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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-03-2021, 04:29
Replies: 49
Views: 13,307
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Lazy Jack line choices.

Littlewing,

Thank you for the intelligent and extremely thoughtful insight you offer. To describe the level of appreciation and reverence which wells up inside of me from such a response is...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-03-2021, 21:23
Replies: 49
Views: 13,307
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Lazy Jack line choices.

I am old, ignorant, poorly educated and very uninformed but my reading of the OP’s query was in reference to lazy jack lines, or in plain speak some stringy things(lines) that help keep the big...
Forum: Our Community 11-03-2021, 21:03
Replies: 43
Views: 8,014
Posted By Jahwork
Re: yanmar engine oil removal

Hola,

Back in the day at the boat yard I worked at, we had two “Suck-Up” brand manual extractor pumps. They had been in use long before I arrived, we used them very very often for the years I...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 10-03-2021, 07:00
Replies: 21
Views: 2,215
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Dometic marine airconditioners and water heaters

Has anyone heard from the OP? Are any of these still available?
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-03-2021, 20:39
Replies: 14
Views: 3,193
Posted By Jahwork
Re: venting oil in a saildrive?

I am unsure the problem of which you speak. Perhaps others have a similar issue to overcome not unlike that of which you surmise. My intent, design, fabrication and install was not related to the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-03-2021, 20:09
Replies: 14
Views: 3,193
Posted By Jahwork
Re: venting oil in a saildrive?

Yes, I should have included that info. Thank you for reminding me. Due to the constrains of my small engine spaces I was able to get the tanks about 18” or so above the waterline. I would have...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-03-2021, 14:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,193
Posted By Jahwork
Re: venting oil in a saildrive?

Hola,

Below is a cut and paste of a post to a similar question from a while back. It has worked flawlessly since install and I am very happy with the results.
I have also added my new sign...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-03-2021, 17:06
Replies: 114
Views: 12,690
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Sailboat names

Lazy1,

I, like you, also received my dog and cat with predetermined names from their previous owners. I also kept them both.

Dexter

Adastracat
(I suppose this name doesn’t meet...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 27-02-2021, 09:43
Replies: 46
Views: 9,151
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Floating Bar in State waters?

Greetings,

Maybe not exactly what you are envisioning but a couple years back, search the World Wide Web and you will easily find stories about it, in Kodiak Alaska, a young entrepreneurial group...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 26-02-2021, 18:10
Replies: 4
For Sale: Eno Propane Oven
Views: 476
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Eno Propane Oven

I will take it! PM sent.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 24-02-2021, 08:22
Replies: 22
Views: 1,913
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Accurate weight for catamaran in CT / RI

Pandor,

I should have mentioned earlier that the old 40-ton travel lift I ran did not have built in weight sensing or measuring capabilities. The old school method was we used the “as built”...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-02-2021, 21:39
Replies: 22
Views: 1,913
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Accurate weight for catamaran in CT / RI

Greetings,

A few years back when I ran a travel lift at a local boat yard we had an accident investigation team that wanted the precise weight of a vessel which had been involved in a fatality...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 20-02-2021, 10:47
Replies: 862
Views: 422,334
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Videos of Anchors Setting

Steve,

As usual, thank you so much for your time and dedication to anchors. Just wanted to mostly say thanks, and also let you know, although you have probably already seen it, there is a listing...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2021, 07:03
Replies: 10
Views: 3,766
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Repairs to "new to me" Seaward 25

Hola,

I wish I could take credit for the idea and impress you with my vast wealth of knowledge. Unfortunately I have very little knowledge, and what little I do have I think I must keep for...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-02-2021, 19:51
Replies: 10
Views: 3,766
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Repairs to "new to me" Seaward 25

Hola,

Here is a cut and paste of one of my posts from many moons ago about a method of locating leaks. Perhaps it will be of some value to you.

Hola,

I can’t answer your question about a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 13-02-2021, 12:59
Replies: 96
Views: 22,231
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Standing Rigging Replacement - How Frequently?

Greetings,

I am curious if anyone has knowledge of how the 10 year replacement cycle timeline was adopted? I see many people say you should replace it for peace of mind and to be conservative as...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-02-2021, 20:31
Replies: 87
Views: 15,229
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Saildrve or shaft on the long term

Greetings fellow mariners,

Below email is a cut and paste of a response I proffered in a thread a couple years ago. I am lazy and it is easier to do this than to retype it......


Greetings...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-01-2021, 20:09
Replies: 75
Views: 9,861
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Attaching Sea Anchor on larger multihull

Greetings,

Yes that is correct. I use the Mantus bridle routinely and it has stainless thimbles in each end which I just soft shackle to the strong point so it is a fixed length. If I need the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-01-2021, 19:51
Replies: 75
Views: 9,861
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Attaching Sea Anchor on larger multihull

Greetings,

Might not work for your application but here is what I did.

I fabricated strong back attachment points out of 1/2” thick 316SS and reinforced the structure below with large G10 1/2”...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-01-2021, 09:06
Replies: 22
Views: 12,556
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Why Change out diaphragms in a Yanmar SD20 Saildrive

Greetings fellow mariners,

Below email is a cut and paste of a response I proffered in a thread a couple years ago. I am lazy and it is easier to do this than to retype it......


Greetings...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-12-2020, 18:28
Replies: 23
Views: 3,139
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Multihull Production Numbers

Greetings fellow Mariners,

I am feeling a bit snubbed as the Solaris cats have yet to be mentioned. I would love to know how many of each model were produced. Info seems hard to come by. I have...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 22-12-2020, 08:38
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By Jahwork
Re: 2 blade foldable props

Hello again,

Thank you Fstbtms for the quick response. I web searched some images of Flex-O-Fold and I believe you are spot on with your identification. I knew you would pass the test. I will...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 22-12-2020, 07:31
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By Jahwork
Re: 2 blade foldable props

Greetings fellow mariners,

I contacted the OP yesterday and she sent me a couple photos via text message. I will add them here for your viewing pleasure. It appears she has spare blades and...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 19-12-2020, 12:34
Replies: 238
Views: 18,095
Posted By Jahwork
Re: A call for mod action and user restraint

Greetings fellow mariners,

I have spent several years aboard this forum, have contributed a little here and there, but mostly have absorbed a wealth of information and knowledge on many subjects. ...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-12-2020, 17:47
Replies: 286
Views: 40,425
Posted By Jahwork
Re: Covidiot Cruisers in the Solomon Islands

Greetings fellow mariners,

Although I may not post here often, I am a frequent reader of posts in an effort to further my own knowledge base. I simply wanted to commend “Dangerz”, in the above...
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