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    Rearming an inflatable PFD

    Rearming an inflatable life jacket is easy and a kit is about $49. I suggest buying the appropriate kit at the same time as the life jackets have the right kits on hand. We wear ours any time the weather is getting frisky, while docking and when in the dinghy. Annual maintenance is prudent. Ours...
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    Lehman 120 rebuild or replace in 2024?

    There are currently 2 FL120s on ebay.
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    Size of crush sleeves?

    Fisheries Supply has Centex crush sleeves. They are sized to match the nominal hose/muffler size. 6 inch for a 6 inch muffler etc. Centex can advise you.
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    Pyrotechnic Rant Du Jour

    If you fire any of them in training I'd strongly suggest hearing protection. The 12 gauge pistols, at least, are very loud. What did you say???
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    Gray Plastic water piping

    SharkBite has a fitting that adapts polybutylene to pex. I have used them updating sections of supply lines on our boat.
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    Gray Plastic water piping

    SharkBite has a fitting that adapts polybutylene to pex. I have used them updating sections of supply lines on our boat.
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    Why Move from Sailboat to Trawler?

    Ours is a similar story. 3 decades of cruising and racing sailboats in the PNW were fun. When we quit racing and just cruised we realized had a really slow power boat with a really tall radio antenna complete with cramped living space. It was time for more comfort afloat. We enjoy the views...
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    Helm pump, pumping air?

    Here is the complete pdf for installing and bleeding Capilano steering systems.
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    Helm pump, pumping air?

    Here is the Capilano ststem
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    Helm pump, pumping air?

    Here is the Capilano ststem
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    Helm pump, pumping air?

    I just bled my helm yesterday after replacing a section of damaged tubing. My steering system has upper and lower Capilano 250v helm pumps and an external Univalve check valve. Your check valve is inverted compared to what I have. My return line is on top. The two port side goes to the cylinder...
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    Dinghy Dock Limits

    The only time I raise my eyebrows at the size of a tender is when someone side ties at a dingy dock. Bow in pretty much negates length as a factor. When the dock is crowded I'm good with tying long and climbing over tenders to get to the dock, ours included.
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    Converting sailboat to powerboat

    Without the rig most sail boats are over ballasted resulting in a very uncomfortable motion. A naval architect, preferably the designer, could provide insight in how much of ballast weight to remove. This likely would result in modifying the keel. Not impossible but imo necessary to have an...
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    AIS receiver via VHF

    My experience is receive only a shared antenna is satisfactory. I am using a single antenna with my Horizon VHF that also receives AIS. It is working fine for our current purposes. We spend very little time transmitting with the VHF so we have no issues with keeping current with AIS targets...
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    Class-T Fuse Block and Fuses. T-105’s and 2/0 cable.

    This is another great thread. The Marine How To article is excellent, well written and it clearly communicates the information. I made a donation as this site has so much value and it would be a shame to loose it.
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