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Fuel level sender: what material for gasket? philwsailz at 12:23pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/3179 I am going to crack open my gas tank and suck out the 5+ year-old fuel in the next day or so. I wan
RW intake hose? druid at 9:17am 04.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1543 What kind of hose is the "official" one for the RW intake? I've asked several stores, and they seem
1990 35.5 Genoa size shawanaga at 8:56am 04.03.16 Big Boats 8/1206 I just purchased a new head sail from North and it is a 145% they recommended this but I have heard
Boarding Step (3) Terry Cox at 8:07am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8972 I made a boarding step for our boat out of inch and a half white PVC several years ago so that the a
Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2831 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4236 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,
Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1315 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1674 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/872 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2267 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1831 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/591 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1103 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1463 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3267 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1643 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/3254 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1524 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1811 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race
trans shifts hard brad minda at 8:48am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 8/3372 The title says it all. Over the past year the transmission has gotten harder to shift into and out

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Capri 18 battery dlochner at 7:38pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
Capri 18 battery (1) claudesapp at 7:13pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes ch
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage (1) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.23.24 No experience with in-mast furling. Looking at the info from a sail trim point I think you are spot
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 6:08pm 03.23.24 WM long gone.
Canadian dilemma jssailem at 6:03pm 03.23.24 I have been able to use the Petit Trinidad on my boat. First in 2017 and then again in 2024. It is i
Canadian dilemma twodzusfittings at 5:41pm 03.23.24 So here is some info for thought. I found this out whilst visiting my local WM. The producer of Peti
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 5:05pm 03.23.24 Given our 306 has been bone dry since I last updated this thread (and through several big downpours)
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 4:26pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 4:04pm 03.23.24 Well, you could shock it more than once to be certain. Shock, rinse, repeat.
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. jssailem at 3:50pm 03.23.24 FunVideo Dave.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 3:41pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 3:23pm 03.23.24 The pump pressure is relatively low and the hose diameter small, so over pressure is not much of an
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 03.23.24 What are you using the battery for? Can you add up the amps that each device draws and how long you
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 3:13pm 03.23.24 Good point. The center of the motor mount should be directly over a stanchion. A 1" tube is strong
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 03.23.24 We had a 1981 Catalina 25 w/7.5 hp outboard from 1987 to 1998 on SF Bay. Sailed it to HMB and Mont
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 03.23.24 All the contributors have given you good advice. I can tell you for coastal cruising, you are unde
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Sandy Stone at 1:42pm 03.23.24 I second Gulfport Harbor. Very well protected, docks in good shape, and reasonably priced. You hav
Overboard discharge of waste tank? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 03.23.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inste
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 1:19pm 03.23.24 Not all group 24 batteries are identical, they can vary in size a bit from brand to brand. They are
outboard hoisting PaulK at 1:06pm 03.23.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las

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