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Things that took a while to figure out... (1) BlowMeAway at 3:35pm 12.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 19/1870 We've been out of the water since October up here in NY. So I have a lot of time, after work, to thi
83 Oday 28,.What is this for, a bed support??? (1) Euphoria2011 at 3:17pm 12.09.16 Bigger Boats 8/1413 I am thinking that the port side sette backrest is suppose to lay along-side the bottom cushion, but
Stove Replacement marchem at 9:32am 12.09.16 Catalina 310 9/1433 Any one replaced the stove on their C310? Ours is looking pretty ratty and a new stove may be the p
Holiday Boat Parade? (2) pateco at 7:18am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1130 I have entered the Stargazer into the Pompano Beach 54th Annual Holiday Boat Parade relaxing easy e
Yanmar 3GMF ragman326 at 7:06am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 5/817 GREEN WATER TEMP SENSOR WIRING ... Wire goes from front of sensor then where does it go ? Sensor was
Charging Circuit (1) Roy 845 at 6:08am 12.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1607 I recently acquired a 1977 22' O'Day with a shoal draft keel and am in the process of getting her re
Solar panel installation suggestions RWSlater at 5:30am 12.09.16 Big Boats 40/5958 I'm looking for ideas on the placement of solar panels on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. Would love to see some
Icebox size or how to measure Islanderwannabe at 5:25am 12.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3037 We have a 1997 hunter 336. We are wanting to add a refrigerator unit but not sure how to calculate
New owner of a sailboat decked in lights (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 18/891 130977 This was just sent to me. Merry Christmas to all.
Salute/Farwell to Astronaut John Glenn Crazy Dave Condon at 3:02am 12.09.16 Sails Call Lounge 21/1857 The original Mercury 7 astronauts were first stationed at NASA Langley and most comprised of WW II p
no Oil till Spring? (1) toliver at 8:17pm 12.08.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1315 I just sucked out only about 3 Qts of Oil with my Big Boy Topsider hand pump from my Yanmar 2QM20, f
Keel Winch Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:08pm 12.08.16 Catalina 22 23/3133 While the PO had done good maintenance on the keel cable, etc. the winch is very old and junk. Othe
Battery Replacement Questions... SailFysh at 2:57pm 12.08.16 Catalina 310 41/4811 I have searched and read many posts here about batteries for the Catalina 310. I now know just enoug
Hunter 45CC davits RWSlater at 1:57pm 12.08.16 Big Boats 33/6682 Do any of you have a 45CC with a davits? Which manufacturer? Never again or do it again?
Need Pearson 26 Rudder Irish Goodbye at 12:40pm 12.08.16 Pearson 0/685 I too am looking for a used P26 rudder. The previous rudder fell clean off the shaft which is still
Capri 16 furling Kntafamily at 12:20pm 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 9/2405 Bought a used Capri 16 a few years back and love it, but I can't figure out how the furling system i
Checking out a H260 fixed keel tomorrow (1) bamabaxter at 11:47am 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 74/6570 After selling my 240, I want to upsize for more space. My crew consists of me, wife and daughter (t
New Classe Figaro boat for 2019, and its a foiler! (1) Jackdaw at 9:41am 12.08.16 Racing 8/1406 Classe Figaro and Beneteau have announced the replacement for the superb and long serving Figaro II,
Has anyone put a composting head in an 83-87 H31? SFS at 6:20am 12.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/608 I'm not interested in starting a debate on marine heads vs. composting heads. I have removed our Ja
1981 30 S2 Center Cockpit jlillie at 3:43am 12.08.16 S2 5/1388 There's a S2 9.2 CC on Craigs in Port Charlotte, FL cheap and in need of luv. http://fortmyers.craig

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 11:44am 10.16.23 ket, what about the 2" hole between your fingers ? 220774 Haha, exactly. I was debating buying
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) SoSound at 11:26am 10.16.23 For this particular issue, there does appear to be an adjustment in settings which will improve the
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 10.16.23 220771 Your copper tubes don't look too bad but the SS jacket looks it's had the :poop: beat out of
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge odaydokay at 11:10am 10.16.23
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Scott B at 11:07am 10.16.23 Our cradle has threaded rod attached to the pads, large nut with handle laid loose on top of the tub
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 11:03am 10.16.23 It's the original shipping cradle from Hunter. Having the option to readily remove the pads is what
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.16.23 The extensive pitting is likely from galvanic corrosion over many years. :plus::plus: Most likely
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 10:49am 10.16.23 With heat exchangers, the ends are designed to keep the water inside the unit. The sleeve is design
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI

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