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Holding Tank Solar Vent 51RD55 at 9:47am 09.01.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1395 Peggie, Being in total agreement with the fact that the holding tank needs oxygen to produce aerobic
PHRF - Time on time vs time on distance markwbird at 8:09am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5360 In the U.S. we mostly use time on distance, i.e. so many seconds per mile for the PHRF ratings. In
192 O'Day Mast Butt..need one loismlogan at 7:34am 09.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/849 any ideas where I can get a mast butt for a 192 O'Day Z-spar mast?
Johnson 8hp Sailmaster Zephyr-Jeffer at 5:45am 09.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/1344 Now have 1984 Sailmaster outboard and I would like to test run before putting away until next spring
Looking for a Surveyor in Kemah/Seabrook Texas Stephan at 1:47am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/427 Skye and I sold our Cat and are considering a larger Cat that is down in the Kemah-Seabrook Texas ar
Hunter 30T lower spreader width S. Walker at 9:38pm 08.31.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/924 I'm going to install spreader boots on my Hunter 30 lower spreaders. Does anyone know the width of
HUNTER 34 BOW RAIL hunter healer at 8:01pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/571 Does anyone out there know where i can buy a bow rail and stern rail for my Hunter 34 or hunter 31?
Hunter 34 Mast hunter healer at 7:13pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2595 Hunter 34 question! Im planning a weekend away and I found a bridge that has a 50 ft clearance, My q
Polars for H41 AC. Butch23065 at 5:21pm 08.31.16 Racing 2/727 Does anyone have or know where you could get the Polars for an H41 AC. Racing in PHRF fleets it is h
Pop-Rivet Selection for Mast Steps Steverhnm at 2:22pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5769 So I am going to make mast steps for my boat. I have read all the information on dissimilar metals,
2008 Hunter 27-3 in weather, tips requested Craig Cook at 1:58pm 08.31.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2781 We have had a decent summer with our new to us 27-3, however we had our butts handed to us out on La
Halyard block Gulfstar at 1:46pm 08.31.16 Parts Search 4/1458 new to sailing have acquired a 16' sunbird sail boat trying to locate what I think is called a halya
Solar panels fred1diver at 1:10pm 08.31.16 Ask All Sailors 57/3630 So I've found a deal on some solar panels, 3 40w panels, witz controler for 250$, the deal seems goo
phrf ratings??? fred1diver at 12:45pm 08.31.16 Ask All Sailors 41/7287 hey everyone, I keep reading about phfr ratings, what do the numbers mean? how do you interpret them
Cat27 Bilge fills underway NAUTIGULL at 11:18am 08.31.16 Ask All Sailors 15/656 Just bought a '82 27Cat. The bilge has remained completely dry until I recently motored it to a mar
29.5 Bowsprint Rigging (1) billybee41 at 9:22am 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/646 I have asked this before but maybe someone will see it this time with an answer. I have a 1994 Hunte
25.5 plumbing questions Zephyr-Jeffer at 6:34am 08.31.16 Smaller Boats 3/608 I'm trying to understand the plumbing inside the '84 25.5 of mine. The documents I have found here s
Holding Tank Vent Filter Woes RoyS at 6:29am 08.31.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2558 I installed a Sealand Saniguard holding tank vent filter for the first time this spring. Despite the
It Floats and Sails (2) John From Maine at 6:05am 08.31.16 Day Sailers 6/1594 Well I finally got my estimated to be a 1973-ish Widgeon launched and my grand daughters loved saili
Topping Lift Questions Jerry Zitterkopf at 10:04pm 08.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4103 I recently purchased a 2009 Macgregor 26 M. As my bio suggests, though an older guy, I'm new to sai

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Vision (freestanding) Mast holding water jssailem at 5:58pm 01.14.24 I do not have a boat mentioned. So you can ignore this if you care to. All boats with hallow masts
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 heritage at 5:04pm 01.14.24 After your bulkhead is installed, I recommend you build the table like the original h27 has. Can't i
Engine and H20 heater question (2) Tally Ho at 4:05pm 01.14.24
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:31pm 01.14.24 bilge gymnastics are the best.... seriously though , i havent seen the lazarette in the boat yet. t
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 rgranger at 3:27pm 01.14.24 What @David in Sandusky said and maybe Jack the area right under the mast about an 8th inch before
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 3:22pm 01.14.24 dave, yes i saw that... however with the relatively small size of the compressor unit , i may be ab
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:14pm 01.14.24 dave, yes i saw that... however with the relatively small size of the compressor unit , i may be abl
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 2:48pm 01.14.24 this is what im working with here. was thinking about tucking it next to the water heater (building
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning (3) domer94 at 2:16pm 01.14.24 this is what im working with here. was thinking about tucking it next to the water heater (building
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 2:03pm 01.14.24 i think this is my only option is with the 12k btu split system. compressor stbd under the cockpit
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 1:55pm 01.14.24 i think this is my only option is with the 12k btu split system. compressor stbd under the cockpit a
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning kloudie1 at 1:43pm 01.14.24 Connecting lines are copper.. usually 12-15 feet is OK..It is preferable that the lines and system b
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 1:35pm 01.14.24 so looking at these split systems, what are the lines made out of that connect , and how long of a r
Engine and H20 heater question dlochner at 12:44pm 01.14.24 The HW tank will not explode if the electric elements are turned on while the tank is empty. The ele
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 12:38pm 01.14.24 one question.. i see the chainplates anchored on some of the locker / bulkhead structure. will modi
Engine and H20 heater question jssailem at 12:29pm 01.14.24 Yes it could happen. But not likely when the PO is running an engine driven water heater system. Pr
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 12:27pm 01.14.24 one question.. i see the chainplates anchored on some of the locker / bulkhead structure. will modif
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 12:23pm 01.14.24 A stack pack is a good addition. Makes sail handling much easier.
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 12:03pm 01.14.24 good advice. when i went to inspect her , i really investigated and measured all the nooks and runs
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 11:47am 01.14.24 yes the more i research , the more your right about the 6k units. i used one of those hatch systems

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