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H40 owners manual zmfarm at 9:10pm 04.23.16 Big Boats 1/706 in my review of the site, I don't see any hunter 40 foot owner's Manual. 1990 or so. Anyone have an
Solar Airplane Over San Francisco kloudie1 at 6:32pm 04.23.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/685 Live feed right now of the solar powered Solar Impulse over the Golden Gate after 4 days non stop fr
Oday 28 Hand Rails IAMCCF at 6:05pm 04.23.16 Bigger Boats 51/6702 Hi All, I have been working on replacing all the teak on my Oday 28 Take Two. I have 6 of the 8 toe
What are these (1) sailnewbie at 5:40pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/872 Rope with alot of snaps, for flags ?
Fresh Water Tank Jim 5757 at 5:08pm 04.23.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1781 Our 1973 Morgan 28 has a poly tank under the V-berth. I've been chasing small cracks over the past f
Sail worries sailnewbie at 5:04pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/561 I've been finishing up a few things before it totally warms and noticed many spiders and bugs inside
Looking for opinions of the O'Day 31 / 30. jrowan at 3:57pm 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/955 Hello, We are considering purchasing a 1985 O'Day 31. Would love to have other O'Day owners opinions
H290: Reef Lines set-up (2) rssmith2468 at 1:14pm 04.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1353 Hi Folks New comer here - moved up to a 2000 Hunter 290 (bought last fall, just getting in the water
Greco SweetTank... Doug/Karen at 12:58pm 04.23.16 Big Boats 2/1077 What experience, if any , has anyone had using the Groco SweetTank product?
West Marine thumbs up DAVA390 at 12:23pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/718 I know we sometimes enjoy busting on 'Worst Marine " but they did right by me today. While waiting f
Info WRT Purchase 1994 Catalina 250 WB doublereefed at 11:08am 04.23.16 Trailer Sailors 6/1172 I am looking at a 1994 C250 WB that I'm interested in buying. I've observed, sailed on friend's boat
Drain from Cockpit seat jssailem at 10:36am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1792 I have a CAL 35 C 1974 boat. The starboard cockpit seat drain is plumbed to the sink drain. The sink
Interprotect barrier coat concerns kito at 10:09am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2955 I applied my second to last coat of 2000e (white) before I start on the AF paint. I am kind of conce
Weight distribution on a 26 classic walt at 8:56am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5000 I posted the quote in sticky thread about the differences between the 26 foot water ballast boats. I
Dangers of Breath-Hold Diving Kings Gambit at 8:46am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 54/7535 In another thread there has been brief discussion of reports of the tragic death of a fellow boater
rudder post cover for O'Day 28 (1) Riga at 8:02am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1423 I lost this cover plate. I checked with Rudy at D'R and he hadn't seen one like it. Anyone with an
Battery Location Greengas at 7:31am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/761 Where do you keep your battery in your Mac 25? And what size battery do you use?
Replacement led lights for Oceanis 45 SteveInMD at 6:18am 04.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2790 I'm thinking of replacing the lights in the arch of my Oceanis 45. I would like lights that can be
Battery Charger Info (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:12am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 3/759 There have been a lot of threads lately dealing with charging batteries and chargers which got me th
Life on the outside All U Get at 5:39am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1105 Hi all, We've been making our way north trying to keep outside when the weather permits and this ye

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3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 5:30pm 04.11.24 OP do you have an itemized bill listing parts costs for the [parts installed ? are t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 5:05pm 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. @Ted10028 if you view that video, you will s
Small Wood sailboat SFS at 4:51pm 04.11.24 ... Don't paint or varnish the handles though. You want the wood grain there open so your hands do
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 4:33pm 04.11.24 This is unburnt fuel, no? Yes. More white than grey is the smoke. I know it well. My rebuilt engi
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MitchM at 4:16pm 04.11.24 thanks for all the thoughts. buying 2 brand new tires on new rims are much
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 4:05pm 04.11.24 OP do you have an itemized bill listing parts costs for the [parts installed ? are th
Hull color MitchM at 3:57pm 04.11.24 I read on a cruisers thread the easy way to match old gel colors: go to a big paint store
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tom J at 3:40pm 04.11.24 it seems you never wanted to use your propeller and rudder to guide the stern of the boat up again
Entering Canade with children. Hayden Watson at 3:25pm 04.11.24 It would be both biological parents and they both have military id's but the kids don't get theirs u
Entering Canade with children. Calif. Ted at 3:23pm 04.11.24 Both Canada and the US will require passports and if only one parent they may require birth certific
3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 3:13pm 04.11.24 Would the engine still run as well as it has when cruising if air is entering the system? No.
Entering Canade with children. Don Crowther at 3:10pm 04.11.24 I know as a canadian everyone including infants require a passport. Might be worth a call to customs
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:44pm 04.11.24 It was done in my Engine Compartment, but the "Solenoid" broke when Engine Key starts. I talked to
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:44pm 04.11.24 The engine would only after a very light burst of Thrust in the air intake, but then ran well yester
Alternator charging AKlight at 2:08pm 04.11.24 Ah. Ok, thanks Jim! So I need to figure out if I have an ACR then and i could isolate the house bank
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:00pm 04.11.24 Yes i understood. It depends on your Selector switches near your Engine. Our Genset Alternator cha
Keel JamesG161 at 1:53pm 04.11.24 im still out to court on which bedding compound to use lots of opinions out there, 5200, 4200, Sika
Alternator charging AKlight at 1:51pm 04.11.24 Thanks Jim, I think I wasn't clear. I am trying to determine if the alternator on my 4jh2 is going
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 1:47pm 04.11.24 I have an 9kw Kohler genset. I have the manuals for my old one too. Let me know how I can help you.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: DArcy at 1:39pm 04.11.24 You can also use a boat hook to get the loop over the cleat, I've done that. I'm not sure what you m

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