panhandle or Southeast Coast

My wife and I have lived in the Destin/Niceville/Ft Walton Beach area for over 30 years as we have raised our kids (all grown and gone now!) We have sailed on Chocawtahatchee Bay that entire time -...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-09-2015, 18:00

Replies: 5

Boats for sale in Tonga?

Views: 6,563

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Boats for sale in Tonga?

I FB chatted with a friend who lives on the main island in Tonga, but
lived on Vau'vau (spelling?) last year.

Here is his reply:

Ask him which island he's moving to. There are 4 different...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

15-11-2013, 19:20

Replies: 26

Looking to get a new to me Sailboat

Views: 8,962

Posted By Jhowell5558

I have a 1985 Cal 27 MK III. For sale. 5year old...

I have a 1985 Cal 27 MK III. For sale. 5year old Yanmar Diesel with less than 100 hours on it.
$7500. Valparaiso Fl. 850-830-5078. Easy to sail by yourself. Auto pilot.
Call or email me at...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-09-2013, 23:02

Replies: 1

Cal 27

Views: 945

Posted By Jhowell5558

Re: Cal 27

I ave a 1985 cal 27 mark III. Love it. Leyden me know if you ave ny questions

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