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09 Sunday Aug 2015

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so we stuck here a  tad more time as we have experienced some fun  not anticipated, per norm.  trying to make mazatlan   this fall/winter season.

the search for  filters and water separators brought us to casa de  pescadores, the local  fishermans store and chandlery in manzanillo, wherein there are sooomany things my boat is now demanding.   oops

anyway, as we repair we reinforced our learning that  there is more to repair before it is    done, and might as well fix entire thing  than   bandaid it together 12   times..

i figgered there is a system by system   replacement  statute of limitations.    but,  boats the age of mine–damnear 40 yrs old, need all systems completely replaced. ok we will do that.

so, as  we await  departure for mazatlan from here,  we  fixing more than we figgered to fix here.. the mizzen boom is high on the list so i can  actually sail jib n jigger to maz  with  some machinery accompaniment,   rather than the other way around.    much preferable

and so dad went into skilled nursing care section of their   old folks’  place,  just around  3rd or 4th, birthday time.  was too busy   being frauded out of  the contents of my bank card, which has been   very flustrating.

Never ever buy anything with a card at home depot or  walmart.   gggrrr

new card is on its way and  life is good.  bank  investigating the fraud, spozed to  get the money back that was  stolen  from my  account via my card numbers.

crossing fingers as i typo…

rodl….

20 Saturday Sep 2014

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wow…
wake up to gorgeous morning.
start puter for weather.. ok so far, so good..
turn on radio and speak with neighbor.. still good..
then put pot on for coffee– good thing i had made coffee in a pot sized quantity yesterday because my flame quit..
oops.
problems. try to relight– not. ok
cold coffee today. it just isnt as satisfying as that first warm cup in am as ye fail to type so someone can read it..
and the FAIL of bad paws as the *&@#* thing wont come unglued as fast as i did…
ok we still have a few neighbors to abuse.. yes guys, this one is for you!!! thankyou for the assist so i can re fill my tank. !!!!! and i will go buy a nother one so i have not one but 2 again.
my second one is so rusted after 2 1/2 years in our environment– the aluminum ones last loong time, but the steel ones are rusted to nothing rapidly, despite paing coating them.

yes i am still seeking someone with paws that actully function as a crew and sailpartner and adventure sharer…. have had no takers as yet– we see and seek….
one came close– but…. we see what unfolds as we go….

ok so .

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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we met a crew potential….even agree with many ideas and team decent.
egads.
bubba only tried occasionally to shred him, but stopped after introductions were formalized. good kitty.
usually we get an amazing sensation  of fail after meeting new potential crew– this didnt leave that taste, but a different one i cannot identify.
would be fun to sail with this one, and we do get along and….
no, i aint rattin meself out, as folks might actually READ this stuff… rodlmffao.
and dont want to jinx anything.
is all in the whites iof the eyes, and when seen, and such….
in meantime, i wont hold breath, but continue towards my main goal–sailing a decent boat lol.. ye know this wasnt that when i started out.. is my work and hire out work that has made it this far, and the work to be done is still much.
but we gettin there.

btw–if the crew thing doesnt work out. we dont stop, but keep on keepin on.
it will just take a lil longer, but we still going.

aarrgghhhdangit

29 Friday Aug 2014

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donny with his ear to ear silly grin, with sally.

donny with his ear to ear silly grin, with sally.

10606406_10204319203250459_8070972288750327474_nheading to phoenix sat aug 30 to be with parents and siblings during this acute time of family loss.
donnys spirit was huge..it still is huge and always will be huge. he was a gentle caring giving soul with much hurt and damages. he was my brother. he was always special soul. i wish i could have protected him better.
so many things stream thru the brain in these times. silly and serious stuff all made of the stuff of memories.
donny was a good soul. he will live on, doesnt matter what he did or has done. yes , he is my brother and i love him dearly.

i miss him very much, as do we all.  he was my brother for 65 years.   what is not to miss.

 

all he wanted was to be free……

 

 

donny, you are  sooo loved.

 

 

hellfire and damnashunz

25 Monday Aug 2014

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10606406_10204319203250459_8070972288750327474_nok so we got m y engine running on friday , august 18,. 2014. whoooot and hoooray!!!!!

then not long after i received a message that my brother donny had died.

ok.

so every good thing in life must be associated or accompanied by and with a reallllly bad thing.

ok. where the hell was that damn dislike button.

we still need to install the rest of the bits of engine so we have wet exhaust and a separately wired and with its own switch electric assist priming pump. what we already did was merely to see the thing works.
HOT DAM
it does.
so, now if i can find me the tickets, as all my money is tied up in my engine and boat, i have a cat sitter and i have a boat sitter, i need to get to momma and the family.
flustrating.
where the hell did i put that winning lotto ticket i never bought……….

whoooot ok and is coming along…..

11 Monday Aug 2014

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IMG_20140805_103443and so ka lunk is in process of installation, err, reinstallation. we are still trying to get fuel past injectors and found starter not fully engaging engine.
ok.
so we gonna look at both this starter and the old dead one we removed in cedros island–mebbe can be rebuilt here, whereas in cedros they may have not had the tools and testing equipment for htis job. we see….. and whatever else could be causing this we already ruled out the newly rebuilt injector pump…
found a good electrician and will hire him to rewire the panel and such …. and starters…. this is interesting… everyone is related in some way….
it will be this month we hear ka lunk make song….

whoooot!

30 Wednesday Jul 2014

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10563366_823127837699409_715256788_nok so ka lunk is back into engine bays. mechanic choice to color it purple.. awesome.. next step is we connect all the stufies and make it run.. lol we gonna be good soon. after this fix, we make tanks for the diesel fuel..i am gonna have a fg one built into boat with 2 extra steel ones where the current water tankage is.. i will also make 2 smaller , 30-ish gallon tanks for water.. use able when i convert the 49 gal ones on each side into fuel holding tanks instead of water. will ultimately get water maker.. but is not priority yet. first the emergent repairs then the cosmetic ones.

update….engine talk

15 Saturday Feb 2014

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new engine color scheme

new engine color scheme

ok so we seeking parts for 4-108 block  that no one saw fit to imprint numerals into. all we have is forge drop numbers. could be interesting….
i have `pix of engine from original install in 2009 and i have pix as we uninstalled it for rebuild after the runaway and seizing.
so all 4 sleeves..dry ones for 108, and rings and alladat tekkie piston centered stuff have to be done so engine is uniform and perfect…..this is interestinger and interestinger…still do able…just need parts..might have to special make  em using  dimensions only or find   em using dimensions only….   nothing  worth doing  is ever  easy,   ye know  that…….

 

 

 

hee hee hee    mechanic is awesome … he found the very  very lightly imprinted  numbers no one else could find…..lol