"Do to some health issues, I have been "on the hard", but hope to be back out there soon."
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"Sailing Namaste" 1979 Watkins 27
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POST YOUR SAIL PLANS AND CHART PHOTOS HERE..SEE EACH LOCATION IN EACH DISCUSSION..GO TO SEE ALL.
I SAW DIFFERENT CHARTS POSTED BY MEMBERS. I think posting them as a photo here would be great..Others can view larger, and even print them out. Be sure to go to VIEW ALL, as I have several areas of the World featured.See More
Profile Information
- Profile Type:
- Sailor
- Homeport:
- Naples, FL
- About Me:
- 66 yr. old semi-retired photojournalist and long time sailor.
Began sailing, Sunfish, Thistle, and Rhodes Bantams in Michigan.
Moved to Fla. in the late 70's and crewed with several local racers and two Naples to Key West races.
After 20 years of pursuing my photojournalist career, I became interested in sailing again and along with a friend, bought a San Juan 24 to sail in and around Sanibel Island. Nice boat but too small for my future adventures.
I found "Namaste" (she had no name when I purchased her), a '79 Watkins 27 Sloop on Craigs List and sailed her from El Jobean (Charlotte Harbor) to Ft.Myers Beach where she is docked. I couldn't be happier with my boat and my port!
Getting ready to do some cruising around Florida and beyond in my Watkins 27, NAMASTE!
- Current location:
- SW Florida
- Destinations visited:
- Mostly West Coast of Florida
- Looking to:
- Share Adventures and Good Advice with other Florida Sailors.
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Michael Cioffi replied to Michael Cioffi's discussion Shower water pump in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Hi Dave
Thanks for the advice. I'll do exactly that."
Dave Shore replied to Michael Cioffi's discussion Shower water pump in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Sounds like its time for a rebuild on that pump. Unscrew the holding ring and check out the diaphragm. You can order from Defender or a bunch of different sites."
Will Papke replied to Will Papke's discussion Electrical problem- need help fast!"I charged the house batteries all night and this am they were both showing 13.3 volts with my digital multimeter. I put a load on them and after 30 minutes they were showing 12.9 volts, but oddly, on the VDO the main bank was showing 11.0 volts. Why…"
Michael Cioffi replied to Michael Cioffi's discussion Shower water pump in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Mike Brown should know this. LOL"
Michael Cioffi added a discussion to the group Beneteau 40 & 43
Shower water pump
Hey Folksanyone have any trouble with their shower water pump. I have a whale 220 slurper for the shower. it seems to be pushing and pulling water and not pumping out unless I mess with it. when I put my finger by the intake, it sucks then pushes doing nothing with the water.Any ideas?See More
Will Papke replied to Will Papke's discussion Electrical problem- need help fast!"Update: I checked my house bank batteries with a digital multimeter- battery 1 reads 13.3 volts, battery 2 reads 12.9. When I check the VDO it reads 10.7 for the main house bank. I turn on the charger and it runs for just a few minutes and turns off…"
Will Papke posted a discussionElectrical problem- need help fast!
I am leaving in 5 days on a two week sailing trip to the San Juan Islands and have just started having electrical problems! I am having a hard time figuring out what is going on.Problem: When on shore power I turn on the battery charger and when looking at the main battery voltage indicator on the VDO display, it does not increase like it used to telling me that the battery is being charged. I thought maybe it was a problem with the charger, but the bow thruster battery, and the engine battery…See More
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