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wilderone
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Wow - incredibly green. I enjoyed your report. JC's?? is where?
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captkw
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Thats what happens when u dont get serviced
crazy they saw your flares and did nothing..I assume you did not have a radio ? btw that's a great old motor,,but it MUST be serviced to keep
running..the impeller must be changed once a year.....great pics
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carlosg
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He's in El Coyote right next to the Fire Station
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carlosg
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Quote: Originally posted by captkw  | | crazy they saw your flares and did nothing..I assume you did not have a radio ? btw that's a great old motor,,but it MUST be serviced to keep
running..the impeller must be changed once a year.....great pics |
Radio went dead (dead battery) When I bough the motor the mechanic from whom I bough it from told me he did a full tune up that included the impeller,
as I refueled that day I do recall adding oil to the fuel (50:1) even a pinch more....
| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca | wow....simple day gone totally haywire. I think lots of folks have this experience or similar and then are extra careful from then
on.
caramba! |
... that's about all I can say; my new mechanic in Ensenada said the engine didn't overheat it just blew a piston... lack of care, lack of oil...?...
so just like spilled milk.... just going ahead and repairing it or replacing it with a newer Mercury....
[Edited on 10-21-2015 by carlosg]
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chippy
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Just do the complete opposite of Capt.klownies mostly bad advice and you`ll be alright .
Those black pos don`t even make a good anchor .
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Udo
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Superb trip report Carlos.
I see you found out all the work it takes to post photos here on Nomads.
Glad you went through the work for all of us to enjoy!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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gallesram
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I had a similar experience with a much larger boat. It was very scary to say the least. We tried rowing but it was way too slow; I ended up using
fins, connecting a rope to the bow and pulling the boat to shore while swimming on my back wearing my fins. I eventually made it, hiked up to the
highway and hitchhiked back to Mulege.
Sometimes these things happen; being so isolated is great until something bad happens. To this day I always have a pair of fins in my boat just in
case. Good to see your kids had on life jackets & you kept your cool; that's what a good skipper does.
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gallesram
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Forgot to mention that Nate has helped me in the past when we had bad last-minute weather conditions, so I'm surprised that he and/or Mark weren't
helpful this time. We offered to pay Nate when he drove us to Bertha's but he refused. He did accept a few beers and shrimp tacos however!
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carlosg
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| Quote: Originally posted by gallesram | | Forgot to mention that Nate has helped me in the past when we had bad last-minute weather conditions, so I'm surprised that he and/or Mark weren't
helpful this time. We offered to pay Nate when he drove us to Bertha's but he refused. He did accept a few beers and shrimp tacos however!
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These people, all three: Olivia, Mark and specially Nathan are really wonderful, they made us feel at home and most welcome, that's why we came back
the next day, the day of our stranding. Something happened because even Mark told us he saw us but "he thought it was just some guys celebrating a
good catch"... I mean, there was distress written all over it... who knows... we made it and they took us home (40 - 50 km each way....) Any way we
can see it we're grateful for the outcome.... Thank God...!!!
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Martyman
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Thanks for the great photos and trip report. I have fired off flares from a stranded boat and the panga just kept on going... My next trip is when I
got my kicker motor.
I'm kinda amazed that you would get another merc after your problems.
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 19...
Well… we spent our last couple of days relaxing and enjoying the beach at Los Naranjos, making our minds up that our return to the
rat race was imminent so we just relaaaaxed… barbequed, swam, many couple of drinks, enjoyed chatting with Don Armando and Doña Delia: these are
loving, wonderful people in what our experience has been since we met them a couple of years back…
Then it was cleaning, organizing and packing time, getting our return ready for a safe and not wanting to do so return….
[Edited on 10-24-2015 by carlosg]
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 20...
We start our drive home
The ocean in SR looks “normal” not like it did a couple of weeks before
We start our ascent after SR… wow…!!! no rockslides or overflowing water….
Our first glimpse of “Las Tres Virgenes”
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 21...
…some four legged friends…
“Las Tres Virgenes” and it’s valley…
San Ignacio….
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 22...
We have a great lunch at “Mauricio’s” in Rosarito
Punta Prieta
…on the road north..
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David K
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Interesting sign in that it has Santa Ines, and not Cataviña instead?
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Marc
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 | Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | Re ignoring signs of distress, they probBly don't want visitors when cooking turtle soup or shipping and receiving contraband, eh? | Quote: |
I just scratched them off of my list.
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 23...
…just south of Cataviña… little did we know…
…a blown tire…!!! north of Cataviña…
Got all the help I need in a situation like this…
Replace the wheel… and find out it’s not only the tire but a broken spring… make a quick fix with a 6x6 piece of wood as a leveler and head back to
Cataviña…
[Edited on 11-5-2015 by carlosg]
[Edited on 11-5-2015 by carlosg]
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 24...
We’re referred to Pancho, we find him and get on with the work…
About four years ago (2011) after I got stuck in the river bed at the dip in Cataviña ,he and the other Pancho got us out of the oasis with the help
of his transformer truck called “El Sueño” (the dream)… talking about coincidences in this trip… I asked him how much for the repair: one hundred and
fifty pesos… well we settled for a very different amount in dollars, plus tip in pesos and a good bottle of tequila… Muchas gracias Pancho nos vemos
la próxima vez… ADIOS AMIGO…!!!! See'ya... la próxima vez...
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 25...
We sleep in El Rosario at Baja Cactus and start on our way north in the morning…
First glimpse of the Pacific…
We stop for lunch at “La Parcela #12” just before San Quintin
TAQUERIA “La Parcela #12”, clean restrooms, excellent all-u-can-eat real homemade food in the community of “Nueva Odisea “south of Los Pinos Ranch,
Kilometer 16.5: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3836167,-115.8562018,3a,75y,...
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carlosg
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OUR TRIP TO LOS NARANJOS IN MULEGE... A JOYFUL ONE... to say the least...
PART 26...
Our drive north along the “Carretera Escenica” (Ensenada-Tijuana toll road)
♪ ♫ ♪…back in the USA…♫ ♪ ♫…!!!
...we made it…!!!! ...we made it…!!!!... What a beautiful ordeal…!!!!
We would do it again at the drop of a hat…!!!! or not honey…???
Thanks for yor patience and all of your comments and wishes… MUCHAS GRACIAS AMIGOS NOMADS…!!!
♪ ♫ ♪…...lástima que terminó, el festival de ....…♫ ♪ ♫ ...bda... bda... bda...
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