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Anchoring Etiquette Clashes with Local Culture Kings Gambit at 6:27pm 08.28.15 Ask All Sailors 136/20616 So, my wife and I sail into an anchorage at the eastern end of Santa Cruz Island, which is a Nationa
Replacement H22 Traveler (1981) newsailor130 at 4:36pm 08.28.15 Smaller Boats 11/1896 Rig-rite seems to sell a replacement traveler system for the 1981 H22. Has anyone tried it? Which pa
Battery Charger fusing buddybear at 4:36pm 08.28.15 Catalina 310 2/907 Preparing to install Pro mariner Pronautic 40 amp battery charger. Went to purchase a 50 amp fuse fo
New Comprehensive and Positive Catalina 22 Review sethpool at 4:08pm 08.28.15 Catalina 22 2/879 http://whichsailboat.com/2015/08/22/catalina-22-review
compass cylinder on steering pedestal replcement j.r.brown at 3:00pm 08.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/859 The cylinder that mounts the compass on my steering pedestal is self-destructing and needs replaceme
Storm haul outs CapnGrumpyBreeches at 2:27pm 08.28.15 Catalina 22 3/761 With T.S.Erika approaching the east coast, it made me wonder: Those of you that keep your 22s in t
Cabin Top Instrument Box (1) Ameseys at 11:21am 08.28.15 Yamaha 2/1832 I would like to get an instrument box forward of the companionway on my Yamaha 30, but I think it's
What percentage of sailors can't think ahead? Zed at 10:52am 08.28.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3538 My experience of sailing is admittedly minimal. And I am retired, and many of the experienced sailo
Boat Name Letter Size? jonjbfx at 10:22am 08.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/840 I am about to jump online to buy my letters.. Suggestions for how tall? Unfortunately away from bo
Volvo MD2B - Cooling Issue SailMaster at 10:02am 08.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/3527 Hello again, Well we were almost off of the dock until I found our next gremlin to work through.
rudder of a 380 fabrik at 9:58am 08.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1606 Would Like if i can have the plan of how the rudder is built on hunter 380 1999 or if i can see a
Sea Hawk Paint Execs Go To Prison For Selling TBT Paint fstbttms at 9:43am 08.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1767 Although this story apparently broke last December, I only heard about it recently. A marine coat
Need the measurements on companion way vulcan at 9:26am 08.28.15 Ericson 0/1305 My boat a 32-200, 1988 is down is Mexico and I want to take, a bug screen for the companion way, dow
Pelican hook replacement ppm411 at 9:24am 08.28.15 Catalina 22 14/5034 I need to replace one of my lifeline pelican hooks (ker-plunk) on my 1974 Catalina 22. I ordered a
Wanting to add a windlass to 1994 Legend 40.5 gertonw at 8:07am 08.28.15 Big Boats 19/3033 although there some posts addressing this topic, I am interested in which windlass would work specif
Scary Situation DannyS at 7:56am 08.28.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2472 I recently had a very scary situation develop. We were in the middle of a two week cruise of the Can
Catalina 30 engine stop "T" handle Al17265 at 7:13am 08.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1251 Where can I get a replacement for the engine stop pull ("T") handle for my 1988 Catalina 30?
Pre-purchase inspection - 1996 H26 CHSN WND at 6:51am 08.28.15 Smaller Boats 11/1118 Hi, I recently sold my first boat and am considering buying a 1996 H26. I'm wondering if I can tap i
ICOM M502 and remote mic problem jmcaleer at 6:06am 08.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/5216 Hi all! First, I'm cross-posting from another forum so apologies if you've already read this. Her
What HP? Inflatable tender Macboy at 5:07pm 08.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/7875 I we're picking up an entry level inflatable (aluminum floor, inflatable keel) and now we need a mot

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Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Alan Gomes at 6:40pm 11.15.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Bob S at 6:35pm 11.15.23 I had read that the filter material breaks down over time. Don't recall any specifics, but I do rem
C25 jib downhaul routing Joe at 5:24pm 11.15.23 Thank you! I was planning on running them both to the starboard side, where my halyard run to , bu
Convert partial battens to full battens Joe at 5:22pm 11.15.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose in
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 5:08pm 11.15.23 Mine has a Harken furler and I'm not familiar with the CDI. However, I don't think you have to worry
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:47pm 11.15.23 reality check - while there is no consensus on filter lifespan, it is what it is - a cheap device to
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:22pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mounte
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.15.23 As a former dealer for Hunter on the 23 wing keel, I would suggest the Crusing Design or CDI FF2 F
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:01pm 11.15.23 We have the same model and year and our isolation transformer is in the port locker on the swim plat
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:59pm 11.15.23 xavpil, how old are your carbon foam batteries? Do they still hold a charge? I bought the boat la
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:57pm 11.15.23 Yes. They are not reliable. I know you are planning a long cruise, I would not trust them for that.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam kappykaplan at 3:35pm 11.15.23 The problem is they will suddenly fail to hold a usable charge. Tks, Dave. I've only dealt with F
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:33pm 11.15.23 xavpil, how old are your carbon foam batteries? Do they still hold a charge? The problem is they
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:32pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability? Yes. They are no
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam kappykaplan at 3:30pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability? Then I returned
Jib sheet block kappykaplan at 3:24pm 11.15.23 That's not a rope, that's a sheet. :plus: Sheets control side-to-side and halyards control up and
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:18pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability?
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Stu Jackson at 3:10pm 11.15.23 Actually, it doesn't answer it at all. I'm not talking about a filter that has been sitting unused
Jib sheet block dlochner at 3:08pm 11.15.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:06pm 11.15.23 You take the batteries to the local scrap metal dealer so they can be recycled. That's what I did.

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