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For info on hurricane probability by geographic area, see this link: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/#cp100 Also, for maps of storm paths by year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/one-hundred-years-of-hurricanes/?noredirect=on As a long-time Palm Beach, FL resident and boat...

I recently sold a Selene 53 with a single main engine, and I have another boat (Bruckmann 47) on order. In the Selene I had a single diesel engine (Cummins,I think model was 8089) and a 50hp Yanmar "Get-Home". In four years, I never ran the Yanmar, except 10 minutes every few months to keep it...

Toluene I have seen xylene soften 3M 5200. Put a little on the 5200 at one edge of the fitting where the 5200 cements it to the surface on which the fitting is mounted. Then work a putty knife in as far as you can (which won't be very far). Then apply more xylene, working it into the...

Great List! Great compilation. Thanks for getting us started. You have given me some titles I had ever thought of (some I'd never heard of).

I've never looked at a Paragon JR up close. It looks different (motor above, belt drive). My understanding is that the Paragon SR is a more powerful (and more power hungry) pump, designed for larger water fresh water systems. I would stick with the Paragon JR if it works for you.

I Was Badly Advised, It Seems I was advised by Boat Owners Warehouse that repair company had said a rebuild would not be economic. I assumed this was the word from Groco. Apparently not. Alas, I already disposed of the old pump!

Just thought I'd share my recent experience with Groco Paragon SR fresh-water-system pumps: There was such a pump in place on my 2003 Selene 53 when I bought her in 2013. The pump—age unknown, but with all bronze fittings—served well until 2016. The failure lay in pump itself: the internal...

A Long List, Mostly from a Boating Magazine Here is a list from a recent boating publication plus some additions of my own. (I can't recall which magazine--maybe Southern Boating?) Some of these already appear in earlier posts. Captains Courageous 1937 Spencer Tracy African Queen 1951 Bogart...