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Refridgeration in bay area markwbird at 11:02am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/738 So, I want to "electrify" my ice box by installing a refrigeration kit. The ice box on my H-34 is a
Sail trim chart Don Guillette at 9:24am 11.09.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5851 The sailing season is over in a lot of places but not FL. Last Sunday I spoke to a FL sailor about s
Bulkhead trim in older c22 mrudman850 at 9:06am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/2258 Hi What was the material used to trim the bulkheads in older boats - leather, vinyl, something else?
Catalina 309 winch servicing RickC at 8:01am 11.09.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1281 I finally decided to clean and re-lube the winches on my 2009 Catalina 309. The cabin-top winches we
Adding steaming light and mast top vhf antenna Hobopacket at 7:36am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 10/2900 Hey there, Anyone point me in the right direction of rewiring the mast? Right now it only has the po
Excellent diesel repair available west coast mexico, costalegre zeehag at 7:24am 11.09.15 Destinations 0/624 which didnt used to be the case. before this man was found, there was one option for diesel m
Keel leaking and corrosion (3) plevexier at 6:58am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1073 Hi all, I'm having an issue with my 1981 catalina and I'm looking for what are the best options for
Deck buff questions (3) pateco at 5:54am 11.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/3714 Started compounding and polishing some test sections of the deck today, to figure out what steps I n
Why do I have so many raw water impeller failures? Rich Stidger at 10:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/5699 I have a Westerbeke generator that uses a Johnson 810B-1 6-vane impeller. This year I put 131 hours
Hunter 33.5 cabin table (2) tgrady at 8:52pm 11.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/2461 My 1992 cabin table does not go down complete to make into a double berth. Is this as designed? Th
Cruising on a hunter Franklin at 5:41pm 11.08.15 Big Boats 20/4349 Hello all. Don't know if any of you remember me but I was very active on this site a few years ago.
Hunter 25.5 pop up question marksteiger at 5:38pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/2183 Just bought sweet but neglected Hunter 25.5 1986, have question about the pop up feature of the cabi
Single handing ~40' center cockpit. . . Cool Beans at 4:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3586 So! Been awhile. . .Still looking for my next liveaboard. . .looked at 13-14 powerboats of various
Rebedding hunter 23 stanchion dhaberman at 2:05pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1139 My boat was always dry inside and after pulling I found my head cover wet what looks to be below the
Carrying capacity for oday 192 Norge at 12:29pm 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1226 Hi there. My 1985 ODay 192 does not have a carrying capacity plate on the stern or in cockpit. To ca
Resecuring the wire tube capta at 10:18am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/247 A few feet of the wire tube in our main mast has come adrift. We have managed to lasso it with some
Engine compartment gasket (4) Sailgunner at 9:44am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/814 Does anyone know where to buy the rubber gasket that fastens to the engine compartment cover? My bo
Hunter 27, 1978 keel removal Ropeburn at 9:37am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/486 Good old boat, but has a soft deck, and 2 bulkheads. Not sure of the keel construction, but think it
Engine compartment insulation question Sailgunner at 9:16am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/641 I need to replace the insulation in my engine compartment. I checked the archives and found several
Cetol application Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11181 I have used Cetol on the bit of teak we have on outside of our boat. It has lasted well and I'm plea

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Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 08.08.23 on lightly loaded motors. There's the catch I neglected to mention.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 1:50pm 08.08.23
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Hayden Watson at 1:50pm 08.08.23 My Groco HF got very bad at pumping this year. I had a rebuild kit so I installed it but it only ga
identify sailboat (1) PaulK at 1:38pm 08.08.23 That looks like a Fireball. It's a two-person racing dinghy (with trapeze) that can be quite a handf
Watches justsomeguy at 1:38pm 08.08.23 Gimme a cheap plastic Casio with illumination. Doesn't attract attention.
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation mbaker267 at 1:29pm 08.08.23 I looked at the replacement winch. Almost 250 for the winch plus another 150 for the lifting kit. Ch
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running jviss at 1:19pm 08.08.23 With increased voltage amperage is reduced, not increased. Not necessarily so. "Overvoltage can
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. cymeyer at 1:18pm 08.08.23 I'm sure this has been answered here, but I've searched and not coming up with answers yet. I have
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation LakeShark at 1:12pm 08.08.23 @mbaker267 your not going to like the answer. That looks like the wrong winch. The keel winch shou
identify sailboat (7) mark allen at 1:05pm 08.08.23 Here are the sailboat pictures. Thanks so much for your help.
Let's Buy A Sailboat LakeShark at 1:04pm 08.08.23 @Don Guillette your sail trim chart is well known on this forum and your experience is well publishe
identify sailboat capta at 12:55pm 08.08.23 The more pics you can post, the easier it will be to help you.
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running capta at 12:52pm 08.08.23 With increased voltage amperage is reduced, not increased. However, it was also my first thought tha
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 12:51pm 08.08.23 JVISS, I'm assuming you found the location of the pump? In our 3800, it is in the transom just in
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 12:49pm 08.08.23 You do realize there are two ends to every wire, right? Really? Gee, I learn something new every
Applying Cetol question jviss at 12:48pm 08.08.23 Sikkens Cetol is easy to use, particularly in comparison to varnish. After you have cleaned the te
Applying Cetol question Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 08.08.23 Sikkens Cetol is easy to use, particularly in comparison to varnish. After you have cleaned the tea
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don Guillette at 12:25pm 08.08.23 When I bought my first sailboat I knew I was in trouble the minute I stepped foot on it it - I didn'
identify sailboat Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 08.08.23 How are we possibly going to identify it if you don't post a photo?
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 08.08.23 Some DVMs have a very, very LOW amp rating. That's why I only use high quality instruments.

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