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Leaks! jorgefife at 7:49pm 11.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3185 On both sides, at around the fourth port hole, quite a bit of water comes in, and I looked one day a
Rebedding chain plates on H-27 jfgy at 4:37pm 11.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1595 Hi folks. A small leak has developed in the port chain plate and it clearly is time to rebed both.
Jaguar 22, (random thoughts)... Chris Patterson at 3:55pm 11.04.11 Catalina 22 6/1949 This boat recently came to my attention again, (it may have crossed my thought process some years ag
Hunter 29.5 rudder post gbavly at 3:45pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1891 How do I take the rudder off a Hunter 29.5? I think I need to do it since the rudder moves a little
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 Island Girl 34 at 2:30pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1579 Greetings all, I have searched this forum and found just a few posts discussing bow thruster optio
diesel heater dutchy at 1:58pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1309 The diesel heater (Wabasto Air Top 3500) on my Hunter 34' worked well not that long ago but has sinc
Hunter 39 canuck at 1:39pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1852 We are interested in this new model from Hunter Marine. If you own a 39 please advise what you like
Halloween Costume Roger Long at 1:24pm 11.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2867 The Bay Bridge wearing its Golden Gate Bridge costume the morning after Halloween. http://a7.sphoto
Boom vang (1) crapnell at 1:06pm 11.04.11 Pearson 4/2550 This is a '68 Pearson Wanderer 30'. The pictured vang lines run back to the cockpit. I can't figure
ST60 Wind BruceK at 12:44pm 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2072 The display is live, but no info from the mast top transducer...who has the quick way for me to chec
Yacht Thruster By eXturn YachtThruster at 12:06pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2612 Hello Everybody, I'm the new Brand Manager for the Yacht Thruster by exturn. I understand that
Aft shower - Curtain? redunculous at 12:03pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 7/1413 Hi all Just wondering who here uses a shower curtain in their aft shower and where you found the f
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1138 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4441 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Should spreaders be loose? dscribner at 11:03am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 18/8738 Nuff said? My spreaders are 1" O.D. set in brackets with a 1 1/8" I.D. No out-of-round thing happe
Splicing line (2) Warren Milberg at 10:37am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 48/6509 Over the years, I've gotten a lot of pleasure out of splicing lines for use on my boat for everythin
Garhauer ? for Don! kgw at 10:32am 11.04.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/6051 Don, I have a friend cruising in the South Pacific whose boat is equipped with Garhauer hardware. Hi
pearson 36-2 ceterboard w green at 10:22am 11.04.11 Pearson 1/1074 I am concerned about the piping for my centerboard cable. I'm thinking about sealing the centerboard
Another Stuffing box question Solstice at 10:10am 11.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4528 Mainsail, I recently purchased a new boat and over the course of the season have monitored my stuffi
Fresh water system question -40.5 but maybe the same for all redunculous at 9:28am 11.04.11 Big Boats 21/2660 Couple of questions for those in the know With regards to the freshwater system has anyone modified

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New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:47am 02.26.22 Actually, it is reasonably common. Soak some into a rag and light that. For example, if the fuel g
Water level Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:37am 02.26.22 As long as that water tank is dedicated to toilet flushing only and is entirely separate from the fr
New Fire Extinguisher Regs (1) thinwater at 6:33am 02.26.22 I'm surprised. You can throw a lit match into a bucket of diesel and the match will simply go out.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:31am 02.26.22 i've seen sailboats sail up very close to a moving ship. however most of us know that it is profoun
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:05am 02.26.22 https://forestresources.org/digital-magazine/item/329-diesel-fuel-vapor-hazards#:~:text=Diesel%20va
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:03am 02.26.22 I've been looking into that, and I believe that may not be correct. By reference, fire extinguishe
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:00am 02.26.22 https://forestresources.org/digital-magazine/item/329-diesel-fuel-vapor-hazards#:~:text=Diesel%20vap
venture 17 cockpit drain (3) tgrayson at 5:52am 02.26.22 202973202974202975
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 5:40am 02.26.22 Bull. Shit. I've personally seen a number of diesel trucks burn to the frame in minutes, before th
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 5:40am 02.26.22 By the way, since you're an expert, can you tell me what USCG or other regulation requires that fir
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 4:55am 02.26.22 If it's diesel, unless it's pressurized/atomized, it's not going to ignite. Just saying. Bull. S
What are these. sailme88 at 4:33am 02.26.22 ANOTHER thought... this could be foredeck hatch cover. Instead of the zipper going around the bac
bilge pump brand BlowMeAway at 4:08am 02.26.22 :plus: Rule Rules! https://www.amazon.com/Rule-RM750A-Rule-Mate-750-GPH-12-Volt/dp/B000O8F986/ref=s
Water level Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 02.26.22 Spell check, hate it. Question was could i dedicate the small tank for water to the head instead of
USCG Registry versus State Rick486 at 3:06am 02.26.22 Enforcement depends on the jurisdictions, Don't try that "Tender to" in the Florida Keys unless you
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 12:53am 02.26.22 They did something right. Mr Butler managed to sell north of 15000 C-22s, Yes indeed; i
WTB Oday Mariner sail sfbay at 8:55pm 02.25.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet search on the used boat sites and hopefully you will fin
Water level Halvern at 8:45pm 02.25.22 Spell check, hate it. Question was could i dedicate the small tank for water to the head instead of
Battery options Stu Jackson at 8:31pm 02.25.22 tie it into the house for longer duration, and or have the 3rd bank on an inverter. House -- then
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 8:25pm 02.25.22 Yes, you're right, my apologies. Might you not agree that it could be pretty much the same answer

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