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Oxalic acid IH82BL8 at 11:51am 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1429 Where can I buy Oxalic acid in central Maryland? Thanks
Going up a furling mast Phantom154 at 11:35am 04.05.16 Big Boats 11/2052 I have a Selden furling mast and need to use the halyard to haul me up to fix/replace my anchor ligh
Water System Fittings still at it at 10:28am 04.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1754 The fresh water system in my 1986 Beneteau First 405 is fitted with 16mm hoses and fittings which I
Hunter 306 Only: Minimum wind conditions to cruise? Bedouin at 9:37am 04.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1790 Hello all, So, I calculated my 2002 Hunter 306's SA/D at 16.6 (probably more like 16.0 with the fam
Main sheet block/swivel/cam cleat Wakulla212 at 9:28am 04.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2804 Help please. I need to replace the main sheet block, swivel cam cleat (there is probably a technica
Take care of your health, fellas! Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 35/2422 I just went thru an experience that demonstrates how fleeting it can be. Over a week ago on Wednesd
Dow 795 Alternate? kloudie1 at 7:56am 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 37/24486 I saw a data sheet for GE "Iron Grip" construction adhesive that looked very similar to the properti
Reefing Hunter 216 jjbrainard@comcast.net at 5:51am 04.05.16 Smaller Boats 10/1927 How do I reef the luff grommet on the main sail?
Kanzaki Transmission Oil Change Jeff Jellick at 4:24am 04.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/11571 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Yanmar 4JH3-TE / 75 H.P. and a Kanzaki Model No. KM4A Transmission
Hunter 310 Asymmetrical Spinnaker Gardnera at 8:43pm 04.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/2223 I have a 1998 Hunter 310 with a fiberglass arch. I want to purchase and install an asymmetrical spin
H25 boarding ladder DianaOfBurlington at 7:59pm 04.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/790 I am looking for a boarding ladder that can be fixed-mounted (not removable), that folds down (not t
How to add a Freezer section? McIntoshUSA at 7:54pm 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/810 We have a good working cold plate refrigerator. I have seen some refrigerators that have a metal sec
Standing rigging tension wing15601 at 7:18pm 04.04.16 Bigger Boats 1/757 Ive searched high and low for definitive numbers for setting the tension on the standing rigging on
Can't find the leak! WJM53 at 6:00pm 04.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/773 I have a Hunter 28 that seems to have developed a leak over this past winters storage. Even with a w
Trailer weight/GVW Cat 22 gjordan at 5:33pm 04.04.16 Catalina 22 8/9440 I could not find it in the search feature, so here goes. My 79 swing keel 22 has a Trailrite trailer
Pump out hose needs to be replaced (1) tstrobel at 5:07pm 04.04.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1084 My hoses stink as the waste tank pumpout hose is connected to the bottom of the tank and waste is al
Headed to Sardis Lake, Mississippi, U.S.A. In June - Do you have recent experience? williamtl at 4:50pm 04.04.16 Destinations 4/1343 Hello All, I'm headed to Sardis Lake in June with my trailer sailer for a week. I was hoping that
Epoxy Resin Quality CYQK at 4:43pm 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4412 Anyone know if the quality of epoxy resin is dependent on the ratio it is mixed with hardener? Seei
Ranger 28 envy Ned Ludd at 12:37pm 04.04.16 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/3182 Hi All, There is a Ranger 28 which I have had my eye on for the past 5 years, well it is now up for
main halyard naitaka at 12:36pm 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/506 I have a Oday 322 with the isomat in mast furler. My main halyard is worn and I would like to repla

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Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 2:20pm 03.24.24 all good points
Adler Barbour Power Plate Terry Cox at 2:18pm 03.24.24 Unfamiliar with the term power plate. Our AB system has three components, compressor, condenser and
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 03.24.24 I had one on a 19' trailer sailor. It was fantastic. Fine adjustment was made with the back stay to
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 12:53pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 03.24.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (2) jssailem at 11:29am 03.24.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Augu
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dlochner at 11:08am 03.24.24 The only two places in FL that I would consider are Key West and St Augustine. There is an interest
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years b
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Stu Jackson at 10:23am 03.24.24 Battery cables red one connected to each end of both fuses. Located next to batteries. Clyde, I
1999 450 salon table pin (1) JamesG161 at 10:11am 03.24.24 Here is mine on the H430. Excuse the dirt , shown after Hurricane Damage
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (3) Richard19068 at 9:55am 03.24.24 I don't have an answer but might suggest that the "guy doing work" should have a pretty good idea of
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? PaulK at 9:32am 03.24.24 The east coast of FL might be better suited for the draft you want. Palatka, on the St. Johns River
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dLj at 9:27am 03.24.24 @dLj thanks! I've never been to St. Augustine but I heard it's beautiful. I'm just dreaming of a da
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 9:19am 03.24.24
outboard hoisting PaulK at 9:17am 03.24.24 If you're looking for SS tubing, junkyards can be a good bet. Hospitals use it for piping oxygen to
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 9:11am 03.24.24 @dLj thanks! I've never been to St. Augustine but I heard it's beautiful. I'm just dreaming of a day
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal PaulK at 9:11am 03.24.24 If the shaft was purposely misaligned or you have a skeg version, maybe not. Otherwise it looks like
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings kloudie1 at 9:03am 03.24.24 Hold everything that is not being unthreaded.. (elbow as valve is removed, boss as elbow is removed)
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Globe Pilot at 8:39am 03.24.24 Thank you all for the info! So consensus is that I should be able to thread the fittings out and wil

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