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Bump, still available for interested parties.

Hello Daviid, Pending an offer on the boat this weekend. If you’re interested please let me know and I’ll contact you if they buyer declines the option. Max

Or, as part of regular maintenance on Flooded Lead Acid batteries, you could try getting a measure of specific gravity from the (H2SO4 aqueous sulfuric acid) “water”. Use care: gloves, eye protection, no smoking or sparking the leads, to get a sample into one of those squeeze bulb thingies...

https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/resources/e381-misc-info-pack-includes-drawings.129/history

+1 Christian and “I Love Lucite” aka Craig’s Plastics on Motor Ave in Los Angeles, CA. If you can pattern it, they can build it.

http://www.jordanseriesdrogue.com/pdf/JordanSeriesDrogue.pdf

Professionally constructed Jordan Series Drogue acquired from a passing cruiser. Unused and in excellent condition. Stowed in a large North Face duffle, 109 cones with 16 spares for replacement or addition to the line. Two 15’ lengths of 3 strand make up the bridle (white 3/4” line). A 60’...

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Not yet. We’ve put off the haul out for a month to get to a preferred yard in Ventura.

+1 for iNavX. AIS feed from Digital Yachts iAIS, pretty good on function when its working.

+1 to Gaviate. https://www.hoseassemblytips.com/what-is-npt/ https://www.amazon.com/Harvey-017065-Line-PTFE-Thread/dp/B000FKBXCE

Hello Bolo, Good question. I have a boat here in the PNW. I suppose I could truck it up (at about $10K) and sell this boat, but I thought I’d try this first. Or I could sail to Hawaii and then return via the PNW; would take a bit longer but would be much more comfortable than bashing up the...

Covid and the price of diesel are forcing a change of plans and aspirations. Commuting from the PNW to SoCal used to require 15 days of quarantining from school and $6 dollar a gallon diesel prices probably aren’t going to come down anytime soon. I’m putting September Sun, my ‘86 35 mk III...

Pink in bronze is caused by dezincification, a sacrificial zinc is intended to prevent galvanic deterioration. Galvanic corrosion needs dissimilar metals, an electrolyte (salt water), and an electrical current (stray current from other boats for example). Sacraficial zincs, galvanic isolators...