tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.comments2023-06-28T04:40:15.288-04:00Central Air: Sailing erratically and kissing more frogs than princes, since 2002.Christy ~ Central Airhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642569076496175410noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-49637195949081229882011-09-27T08:09:43.032-04:002011-09-27T08:09:43.032-04:00Hi Christy,
I think this is the best season to a...Hi Christy, <br /><br />I think this is the best season to achieve your sailing goal. :)Authurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365112103265430576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-58245259557471624112011-09-13T22:22:39.558-04:002011-09-13T22:22:39.558-04:00O, thank you for mentioning "the little bulb,...O, thank you for mentioning "the little bulb," as no discussion of outboards should exclude the little bulb. Sadly, I have no little bulb. I use the integrated fuel tank on my Merc, simply because 'fewer parts' should equal fewer things to break and replace.<br /><br />I'm definitely going to clean/gap or just replace the spark plug during the off season, which unfortunately starts 10/15 here at my lake this year. Thanks for the suggestion! A long way indeed.Christy ~ Central Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642569076496175410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-53299054886733225562011-09-13T22:18:27.650-04:002011-09-13T22:18:27.650-04:00Anonymous, you are brilliant! I tried it tonight ...Anonymous, you are brilliant! I tried it tonight with no choke, and it started on the second pull. What you suggested makes perfect sense, but in my little pea-sized brain (at least where outboards are concerned) the notion of starting a cold outboard with no choke was a completely foreign concept. Thank you!!Christy ~ Central Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642569076496175410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-49998333362687538042011-09-13T10:02:37.288-04:002011-09-13T10:02:37.288-04:00Some random thoughts:
You don't mention the l...Some random thoughts:<br /><br />You don't mention the little bulb. You do have a little bulb, don't you? Before you do anything else, pump the little bulb in the fuel line until it gets hard.<br /><br />(Sorry, this IS sounding dirty again.)<br /><br />Then apply some choke and try starting (maybe only half choke at first if full choke is flooding it).<br /><br />And when's the last time you cleaned and gapped (or maybe replaced altogether) the spark plug?<br /><br />Like you found out in your last post, a little spark goes a long, long way.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-60007722769104077952011-09-13T08:36:22.886-04:002011-09-13T08:36:22.886-04:00:D !!!:D !!!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-50072483487616039482011-09-13T00:51:12.073-04:002011-09-13T00:51:12.073-04:00I'd try a couple of pulls with no choke, a cou...I'd try a couple of pulls with no choke, a couple with 1/2 choke and then a cople with full choke.<br /><br />See if it starts any better with less choke. That way you sneak up to 'flood' and in theory, it should start somewhere on the way to flood right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-38188548747475703152011-09-12T22:47:36.154-04:002011-09-12T22:47:36.154-04:00Thanks, sailors! T-Man, you're the bomb.
Joh...Thanks, sailors! T-Man, you're the bomb.<br /><br />John, nah... and I'll even make sure he 'ducks' during the gybes.<br /><br />OD, definitely the former.<br /><br />TM, people who sail French boats are too.<br /><br />Bonnie, odds are that *at least* one of them was at the very center of the lake. (blush)Christy ~ Central Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642569076496175410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-90508758170324581412011-09-12T22:39:05.143-04:002011-09-12T22:39:05.143-04:00ps - are you sure it was the exact center of the l...ps - are you sure it was the exact center of the lake?bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-48823715710182541262011-09-12T14:03:58.651-04:002011-09-12T14:03:58.651-04:00Yaaaaaay!Yaaaaaay!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-90276904808401934732011-09-09T19:46:31.840-04:002011-09-09T19:46:31.840-04:00I hear that French people are quite good kissers.I hear that French people are quite good kissers.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-71778016029059416142011-09-09T19:14:43.058-04:002011-09-09T19:14:43.058-04:00Hope it was a prince and not a frog - not that the...Hope it was a prince and not a frog - not that there's anything wrong with that.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-59989975131051117332011-09-09T09:17:47.038-04:002011-09-09T09:17:47.038-04:00Congrats. Hope you don't throw him overboard ...Congrats. Hope you don't throw him overboard if he screws up on a tack.John in PDXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-16963103110272948932011-09-08T23:48:13.879-04:002011-09-08T23:48:13.879-04:00Congratualations. Hope it was worth waiting for.
...Congratualations. Hope it was worth waiting for.<br /><br />Hope you don't mind but I thought this was such a significant achievement within the sailing world that <a href="http://propercourse.blogspot.com/2011/09/gooooooooooooooooooal.html" rel="nofollow">I let the readers of my blog know about it too</a>.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-43877539480615606562011-07-17T02:52:48.878-04:002011-07-17T02:52:48.878-04:00I liked the presentation of your blog and I like r...I liked the presentation of your blog and I like reading books. It is a great help to know more about the books.Shafihttp://travel4cool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-82079022423619767222010-12-22T02:27:24.624-05:002010-12-22T02:27:24.624-05:00Nice info. Pleasant holidays to you and all your r...Nice info. Pleasant holidays to you and all your readers!Kim - GPShttp://www.marinegps.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-76863987620261145362010-12-03T09:46:09.537-05:002010-12-03T09:46:09.537-05:00Thanks for a heads up on a book worth reading! If ...Thanks for a heads up on a book worth reading! If you are a cruiser, an oldie but goody I point a lot of folks to is "Two against Cape horn." More dream material for me through the winter!Little Boat Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697590923884542184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-14569376683096743592010-10-14T05:51:04.510-04:002010-10-14T05:51:04.510-04:00Boat coffee:
If you don't have power on the b...Boat coffee:<br /><br />If you don't have power on the boat, the trick is to grind the beans at home before you leave and put the ground coffee in a zip-lock bag.<br /><br />Then, get one of <a href="http://cookingandblogging.com/tag/single-cup-coffee-maker/" rel="nofollow">these</a> and some small filters.<br /><br />Voila! Best coffee you will ever have. There's something about a boat that improves the flavor.<br /><br />Don't forget the croissants.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-20713714342468629032010-10-08T09:59:15.749-04:002010-10-08T09:59:15.749-04:00Love your post and glad to hear our call for nomin...Love your post and glad to hear our call for nominations got you thinking! If it is any help we have 2 programs that might get you started on some "green" projects around the boat club. If there is a project you would like to undertake we do have a small grants program to help fund projects that educate boaters about clean boating. We also have a fishing line recycling program where we provide free fishing line recycling bins to groups. Not sure if any of your sailors fish as well.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872463998458678542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-79781722475777748892010-10-06T21:35:08.661-04:002010-10-06T21:35:08.661-04:00Yo! EVR! Thanks for reading and commenting. Yeah...Yo! EVR! Thanks for reading and commenting. Yeah... it's not really worth an entire post, so I'll just mention briefly here that I sold the Capri 18 as part of 'washing that man right outta my hair'... and then I put the Kittiwake 23 up for sale and bought the C-22 in order to 'wash that dreadful year of mourning that man right outta my hair, too.' Clean break, fresh start. I'm loving my C22 and it is free from emotional baggage and finally I am now, too! :-)Christy ~ Central Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642569076496175410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-51451464283601606302010-09-24T15:18:18.239-04:002010-09-24T15:18:18.239-04:00Christy - It's good to read that you're s...Christy - It's good to read that you're still sailing. I noticed a few holes in your blog, like your C22 purchase (?) Any details on the hows and whys of your various boats over the past couple years?Erik - C18, Califnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-21878601688060099002009-09-30T04:44:43.468-04:002009-09-30T04:44:43.468-04:00"I'm on a boat..."!
Yeah, but the b..."I'm on a boat..."!<br /><br />Yeah, but the boat is on a trailer at my house, and T-Pain is nowhere in sight.<br /><br />Christy: any news to report?Erik - C18noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-31006303326424835122009-09-03T01:23:34.643-04:002009-09-03T01:23:34.643-04:00Stereo yet? Andy Samberg singing to you while you ...Stereo yet? Andy Samberg singing to you while you sail on your m))(^)(^ing boat?<br /><br />Got your flippy floppies? Flipping burgers?<br /><br />Does any of this make sense?The O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-51523297962671868842009-08-04T23:45:18.020-04:002009-08-04T23:45:18.020-04:00I think the boat 'painting' is a myth. Dis...I think the boat 'painting' is a myth. Dish the pics!<br /><br />BTW, the Word Veri is "eversin"? (question mark mine) and the answer is <br /><br />whoops, technical difficultiesThe O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-4717954592552179382009-08-04T23:43:26.117-04:002009-08-04T23:43:26.117-04:00git yer booty out on the lake, my friendgit yer booty out on the lake, my friendThe O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13495701.post-83443115322026656392009-07-24T21:14:52.888-04:002009-07-24T21:14:52.888-04:00Oooh, pretty. :)Oooh, pretty. :)The O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.com