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California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/5869 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/8842 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1404 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2334 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o
Testing the new Horizon True leveling camera mount (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1616 I'm testing out the new Horizon True DAL1000 self-leveling camera mount. Its not a fluid as the $400
Battens for 23 chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/512 Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the
Battery charger connections jibes138 at 10:39am 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/478 Is it acceptable to connect the battery charger hot wire leads to the battery terminals at the "Off
New Battery Charger Location O'35/34 jibes138 at 10:31am 05.26.17 Bigger Boats 7/1281 Anyone with a 34 or 35 installed a new battery charger and where did you locate it? My old charger
Rainman Watermaker install in 45cc carefree at 10:06am 05.26.17 Big Boats 0/675 RAINMAN WATERMAKER Hard wired our Rainman Watermaker to our 2006 45cc. Great product for a fractio
Hunter 29.5 sl Coastin at 9:12am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/595 What does the sl stand for?
Diagnose and fix marine diesel engine problems Jackdaw at 6:51am 05.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/1283 From our friends in the UK at Yachting Monthly, comes this great illustrated on-line document on how
Boom Attaches to Mast Hunter 31 at 6:07am 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 2/531 I have a 1985 Hunter 31. It just went in the water and I am looking for some parts. There is a set o
MarineAir Heat Pumps Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.25.17 Big Boats 7/4394 Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
MarineAir Heat Pumps Terry Cox at 7:01pm 05.25.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/903 Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
mac 26d rigging Captaindon1991 at 4:34pm 05.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/942 alright so i finally took the boat out for the first time. but i dont think i had the lines that con
Trying out a new toy ( for us) (1) DAVA390 at 4:25pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 46/3332 136983 We don't overnight much at all,in fact not at all last summer. So I am way over charged up ab
Trying to post new,nothing happens DAVA390 at 4:24pm 05.25.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/501 On ask all sailors. Fill out message,add photo, hit post new topic button at bottom ,nothing happen
When's the Best Time to Leave... GorillaToast at 4:05pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 13/990 Erie for Florida via the ICW?
West Marine Prices! berner73 at 3:48pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1740 The off season is just long enough that I forget what a racket that place is. Needed 3 items for Sp
It is time for hull repairs and new hull and topside paint. Imascootertramp at 3:27pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 3/367 I have given consideration to coating my hull in Rhinoliner or Linex or similar. What are your opini

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What is this port in the Galley Sole? (1) Tally Ho at 6:36am 07.18.24 If you mean the circled thing, it is a foot pump for water. Not sure if it is pumping lake water or
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) TomY at 6:23am 07.18.24 I've been looking more into ipe. Thanks again for the suggestion. I hadn't really considered it b
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves mermike at 6:22am 07.18.24 I keep a set of Harbor Freight wire pulling rods on the boat. Useful for all kinds of tasks like thi
Rudder removal Legend 35.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07am 07.18.24
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 6:04am 07.18.24 Why add complexity to your beautiful boat. You have a fractional rig sailboat. The jib is meant to
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves thinwater at 5:55am 07.18.24 I came up with an process a few years ago and passed it on to others at our boat club. This is ver
Rudder removal Legend 35.5 kappykaplan at 5:36am 07.18.24 Yes, it can be done. Make sure you have wooden plugs for the tube, just in case. Is your slip deep
Is a little water in the bilge okay? john2 at 4:53am 07.18.24 after 2 years of tracing leaks our keel is bone dry. So it is possible:waycool:
Does your 315 naturally list to port? john2 at 4:47am 07.18.24 when a 310 list to port, it 's time to refill the fridge
I just don't get this dlochner at 4:05am 07.18.24 Bad storms on Lake Michigan that Saturday night... took-down some expensive rigs on some experience
What wood to use for motor mount? kappykaplan at 4:04am 07.18.24 The problem with soft wood is the compression developed by the mounting screws which crushes the wo
What wood to use for motor mount? dlochner at 4:00am 07.18.24 If due the soft wood used and vibration encountered that would cause the motor to come loose, why n
What wood to use for motor mount? east coaster at 3:47am 07.18.24 If due the soft wood used and vibration encountered that would cause the motor to come loose, why no
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves sailme88 at 3:47am 07.18.24 I came up with an process a few years ago and passed it on to others at our boat club. This is very
I just don't get this Marmalade at 3:05am 07.18.24 Bad storms on Lake Michigan that Saturday night... took-down some expensive rigs on some experienced
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves thinwater at 9:17pm 07.17.24 Another method, that I have never heard of but would be very simple, strong, and fast. Pull about
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 7:33pm 07.17.24 StarBoard won't rot, or suffer from water incursion. Buy it once and never worry about it.
C&C 32 (1) Tally Ho at 7:25pm 07.17.24 Do you know the brand of pedestal? Edson is very prolific and I found this data sheet for a C&C 32
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 6:53pm 07.17.24 Why not use plywood? Just epoxy glue pieces together to get the thickness you want. It will be stron
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 6:16pm 07.17.24 Peggie, My holding tank is 17 gallons. After three weekends it was pretty full. Pump-out took

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