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Head and fresh water holding tank Markkas at 6:13am 08.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/645 Hello, just bought a 1987 272le and was wondering if anyone could tell me two things. 1. What size w
Donations to Neptune: Dennis Kitchen at 6:06am 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 111/8862 .....on a lighter note; what have you donated to King Neptune? Lets hear about it, especially if it
broken switches tbilyeu at 5:54am 08.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/794 On my 2014 OC 45 the electrical panel has both the shore power and 12 V switches. 2 of the 12 V swi
Maximum motor size for Mac 26S Tom Fawbush at 4:54am 08.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/9231 Does anyone happen to know what the maximum outboard motor size is for a Macgregor 26S? It currently
Leaving AC on.... NYSail at 3:40am 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 11/583 While walking the bock I see boats, both power and sail that leave the AC on all the time. This is o
B361 vs Catalina 36 MKii jarcher at 9:52pm 08.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 45/7586 Hi All... I'm looking to upgrade my Scampi 30 to a 36 foot cruiser, and have been looking at the Ca
Gel Coat Blisters (1) tgrass462 at 7:44pm 08.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2823 Bucket List, a 2008 Catalina 320 MK II (Hull Number 1135) has just completed the LOOP. We have now
Rule Super Switch installation Cest La Vie at 7:43pm 08.02.17 Ask All Sailors 2/407 recently purchased a new Rule Super Switch to replace a similar non functioning unit. Upon opening
Forced air heater duct routing on an Oceanis 400? Geste at 7:26pm 08.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1298 Survey willing, I will take possession of a clean Oceanis 400 in a week or so. One missing accessory
What kind of boat did I buy? (1) Jlanni at 5:56pm 08.02.17 Smaller Boats 3/727 I bought an old rower sailor. It is an AMF from the 1970s but I can't find out more. Does anyone kno
Another one followed me home - could be that perfect day sailer? (1) RussC at 5:28pm 08.02.17 Trailer Sailors 19/5436 Vagabond 17, designed by Ron Holder. seems like a SO much larger boat, but only 950lb displacement w
H376 Head Waste Diverter valve (1) rfrye1 at 3:57pm 08.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/373 Does anyone know Make/Model of this Head waste diverter valve? I need new O-rings and or rebuild kit
Rule Super Switch Wiring Cest La Vie at 1:26pm 08.02.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2068 I just picked up a new Rule Super Switch to replace a defective switch. After opening the package,
O'day Gel Coat Matching Capri at 12:15pm 08.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1264 Hello. Any sources or prior experience matching O'day factory gel coat? I have a 1981 22 foot. I'm t
Jabsco diaphragm waste pump dependability? centerline at 11:56am 08.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2102 Im wondering about the dependability of the Jabsco diaphragm pump over the sealand bellows T pump...
centerboard rope replacement MCA at 10:07am 08.02.17 Other Sailboats 3/1263 Hi, I have 1983 US Yacht 18 (Buccaneer 18)that has the original line to drop and secure the c/b. It
Seeking Opinion on This Installation (2) jviss at 9:55am 08.02.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1305 Hi Maine, I just had a new set of canvas made, and decided to put solar panels on top of the bimini
Whisker Pole Topping Lift Bill19233 at 9:15am 08.02.17 Big Boats 15/5012 My Hunter 340 came equipped with a whisker pole that stored on the mast on a track. Years ago, I rem
Furling Systems - Dutchman experiences and opinions? jviss at 8:38am 08.02.17 Ask All Sailors 33/4156 Recall the thread I started, Opinions on In-Mast Furlers? The boat I was looking at, with that, is
Boat Identification (1) Carley at 7:25am 08.02.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1785 I'm a new sailor and would like to invest in a boat to keep practicing on after my classes. Can anyo

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Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:19pm 02.29.24 I thought the "standing on a comfortable surface" seemed like a good workout. -Will
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A twalker H260 at 7:18pm 02.29.24 From a parts listing it looks like you might be looking for part number 838061? Found this place i
Water maker baycloud at 5:45pm 02.29.24 It's been reported to not work, but I T'd into my vent line. However, I have had the water premature
Keel repair captcoho at 5:31pm 02.29.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a us
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. (1) jssailem at 3:37pm 02.29.24 If you keep track of your current filled capacity, then you could use a tool like this to roughly me
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey

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