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Gypsy Lost Parent at 8:17pm 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 2/720 I have a Simpson Lawrence Anchorman windlass and am looking for info on how to remove the gypsy
Hot water heater anode lwiltsee at 6:23pm 01.17.14 Big Boats 1/1132 How does one access the hot water heater's sacrificial anode? I'd like to replace it and I can't se
get blown away Navicula at 6:08pm 01.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/953 http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/overlay=temp/orthographic=56.99,1.36,801
roller furler attachment point (1) Kermit at 5:04pm 01.17.14 Smaller Boats 5/1070 Hey y'all, Is it ok to attach the forestay/roller furler to the aft hole on the bow of the boat? Cr
Source for staysail traveler stops lingerfeltja at 4:27pm 01.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/655 Can anyone point me to a source for stop cars that will fit the traveler on an H37 cutter? Thank you
Anyone know a good SF Bay Area fabricator for davits&canvas? rlamb at 2:25pm 01.17.14 Big Boats 7/1996 I am looking to have a SS frame for solar panels built for my Hunter 466 and I want to frame to also
roller furling korchinskyp at 12:06pm 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3654 I purchased a sailboat with a new hank on mylar headsail. What are the thoughts on converting it to
Wheel Brake Fix Stargazer3 at 11:41am 01.17.14 Big Boats 3/972 Hi, all! Has anyone out there repaired their wheel brake? Mine doesn't work at all. I turn it and no
How to see AC Amps from Inverter/Charger? rlamb at 11:09am 01.17.14 Big Boats 4/1108 On my 2004 Hunter 466 I noticed that the AC Ammeter on the panel does not include the amps being use
Boom rest Cambo at 10:31am 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4705 I've been looking at lots of boats for sale online trying to get through the winter and I noticed a
Filling Coaxial Connectors with Dielectric Grease for Weathe (2) crossdevices at 10:18am 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/11 After reading various blog discussions on the use of dielectric greases for weather proofing protect
maxwell anchorwinch 40.5 hunter wegu at 9:53am 01.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 Hi, Wegu here, On my 40.5 i have a maxwell 8mm anchorwinch. I need a new anchor chain....anybody kno
Descing a Raw Water Cooled Yanmar GM Nelsonhow at 7:05am 01.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1908 Behave a 30+ year old Yanmar raw water cooled 2 GM that appears to be running a lite got. I want to
Replacing Fridge agaliha at 5:49pm 01.16.14 Sabre Express 2/18058 The original (2000 model year) Norcold/Dometic DE-441 in my Sabre Express 36 needed replacing. The
Black mould removal priariesailor at 3:56pm 01.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7883 Does anyone have a recipe for something that will remove black mould specks from fibreglass? Based o
A look Astern and Ahead (12) Roger Long at 1:13pm 01.16.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/14930 Any cruiser who does not remember that time when they were first allowed to head off and explore unk
Looking for Cal 28 winch brand/ parts suttonwt at 11:02am 01.16.14 Cal 6/4197 Hello, I have a 1968 Cal28-1 which failed a jib winch at the end of last season. Does anybody happen
Fisher Panda Generator dmwais305 at 10:23am 01.16.14 Big Boats 5/2296 We have the Fisher Panda 12kw generator . The Fisher Panda manual states specifically that the fuel
Heat Exchanger Re Furbish Johnb at 10:21am 01.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1558 I have removed the heat exchanger from my Yanmar 3QM30. Can anyone recommend where I should take it
Oday 272 wood cradle Sfraser_nova at 10:19am 01.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1573 Does anyone have plans and/or a bill or materials for a wood cradle to store the boat? I have seen s

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SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol.
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 6:34pm 06.02.23 Stu is of course correct. Here is an intermediate step that I believe would be valuable for anyone
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:29pm 06.02.23 Centek Marine is a major supplier of wet exhaust mufflers. They literally have pages of them. One of
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 6:14pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin: Are you sure that we can't just skip part 4 an
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11pm 06.02.23 Most dealer and yards applied epoxy barrier coats on lead keels. Cast iron keels need a primer pai
Anyone know where I can find one of these? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 06.02.23 Did you talk with Dave who is a salesman for U S spars near Gainesville Florida?
Addicted to Sailing mermike at 6:01pm 06.02.23 Tosca is named for an opera about a beautiful jealous woman, and they all die in the end. So appropr
First Boat Purchase Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00pm 06.02.23 @amistret As a former dealer, I asked my customers what they wanted to do with the boat as there
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 5:35pm 06.02.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.02.23 Hi Peter, Just returned from a few days at Port Graves and then back to Snug Cove before returning
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:32pm 06.02.23 All Hurth gears will eventually slip. It's a bad design and defective from the factory. If changing
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:27pm 06.02.23 I use to call it a K Whopper with the issues. I had a 23 wing keel on a KW trailer one time get s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:24pm 06.02.23 As others mentioned your prop needs to be matched to your motor and boat. What is the maximum RPM
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:21pm 06.02.23 First, you are seriously over-propped if you reach maximum speed at 2000 rpm, you should be reachin
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 06.02.23 @kappykaplan thank you as I have to be careful. @WesternTraveler I know the boat well. In the V
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:11pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin:
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:08pm 06.02.23 What trans do you have there??? I have the HBW50
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:00pm 06.02.23 216403
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? Hello Below at 5:00pm 06.02.23
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection heritage at 4:55pm 06.02.23 Beautiful job. Better than new.

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