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Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Days Ago

Replies: 26

battery availability at sam's club

Views: 759

Posted By thedude

Re: battery availability at sam's club

chef - this is exactly what i'd like to do as well. was planning my trip to sams club for later this week. when i check there website now, they all seem to be unavailable. awesome deal for good...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Days Ago

Replies: 26

battery availability at sam's club

Views: 759

Posted By thedude

Re: battery availability at sam's club

sorry, guess my original post wasn't totally clear. maine sail educated my on the batteries in a previous thread, so i know the value. so my question should have been,does anybody know why all the...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Days Ago

Replies: 26

battery availability at sam's club

Views: 759

Posted By thedude

battery availability at sam's club

anybody know the story with the duracell branded batteries? ready to replace my house bank and looks like there's a change with stock. i'm not a member, and don't plan to be unless they have the...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

Views: 296

Posted By thedude

Re: 3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

yeah, hamilton is one of the first sites i checked. but being that i need these for the raw water pump, i'm avoiding brass.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

Views: 296

Posted By thedude

Re: 3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

it's on a jabsco 2620 series pump with a bronze body.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

Views: 296

Posted By thedude

Re: 3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

the fittings are for my raw water pump.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

Views: 296

Posted By thedude

Re: 3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

yes, that would help. i need a straight fitting, male 3/8 npt to 5/8 hose barb,

http://images.jamestowndistributors.com/woeimages/250_250/00003895.jpg

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

Views: 296

Posted By thedude

3/8 npt to 5/8 barb

I'm having no luck finding this fitting in bronze or marelon. Groco, perko, forespar, apollo. None of these manufacturers make 3/8 stuff. Any ideas?

Forum: Diesel Engine Forum

12-26-2012

Replies: 4

looking for pathfinder parts

Views: 278

Posted By thedude

Re: looking for pathfinder parts

I'm certain it's the raw water pump. Here's a picture of the pump with and without the pulley.

http://i46.tinypic.com/9fz3mf.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/313ioes.jpg

Forum: Diesel Engine Forum

12-26-2012

Replies: 4

looking for pathfinder parts

Views: 278

Posted By thedude

looking for pathfinder parts

I've got a Pathfinder 42hp diesel, and need a new raw water pump pulley. I know of the Pathfinder company in Quebec, but haven't been able to reach them yet.

Anybody holding on to 1 or 2 of...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

12-06-2012

Replies: 13

Spearguns

Views: 1,492

Posted By thedude

Re: Spearguns

before moving to the muddy waters of the chesapeake, i lived in socal where the spearing was outstanding. looking forward to doing more when we set off to nova scotia this summer.

as for gear, it...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-19-2012

Replies: 16

did someone pee in my racor?

Views: 857

Posted By thedude

Re: did someone pee in my racor?

thanks bob, i'll try that.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-19-2012

Replies: 16

did someone pee in my racor?

Views: 857

Posted By thedude

Re: did someone pee in my racor?

thanks everyone. think i'm understanding it's workings a bit more.

to calebd, that book is already part of the library. it's a really good one

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-18-2012

Replies: 16

did someone pee in my racor?

Views: 857

Posted By thedude

Re: did someone pee in my racor?

faster

when motoring, where do you like to run your engine? what is your typical water temp at that cruising rpm?

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-18-2012

Replies: 16

did someone pee in my racor?

Views: 857

Posted By thedude

Re: did someone pee in my racor?

thanks guys. i thought any liquid in the bowl was water. the bowl was full and that made it hard to decipher what the liquid was. good info on the follow up procedure as well, thanks. and yes, that...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-18-2012

Replies: 16

did someone pee in my racor?

Views: 857

Posted By thedude

did someone pee in my racor?

Hey everyone
Jokes aside, I've just purchased my first boat and therefore my first diesel engine and I know nothing about it. The boat is an Islander 36 with a 42hp Pathfinder engine. Both are 1982...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

11-18-2012

Replies: 233

Sticky: Tips For Compound, Polish & Wax

Views: 88,713

Posted By thedude

Re: Tips For Compound, Polish & Wax

Thanks for the great info. I plan on doing a quick wax for the winter, and tackle the full compound, polish, wax in the spring.

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

11-18-2012

Replies: 103

Winter Moisture Control

Views: 5,663

Posted By thedude

Re: Winter Moisture Control

we are a family of 4 (lots of condensate) living on a 36fter off the magothy. we're currently heating with 2 small ceramic heaters that both heat and dry our boat quite well. haven't insulated yet...

Forum: Islander

11-17-2012

Replies: 4

new owner of an i36

Views: 451

Posted By thedude

new owner of an i36

hey all

i'm the new owner of a 1982 islander 36. it's my first and i'm loving it. my boat is fairly simple, almost as it came from the factory. would love to get some insight on the boat from...

Forum: Introduce Yourself

11-17-2012

Replies: 6

Intro from Baltimore, MD

Views: 251

Posted By thedude

Re: Intro from Baltimore, MD

hi all

newbie here too. just moved aboard our boat a couple months ago. we're off the magothy river.

we looked at anchorage marina too, but they very bluntly told us no liveaboards.

Forum: Introduce Yourself

11-17-2012

Replies: 3,056

Sticky: Sailnet Members from around the world check-in please.

Views: 225,989

Posted By thedude

Re: Sailnet Members from around the world check-in please.

magothy river, md

Forum: Cruising and Sailing with Children

12-01-2010

Replies: 43

Sailboat Fishing

Views: 12,828

Posted By thedude

Bob, of Boat Bits fame, now has a blog dedicated...

Bob, of Boat Bits fame, now has a blog dedicated to fishing from sailboats.

Check it out...Fishing Under Sail (http://fishingundersail.blogspot.com/)

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

08-19-2009

Replies: 5

negotiating 101

Views: 588

Posted By thedude

negotiating 101

Buying a boat. How low can you go?

I wanna hear from all you champion negotiators.

1. what did you buy (boats, just boats)? and when?
2. what were they asking?
3. what did you pay?

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

08-19-2009

Replies: 4

who here lives aboard in socal?

Views: 522

Posted By thedude

who here lives aboard in socal?

and for those freshies, how long did it take to get the coveted (legal) liveaboard slip?

Forum: Provisioning

08-14-2009

Replies: 42

Dark and stormy

Views: 6,018

Posted By thedude

BevMo should have a couple brands, Bundaberg is a...

BevMo should have a couple brands, Bundaberg is a nice option.

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