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Mainsheet blocks Patrick Watts at 2:12pm 05.27.02 Day Sailers 1/1054 I must replace both blocks for the main sheet of my O'Day 23. The larger sheave of the original Sch
H 25.5 - Cockpit Drain John at 1:42pm 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 4/881 Anyone know the inside diameter of the cockpit drain hose for a Hunter 25.5 (1985)?
A/C on a Mac? Michael Shomate at 1:22pm 05.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1078 I am thinking about the Carry-on hatch mount 4800 BTU A/C unit powered by the new Honda 2000 generat
Shore Power Gil Hess at 1:16pm 05.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/938 I own a hunter 27 1981 and have a question about shore power,,,,on my power switch it says off 1 2 a
rubber bumpers John O'Donald at 12:33pm 05.27.02 Big Boats 4/1026 Does anyone know if you can get new rubber bumpers like the kind hunter used on boats in 1989, they
mac 25 keel pivot drew at 12:14pm 05.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1100 I am considering buying a MacGregor 25. The keel is in good shape, but in the up position it wobbles
Steering diagram Mark at 11:49am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 1/937 I have been trying to put a copy of the steering linkage we made for our 260 on to this site. If any
main mast support David Hult at 11:43am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1152 When taking down my main mast last year, I accidentally bend and broke the deck support which holds
main mast support David Hult at 11:34am 05.27.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/997 When taking down my main mast last year, I accidentally bend and broke the mast support which holds
Side window replacement on Vision-32 RKowalke at 11:19am 05.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 Hello:How may I obtain a side replacement window for a Vision-32.One of them appears to be breaki
FYI - Hitachi 55 Amp Alternator Bob at 11:17am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1226 Thank you and here is a followup.I found rebuilt Hitachi 55 Amp alternators through two web sites.
Mast Head Richard O'Neil at 11:02am 05.27.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1101 I just had the forward portion of the mast head break off on my 1991 32S5. I caught it before the m
CruiseAir Question Joe Dickson at 10:51am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1171 I believe that my raw water pump has frozen. There is no water pumping through the system. The pum
Wierd electronics Tom Hultberg at 10:44am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1067 I have NAVCO speed and depth an a Navco wind indicator on my 97 Hunter 26. I finally got everything
Hunter 23 pintle slop Dan Ulrich at 10:34am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 0/810 Has anyone purchased/or made bushings to slip over the pintles and inside the rudder gudgeons to tak
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Inverter Efficiency? Bob Camarena at 10:08am 05.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/895 How efficient are inverters in terms of power consumed vs. usable output? Do they vary much by manu
autohelm 4000 David at 10:05am 05.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/866 I started to install my new autohelm this weekend and had to stop when it came to running the wires
cowl vents David at 9:57am 05.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1048 The transom of my 90 Cat 30 has two cowl vents for the blowers. I beleive they were manufactured by
Need to buy a new outboard Paul Denning at 9:44am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 8/1084 My 8HP Tohatsu was badly damaged in a storm and must be replaced. I need any and all suggestions ab

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Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 7:01pm 07.15.20 thank you all for replying. my insurance company says I will have to pay 1500 deductible. I'm tryi
Lewmar port light seal , replacing ChrisInMaine at 6:54pm 07.15.20 For anyone happening on this post... I successfully replaced the gaskets on six Lewmar Old Style siz
Dry Ice.... MikeHoncho at 6:53pm 07.15.20 Perfectly fine if stored outside. Had a two people die locally from CO2 when they had several cooler
Dry Ice.... Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53pm 07.15.20 As a general rule, dry ice sublimates at the rate of approximately 10 pounds every 24 hours when sto
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 dlochner at 6:51pm 07.15.20 If the spar maker is still in business it might be helpful to contact them right after you contact y
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 6:48pm 07.15.20 More fun racing on the bay last Saturday. 3_0M1E2xSEg Sailing and "Over the Hills and Far Away" t
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 (1) Meriachee at 6:47pm 07.15.20 Heres a picture. This would be problematic to sleeve as the spreader attachment is right there.
Hunter 26 Outboard prop DetroitAC at 6:46pm 07.15.20 Joe, I didn't track it using GPS Ron, thanks for the good data point, nice to see another sailor fr
Dry Ice.... Brian D at 6:46pm 07.15.20 I think I asked about this not too long ago. Try doing a search. If I remember it was not recommende
Dry Ice.... justsomeguy at 6:43pm 07.15.20 Hear for the frig effect (not freezing items) you put the dry ice on the bottom and stack your stuf
proper functioning vented loop (2) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:41pm 07.15.20 Vented loops are siphon breakers...they have nothing in common with tanks vents. You're also confus
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 dlochner at 6:38pm 07.15.20 If you have hull insurance, not just liability, file a claim with your insurance company let them fi
Dry Ice.... dlochner at 6:32pm 07.15.20 Dry ice (frozen CO2) is very cold, but it doesn't take much heat energy to cause it to evaporate. My
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 6:28pm 07.15.20 Hi Lee, Andre here. If you have any pictures of the mast damage please post them. These folks may be
110 electric system not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 07.15.20 Unfamiliar with a C30 but all boats I am familiar with have a breaker very close to the shore power
proper functioning vented loop Canonshooternb at 6:02pm 07.15.20 Although that's a drawing in the Jabsco manual, every manual toilet instructions show the vented l
proper functioning vented loop (1) Canonshooternb at 5:58pm 07.15.20 I am not a plumbing professional or expert, but I'm pretty sure the vented loop should not be betwe
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Sailavie1 at 5:56pm 07.15.20 Hi Lee, Andre here. If you have any pictures of the mast damage please post them. These folks may be
272 speed under power Benny17441 at 5:52pm 07.15.20 Ok, the NOOA information is around 150 Nautical Miles or 173 Statute Miles. You will not know the
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) VisionPNW at 4:51pm 07.15.20 As a follow up for this, since they no longer make these fixtures if one stops working, it's probabl

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