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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 14/2978 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
H23.5: water enters bilge pump through-hull and runs into bilge through the pump (2) Rick Macdonald at 6:33pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 13/5720 In my recent thread "H23.5 centerboard/compression post leak", Mike (soling42) suggested water can e
Reversed Polarity insamji1 at 6:24pm 08.09.10 Catalina 310 0/1564 When I plug in the AC power code I always check the AC polarity light to making sure it glows green.
Let's talk twist ... Scott T-Bird at 5:08pm 08.09.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 43/11478 I have been reading some postings regarding twist that I haven't agreed with (and the posters are a
322 V berth BoDaycious at 4:44pm 08.09.10 Bigger Boats 0/1450 I am looking for additional storage space on my 322. Under the V berth, on both the port and starboa
Chrylser Muskateer Catamaran Wanted Chrysler Cat at 4:34pm 08.09.10 Chrysler 3/3313 Wanted: Chrysler Muskateer: I have a 1974 Chrysler Muskateer C-16. Bought it new and still race it c
Bowls fills from holding tank mbrass at 4:06pm 08.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2410 Hi Peggy, Your last advice has kept me head trouble free for over 5 years but now... ... head
Injected epoxy resin into longitudinal stringers GLCarter at 2:52pm 08.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1686 I am looking at a 1995 Vision 36 that has had the following work done. 1. Injected epoxy resin int
st4000 wheel pilot belts ChuckThomas at 2:37pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2361 Does anyone have recommendations as to where to get belts for the Raymarine ST4000 autopilot? On an
Refrigerator Cooling Water Pump trdanco at 2:34pm 08.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1694 The cooling water pump on my 1998 Hunter 410 was replace with a POS that keeps tripping off the line
Compass problem higgs at 2:33pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3160 My compass has always been pretty accurate, but on a passage this past week on a SE heading it was s
It's A Miracle woodster at 1:32pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2656 just came back home from Fair Hope this past week end and found out that B P company is laying of a
Shroud diameter bruce1309 at 1:28pm 08.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1664 Without being able to take a micrometer to the shrouds on my 1993 H30, does anyone have the diameter
BOAT SWAP (Victoria, BC/Eire Canal) (2) Giles Hogya at 1:14pm 08.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1664 Greetings from beautiful Victoria British Columbia with it's pristine waters, immaculate marine park
Harken Furler 00 Tinkerbelle at 12:48pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2610 Hi, I just bought a Sandpiper 565 (18'6") and am trying to figure out how to rig the jib lanyard to
Toerails anyone?? pambrunj@yahoo.com at 12:27pm 08.09.10 S2 2/1653 My 8.5 S2 was damaged and my toerail comes in 4 sections....on my starboard quarter aft section I ha
Harken Jib Furler Tinkerbelle at 12:18pm 08.09.10 Trailer Sailors 1/2596 I just bought a Sandpiper 565. It has a jib furler attached to the forestay with a turnbuckle and a

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Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 7:23pm 07.03.22 Engine compartment blowers for diesels are applicable while under way not at start up like gasoline
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings Tally Ho at 7:21pm 07.03.22
Are you ready for OSCAR DArcy at 7:15pm 07.03.22 I think I'll wait until they come down in price a bit. I'm a bit surprised they don't mention shippi
Hunter 26 taking on water twalker H260 at 7:14pm 07.03.22 In order to find the leak you will likely need to recreate the conditions in which you found the wat
MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 7:07pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
Windlass on an 11A jssailem at 6:56pm 07.03.22 Oh. Appears they did a good job of it. Would think you would need to reinforce the forward half.
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:54pm 07.03.22 No. It is fielders choice.
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 6:50pm 07.03.22 Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump disc
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 6:50pm 07.03.22 You've posted this three times already. You don't need to. Why? Because many of us read the new
Windlass on an 11A Mark Maulden at 6:08pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:01pm 07.03.22 Califonia and the earthquakes shook the house, damaged the wiring. I'm sure wave action on your h
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 5:56pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 07.03.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 07.03.22 Originally I had no exhaust fan and the engine compartment heated to over 175 F. This was way too h
knot ID sunlover at 5:21pm 07.03.22
knot ID Davidasailor26 at 5:18pm 07.03.22 Looks like a halyard hitch - Halyard Hitch
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 5:15pm 07.03.22 Not to get us too deep into this, but I just wired up a new ceiling fan at home, and the wires to t
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 5:13pm 07.03.22 I never do either. That's why I asked. I hadn't thought of the alternator though. I think I'll run
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings (1) adamv at 5:11pm 07.03.22 206883

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