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Bad Obsession at 3:33am 11.14.07
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I am thinking about sailing south next summer and going to Hampton. There I will pick up my wife fr
cephius (Dave) at 3:07am 11.14.07
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I needed stainless steal rail hardware for a small improvement project. I found this on-line store
Capn D at 7:58am 11.14.07
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The compressor on my Grunert reefer gave up the ghost after 7 years of very continuous use. Pricing
Mergatroid at 9:03am 11.14.07
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After a month, found the sole of my h26 soaked and bowed. It had a bad patch in front of the galley
sand sailor at 11:58am 11.14.07
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I'm replacing this old thing and due to the age of my vintage boat (1968)i don't have a holding tank
Joe at 12:38pm 11.14.07
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Hey - anyone install 2, 4d BATTERIES on a Hunter 320 or 326? I'm looking at the port and starboard
Eric at 12:54pm 11.14.07
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Does anyone know where I can get a winch handle for one of the original winches on my Grampain 26.
dbdaniel at 8:42pm 11.12.07
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I just bought a 42 passage a couple months ago and have been working on her since. This is my first
scottish at 11:25pm 11.12.07
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Sailors, Does anyone have a link or information on winterizing a 1gm yanmar engine. Thanks
Gary VanZee at 11:29pm 11.12.07
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A while back I requested some help with getting my Catalina 27 wing keel to point better and got som
Bad Obsession at 10:34pm 11.12.07
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I am seriously considering replacing the head in my 1990 Catalina 30. I have a jabsco in it now and
r. gallagher at 10:01pm 11.12.07
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I currently drive an H28.5 but always look at my next big boat. Plans are to keep this boat for abou
Robbie19650 at 12:43am 11.13.07
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Can we use our spinnaker pole to pole out the staysail boom as it tends to swing about madly when sa
Paul R at 12:56am 11.13.07
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I have two winches on my mast, one on each side used for main and jib. I added a spinnaker halyard t
ken at 12:56am 11.13.07
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So my halyard for the main is at the top of the mast. Short of dropping the mast or going aloft in a
Fred at 1:23am 11.13.07
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I have an accepted offer on a 1980 C30, subject to inspection. What should I look at particularly?
Chesapeake Jeff at 1:36am 11.13.07
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My thanks to the person who responded to my earlier request about finding exterior trim for the Cata
zzy at 1:41am 11.13.07
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Welcome
DonDutton at 1:42am 11.13.07
Cal
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I have a 1986 Cal 33 with a Yanmar 3GM 22 hp diesel. The bracket that attaches to the port side of
Alice A. at 2:50am 11.13.07
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Hi, everyone. We need new duffles for our 10 day charter this winter. We need something in the 36inc

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Battery cut-off switch?   (1)
jssailem at 12:38pm 10.24.21
Typically a battery switch has multiple options. OFF- 1 - BOTH - 2. Something like this. on. The
Containers lost and now a fire
sail sfbay at 12:30pm 10.24.21
Wonder what was in the 10 containers that caught fire and could the fire have been prevented by elim
Battery cut-off switch?
jssailem at 12:25pm 10.24.21
Chris. Switches like that are often used as cut off switches. The key is removable. The switch has
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup
SamLust at 12:17pm 10.24.21
RE: Post # 8, Diana of Burlington. Yeah,... What he said! THAT is how you do a bilge pump.
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall...
Head Sail at 12:12pm 10.24.21
Add more ventilation and/or dehymidifier. Excess moisture may be the cause of your problems.
CNG   (10)
Joshua770 at 11:45am 10.24.21
@Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall...
Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 10.24.21
Clean the contacts on the bulb (once again) but this time before replacing the bulb, coat the termin
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup
DianaOfBurlington at 11:24am 10.24.21
I wasn't asking why the previous owner did something. A helpful presumption: the Previous Owner o
CNG
Joshua770 at 11:23am 10.24.21
@Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup
DianaOfBurlington at 11:18am 10.24.21
In general, at this stage there is no point in wondering what Hunter did from the start. What Grizz
CNG
Richard19068 at 11:17am 10.24.21
Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), an
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall...
Rich Stidger at 11:16am 10.24.21
Also, attached is a picture of one of the fixtures. It's a PIA to pop off the lens. Does anyone k
What is this?
Stu Jackson at 11:15am 10.24.21
There really is quite a lot of disinformation in this quoted post. I'll let Maine Sail comment on i
CNG
Richard19068 at 10:58am 10.24.21
@Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall...
chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21
Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals
Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21
All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is
Finally went for a sail
BigEasy at 10:37am 10.24.21
Sounds like a shakedown cruise that had a little bit of everything! Congratulations getting back in
What is this?
DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 10.24.21
What is this?
DianaOfBurlington at 10:32am 10.24.21
Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter

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