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Vinly Beadboard rich26nc at 5:39am 05.14.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2386 Has anyone glued vinyl beadboard directly to the hull using construction grade contact cement for al
Cetol on Teak johnm5858 at 4:21am 05.14.16 Ask All Sailors 7/771 I recently sanded down all the old flaking varnish on my deck rails on the Hunter 27. Ive used Ceto
Hunter 27 charging system johnm5858 at 4:09am 05.14.16 Ask All Sailors 12/948 I have a newly aquired 1982 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 1GM the alternater is 35 amps I have 2 batterie
2002 Volvo Penta MD2030 - B361 (1) onlinelee at 2:15am 05.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3735 Hi Beneteau Friends, I just completed my very first engine service, ever!! The closest I ever came
Converting to electric motor ronharben at 12:25am 05.14.16 Fantasia 35 6/3964 I have a Fantasia 35 (Hull No. 11 - although I've never actually seen it). I am thinking about repla
Oh My Lord, what have I done. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 8:19pm 05.13.16 Catalina 22 26/1949 Hello all, I'm new to the forum. I took two semesters of sailing in college 25 years ago and always
Looking for a swim ladder for a 1982 Hunter 27 GJC825 at 8:02pm 05.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/461 Someone ran into my fold up swim ladder and damaged it. I am seeking a replacement for a 1982 Hunte
240 centerboard haul line deck configuration donaldbeavin at 6:32pm 05.13.16 Smaller Boats 15/1464 Does anyone have pictures of a 3 block configuration? My book ' all the pictures I can find only sho
Another great 2 days on the boat (2) RussC at 3:16pm 05.13.16 Trailer Sailors 5/880 We had an opening in our busy ;) schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday so the boat was packed up and we
M25 Diesel question (1) Hogheaven at 1:09pm 05.13.16 Catalina 30 14/3910 Hi Guys, what is this lever for on the back of the valve cover. Feels like it is pressing on somet
Getting a new outboard (1) Brian D at 12:18pm 05.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/546 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s526x395/13174129_10154198058478464_3286697447876045
How do you fold a sail on the boat :( RussC at 12:01pm 05.13.16 Trailer Sailors 50/6906 I don't guess there really is a good answer to this, but I'm still curious just how the other traile
Fresh Water System Norman Plotkin at 11:21am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1201 I recently purchased a 1998 Catalina 28 Mrk II from a Maine seller. The boat was on the hard and wi
Reefing (340)? Robby in WA at 10:58am 05.13.16 Big Boats 1/1537 This is kind of embarrassing....I learned to reef in sailing class eons ago and since have had furli
Fixing up an old Helms - Standing Rigging Charlescmartin at 10:54am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/578 Hi fiends, I just joined. I have a bit of an odd boating journey. I had a 28' Mako withh twin 200s t
Yanmar fuel pump,rebuild? jk kudera at 10:46am 05.13.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/7515 Just a short question, can you buy a rebuild kit for the fuel pump? I have a 3GMF20, but that fuel p
paddle board rack ryansk at 7:35am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 0/365 Hi, Just wondering if anyone has installed paddle board racks on their life line stanchions. Suprax
Thoughts on 3 things from another 26' (4) Windtherapy at 5:25am 05.13.16 Day Sailers 9/1849 So I was just searching other 26' O'Day's and ran across this boat for sale in Florida. I like the
Best way to get under a low bridge rajhnsn at 2:47am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 32/10108 On my recent trip down to the Chesapeake Bay from my home town north of Philadelphia, I had to go un
ruders fernando bontempi at 2:45am 05.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/621 Hi please some advice with ruders on the 26m. They are not precise actually they have a lot of lose

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Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 5:48pm 03.12.24 Batteries are standard flooded batteries. Sorry, I saw another post and that it was you who said
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 5:35pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? You earlier stated that y
Hunter 170 PaulK at 5:14pm 03.12.24 Looks like she's in good shape, too. Daysailers are nice because they're big enough and heavy enough
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:03pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distinc
Is it real or not? shemandr at 4:13pm 03.12.24 A lot of them seemed cartoonish to me. I'm not sure if they were all AI generated or if some were a
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 4:00pm 03.12.24 Who did the LFP installation? The battery charger should have been changed to one compatible with L
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:24pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Who did the LFP installa
Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Hard to say what was used
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 03.12.24 And in addition to keeping the drain holes clean, when you next drop the mast, put a drip loop in th
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 3:14pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:08pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment kandrzejczyk at 3:04pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:03pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 03.12.24 That looks great to me! The 3M stuff is similar to how you described the XFasten
Black Butyl tape? (1) JBP-PA at 1:15pm 03.12.24 223491
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 1:11pm 03.12.24 My windows are in. I found the gray bed-it much easier to use than the black Xfasten. The Xfasten w
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 1:06pm 03.12.24 I use a different mark every 20 ft and a distinct mark every 100 where I start over, e.g. 3 orange m
Simple Anchor rode markings jon hansen at 12:58pm 03.12.24 https://defender.com/en_us/defender-anchor-rode-marker-set-41357?utm_id=146308134413&utm_campaign=19
Simple Anchor rode markings Michael Davis at 12:42pm 03.12.24 I do much the same: start at 100 feet, then every fifty feet to 300 feet. I usually drop/ raise the
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:35am 03.12.24 Or why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom. Greg LOL... just trying

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