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New main captain chaos at 5:39pm 03.08.09 Racing 1/2166 I finally blew my main out, bad. She was really old, and needed replacing, but I sure fixed her this
Air Conditioning Upgrade- 30' Lippincott 2sail4ever at 4:26pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3037 We are looking at upgrading an early 1980's Lippincott 30'. It presently has a 30 Amp service, duel
Pedistal compass paulj at 2:43pm 03.08.09 Catalina 310 3/1743 Finished installing compass.... http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/Compass?authkey=Gv1sRgCMmF2ZXkq
H36 and spinnaker Andreas7699 at 2:36pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 8/1865 Hi. I have just mounted the gear for a spinnaker (symmetric) but not tested it yet, the sail is wai
zinc GarEi at 1:38pm 03.08.09 Pearson 1/1707 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. I only have room for a 3/4 inch wide zinc on th
Depth Sounder transducer Replacement rozanski2 at 1:34pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 2/1229 I've replaced my depth transducer on a P42 and have no idea how to get the wire back to the helm uni
40.5 Wash Down Pump Michael G at 1:33pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/927 I would like to install a wash down pump in the anchor locker on my "93 40.5. Any information on pum
h28.5 mast mainsail slide cover Mike-and-Tracy at 12:41pm 03.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3357 I recently bought a 1988 h28.5. While removing the mainsail, I noticed that the plastic piece that
Placement of shoot thru hull tranducer on O'Day 25 swing keel Mike Whalen at 12:39pm 03.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1976 Greetings, S/O gave me a Unidine depth finder for B-day. I have a 25' with swing keel. Seems like I'
Port Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. seadaddler at 12:33pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2698 Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. Any one a member and keep their sailboat at the Charlotte Yacht Club,Flo
Plastic pipe. What's it called? Ted at 12:29pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4470 My boat (1983 vintage) is missing some water pipe fittings. The previous owner never got around to f
Sailing around clearwater. Fla.? biorapper at 12:06pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3799 I did an archive search and found very little information. Planning a trip in early April, I think,
Why Not To Paint Your Prop (with copper based paint) (1) Maine Sail at 12:04pm 03.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/15444 When we bought this boat the PO had been very upset with the bottom paint job they had done in Flori
Edson Steering Chain and Cable Tha Gaol at 11:52am 03.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1537 Edson lists 10 different chain an cable replacement part numbers http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinest
Heat Exchanger Zinc Witzend at 11:23am 03.08.09 Catalina 310 4/2625 The Westerbeke # is 011885 1/4" x 1.75" Does anyone know if the Standard 1/4 zinc they sell at West
Auto pilot installation ranchu56 at 10:29am 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/1270 Raymarine below deck auto pilot To all, I've been offered a below deck autopilot. On the Raymar
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware - HELP Twister Sister at 8:54am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1880 Help: I have a v ery vintage Venture 2-24 which I purchased prior to last season. On our first out
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware Twister Sister at 8:52am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 Help: I have a very vintage Venture 2-24 (73) which I purchased prior to last season. On our first
50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1741 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/47092 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ

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BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION JamesG161 at 7:45am 02.24.22 I've never heard of oiling the surfaces on bronze valves Not True. I just told you.:cowbell: The
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Ward H at 7:35am 02.24.22 I've never heard of oiling the surfaces on bronze valves, strainers or other. I wouldn't do it as
Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent spedpetsman at 7:32am 02.24.22 Thankful to you for that! I may ask you some more questions later though as this is my first delta b
New to us Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 7:30am 02.24.22 I'm going induction. When operating, induction creates an oscillating magnetic field. Caution! Ji
Expanding Hardening Foam Sandy Stone at 7:22am 02.24.22 The trick is in the "expanding" part. It's easier than you think to split your deck apart.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION JamesG161 at 7:16am 02.24.22 Humidity type moisture should not be an issue with bronze. Constant dripping water or the like, wou
Tow Vehicle Question. Rick Webb at 7:07am 02.24.22 Once a VW brought in a large catamaran to be repaired into my dealership Done that. 71 Super Beet
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 6:45am 02.24.22 Interesting, indeed. I'm new to the topic of LFPs, but I have some thoughts. I thought one of the
Tow Vehicle Question. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 02.24.22 Once a VW brought in a large catamaran to be repaired into my dealership
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rick Webb at 6:32am 02.24.22 What laws exist and what laws are enforced are two separate questions. It is a very minor inconveni
Expanding Hardening Foam Ben4195 at 5:54am 02.24.22 Thinwater, can you explain why you're not a fan of deck injection? Not to hijacka thread, but I hav
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:52am 02.24.22 Oh the joy of finding Previous Owners were not really boat savvy and that boats some how survive. @
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION jssailem at 5:33am 02.24.22 Bronze valves are generally tough units. The corrosion most often is a result of surface dripping.
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 5:29am 02.24.22 Where did you get it Jim? I found only one on ebay (need 2) , others, looking same would not ship to
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:15am 02.24.22 How are you planning to do that? I originally was thinking the same thing but.....
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 5:05am 02.24.22 I just replaced mine. 15" 40lbf. What lbf did you use? Ken 30 lbf 20in extended, 12in compressed.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 4:05am 02.24.22 Daaah, my bad. I meant Bronze. Its a Groco Valve (I've changed the title)
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 3:57am 02.24.22 All states have that it's called the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it protects peo
USCG Registry versus State kappykaplan at 3:43am 02.24.22 Now it's time to merge the two threads . . .
USCG Registry versus State Rick486 at 2:41am 02.24.22 Interesting comparison chart, and thank you. Gotta say, while my state, Oregon, looks pretty good,

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