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Pink stuff lingering seadoggie at 12:19pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2884 After placing pink antifreeze in our fresh water system, it is very hard to get it out. Does anyone
Tricky reverse gear on Universal 5424 CalebD at 11:53am 05.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2951 In less then a week I'll be visiting a friends 32' Endeavor that has a U 5424 engine with wheel stee
water smells like ..... : ( sailsail at 11:45am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2223 Midway through the season last year had a problem with hot water ...smelled like rotten eggs. I did
Anchor Locker dividers 96 Beneteau 440 otisdude at 11:07am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3116 Hi, I need advice. I have a 96 Beneteau Oceanis 440 (ex moorings boat) and I need to divide the cock
Setback Roger Long at 10:26am 05.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/8422 Even though my list has been getting shorter, I've been starting to panic since there is an awful lo
seacock nipple leak njl at 8:15am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5359 Hi - this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can give me some good advice. I recently bought a
Thank you, Maine Sail dbecker68 at 8:00am 05.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3431 I posted this last night on the "Ask All Sailors" forum, thinking I would reach the largest audience
got the admiral out on her 1st overnighter! doehunter at 6:19am 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2284 Finally. And I discovered that I really like night sailing. We went to lake Conroe, just an hour
Rebedding Deck Fittings and Misc. Fly4hire at 6:03am 05.30.11 Big Boats 1/1266 I recently purchased a very clean fresh water 2002 356 that had an excellent survey. The surveyor di
Genoa hangs up on spreaders Wayne Spanier at 5:48am 05.30.11 Catalina 22 27/7869 Help! When I am coming about into the wind, and my 150 genoa is moving from one side to another, it
Where are we on world map? Ken13559 at 5:12am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1452 Anyone know of a website where we could put a pin to indicate our home berth? It'll be good to know
SPX-5 install where? Ken13559 at 4:52am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/868 I've got a new SPX-5 for my H326, now where should I install the Course Computer? I can think of onl
Jib Lead Tracks for Hunter 216 bobbened444 at 4:36am 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2190 I'm interested if many H-216 sailors have installed jib lead tracks on their boats. I'm thinking of
Port Window Gasket Replacement cheapscotchron at 3:25am 05.30.11 Pearson 3/2750 Need to order new gaskets for port windows. Any suggestions for determining what make windows are in
Docking against the current ... eliems at 11:09pm 05.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1551 Coming in to Belcarra, yell at the crabbers to pull in their nets. Only need to drop two passengers
Toilet Seat Weasel at 8:37pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3664 Does anyone know here I can get a new toilet seat for a Jabsco toilet. All I need is the seat part w
Need help with Furler and broken extrusions (4) PrincessoftheLake at 8:29pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2771 On my Hunter 40.5 today whilst trying to hoist the jib the swivel at the head of the sail stopped ab
How to add a 90 degree bend to a Whale diverter valve bigmuffin at 7:30pm 05.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2516 Hi, Thanks for all of the help so far! I was planning on using a Whale diverter valve with my sani
compass rebuild dparilla at 7:25pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2004 I have a globemaster compass. Last year, a broken throttle linkage broke one of the brass compensat
Need Batten Specs for 84 H22 drumbeater at 7:07pm 05.29.11 Smaller Boats 4/1158 The lowermost batten on our main is gone. Does anyone know accurate size and dimensions for the batt

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Surveyor- Kemah Tx sail sfbay at 7:22am 07.28.22 Interview both the marine and engine surveyors would be my next step. That is what I did on my last
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 07.28.22 Yes, Rich, the son was behind that effort. He also has an impressive racing resume, which can be se
We are back... Leeward Rail at 7:05am 07.28.22 Hmmmmm..... You gotta admit it would be much cheaper in all above examples.
Crazy Chicago Mac Race shemandr at 6:45am 07.28.22 Rich Sterns was behind the LS-10, I think. That was the Tartan 10 redux. I don't know if it was the
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 07.28.22 I guess what I was trying to note in a roundabout way is that 12:1 on the Bene 31 should be more th
hypalon vs pvc jviss at 6:39am 07.28.22 hypalon ribs are in short supply or VERY expensive I'll say! Data point: AB 9VL at Defender: 2016
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Captain Larry-DH at 6:07am 07.28.22
Opinions requested on engine work jviss at 6:06am 07.28.22 While the advice is sound, the reason is thecnically incorrect. Austenitic stainless steels, what w
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system DougM at 5:33am 07.28.22 That top block doubles the mechanical advantage ... eliminating it changes it from 24:1 to 12:1. I
hypalon vs pvc (1) RoyS at 5:20am 07.28.22 My PVC roll up is 14 years old. I am near Boston and my inflatable is always in the sun during the s
Opinions requested on engine work RoyS at 4:47am 07.28.22 Consider purchasing an HDI Marine stainless steel mixing elbow for a replacement. This small company
AC Wiring Question RoyS at 4:36am 07.28.22 Another consideration is control of circuits. It is convenient to be able to turn devices on or off
Opinions requested on engine work garymalmgren at 4:23am 07.28.22 You beat me to it Allan (12210). Steel studs with bronze or brass nuts.
engine hours jviss at 3:59am 07.28.22 My boat, similar size, likely more mature (older), also did not have an hour meter. Got a Hobbs met
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Jumpstart at 3:53am 07.28.22
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Shadowwalker at 9:42pm 07.27.22 Thank you all. good to know.
Chainplates for Drogue thinwater at 9:33pm 07.27.22 This is a series of tests from 2012. Interesting recorded results using different drogue's while mo
Chainplates for Drogue Project_Mayhem at 9:20pm 07.27.22 I haven't dug into specifics but take a look at SV Sparklemuffin. The owner put a TON of research an
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 9:16pm 07.27.22 When I replaced my mixing elbow I replaced two of the bolts with studs. That way I had something to
Opinions requested on engine work Allan12210 at 8:29pm 07.27.22 I agree, carbon steel bolts , as were the original ones from Yanmar. Use an anti seize goop on the

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