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jssailem reacted to BigEasy's post in the thread 1987 Hunter 285 - Freshwater Valve Manifold with
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well said! If I had to pay a boatyard to perform all maintenance on my boat, I wouldn’t be able to afford the boat. In addition to... -
jssailem replied to the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure!.My rationale for utilizing the machine shop? They were already engaged in another project. They had the chemicals, temp controlled tank...
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jssailem reacted to Will Gilmore's post in the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure! with Helpful.
I had to lookup passivation. This is what I found: Citric Acid Passivation of Stainless Steel One can buy citric acid powder from a...
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Ralph Johnstone reacted to Hayden Watson's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with
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Leg 2 was from Coronet Bay just inside Deception pass to Oak Harbor. The current was adverse until noon so I sat around enjoying a good... -
jssailem posted the thread Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found in Sails Call Lounge.Research findings discuss What, When, How, Why and possibly WHO is causing this discovered anomaly that is impacting the GPS signal over...
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Get a 30 ft line and put a weight in the middle. Using two people on either side bring the line to where the keel attaches to the boat... -
Hayden Watson reacted to Stu Jackson's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with Like.
Hayden, epic salvation cruise, much to be admired of your ingenuity and perseverance. Good on you and congratulations on your return... -
Hayden Watson replied to the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise..I would agree with you if there was any loss of coolant but it is right where it was at the beginning of the cruise. On my system, the...
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Stu Jackson replied to the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise..Hayden, epic salvation cruise, much to be admired of your ingenuity and perseverance. Good on you and congratulations on your return... -
Stu Jackson replied to the thread Favored sails for a Catalina 22 that races?.Rich, thx so much for posting that Main Brace. I used to own a 1981 #10496 fro 1983 to 87, great boat, SF Bay and Clear Lake during the...
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Stu Jackson reacted to Hayden Watson's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with Like.
Leg 2 was from Coronet Bay just inside Deception pass to Oak Harbor. The current was adverse until noon so I sat around enjoying a good...
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jssailem replied to the thread Shock Harbor 25.If you can post images of the line fair leads, blocks, sheaves, and line paths. There my be clues in them to identify the friction issues.
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John Thank u for your thoughtful answerI checked most of the blocks and they seem good. I will c if I can use a larger line
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jssailem reacted to Hayden Watson's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with Wow.
I was seven days into a two week cruise when my Universal M25XP engine started acting up. The symptoms are [in order of finding them...
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jssailem reacted to Hayden Watson's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with Wow.
All of the above is true. The vent is open and it cannot carry the amount of blow-by the engine is making. All of that makes for a...