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Battery Charger Info (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:12am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 3/756 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 8/1104 Hi all, We've been making our way north trying to keep outside when the weather permits and this ye
ODAY 34 galley sink mpraizner at 4:54am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/938 Can anyone tell me where the galley sinks drain to?
2006 M25XPB Fuel Filter dnimigon at 8:30pm 04.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/2040 This engine uses the D1005 block and after much research I found out the Kubota fuel filter 70000-43
Adding more batteries to a bank David Popken at 7:47pm 04.22.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3884 So, I read on RC's PBase site that it's not a good idea to add batteries to a bank that are not in c
What is this? shank at 7:36pm 04.22.16 Catalina 22 26/1452 Hello, Sorry for the newbie question but is the round bulb thing near the bow of the boat?Image by
This one deserves its own thread (1) Kermit at 6:28pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 37/2664 122328 Can I get an Amen?
clogged refrigerator on 1995 newport 326 ondine at 6:11pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 5/708 Hello my fellow sailors. Would anybody provide with some suggestions on how to unclog the refrigerat
Exhaust manifold is finally in town. kimelmore at 4:59pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/325 We have been waiting almost 3 weeks for the exhaust manifold for the Westerbeke 42B to arrive. It wi
Wild Ride, now I need a new part. Bad Obsession at 3:56pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1444 Saga is in her slip and all of her work was done...for a short time anyway. I decided, with all my
Ship's Communications Center is DONE! (1) Brian D at 1:21pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1137 If you followed my thread before you saw the stages of me building the 'Comm Center". I finished it
YouTube slide show of our first trip! T_Cat at 12:57pm 04.22.16 Catalina 22 15/2247 ZyAaQNmlEw0
Bent turn buckles (4) Karyon at 12:12pm 04.22.16 Smaller Boats 26/5817 How do you prevent the bending of the turn buckles? Seems like it happens when I step the mast and w
Story (2) Oliver at 8:52am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/2054 This Navy guy and his wife on a boat 3 days ago and the anchor stuck on an old wreck just like mine
Let's predict whats keeping my centerboard out of it's keel slot! rs8684 at 7:23am 04.22.16 Day Sailers 12/1785 Hello Prognosticators! I have an 1979 O'day 23' that was a BEAR to put on the trailer last fall. F
Race week on the bay woodster at 6:17am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 8/729 last week in April every year there is a race on the bay ...billed as the longest Point to Point rac
prop nuts njlarry at 5:44am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/553 Anyone know the correct torque for prop nuts? I have a one inch stainless shaft, the thicker nut is
Interesting Article About Missing (Now Dead) Gulf Coast Sailor Stan Breaux at 5:43am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 18/2415 http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/04/body_found_on_pensacola_beach.html#incart_river_inde
oday 20 ward12 at 2:38am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/264 Oday 20 survey Is anyone available to survey an oday 20 in the Philadelphia Pa area ?
Tuning the Rig IAMCCF at 7:58pm 04.21.16 Bigger Boats 13/1875 So I am scheduled to have the mast stepped and the boat launched in a few weeks. I have hired a rigg

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3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 8:57pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechan
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 6:32pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diame
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 5:53pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diamet
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 5:47pm 04.05.24 FWIW, my Westerbeke 5Kw 3-cyl generator takes about a 2-3 second crank before it starts from cold.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 4:39pm 04.05.24 Driving back rom the keys yesterday I spied what I think is a J24 adjacent to the marina after Jewfi
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to take
Topping lift (1) dkinzer at 3:55pm 04.05.24 The topping lift should have enough tension on it to make the boom level. On our Selden mast with
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 3:42pm 04.05.24 Ring terminals and a terminal block. Soldering on a boat is generally frowned upon because it forms
Sailing down the channel kappykaplan at 3:07pm 04.05.24 Looks great! :beer:
Topping lift dlochner at 2:57pm 04.05.24 Thx for that. But what is the tension I should have? Right now it is litterally lifting / carrying
Topping lift Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 04.05.24 I presume you have a rigid vang? If so that can basically carry the weight of the boom. I keep my TL
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 04.05.24
Topping lift xavpil at 2:00pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting

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