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Diesel Fuel Full Circle 473 at 10:55pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1829 Can any of you experts out there tell me the deference between the diesel fuel at the marina fuel do
Back in the Chessy All U Get at 9:40pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 18/906 Hi all, It took us about 130 hours from the Bahamas April 17th to Deltaville, Va May 4th. We had s
The boat is (was) finally ready Mark Maulden at 8:49pm 05.04.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/892 The new engine/drivetrain is good, J-prop is pitched, new propane system is in, boat is cleaned up,
Table Modification rosypar1 at 7:27pm 05.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1493 We are looking for a table modification that will allow the table to go down to make large sleeping
Winter storm blues... (1) rgranger at 5:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 2/400 So this winter we had a nor'easter and the pylon in my slip on my starboard bow side came lose. No
Zipper Blues!!!!!!! (2) rgranger at 5:06pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 13/707 So I have a mystery, or at least I'm confused. I started my annual spring deep clean of my boat
Keel separation or bad fairing? (5) danneskjold08094 at 3:52pm 05.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3571
Aluminum-framed window installations (8) Scott T-Bird at 3:48pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/237 I finally pulled the trigger and bought 8 new windows for my cabin. I originally had 6. When I bou
1984 oday 25 rudder length mastup at 2:27pm 05.04.18 Day Sailers 9/1731 hello, new to the forum wondering if anybody has modified the 25 rudder to the oday 26 specs to take
Whisker Pole Technique LakeShark at 2:20pm 05.04.18 Racing 7/1842 Any of you guys have a good video that shows proper whisker pole technique. It's one of many items
May the 4th Brian D at 1:29pm 05.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/510 be with you. :kick::biggrin::laugh::banghead::plus::deadhorse::yeah::yikes::clap:
420 Passage Forward A/C fan counts down from 6 wont cool tootssea at 1:26pm 05.04.18 Big Boats 2/434 our forward A/C just stopped cooling. We were in a marina and both worked just fine. Checked into an
Jib Hank Installation (1) Simon Sexton at 1:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 27/5018 Hey Y'all, Good afternoon! As I was doing some repairs on the original sails that came wit
Hunter 450 PSS leak into engine room rjj101 at 11:55am 05.04.18 Big Boats 10/808 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 Passage with a PSS prop shaft seal. There is a vent tube for blow off that
Rodeo anchoring (1) Phil Herring at 11:36am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 31/5556 You think you had a tricky anchorage... We've all been there: high winds, bad bottoms, cables, kelp
Leather wrapped wheel KennyBene at 9:40am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 7/928 My 1999 Beneteau OC 352 came with a (black) leather wrapped steering wheel. Must've looked nice whe
ODay 222 seizing shroud to spreader HighCs123 at 8:48am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1502 I've been reading up on rigging info. It seems that usually the shrouds are seized to spreaders afte
I need the name of a part. sharps4590 at 7:57am 05.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/567 Sitting here feeling pretty stupid. I need to cut about a 4 inch hole in the side of the seats of m
"nanny cam" or outdoor webcam on board chrisings at 6:32am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/659 Hey folks, Question; we live 2 1/2 hours from our marina and have kicked around the idea of installi
Persistant leak from Racor filter RWSlater at 6:30am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/413 I have a Parker Racor R12PUL filter with the water separator bowl, for my Panda gen. I recently did

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Universal 25MXP low rpm issue jonelli at 7:33am 07.19.23 I'm no expert, but here's what I've learned... These motors are simple. Fuel, Electricity, Air/Exha
Bus B - no output flightlead404 at 7:22am 07.19.23 On my '07 38 there are two breakers in the aft cabin, the sternmost bulkhead, starboard side.
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 7:08am 07.19.23 I had some sikaflex 291 (4200 equivalent I believe) and used a bunch of that as thread sealant. I al
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 6:41am 07.19.23 Thanks, everyone. I left lake water sitting in the bowl overnight and then went back out last night
Mainsail foot mod question (1) Backwaterdog at 6:38am 07.19.23 Thanks for the reply, here is another picture with the sail made up to the boom.
Clean main sail cover PaulK at 6:16am 07.19.23 Thanks for the advice. I did another run with a higher dose. 1 cup of bleach per gallon. + sun It
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 5:47am 07.19.23 I have used chapstick on my Mack pack zipper when it gets a little sticky! Greg Yes! Something l
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. jviss at 5:41am 07.19.23 A quick check to see if it's a clogged vent is to just take off the pump out cap and try the head.
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 5:39am 07.19.23 "Dual Contact"! One for the red (hot) wire contact, one for the black (or yellow) wire (ground) con
Mainsail foot mod question Davidasailor26 at 5:36am 07.19.23
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 dlochner at 5:12am 07.19.23 This may not be the only damage from the grounding. Check the aft end of the keel and the hull. Also
two questions - 2008 H36 seadaddler at 4:57am 07.19.23 No check value before pump and same as battery cables used should be used
AC Refrigerator and loading smokey73 at 4:27am 07.19.23 Is there a 12 volt breaker for the frige on the DC panel? Is there a breaker on the AC panel (120V)
AC Refrigerator and loading Slipin Away at 4:18am 07.19.23 What year is your 45cc. Mine is 2006 and original unit ran only on battery. Replace with same unit
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 RoyS at 4:15am 07.19.23 Some mufflers have a drain plug that could be loose in your case.
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 smokey73 at 3:57am 07.19.23 I think you have your answer and probably already know it. If it was not there when you bought the
AC Refrigerator and loading kappykaplan at 3:45am 07.19.23 Are the AC outlets on the boat powered by the generator? If so, you should be able to connect the f
AC Refrigerator and loading henri at 3:39am 07.19.23 Yes it is! Only AC
AC Refrigerator and loading kappykaplan at 2:31am 07.19.23 Are you sure the fridge is AC only?
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 1:55am 07.19.23 The items get cleaned, then dried, then sprayed, then air-dry. Truth be told, my sail loft does thi

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