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Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6187 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1885 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1252 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2752 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/11215 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1925 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1907 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Shrink Wrap Spreader Tips Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2652 My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring
wanted " Dodger for a ODay 27 tony201 at 12:10am 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1420 Looking for a dodger for my ODay 27 Tony
A Water Ballast Hunter H260 in the Winter robischd at 11:20pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 12/4951 I have a water ballast Hunter H260. It is in a slip on a lake in North Idaho that almost never free
Extrapolation wufibugs at 10:02pm 08.09.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3925 Don, I have been slowly working through your book so I would not proceed from one section to the nex
Hunter 23 cockpit drain teacher63 at 9:30pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 9/2923 Today was one of those days that one would like to sell a boat. I had not been to the boat is about
Wing Keel Trailer teacher63 at 9:18pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1485 I was wondering on a Hunter 23 if there should be a zinc on the wing of the keel. From what I under
Refrigeration and Power Management MDO at 8:58pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 20/6528 I am interested in advice and best practices for balancing refrigerator use and power consumption wh
Salon Table AlwaysFORSAIL at 7:52pm 08.09.10 Big Boats 5/2402 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 and would like to have a smaller salon table. The factory table is too lar
Keel Repair rwild88 at 7:14pm 08.09.10 Irwin 1/2544 Has anyone had any experience in rebuilding or replacing an integral keel on an Irwin?
Hunter 34 Gets New TackTick Instruments (4) Roy Page at 7:09pm 08.09.10 Big Boats 7/2406 Well I finally removed all the original pedestal instruments and have now fitted new TackTick units
Opinions Please! Steve Dion at 7:01pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2977 I am looking at a new sump/bilge pump for our head sink/shower. Does anyone have opinions on the "W
Installing New Chainwheel Windlass doctorsail at 6:52pm 08.09.10 Catalina 310 6/4022 As you know, the standard windlass of the 310 has only a capstan (drum) and no gypsy (chainwheel) an
Full battened mains SailArkansas at 6:47pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3302 Are full battened mainsails difficult to raise or am I just lucky? I have a Precision 28 with the a

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Any ideas, better A/C drainage? capta at 4:43pm 07.03.22 I've had this problem quite a few times. Most often it is the lint from the coils dripping off with
knot ID Tally Ho at 4:29pm 07.03.22 anyone know what this knot is? they are used on clasps on my Beneteau. I know exactly what it i
Ignition Switch Tally Ho at 4:27pm 07.03.22 Are you sure you wired the switch exactly as the old one? Is the switch the same (Same connections
10 guage to 16 guage? Tally Ho at 4:17pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 3:35pm 07.03.22 I use wing nuts to join 2 stranded wires. OOOOOOH ! ! ! ! ! That's about as popular as a turd in
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? JamesG161 at 3:31pm 07.03.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 07.03.22 I have a high output alternator with external regulation. I installed a suction fan to pull hot air
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 07.03.22
Wasps / Mud Daubers pclarksurf at 2:53pm 07.03.22
Wasps / Mud Daubers Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:43pm 07.03.22 Screens get clogged by dust, pollen, air pollution and, if metal, corrosion...creating more problems
Two questions pclarksurf at 2:36pm 07.03.22 Re: the first pic: is that the cabin roof? And if yes that appears to be someone stubbing in a flui
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? jviss at 2:36pm 07.03.22 I installed a compartment suction fan after installing an external alternator regulator. The alter
10 guage to 16 guage? dLj at 2:33pm 07.03.22 I use wing nuts to join 2 stranded wires. Before using them, I turn them upside down and fill with
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dLj at 2:27pm 07.03.22 It's been recommended to me to have two fresh air ducts placed to help cool the alternators. That is
Do you use checklists? MrEd at 2:24pm 07.03.22 Great suggestions and, even with my lake-sailing situation, check-lists are a must. I used to use la
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:10pm 07.03.22 Given the amount of air and therefore ventilation from an operating diesel which inherently draws lo
Perko Oil Lamp Parts shank at 2:01pm 07.03.22 I was able to find one from your recommendations. Thank you both for taking the time to respond
10 guage to 16 guage? JoeWhite at 1:59pm 07.03.22 I use wing nuts to join 2 stranded wires. Before using them, I turn them upside down and fill with l
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jssailem at 1:19pm 07.03.22 The ratchet crimper mentioned this. It has three sizes to match the 3 common sizes of crimp fittin
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 1:14pm 07.03.22

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