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Installing new p500 pump Rodd at 12:02pm 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1040 After about 20 years my p500 air conditioning pump bit the dust this past weekend. Luckily it happen
Boom Vang on a 235 cb32863 at 11:50am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/752 I want to run my vang back to the cockpit and maybe increase the purchase a bit. For those that have
Milky/Cloudy white water lasflyer at 11:37am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1724 I have a 2015 Beneteau 45 and have noticed the water comes out cloudy and then clears up in about 10
Faucet on Hunter 280, 310, 336, 340 Phil Herring at 11:16am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2207 The original faucet (in the heads) has been discontinued and the replacements we're finding a have a
Resin for Deck and interior work sizertl at 10:58am 08.17.15 Lancer 0/1316 Howdy! I've gutted the interior of my sailboat and It's almost ready to paint. Before we paint we a
336 fuel pickup tube removal curtdo at 10:40am 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1100 Can someone please tell me the procedure to remove the fuel pickup tube from the plastic fuel tank o
Moving the mast repawn at 10:34am 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/997 Hi all, Getting ready to put my mast tabernacle back on. I was hoping I could move it forward about
Staysail Flying Colours at 10:29am 08.17.15 Big Boats 16/4663 Has anyone ever seen a staysail on a C34?
Trailer Modifications oldiesrocker2001 at 10:11am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1873 Althouth there are a number of threads on how to modify a short trailer like mine (original Mac vent
Flushing the Water Tanks rcangemi at 9:15am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/6239 Hi - I sail a 2010 Beneteau 40. I was interested in finding a more efficient way than running th
Temperature Issue (1) Boomvang at 8:52am 08.17.15 Bigger Boats 2/713 The temperature gauge on my M25 Universal stopped working. Needle does not move. I'm thinking it's
Head Pump Handle Spellman66 at 8:07am 08.17.15 Catalina 310 2/844 I was pumping the Jabsco on Saturday when the handle pulled apart in my hand. Headed to West Marine
Lost a block, looking for replacement (1) thaddeusflint at 7:29am 08.17.15 Catalina 22 2/589 I lost the other side block, same as this one, on my '78 Catalina 22. I have been looking online fo
Terminating Tank Sender Unit JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:27am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/934 Hey Maine Sail, I hope your summer is going well and you are getting some sailing in! :D Curre
Hot interior lights... Doug/Karen at 7:25am 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/1056 For years I have been aware that the recessed saloon headliner lighting fixtures become very hot aft
Rebuilding H34 Fixed Portlights (3) Charlie98117 at 7:09am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3152 I am finally getting around to rebuilding the fixed portlights on my H34. The boat is an '83 so I h
Deka vs. Trojan GWG at 6:34am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/5055 Maine Sail I'm upgrading to 6v golf cart batteries, and my yard contends that Deka ProMaster are eq
Noise and leak coming from my CNG tank gatrnoles2 at 6:28am 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1301 I recently changed out my CNG tank. The new tank appears to be leaking while turned on. Additionally
Shipping from US to Greece spherecons at 6:00am 08.17.15 Big Boats 5/945 I've not had a problem before with shipments from Sailboatowners to our location in Greece. However,
O'day 22 jib repair / replacement lostintime at 5:28am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/856 Ok, here's my next question. I purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is

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Just purchased C30 MKII! Tally Ho at 10:36am 11.26.23 Congrats on your new boat! we are all expecting some photos. Good group of folks here to help if
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary pgandw at 10:17am 11.26.23 I am not ready to jump on the lithium boat just yet. This reminds me of an incident last year when
ID this old boat please SailingLoto at 10:08am 11.26.23 We did it! We stumped Sailboatdata.com. They do not list a Peterson 29 half-ton! :kick: She was co
ID this old boat please dlochner at 10:03am 11.26.23 We did it! We stumped Sailboatdata.com. They do not list a Peterson 29 half-ton! :kick:
Which are the best good old daysailers? pgandw at 10:02am 11.26.23 From my OP: Having invested in the Cat 25, he's looking for a budget daysailer. I should have been
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 10:00am 11.26.23 Two of the major advantages of the Zeus (or WS) are the programmable output curves based on RPM, an
ID this old boat please (1) SailingLoto at 9:59am 11.26.23 Chaser 29
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:59am 11.26.23 Go back to #70 for the edit.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 9:30am 11.26.23 While I don't doubt that Wakespeed or Zeus are more efficient and better regulators, what I don't k
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 9:29am 11.26.23 I think I can add one more case for the less expensive LA to LFP DC-DC. If the existing alternator
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport Robert D at 9:22am 11.26.23 Okay, got a little more info for ya. Of course, so far, I'm just replying to myself. Maybe this litt
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 8:43am 11.26.23 There are 2 cases in which the LA to LFP route make some sense. If the boat is frequently at a mari
2GM20F engine issue dlochner at 8:38am 11.26.23 Check the transmission fluid. If it is black you may have burned up a cluctch plate. Reversing into
ID this old boat please dlochner at 8:32am 11.26.23 At 30' it would be a half-tonner. The HIN should be real helpful.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 8:31am 11.26.23 This is exactly my goal, all of these are my priorities. Sorry about the detour on the Zeus. I h
ID this old boat please FastOlson at 8:23am 11.26.23 Voting with Claude, except that I would date the design from the mid-70's. Can you get close enough
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 7:28am 11.26.23
what make engine? dmax at 7:12am 11.26.23 One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches to the air filter an
2GM20F engine issue kloudie1 at 7:02am 11.26.23 If you are sure the sea water side is free flowing, you could have a bad thermostat, water pump, loo
ID this old boat please kloudie1 at 6:38am 11.26.23 One of the "1/4 Ton" class racers from the 80's-90's.. I don't know what it is.

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