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Morgan 321

Mariola For Sale

by RumHead on May 12, 2009

Over the last few weeks my friends have heard me mention a few times that I’m thinking of selling Mariola- I’m not thinking anymore. Mariola is offered for sale. “But how can you have a sailing blog without a sailboat?” you ask. Well folks, after some hard thinking, I’ve decided [click to read more…]

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Morgan Invasion 2009

by RumHead on May 11, 2009

This weekend Mariola attended the 24th Annual Morgan Invasion at The St. Pete Yacht Club at Pass-A-Grille. It was a decent event with about 14 boats turning out. The Saturday race began about 11:00 and Mariola finished sometime around 3:00. Winds were from the south and very light in the a.m. [click to read more…]

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Mariola – Bottomjob and Waxed

March 23, 2009

This title kinda sounds like some sort of fetish movie – which if it was, would probably earn me a lot more dinero. Actually it’s just overdue maintenance on Mariola, the PyratSail Morgan 321. After a little bit of price quoting, I chose Salt Creek Marina for my haulout and bottomjob. They quoted a fair price ($32.50/foot [...]

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Yanmar Alternator, Starter Replacement

January 24, 2009

“RumHead, this is your wallet – what’s wrong with you? I’m down here on your right cheek, doing wallet stuff, and suddenly you wrench me open and tear out my innards…”

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Yanmar 2QM20 Diesel Maintenance

September 11, 2008

We aquired our 1980 Morgan 323 Mariola (then El Caribe) in June of this year. Among some of the many discoveries during the last few months, one was that our salt water cooled Yanmar 2QM20 diesel engine had anti-corrosion zincs that require replacing. When we purchased the boat it was in decent shape but you [...]

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Nameless No More

July 15, 2008

After many, many, MANY debates, vetos and half-baked ideas, the Admiral and I have settled on a name for the Morgan that we both like a lot. Mariola was a suggestion from my mother, Mary. We talked about how we had a lot of Mary’s in the family -Grandmothers, mothers, etc. and it would be [...]

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Morgan Repairs – Stove, Fuel Fill & New Head

July 13, 2008

Completed a few repairs on the new Boat. First was the fuel fill. There was a PVC elbow (not legal) coming out of the tank to some conglomeration of bronze unio and pvc. It seemed to have pulled out or not been put together properly. This all happens under the sink so it’s not too difficult to work on. I discovered [...]

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