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1980, O'Day 25 Bilge Pump? sPk at 8:47am 05.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1673 Does anyone have any experience installing/using an automatic bilge pump in an O'Day 25? I was thin
Diesel Fuel bawlmer at 7:56am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1042 I would like to thank Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard in Annapolis for accepting my pint of diesel fuel for
Rainmaker never recovered by Gunboat? agprice22 at 6:34am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1258 I read in an article in Sail magazine that Rainmaker, the Gunboat 55, abandoned off NC last year was
New sails, were they worth it? flynhi4u at 6:32am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2035 We have been sailing with our new sails on our Hunter 20 now for almost a month so it is time to ans
Coleman Powerchill good find (1) agprice22 at 6:29am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1117 found this at Walmart last night for $35.00 leman-40-Quart-PowerChill-Thermoelectric-Cooler-with-Pow
Been making it out in the evenings. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 20/1492 Just getting to know the ole girl. Making it out in the evenings.
first sail on my new old cat dobrosailor at 4:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 11/1138 as i noted with my trailer issues in another post. I did finally get a chance to sail my new old 19
Turning ball keel dobrosailor at 3:31am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 1/713 is there anyone besides CD that sells the brass turning ball? I found their prices routinely 2X of o
Wash down pump plumbed to head water intake? MattObjects at 7:47pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 41/9330 I have a 12v sea water wash down pump I am planning to install to rinse off anchor rode and chain be
A/C in Hunter 37.5 - Generator ddrewry at 7:05pm 05.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/576 I need to add A/C to my Hunter 37.5. How many units do you have of what size and where are they mou
New to Diesel Volvo MD 2020 goofeyfoot at 6:27pm 05.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1539 I bought s sailboat today with a Volvo MD 2020 diesel. First thing I want to do is change all oil, f
Compas deviation fred1diver at 5:57pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1260 hey everyone, Quick question, it's,m'y first Time out this year and I've noticed major differences b
Toilet paper question kimelmore at 5:46pm 05.24.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 45/5537 Ok here is the scoop or..pp if you wish Repositioned the new to us Catalina 380 from San Diego to
ProMariner ProNauticP Charger Settings dlochner at 4:27pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4668 The battery bank is 4 Dekka GC15s with a ProNauticP 1250 charger. Dekka recommends the following ch
Supposed 'ugliest' sailboat produced... (6) SwitchintoglideIII at 3:42pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2832 123852123853123854
Fuse size for 24 ga wire Gsmith at 2:40pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1087 I purchased LED strip lights from Marinebeam to replace florescent fixtures, the new lights each dra
Sail Batten Size for 1981 22ft. Capri at 12:55pm 05.24.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/403 My Neil Pryde mainsail didn't come with battens. I know there are two 24" and one 30" but could some
Boat/Sail Insignia (1) tgrady at 12:31pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1536 Anybody know what boat this insignia is to?
raw water Boxie at 11:40am 05.24.16 Catalina 30 9/1290 Hi all. The other day my engine (universal 25) was running and I forgot to open raw water valve and
ST 4000 Autopilot No display Constant Alarm white2236 at 10:51am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2806 Just bought a new (to me) 1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 That has an Autohelm ST 4000. When I turn on the b

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https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ ggrizzard at 8:53pm 04.07.24 The strut that the SBO Store has is the original style for our Cherubini boats. For whatever reason
Refrigerator thermostat wiring marcham at 8:37pm 04.07.24 Your existing TStat is mechanical, not electronic, thus it does not have 12VDC input. Your new elect
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:36pm 04.07.24 Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNECESSARY Single handing & Bull Rails - Page 2 al
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:29pm 04.07.24 We have a slip with pilings at the back, a finger pier along the front port side, and a bulkhead at
Refrigerator thermostat wiring danm1 at 8:09pm 04.07.24 Easy is relative. Are the green wire and the connection wrapped in red the "existing thermostat wire
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:58pm 04.07.24 Thank you both!
Refrigerator thermostat wiring (1) Rich Stidger at 7:39pm 04.07.24 I have wired this same controller to my refrigerator and I have a second one to connect to my freeze
Refrigerator thermostat wiring marcham at 7:35pm 04.07.24 Tstat is a simple on/off circuit, there should only be 2 wires. http://sailing.mit.edu/wikiupload/7
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Stu Jackson at 7:31pm 04.07.24 Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNECESSARY Single handing & Bull Rails - Page 2
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:05pm 04.07.24 if the engine is being used to push against that line and hold the boat stable against the dock. T
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 7:02pm 04.07.24 are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would not have a problem stepping (no
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:01pm 04.07.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 6:58pm 04.07.24 sure put my situation is when you can't mosey up parallel to dock because of high wind The point
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: shemandr at 6:37pm 04.07.24 ...are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would certainly prefer to jump o
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14pm 04.07.24 Call Dave with US Spars in Gainesville, Florida as Z Spar is synonymous with US Spars
Do I need a grounding plate? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10pm 04.07.24 If you feel a need to ground anything electrical, an existing thruhull will suffice.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 04.07.24 I'd love to see a picture of your lines all ready to be snagged by a boat hook? We have a slip wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger higgs at 5:53pm 04.07.24 If most of your cruises are weekenders any size with bunks will work, but if you want to do longer c
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:52pm 04.07.24 solo or not you want to make it as easy as possible and pulling the lines on board seems to do that
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:48pm 04.07.24 Not that I've observed. I believe I'm the only solo sailor on the dock. solo or not you want to ma

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