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I though you guys would find these measurements I took interesting: Total thickness of a 1" Apollo bronze through hull = 2.99mm http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/91572913.jpg Now subtract the depth of the treads cut into it @ 1.45mm deep http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/91572914....

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Believe it or not Tim even with a photo there are a few out there still arguing that it's safe and even going so far to suggest re-cutting the threads on a thru-hull fitting to NPT..?? The lengths to which some will go to save a penny is rather funny..!

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Beware that most through hull fitting threads are likely to be straight thread, not tapered; a lot of the standard pipe fittings have tapered threads and won't thread down sufficiently before binding. This may make your installation more of a challenge than you hoped for! I've seen a lot of straigh...

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Here are a few Maine sun rises & sets...

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I only pull my camera out twice a day once at dawn and once at dusk..... The rest of the day the light is cold and stale...

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Hi All, We just returned from our down east cruise and wanted to share some pics from our trip. Here's the link: http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/penobscot_bay_2007 http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/84961105.jpg http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/84963321.jpg http://www.pbase.com/main...

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Tim,

I know how you feel!

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Hi All, We bought a CS-36 earlier this season and it has a cockpit mounted main sheet traveler right in front of the pedestal. I did not want to switch to mid boom sheeting and therefore could not install an offset pedestal guard with Navpod's for the instruments. After giving this quite a bit of th...

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Was that you guys I saw Thursday sitting in the rain under your boom tent in the rain? I went in to fill up with water, at Handy's, and saw three to four people sitting in the cockpit in the fog & rain.. The boat looks great by the way!! P.S. We're in a new boat this year so if you see us out th...

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I simply laminated a 5/8 inch thick piece of fiberglass on a waxed piece of glass and then cut holes with my hole saw and glassed them to the hull. Glassing my backing plates to the hull! http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/80568227.jpg Nice and Solid! http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/8...

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Last night, July 7th, we were anchored in a beautiful and idyllic Maine cove with only four other boats. Each boat had plenty of room to swing, even a 53 footer, and there was room enough for at least eight or ten more boats. About 7:45 p.m. a very salty, but ragged looking Pearson Triton entered th...

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Hi All, I thought I would let you all know that I have discovered, the expensive way, that you should never use PB Blaster near ANY engine or transmission seals. I needed to remove my shaft coupling so I sprayed the bolts with PB Blaster thinking nothing of it. Evidently some of it dripped onto my t...

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Thanks guys slotted it is then!

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Thanks I'll also check K.L. Jack and see what they have for silicon bronze too. My thinking is that the fairing compound would adhere better to a phillips head? I thought about using the 4200 over the heads but decided to fill and fair..

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She floats but I took a gamble and lost. I did not like the through-hull installation with the valves screwed onto through-hulls but figured they would be fine. I did honestly think, and figured, they were probably alright for one more season and I gambled wrong. We sailed the boat up from Portsmout...

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paints is exactly that! Once you buff it you're a slave to it. As Awlgrip cures it forms a hard outer protective skin roughly 1 mil thick and if you buff through it you've lost most of the benefits of having Awlgrip. The reason I like acrylics is because the hard shell is the entire 2.5 - 3.0 mils o...

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I helped a friend buff his 17 year old, fire engine red Imron on his Ericson 35-3 and it came out amazing! You can't do this with Awlgrip or polyester LPU paints but you can with Awlcraft 2000 or Imron acrylic LPU paints! The pictures below were taken before wax but after compounding & polishing...

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We close on her around May 15th! She's a Canadian Sailcraft or CS-36 and was painted with Awlgrip over the winter! I guess I'll have to be the guy to put the first scratch in her. Better me than someone else though. I think I like the green bottom paint better though... http://www.pbase.com/mainecru...

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I wrote this about converting a Universal M-25 with a Motorola 51 to a new Leece Neville 90 amp.. The info in the article will show you the conversion plate you need..

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/cata ... alternator

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Hi All, My wife and I just made an offer on a 1979 CS36 (Canadian Sailcraft) and I''m wondering if I can now qualify as owning a plastic classic or is a CS36 still to radical and new? We have a P&S on our 2005 Catalina and will be using half the proceeds from that sale for a college account and ...

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Hi All, I have seen this question, "how do I re-pack my stuffing box" posed literally hundreds of times, on different forums, and still no-one had a good photo based article on how to change the flax packing in an old school stuffing box. Sunday it was ridiculously rainy, hahvin' a Noh' Ea...

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I buy all my line from him and he ships quickly. The quality of the line is equal to or better than Sampson, New England Ropes or the others. Cajun trading is the best palce to buy sheets, halyards & anchor line...

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It's a Catalina 310. I've done my restoring over the years, Cape Dory's, Tartans and Pearson's and still enjoy working and puttering on boats but really, really love the our "clorox bottle" because she really does not sail like a clorox bottle at all....

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The picture below shows the Griffin Air Click remote on our 4G ipod. Do NOT buy the Griffin it is not as hearty and robust as the much higher quality ABT iJet that I now use. The picture below that shows the actual fob next to my chartplotter on the right side. You don't need the ABT iJet Two Way th...

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I love my iPod, actually my five iPods, and find it to be one of the best additions to our boat. Step 1- My first advice is to buy a car stereo from Wal*Mart or Best Buy or even a car stereo from Crutchfield. Don't waste money on a marine grade unit! I have only had one marine grade stereo in my 15+...

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Hi All, I'm not posting photos of my boat because it's not a classic plastic by any means but I did see a few this weekend. The first one is Hope a Lecompte, the second is just a skiff and the third looks custom built and resembled a Brittish Chanel Cutter. Enjoy... http://www.pbase.com/mainecruisin...

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That is some serious will power (not putting your boat in). I don't know if I could do it for a full season....

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I feel like I'm the only one with a boat in the water. We launched in mid April and have had some great sailing already. Coves are empty and the winds have been good. If we could get the rain to stop things would be better. So who's going in and when??? I keep looking for Dasein & Glissando but ...

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This past christmas I needed a new cordless drill. I had my heart set on a Panasonic. Fortunately I went to Home Depot before hitting Advantage Gas. They had a huge 18 volt Ryobi kit on sale for $339.00. I purchased it on a whim and absolutely love it. My kit came with a .. Jig Saw Sawzall Right Ang...

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I am trying to test all anchors based on surface area as well as weight to fairly compare. The Spade A-80 I own is very similar in surface area to the Manson Supreme 24 that's why I compared those two. In my very limited tests in the same area, using the same RPM loads the Manson set three out of th...

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temporarily. Unfortunately it cuts the video off at two minutes. This will give you guys some idea of what I wish to acomplish. You will need to download macromedia if you don't already have it. Here's the link.

http://www.dropshots.com/acoustic

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Hi All, I did not know where to post this so I chose here. Feel free to move it if this is the wrong forum. Yesterday I went to town landing in Falmouth, ME armed with my video camera and two of my anchors. I wanted to take videos of the anchors setting in hard sand. I compared two of my anchors. On...

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I'll see if I can find some.

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Do you guys know wher I can get the latex to make a mold of my deck?

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Hi All, Last fall my boat was hit in the mooring field in Flamouth, Maine by a boat that broke free of its mooring. The damage is light with no structural repair needed. I've been waiting all winter for my boat yard to begin repairs but they have been to busy and are behind schedule. At this point I...

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I ordered the XBM system yesterday the 27th at 10:00 a.m. & I just got home today the 28th and it's sitting on my door step. They shipped the product ground with no shipping charge the same day I placed the order and it got here from CT in one day!! I'll buy from Jackrabbit again in a heart beat!!

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I ordered the XBM after talking with the guys at Jackrabbit. They said they both basically did the same thing but the new XBM is an LCD screen and the Link 10 an LED. If you are going to leave in on all the time the XBM draws far less current. The other nice feature is that it has a "fuel guage...

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I have purchased six sails over the years from Dirk and he's great! They are a Rolly Tasker dealer and spec the sails as tripple stiched, hand finished clews et. etc. the quality is as good as any cruising sail I've purchased from a local loft but the prices are about 70% better! There is a decent l...

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I'm going to add a battery monitor to my house bank and I'm confused. Xantrex makes a single bank monitor called the XBM $249.00 (WM price) and they also make the Link 10 $189.00 (WM price). From looking at the Xantrex web site it seems the only difference is that the XBM can be linked to a laptop b...

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Hi Tim & Crew,

I was just wondering how most of you host your pictures. I've been using PBase which is $23.00 per year but it seems worth it. It has a very nice layout. Check out my pictures at: http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising

-Rodd

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