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neutral or not? pmac at 3:30pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/771 As owner of a1985 Catalina 27, my wife asked yesterday while sailing, "Should the inboards transmiss
Blister repairs in Ottawa/Toronto area Tim22 at 3:13pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 The boat was hauled on Saturday and I see a number of blisters on the bottom. I would like to get t
Trolling Motor Mount PropellerHead at 1:48pm 10.17.16 Smaller Boats 12/1545 While I'm happy with the performance of the 86lb thrust trolling motor I'm using, I find that I have
when to replace the rigging cables nmenkes at 1:20pm 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2584 I own a Hunter 45 Passage 12 years old. when is the time to replace the rigging SS cables? I heard t
Slogging out of the bay Jackdaw at 12:54pm 10.17.16 Racing 3/1229 Last weekend we had an around-the-lake Commodore Cup race. The start was straight into the teeth of
Ghunkholling Tips and Tidbits rgranger at 12:20pm 10.17.16 Trailer Sailors 22/3217 For all of us who have to put our boats away for the winter... I thought it might be nice to share s
H42 passage - dinette as a bed - mattress options Puesta del sol at 11:35am 10.17.16 Big Boats 6/816 I don't use this often- but when I do this setup seems awkward in terms of what cushions to put the
O'Day 28 Tiller to Wheel Conversion Apex at 10:49am 10.17.16 Bigger Boats 10/2269 I was able to score a pedestal with wheel, quadrant and turning block for a great price. Now for in
Testing Transducers cb32863 at 10:46am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 4/4009 I have both a depth transducer and a knotmeter installed in the hull of my 235. The speed gauge was
Schooner Bay Marine experience PSR at 10:12am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/2582 Has anyone bought a remanufactured diesel from Schooner Bay Marine? If so, or if you know about anyo
Universal M320 Bill Shep at 9:52am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/4941 My engine starts normally, runs fine for approx. 4-5 minutes then suddenly dies. After cranking it
cracks in fiberglass dkuderka at 8:42am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2035 My Hunter 23.5 is now 20 years old. This summer, she had more use and more sun exposure than ever.
Sailboat Armada Games - Laser Tag! kiteflyer at 7:55am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2014 I've just been asked to joint the board of our sailing club, and one of our challenges is to get new
Sailing single-handed; what does the First Mate say? IH82BL8 at 6:19am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 86/7157 Is your wife comfortable with you sailing single-handed? I'm particularly interested in hearing fro
Alternator Pompadi at 11:37pm 10.16.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2403 Hi all... We Recently had the engine service done, it was mentioned that the tacho was a bit errati
Deck Repair O'Day 222 (2) djmeaney at 8:53pm 10.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2375 I recently looked at a '84 O'Day 222 and it seems to have some damage to the deck near the base of r
Catalina 32 vs the 34 Jwhy at 8:12pm 10.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/7750 I'm thinking of moving up from my Catalina 30. What are the pros and cons of the larger designs ?
Pearson 303 Get's new head floor "Teak" (1) StargazerP303 at 7:40pm 10.16.16 Pearson 3/2239 129194 I always hated my feet getting wet on the fiberglass floor after a shower so I installed a re
Yanmar 1GM10 Diesel Fuel Out Exhaust and only 2400 RPM eusjim1 at 6:46pm 10.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 27/7829 I recently got a fixer upper Santana 3030 with an old Yanmar 1GM10. Recently started getting a dark
Help identifying fitting for oil change boilnh2o at 6:36pm 10.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1808 IMG_6081 by boilnh2o posted Oct 16, 2016 at 8:32 PM Just got a new boat. This is the connecting end

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Replacing C 310 fuel tank john2 at 1:09am 03.21.24 Our boat was a mess when we bought it.... I had several leaks in the back, hwh connections water hos
outboard hoisting xavpil at 11:54pm 03.20.24 I sincerely ask that you take it easy with the trash talking, especially with just the one inciden
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:52pm 03.20.24
Rode for Desolation Sound JoeWhite at 9:27pm 03.20.24 My C36 has 50' of chain and 3/4" rode. I feel safer with thicker rode.
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 03.20.24 AGM for Boats Changing batteries AGM technology is the worst for boaters ever invented. Why? Read
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question MaryEllaRose at 8:25pm 03.20.24
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:22pm 03.20.24 I don't really see the specifications for a deep cycle. How can I be sure I am getting a deep cycle
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:15pm 03.20.24 A battery like that will be just fine for starting the engine. The problem is that starting the eng
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:10pm 03.20.24 I used a Group 24 FLA battery from Autozone for years to start my Yanmar 3JH2E. The big difference
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 03.20.24 See, Greg's boat is still floating. They mustve done something right! Actually, my O'Day 25 has sur
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 leary17 at 7:28pm 03.20.24
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 7:27pm 03.20.24 Once the hull is in the correct shape... you can add a stringer to make it rigid by laying a piece
No core?? (1) Tally Ho at 7:22pm 03.20.24
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:06pm 03.20.24 Ideally you want a starting battery for engine use only and at least one house battery on a separate
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:03pm 03.20.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not mar
My last boat - probably higgs at 6:51pm 03.20.24
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 6:48pm 03.20.24 Overall good but far from amazing. That said, there isn't anything I've found that's terribly shocki
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 tkwhalen at 6:40pm 03.20.24 You are correct any inverter /charger will work fine. As you note the the mppt controller feeds the
Imperial or Metric dmdiehl64 at 6:35pm 03.20.24 No matter what tools you put onboard, sooner rather than later the tool you really need is at home
Black stuff all over a boat? (1) jssailem at 6:29pm 03.20.24 I am working on the assumption that the surfactant is critical in the observed results. The label

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