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Diesel odor Bill lowe at 10:42pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1241 Following advice I got from this forum (thanks all), I changed the fuel filter on my Perkins engine
External furling for mainsail Jim at 10:39pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 8/1111 I am looking at a 1983 Hunter 34. It is equipped with an add-on furling system that bolts to the mas
Brown water marks in cabin Jeff at 10:27pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1344 This weekend I uncovered the boat to find brown water marks on the cabin walls. They are either com
Illegal Head! Eric B at 10:01pm 04.04.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1512 I need to convert my "Illegal" head on a 1977 Catalina C-27, hull # 3516. Is there a kit available o
Black spots... Mark at 9:49pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1139 Can anyone suggest a product that would remove blacking or black spots from my anti-skid deck. I'd
ssb Monty K. VanderMay at 7:30pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 1/958 Hello all, I have a 97 430 and am adding a SGC SSB. I can see where the panel can be mounted in the
Where to install a Jack line, and what to use? D E Brown at 7:20pm 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2589 Were planning on more evening and night sailing in this coming year,not to mention,more rough weathe
Boat insurance blues ex-admin at 3:47pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 96/4566 The sailing press has been filled with stories of problems with boat insurance in recent months. T
Drive train mystery solved O_Salt at 2:19pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1192 Last July my brother and I bought a Beneteau First 345 1984 with an Yanmar 2GM engine. The boat dev
Recommissioning after 2 years, & fresh to salt h2o Joe E. at 2:09pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1065 Hello collective,I have a 2001 Hunter 320. Due to drought in Kansas and a job change it's been in
Fuel lines and battery cables Joseph Washburn at 2:07pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/1736 I have a 1988 C-22. It is equipped with a fuel locker on the port side of the cockpit. The battery
Sail Furlers Jim I. at 1:43pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/1004 I need to replace the CDI flexible Furler on my 1984 Catalina 22. Any suggestions? Looking for somet
turnbuckle father Mark at 1:34pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/767 I was putting the mast up on my h-23 the other day and broke off the screw that hold the port shroud
autoprop vs std prop weights chuckwayne at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1313 Someone asked the question a while ago.....The standard (optional!) 16" 3 blade on our 356 weighs 9l
We be sailing in Seattle now Scott Wilson at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/841 Saturday was beautiful and the wind even picked up in the afternoon. Scott
C.N.G.GAS DON MANTLE at 1:17pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/876 I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY CNG TO PROPANE .HAS ANYBODY DONE THIS,AND IF SO WHERE DID YOU PUT THE TANK
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 1:14pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1088 I need new fenders (have none now). Our Hunter 25.5 will be slipped in a protected marina on an inl
Electrical Panel Mark at 12:18pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1646 Just bought an old Hunter. The electricity doesn't seemed to work other than the bilge pump. Can a
28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1395 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi
Boat stripes to strip... Mark at 11:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1248 Can anyone suggest a solvent or effective method of removing taped boat stripes? My stripes are nea

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Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 8:14am 12.22.20 The great conjuction? After sunset last night (12/21) we went to the Gulf coast beach in Naples, Fl
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 John T1594 at 8:12am 12.22.20 The great conjuction? After sunset last night (12/21) we went to the Gulf coast beach in Naples, Flo
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Captain Larry-DH at 8:06am 12.22.20 probably rated as 10 watts. Do you mean one amp? Yes, of course. :banghead: :)
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? (1) Ward H at 8:04am 12.22.20 Here is a screen shot of my power usage spreadsheet. It shows several types of bulbs and the rated c
companion way cagreen75 at 8:00am 12.22.20 I have to say that before you do anything you should determine why this crack is there in the first
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 12.22.20 The incandescent bulbs draw a ridiculous amount of power but more importantly, the lenses on those f
Merry Christmas Pals ... A musical appreciation. Ken Cross at 7:21am 12.22.20 Yep, White stuff covered things last night. Unusual for us.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Dave Groshong at 7:20am 12.22.20 We offer wire/rope kits. If the sheave at the top is a common size, my preference would be to swit
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Terry Cox at 6:59am 12.22.20 Snowing here.
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Ron20324 at 6:57am 12.22.20 Uummm... Post 11, are you using that rope gypsie to handle the chain?
Fresh water pressure problem on my 2014 385 Parsons at 6:51am 12.22.20 When you say "low pressure", you really mean "low flow", right? There is normally a "pump saver" scr
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Ron20324 at 6:46am 12.22.20 Do you mean one amp? probably rated as 10 watts.
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Terry Cox at 6:44am 12.22.20 The steaming light might be 10A, Do you mean one amp?
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Terry Cox at 6:43am 12.22.20 Anchor light Steaming Light Stern light On our boat the anchor and steaming lights were two amps
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? dlochner at 6:25am 12.22.20 Back in the day before high tech lines, wire halyards were used to reduce stretch. Modern lines are
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 5:59am 12.22.20 Anyone take any good pics? We missed it :frown:
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Kings Gambit at 5:58am 12.22.20
What size stuffing flax do I need? Justin_NSA at 5:40am 12.22.20 Did you figure it out? How did it go? Did you use MainSail's article? I've never done one. I went di
What size stuffing flax do I need? All U Get at 5:26am 12.22.20 This probably solves the different sizes mystery the PO left in the spares collection.
Lower lifeline hole plastic insert All U Get at 5:22am 12.22.20 Yes, that is what they were designed to do but now they are "special" boat parts and the price can

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