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Curved Companionway Steps for Hunter 450 (1) JD20815 at 8:50am 02.14.18 Big Boats 8/1081 One of the curved steps on my 1998 Hunter 450 broke and I had flat replacement steps made. I have f
Kiwi Anti-Skid Paint kclancy at 8:48am 02.14.18 Catalina 22 7/758 Hey Everyone! I am in the process of finishing my exterior teak and rebedding all the hardware. I a
Who wants to be a Thousandaire? Kermit at 7:59am 02.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/1077 It appears @jssailem will be our next forumite with 1000 Likes. Welcome to the club!
Silver/Aluminum Toe Rail Plymouth Sailor at 6:48am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 3/677 I've posted a few topics lately, my apologies but I'm going through another refurbishment of my vess
Correct thermometer and ecofan for Dickinson Newport patrickkidd at 4:39am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/392 hello! I bought an Ecofan 806 for my Dickinson Newport diesel and I think it got fried because the
Who was looking for a furler upper swivel? Ron20324 at 9:38pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 2/377 I can't locate the post where someone was looking for the upper swivel of a jib furler. Help?
War Thunder ground forces (1) Bosman at 5:38pm 02.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/460 Anyone indulged in RB battles? Could use a squad mate every now and then. https://encrypted-tbn0.gst
Slight "screeching" warning buzzer Clydo at 4:39pm 02.13.18 Catalina 310 15/1352 With engine running at idle 1100 rpm have very very faint buzzing sound from oil pressure gauge. Wh
Among the winter projects...... (2) FasterHorses at 3:32pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/466 So among the winter projects on my list for 2018, is the updating of our battery charger. I am certa
Battery issue Gabor15908 at 2:21pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/642 In the summer, I forgot to check my 2-T105 house batteries. All the cells (6 on the two batteries) w
Traveler Repair/Upgrade ? (6) pateco at 12:27pm 02.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1394 I have a leak in my cabin top which is going to require me to remove and re-bed the entire bridge se
Who to believe Whatsit at 11:05am 02.13.18 Ask An Oday Owner 21/1679
Replacing teak with plasteak Randall Schmidt at 10:48am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 24/3109 I have a 1984 Oday 28. Last year I replaced most of the teak with Plasteak. It look like teak but
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 10:47am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3496 I came across this interesting U.S. Coast Guard publication. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual
low shore power voltage old vietnam vet at 10:14am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1622 Had a short in my a/c rotary switch at neutral wire which melted inside of switch. Put in new switch
New Hunter 22 Racing 2baBob at 9:55am 02.13.18 Smaller Boats 2/350 Does anyone know of a place where the new sportboat design Hunter 22 is racing?
Westpoint Harbour VS. BCDC victorhoisington at 9:51am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 0/223 Sailors, First, I apologize if this is not the proper place to post this and will promptly remove th
Managing a hydro-lock risk. Gunni at 8:51am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/761 What is the best way to manage a situation where the engine will not start and extended cranking has
1983 Yamaha 33 depth transducer ID (1) Carigdog at 8:47am 02.13.18 Yamaha 0/521 My original Standard Horizon DS10 sounder display is almost unreadable and until I pull the boat to
Y33 Mast inside makeup (1) Carigdog at 8:36am 02.13.18 Yamaha 6/1090 Hi All, I'm about to replace my original Furuno mast mounted radar dome on my 1983 Yamaha 33 with th

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Replacing lower sheaves on Catalina 30 with internal halyards Hayden Watson at 4:09am 07.08.23 Also try a powered impact drill. Try a little tightening first, then loosening. A little back an
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 1:54am 07.08.23 We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 1:05am 07.08.23 With the compressor running and the battery fresh off the charger I was reading 12.6V at the breake
Best Chart Plotter Solution (2) Screen Saver at 10:11pm 07.07.23 Upgrade update: So it has taken some time to get to this point. The driver for this was not a desire
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question FastOlson at 9:28pm 07.07.23 In general, further north allows less UV to attack the gel coat. Freshwater is a lot better for all
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 9:20pm 07.07.23 With the compressor running and the battery fresh off the charger I was reading 12.6V at the breaker
Waste tank plumbing idea... MikeHoncho at 8:58pm 07.07.23 I used pvc to eliminate all flexible hose other than short sections to joint dis-like inner sizes an
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything DArcy at 8:17pm 07.07.23 I'm just spit balling, the only thing I can see that would make it a lot harder to loosen than tight
st 4000 and rudder position DaveJ at 7:49pm 07.07.23 That makes sense, in very light winds, with almost no movement. I was also thinking, it would be go
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion xavpil at 7:17pm 07.07.23 Assuming you mean jib halyard - why would you need an electric winch for furling jib which you wou
Accelerated Anode Burning SycloneDriver at 7:11pm 07.07.23 I purchased a test cell (probe) form boatzincs.com. I think it was $130. You also need a DVM. You
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Don S/V ILLusion at 7:10pm 07.07.23 is not having an electric job halyard winch a big deal? Assuming you mean jib halyard - why would
st 4000 and rudder position Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.07.23
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 twalker H260 at 6:59pm 07.07.23 Dave is the expert on this boat! He will help get you sorted!
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:45pm 07.07.23 Michigan has a great network of state/city/municipal harbors every 20-30 miles along the Lake Huron
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:43pm 07.07.23 i'm a paper nav man, old school. i would get the richardson cruising guide for lake erie, lake hur
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:40pm 07.07.23 We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake E
Wiring solar and ACR's dlochner at 6:34pm 07.07.23 The easy question first. The SI or Starter Interrupt breaks the connection between the house and st
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 6:14pm 07.07.23 I am replacing a non-working AC. I have completed the connection for the water into and overboard a
2008 H36 microwave replacement Ken Honeycutt at 6:13pm 07.07.23 our microwave gave up also, we are considering converting the space to storage instead. Take advant

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