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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 07-06-2023, 19:00
Replies: 8
Views: 1,251
Posted By CalebF
Re: Stuck Tohatsu float valve pin

Yep, that's the way. Same motor for me. I don't recall mine being terrible to remove. In fact I believe it is pretty loose. Make sure you try pushing from both sides with your punch before tapping...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-06-2023, 20:25
Replies: 28
Views: 3,253
Posted By CalebF
Re: 2 broken shroud wires

I wouldn't hoist a sail until the rigging is redone, and that probably should be all standing rigging. I just observed an otherwise beautiful Capri 25 recently grounded sand up to the rudder post on...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-06-2023, 19:56
Replies: 25
Views: 3,106
Posted By CalebF
Re: Anchoring in Tidal Estuary With a Bridle

Bahamian is absolutely the way to go. Did this for my first time a week ago in a tidal cut in the marshes of coastal Louisiana. Not a lot of tidal Flux in feet, but there was enough current to turn...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 24-12-2022, 06:37
Replies: 2
Views: 494
Posted By CalebF
Re: Dinghy/Hobie Rentals in Florida

The Islander resort in Islamorada has/had Hobie 17s when I was down there there last.You don't have to be a guest to rent. Great staff in the Rental shop. Main guy there raced and kept a sweet...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 06-11-2022, 05:53
Replies: 7
Views: 2,369
Posted By CalebF
Re: Moody 471 Custom. £79,950.

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f152/1986-moody-471-custom-55-000-a-245255.html

Posted and ghosted in 2021. For a good bit less $
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 08-08-2022, 20:36
Replies: 45
Views: 6,655
Posted By CalebF
Re: 6HP Tohatsu

You don't necessarily need to run 91. I have run both and tend to have idle cut outs with 87. I will eventually adjust the idle screw, but if yours is cutting at 1/4, octane isn't the issue. I...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 08-08-2022, 20:04
Replies: 45
Views: 6,655
Posted By CalebF
Re: 6HP Tohatsu

Per cool hand Luke's question. Is it dieing at idle or 1/4 or 1/2 throttle?
I have the same motor and have found idle to be unreliable with low octane...but the coil/magneto could very likely be the...
Forum: The Library 23-06-2022, 04:53
Replies: 58
Views: 15,010
Posted By CalebF
Re: Suggestions for good sailing fiction

The Voyage, Philip Caputo.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2022, 05:37
Replies: 5
Views: 1,204
Posted By CalebF
Re: Overnight Sails from New Orleans

I can second the recommendation for rabbit island/blind rigolets. There is a nice quiet channel about a half mile south of rabbit island to anchor in, getting you out of the icw, just watch tide,...
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