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US Coastguard mission statement? ifmdalvey at 2:57am 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3711 I sail around Maine waters and always listen to ch16. From the following i now wonder if the Coastgu
pvc pipe daleheron at 8:22pm 07.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3516 Have read many of your posts. My boat has head stink ;-) Seems to be the line from holding tank to
1983 catalina 27 keel issues fido at 7:53pm 07.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4712 hello to all I,m frusted with the internet, to much information i,m enterested in a 1983 catalina 2
Finally a sailing vacation and life just gets better Ken Cross at 7:50pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1826 Life keeps getting better: This weekend is our annual Aquafest $50 Boat Race. http://www.aquafest.or
Grease the "T" bolts jfrench at 7:23pm 07.25.11 Catalina 22 9/2341 This spring I spent too much money and replaced the standing rigging. I did it because the boat was
MarTek Dinghy Davits on a Passage 420? Island Girl 34 at 6:35pm 07.25.11 Big Boats 3/2374 Have recently moved from my 83 Hunter 34 up to a 2001 Passage 420. What a wonderful boat! Hope I c
tohatsu oil change (1) newsailor72 at 5:01pm 07.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/25302 I need to do an oil change on my 6 hp 4 stroke tohatu, I can't seem to find the drain hole, the user
Dinghy for a 340 OfflineTN at 4:55pm 07.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/3299 We are looking at buying a dinghy for our Hunter 340. Does anyone here have any recommendations on
Lewmar 30 year old winches need re-chroming Hermit Scott at 4:42pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3750 I brought home my set of Lewmar 40 2 speed winches. They need a new finish on them. They were origin
Beneteau 321 mid ship cleats Florida sail at 4:32pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/7964 I am looking at a 321 and realized that there are no mid ship cleats. Has anyone installed cleats m
I can only shake my head higgs at 4:31pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6081 i was going west along Lake Ontario's southern shore from Oak Orchard to Olcott, a distance of 22nm.
Tiller size jdecristoforo at 4:06pm 07.25.11 Smaller Boats 3/1384 I have a 1979 Hunter with a tiller that is 43 inches. I would like to use a shorter one because whe
H376 Swim Ladder Replacement rfrye1 at 3:56pm 07.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1627 My OEM one piece swim ladder has seen better days and needs replacing. I have searched the archives
Old Commercial Fishing Boat Meets Wrecking Ball Soundbounder at 3:11pm 07.25.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4015 On July 11, 2011, Tom Richardson of Boating Local got to witness the demolition of the Miss China, a
2001 Beneteau 361 transom wash off hose covers Roger Goodfellow at 2:54pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1657 I need to replace rubber covers. Any ideas? I would prefer a different type of covers.
Phc Lba ssardone at 1:28pm 07.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2819 Peggy, I purchased the PHC LBA from this site and installed it several weeks ago. My wife has comp
Aquarius 21 masthead jeffwestriver at 12:33pm 07.25.11 Trailer Sailors 5/11013 I'm a newby to sailing. Just bought a "project" boat (1974, Coastal Recreation, 21' Aquarius) in Wy
Furling Line Cleat (1) CCHer at 11:43am 07.25.11 Catalina 310 21/8199 I'm sharing in case any other folks have the same experience with the 310 headsail furilng setup. Wi
adler barbour freezer top dripping water- help! extendedsabbatical at 11:00am 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1978 I am looking for help solving our freezer problems on our 5 year old Beneteau 423. I have the freeze
O'Day 272 companionway boards Sceter at 10:58am 07.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/6996 Does anyone know where I might find a good set of companionway boards? I have checked D'R and all t

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10 guage to 16 guage? JamesG161 at 6:56am 07.03.22 As @Maine Sail points out, it is power at the pump that decides the Bilge Pump capacity. The larger
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) Davidasailor26 at 6:53am 07.03.22 The water needs to cool the exhaust gasses before they enter the plastic muffler. If the gasses were
Windy.com update JamesG161 at 6:43am 07.03.22
Windy.com update jssailem at 6:37am 07.03.22 How I use the app I find it valuable to get a more complete look at the patterns that influence the
Windy.com update BlowMeAway at 6:31am 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:30am 07.03.22 Lots of information. Yes. While the basics of DC are not complex, the rules are pretty exacting. The
Hunter 240 rigging travorgeron at 6:27am 07.03.22 Rgranger thanks for the reply. I will be back at the boat taking it out on Tuesday so I will try to
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:25am 07.03.22 Really, did you read the whole post? Let me quote: Emphasis added. Ah, gotcha. Thanks!
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 6:22am 07.03.22 I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreement or not. I think perhaps not, on a small point. Circuit br
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:12am 07.03.22 By the way, bilge pumps are often (usually) a special case, in that they are often wired directly fo
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast JamesG161 at 6:12am 07.03.22 The Boom LIFT line is used during In-Mast furling, to maintain boom angle for the cut of your main s
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jviss at 6:07am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreeme
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:59am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 5:50am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? smokey73 at 5:45am 07.03.22 Since the PO did things you "don't understand" first thing is to make sure how the power gets to the
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:44am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. Think about it, the fuse will blow if t
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 5:28am 07.03.22 I think it's odd that the red and black are different gauges. 16 seems small for the pump wires,
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jviss at 5:17am 07.03.22 Now at the beginning of the season I just open the tank valve, energize the solenoid, and turn and p
Hunter 240 rigging rgranger at 5:05am 07.03.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII sailcapt340 at 4:47am 07.03.22

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