Re: [Cal_Boats] Non-ethanol gas in San Francisco Bay Area?

I have to concur with Helen and Ed. The gasket on my fil cap was bad and I was getting water in my tank as well. After I replaced it. I had no more problems with water in the filter. Which reminds me, I should replace it again. Randy 1973 Cal 2-29 # 512 Out Patient Channel Islands Ca Helen Horn <he… [at] sbcglobal.net> wrote: >Ken, have you checked the O-ring gasket on your deck fill, there can be teeny >cracks in that and the water can actually seep into your tank. We had that >problem until we fixed that (got the gasket at Pacific Rubber in San Carlos). >(by the way you called us about A-4 parts and Edward gave your number to the >other Ed, did he call you back? If not, call us back 650-771-1945) . We too had >a 29 which we have sold to a friend and now are spiffing up our 36. What's your >boat's name, ours was Noah's Kid. Helen and Edward > > > > > >________________________________ >From: K <ke… [at] sbcglobal.net> >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sun, September 11, 2011 9:35:34 AM >Subject: [Cal_Boats] Non-ethanol gas in San Francisco Bay Area? > > >Anyone know of a source for non-ethanol gas in the San Francisco Bay Area? >Ideally on the mid-peninsula. > > >I think the Union 76 station on Woodside Road in Redwood City might be a source >- however, the last time I was there the person on duty didn't know for sure. > >I have an Atomic 4 and I'm draining water out of the bottom of the fuel >filter/water separator quite frequently. > >Thanks, > >Ken >'73 Cal 29 #390 > > >

Wondered if any fellow Cal owners could recommend a reputable and affordable Mercury outboard dealer with an in-house machine shop in the Port Huron area. Thanks Best, Mark Cosens s/v Sue II, Cal25 .

Your best bet is to talk to Dave, who runs the marina just under the railway bridge in Port Stanley. He's been around for seven decades now and knows most things happening along the shoreline in the region. Everyone I have talked too is far too expensive as they all service the powerboat crowd. Also I would assume that there are good and reasonable machine shops in St. Thomas due to the industrial nature of the town. Actually this is a search I was going to start later in the fall, that and a vacant property where I can work on the 20 for the winter. Nothing of interest in London as far as I can tell. Will let you know if I find anything. Regards /ch. On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Mark Cosens <ma… [at] markcosens.com> wrote: > ** > > > Wondered if any fellow Cal owners could recommend a reputable and > affordable Mercury outboard dealer with an in-house machine shop in the Port > Huron area. Thanks > Best, > Mark Cosens > s/v Sue II, Cal25 > > . > > > > -- /ch

Hi Chris I am wintering my boat with Dave but he is definitely not a certified Mercury dealer. My experience is that outboard machine work is best done by someone who does it everyday and stocks OEM parts. Bought an aftermarket impeller for an outboard this year only to get 2 miles off shore to find the rubber on it had turned to jelly and I had to get towed back to the marina and replace the NEW impeller with an OEM one. Fine since. 5 hours wasted to save $3! There is no full service Mercury outboard dealer in this area and so I must go to where the boats are, Michigan! Plus it's only an hour away. Thanks for the suggestion though. Best, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: chris123 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Recomondations in Port Huron area Your best bet is to talk to Dave, who runs the marina just under the railway bridge in Port Stanley. He's been around for seven decades now and knows most things happening along the shoreline in the region. Everyone I have talked too is far too expensive as they all service the powerboat crowd. Also I would assume that there are good and reasonable machine shops in St. Thomas due to the industrial nature of the town. Actually this is a search I was going to start later in the fall, that and a vacant property where I can work on the 20 for the winter. Nothing of interest in London as far as I can tell. Will let you know if I find anything. Regards /ch. On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Mark Cosens <ma… [at] markcosens.com> wrote:  Wondered if any fellow Cal owners could recommend a reputable and affordable Mercury outboard dealer with an in-house machine shop in the Port Huron area. Thanks Best, Mark Cosens s/v Sue II, Cal25 . -- /ch

Hmmm, you have me thinking now - The o-ring I used was a generic from an auto parts store. Now I definitely should check it again, because I don't know how well it will stand up to gasoline, UV, etc. Not the greatest design/location to have the filler cap on the cockpit sole... Ken --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Randy <saylorran@...> wrote: > > I have to concur with Helen and Ed. The gasket on my fil cap was bad and I was getting water in my tank as well. After I replaced it. I had no more problems with water in the filter. Which reminds me, I should replace it again. > > Randy > 1973 Cal 2-29 # 512 > Out Patient > Channel Islands Ca > > Sent from my Samsung Epic™ 4G > > Helen Horn helenhorn@... wrote: > > >Ken, have you checked the O-ring gasket on your deck fill, there can be teeny > >cracks in that and the water can actually seep into your tank. We had that > >problem until we fixed that (got the gasket at Pacific Rubber in San Carlos). > >(by the way you called us about A-4 parts and Edward gave your number to the > >other Ed, did he call you back? If not, call us back 650-771-1945) . We too had > >a 29 which we have sold to a friend and now are spiffing up our 36. What's your > >boat's name, ours was Noah's Kid. Helen and Edward > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: K kendakers@... > >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Sun, September 11, 2011 9:35:34 AM > >Subject: [Cal_Boats] Non-ethanol gas in San Francisco Bay Area? > > > > > >Anyone know of a source for non-ethanol gas in the San Francisco Bay Area? > >Ideally on the mid-peninsula. > > > > > >I think the Union 76 station on Woodside Road in Redwood City might be a source > >- however, the last time I was there the person on duty didn't know for sure. > > > >I have an Atomic 4 and I'm draining water out of the bottom of the fuel > >filter/water separator quite frequently. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Ken > >'73 Cal 29 #390 > > > > > > >

Your welcome. My suggestion was that if anyone would know Dave would. The only dealers I know are Toronto, Midland and Kingston. Michigan is by far the closest. Best of luck On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Mark Cosens <ma… [at] markcosens.com> wrote: > ** > > > Hi Chris > I am wintering my boat with Dave but he is definitely not a certified > Mercury dealer. My experience is that outboard machine work is best done by > someone who does it everyday and stocks OEM parts. Bought an aftermarket > impeller for an outboard this year only to get 2 miles off shore to find the > rubber on it had turned to jelly and I had to get towed back to the marina > and replace the NEW impeller with an OEM one. Fine since. 5 hours wasted to > save $3! There is no full service Mercury outboard dealer in this area and > so I must go to where the boats are, Michigan! Plus it's only an hour away. > Thanks for the suggestion though. > Best, > Mark > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 9:03 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Recomondations in Port Huron area > > > > Your best bet is to talk to Dave, who runs the marina just under the > railway bridge in Port Stanley. He's been around for seven decades now and > knows most things happening along the shoreline in the region. Everyone I > have talked too is far too expensive as they all service the powerboat > crowd. > > Also I would assume that there are good and reasonable machine shops in St. > Thomas due to the industrial nature of the town. Actually this is a search I > was going to start later in the fall, that and a vacant property where I can > work on the 20 for the winter. Nothing of interest in London as far as I can > tell. Will let you know if I find anything. > > Regards > > /ch. > > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Mark Cosens <ma… [at] markcosens.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Wondered if any fellow Cal owners could recommend a reputable and >> affordable Mercury outboard dealer with an in-house machine shop in the Port >> Huron area. Thanks >> Best, >> Mark Cosens >> s/v Sue II, Cal25 >> >> . >> >> >> >> > > > -- > /ch > > > > > -- /ch

OK just for a lark I went to the mercury US site. They have a locate a dealer page that autoreferences you IP so London ON appears immediately, at least in my browser. There are five dealers listed that are closer then Michigan. I know nothing, so I would make some calls...:) ref: http://www.mercurymarine.com/find-a-dealer/# Best of luck. /ch

Click on the 50 mile radius...) Forgot to mention that part. /ch On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:05 PM, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > OK just for a lark I went to the mercury US site. They have a locate a > dealer page that autoreferences you IP so London ON appears immediately, at > least in my browser. There are five dealers listed that are closer then > Michigan. I know nothing, so I would make some calls...:) > > ref: http://www.mercurymarine.com/find-a-dealer/# > > Best of luck. > > /ch > > -- /ch

Great site! Thanks Chris I'll start calling this week. Cheers, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: chris123 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats]Recommendation in Port Huron area Click on the 50 mile radius...) Forgot to mention that part. /ch On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:05 PM, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > OK just for a lark I went to the mercury US site. They have a locate a > dealer page that autoreferences you IP so London ON appears immediately, at > least in my browser. There are five dealers listed that are closer then > Michigan. I know nothing, so I would make some calls...:) > > ref: http://www.mercurymarine.com/find-a-dealer/# > > Best of luck. > > /ch > > -- /ch