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keel repair ------ (severe damage to pin hole and how to repair lead) (2) langfordja at 1:11pm 12.22.16 Catalina 22 19/4317 I have a swing keel off of a Cat 22 (1972, I think). A chunk broke off during retrieval from the se
Espar DW4 Troubleshooting Hunter33MorningStar at 11:13am 12.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1636 Looking for help in troubleshooting my Espar DW4 Hydronic heater in my Hunter 33. It worked last sp
Cutlass Bearing Extractor ... (4) walmsleyc at 8:39am 12.22.16 Big Boats 9/2088 Just a FYI thread about building a home made "shaft in place" cutlass bearing extractor. The basis/
frig,freezer insulation sailer dog at 6:25am 12.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/675 on my 456 there seems to be no insulation around the frig'freezer .has anyone added insulation and i
Toe Rail Replacement syrena at 6:36pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/865 does anyone have experience with replacing the aluminum toe rail on a hunter 37.5
Surveyor in Charleston peterbud at 6:31pm 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/304 I am looking to buy a Catalina 28 on Charleston, Sc. and need a surveyor in the Charleston area. An
How does the Venture 17/21 kickup rudder work? sasjzl at 5:50pm 12.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1870 I am in the process of removing 40 plus years of paint off the 2 piece rudder on my brand new (to me
Rudder removal on 1993 37.5? davjonLegend at 5:27pm 12.21.16 Big Boats 4/947 Does the rudder have to be removed when pulling the prop shaft on a 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend? (Couldn
Accessing fresh water tank on 1999 Hunter 310 (2) Tim Ferris at 4:15pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/876 Hoping you may be able to help resolve this as putting it together 17 years ago is much easier than
Sacrificial hull anode on Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 2:48pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1304 There is no hull anode fitted on my recently purchased2009 Oceanis 37. She has been in used in fresh
Sacramento Catalina 22 Fleet 4 Whale Watching Cruise - Monterey Bay kclancy at 2:00pm 12.21.16 Catalina 22 5/820 Hey All - Are the winter blues getting you down? Come join us over the MLK weekend, January 14th-16
Engine room blower - push, or pull? Gunni at 12:07pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2753 In the process of sorting out our boat a few years ago I realized that the Plastimo in-line bilge bl
Mast Exit Plates Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 27/6389 One of my winter projects is to install 4 additional exit plates to supplement the 2 exit plates tha
Repairing grounding damage (3) PotomacDaysailer at 10:33am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2358 My Pearson 26 was grounded in a storm in July and was taking on water. The marina I had her at has
Christmas Bad Obsession at 10:13am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 0/206 Merry Christmas all.... What are you getting for your boat? You know that your boat is supposed to
Getting juiced capta at 8:49am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1221 I'm at a loss. I installed a dedicated outlet and breaker for the toaster oven. On the generator it
Considering a 1984 O'Day 26 (7) Carter Mac 26 at 11:37pm 12.20.16 Day Sailers 6/2125 O'Day owners/experts, I'm looking at a 1984 26 for purchase and while the boat has been maintained
Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:02pm 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1129 131306 A tad early perhaps, but-from My house to all my friends here. Deep south Texas, Christmas mo
Keel bolts Catalina 27 ? C22BC at 6:09pm 12.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/785 Looking at moving up to a Catalina 27 , going to look at one tomorrow that seems to be what I'm look
Wipeout in Annapolis Ron20324 at 4:52pm 12.20.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1230 Not sure about the exact numbers, but I believe it was 16 Laser sailboats in a race got hit with a c

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Bilge pump wowes!!! jviss at 7:18am 05.08.23 https://www.fisheriessupply.com/jabsco-330-gph-medium-duty-diaphragm-bilge-deckwash-pump/36680-2000
Bilge pump wowes!!! JoeWhite at 7:09am 05.08.23 My be the pump is running dry. Raise the external switch and see if that helps.
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger jviss at 7:04am 05.08.23 Edit: Batteries are F expensive!!!!!!! Last time I bought a battery for a little econo-box car I t*
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? jssailem at 6:59am 05.08.23 Fuel starvation is a usual suspect. Fuel, air, compression are the keys needed to make your engine r
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger JamesG161 at 6:53am 05.08.23 Batteries are F expensive!!!!!!! Last time I bought a battery for a little econo-box car I think i*
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger jviss at 6:37am 05.08.23 Unlike people, even dead batteries can look good. Quote of the day.
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger kloudie1 at 6:32am 05.08.23 An accurate voltmeter is necessary to get a better understanding of battery state of charge and volt
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor sailing gal at 6:23am 05.08.23 have no idea who that is and just hoped for an answer It appears to be 120130-91370 in case someone
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 6:11am 05.08.23 Fill the ill advised holes you drilled, and go sailing.
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger (1) bonkle at 6:10am 05.08.23 When was the last time you checked all the wiring and particularly the integrity of all power conne
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? (1) rgranger at 5:58am 05.08.23 Here is a pic of a McGregor 22 that I had restored. I had just furled the main and was getting rea
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:55am 05.08.23 Hmmm Not sure about that one
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54am 05.08.23 When was the last time you checked all the wiring and particularly the integrity of all power connec
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.08.23 Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Most Raymarine devices shut off when less than 12 VDC at the device, not jus
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:53am 05.08.23 Yes it is. You loosen the thumb screw and the boom rotates so that you can reef the main. you can
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:51am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Rick Webb at 5:47am 05.08.23 See lot's of guys using these: 14 ft. Reach, Type I, 250 lb. Portable Telescoping Ladder (harborfre
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger dlochner at 5:40am 05.08.23 Many electronic devices will shut down if there is a voltage drop which can occur while starting th
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 5:13am 05.08.23 Now you made it simple, keep it with the ladder. Ha! Good idea. I usually try to find a ladder
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:09am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bolt

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