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Independence Day rfrye1 at 9:15am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/252 Last nite during the 4th, one of the marina neighbors un furled his head sail and showed the movie I
Air Conditioning Drain Pan goofeyfoot at 8:20am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4587 Hello All: I have a 33' sloop. I have an air conditioning unit under the starboard lazarette. Th
Lifeline gate hardware - options/questions? Chris & Lenore at 7:56am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3016 I have decided to replace our aging/broken lifelines with 3/16 bare wire. I was adamant about using
Odor Coming from the Aft Berth Under Power Tammy Tober at 6:50am 07.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1152 Hi all - We just purchased a 1989 Hunter Legend 35.5. We spent months cleaning it out and deodori
Porta Potti Pump out mod Question flynhi4u at 5:16am 07.05.16 Trailer Sailors 16/3140 After much thought and a discussion with our Head Mistress Peggy, I have decided to add a pump out o
410 Engine Stop circuit? scottdube at 7:27pm 07.04.16 Big Boats 5/1493 Has anyone traced this entire circuit (physically)? My stop button longer works. It has power but
Solar Junction Box Repair Genesis V at 6:21pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1251 Well I should have seen it coming. The main sheet caught on the positive cable exiting my flexible s
Interesting -- anyone have full or partial plexi hatch boards? (1) pclarksurf at 6:06pm 07.04.16 Catalina 22 7/1458 The other thing that didn't exist on my '73 is hatch boards. While I'm on vacation of course I fi
Volvo Penta MD7A Engine Questions (1) Ross20550 at 3:07pm 07.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/2670 125515 I have a Sabre 28 sailboat with a Volvo Penta MD7A Engine. Over the years the engine has been
Star-Spangled Banner, 1854 Version Brian D at 2:46pm 07.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/785 If you were alive in 1854, this is what the Star-Spangled Banner would have sounded like. Star-Span
Suggestions for wind indicator instruments jwerkjr at 2:05pm 07.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2671 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter after owning power boats my entire adult life. I am new to this forum
Autohelm ST4000 Parts Taxwizz at 1:56pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/716 I have a ST4000 Autopilot. I need the little plastic boot that fits over the end of the pin that anc
Sculling Oars (yuloh) Perry Solheim at 1:43pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 9/4495 Anyone build/install a sculling oar (yuloh, actually) on their full keel boat? Worth it? (I'm a wood
Gradually updating electronics (for the budget minded sailor) Perry Solheim at 1:36pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1172 I just purchased a 1975 Marieholm's International Folkboat(IF). I plan to slowly upgrade the electro
Help w/Charging Carry-On AC unit (2) rgranger at 12:45pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 5/451 I think I know the answer to my question but I know someone here is absolutely sure... :-) I took
The Great Mud Dauber Mystery -- SOLVED (finally ;-) (3) rgranger at 12:17pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 16/4273 So in my new-2-me Hunter 26, I would occasionally see a mud dauber fly in and out of the nose of the
interesting weekend fred1diver at 12:16pm 07.04.16 Trailer Sailors 22/2189 so I had the chance to go out on a 3 day sail with a friend and my son, it was pretty interesting, i
Hunter 29.5 sbolha at 11:57am 07.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/531 Hunter 29.5, Year 1996, 3500 kg, Is the anchor chain of 6mm strong enough for my boat?
Use for old sails? Jwhy at 11:42am 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 24/8115 I have a main and headsail that are at least 20 years old with tears along the leech. Is it worth ha
Jib and Stanchions/Lifelines Dana Shields at 11:32am 07.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1717 My last boat was a Catalina 22 and the lifelines routed from the foremost stanchion to the deck befo

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Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.15.23 But I guess I didn't garner the sympathy I had hoped for by showing the tight quarters of the W/H.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 9:45am 09.15.23 I didn't know about the pressure rating on the tubing. But I guess I didn't garner the sympathy I h
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 9:24am 09.15.23 I would think you could turn one on the lathe pretty quickly and easily. Of course, you'd need a l
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:15am 09.15.23 @Ralph Johnstone 1) Shell Rotella T1 (30w) for Diesel Engines 1a) Barefooted, giving my sneakers a
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Johann at 8:55am 09.15.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 09.15.23 What I am wondering about is why, in those circumstances the surveyor suggested, that the sewage dis
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:14am 09.15.23 I figure it'll be cheapest if we meet somewhere in between B.C. and Lake Travis. BTW, where is Lake
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 09.15.23 As a former sailboat dealer, Peggy quoted what needs to be presented your insurance carrier. Also
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:33am 09.15.23 Read this on the internet. The IRS suspected a fishing boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to h
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19am 09.15.23 What I am wondering about is why, in those circumstances the surveyor suggested, that the sewage d
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles rgranger at 6:07am 09.15.23 "Dunny" being Australian for toilet for those who don't know, That little gem of information could
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:49am 09.15.23 Lots of posts here on the mast base leaking. Someone installed an instrument cover as drip cup in n
Invest 95L jviss at 5:32am 09.15.23 This morning report from that Buoy. secured the boat. Still in the mooring, but new tackle, and a
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders jviss at 5:28am 09.15.23 I would think you could turn one on the lathe pretty quickly and easily. Of course, you'd need a la
Color of your lines Ward H at 4:50am 09.15.23 You can almost tell how long a sailor has been sailing by the color of the lines on their boats, whe
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles garymalmgren at 4:27am 09.15.23 I understand the regulations and the sound reasons for them. What I am wondering about is why, in th
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging SV Maverick at 4:27am 09.15.23 Hi Baycloud good to hear that you have worked the problems out. I am contemplating getting new riggi
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 4:15am 09.15.23 Further to the above it's a Kubota D1005-E series engine. Thank you Ralph for the clarification.
Down wind sail options for H29.5 Bentsailor at 3:44am 09.15.23 Thanks for the insights Barry. Will look closely to Facnor and Seldon. We had a Collego top down on
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 12:45am 09.15.23 You are correct, it is a universal, based on the kubota 1005 engine series if I recall.

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