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hand held search light paulj at 1:42pm 05.09.15 Catalina 310 18/2402 Well would you believe my 10 year + Brinkman hand held search light died of corrosion... My l
westerbeke 30 alan carlson at 1:27pm 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1502 I have a westerbeke 30,and have a broken tappet, any ideas on where i should start looking
Delmarva MLampner at 1:17pm 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/913 Asst year we sailed Islander to NYC, this spring the plan is to go round Delmarva. Everybody I have
Thru hull 3M 4200 Windtherapy at 11:48am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1480 Just a question on thru-hulls. I have to replace my head thru-hull due to getting rid of the head a
Parting out a MacGregor 25? Kestle at 11:32am 05.09.15 Parts Search 3/1106 I'm looking to find a pop-up that I can buy, to avoid the time in making a new one from scratch. If
Anchor Roller (1) gpd955 at 10:39am 05.09.15 Catalina 30 3/818 My dock neighbor is attempting to remove and replace the anchor roller with a longer one. The forwa
Spreader Boots catealley at 10:00am 05.09.15 Big Boats 0/1068 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. I have mast out ' want to replace spreader boots. What size should I pu
Thru-hull size 1985 26' Windtherapy at 9:24am 05.09.15 Day Sailers 0/528 Can anybody tell me what the thru-hull size is for the head water intake and the head outlet to sea?
East Coast sailaway78 at 8:45am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 2/732 All you east coast guys take care and hope all manage without any damage,
O'Day 25 lead keel removal?? Ropeburn at 8:07am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1106 I will be scrapping out a 1980 O'Day 25, and selling the lead keel. The sale price of lead appears t
Refrigerator modification mystery117 at 8:05am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1628 I'm redoing my refrigerator/freezer compartment - adding 1" insulation around the inside and I'd lik
Wire size of lifelines boblufkin at 6:03am 05.09.15 Catalina 22 6/1302 Need to replace the vinyl covers on the lifelines. Anyone know the standard wire size that was used?
Assault and Batteries rblevens at 4:59am 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1786 I was wondering if any of the 37C folks could recommend how and where to put batteries for extended
Diesel plage (2) clausjepsen at 10:31pm 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/581 Is this tar like stuff we found at the bottom of our diesel tank diesel plage? Luckily My Volvo M
annapolis md (1) hummingbirdbassist at 10:24pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/695 Planning a running from annapolis md hilton head sc in summer Sailing a hunter 30 Yanmar q2m15 Main,
Newbie w/ questions about vessel length Chris_X at 6:53pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 27/3866 hi everyone I'm new to sailing and will be taking a four session course this August. One of my
Coating flaking on lead wing keel (1) Ken Honeycutt at 6:43pm 05.08.15 Big Boats 11/3038 Wondering what the best solution for filling the void left from the coating flaking off the lead win
Battery selector switch pk104 at 6:16pm 05.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2526 As any one had a battery selector switch go bad? When I put my switch on battery one. My stereo uni
Ya know, it astonishes me how... (1) Windtherapy at 5:53pm 05.08.15 Day Sailers 8/1338 ...some people take are of their boats and how they do or should I say try to do repairs. Attached i
Buffing the hull--what to buy Windtherapy at 4:55pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1964 OK so today I power washed the bottom and it looks sweet. Then I pulled off the old stickers and ad

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Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power JoeWhite at 8:14am 07.04.23 When this happens, run the engine and see if the compressor turns on. You can do this at the dock wi
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rich Stidger at 8:09am 07.04.23 @Ralph Johnstone , I have the same problem with several of my hatches. I will be watching your thre
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 8:04am 07.04.23
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 8:04am 07.04.23 Thanks, Greg, Definitely not dual power--we only have a refrigeration breaker on the DC side, and w
HAPPY 4th of JULY... INDEPENDENCE DAY kappykaplan at 7:55am 07.04.23 The same to you, John. :beer:
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Tally Ho at 7:55am 07.04.23
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 7:46am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, I've b
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Stu Jackson at 7:43am 07.04.23 I hate to see people spend hard earned money foolishly. Batteries seem to be one area where this oc
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:34am 07.04.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tally Ho at 7:29am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 7:23am 07.04.23 Thanks for the responses. Your solutions seem to be working for you and your sailing style. While
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? patbratton at 7:22am 07.04.23 I learned to sail at YMCA Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri. I started on a small pram and moved up t
Engineering Issues jssailem at 7:15am 07.04.23 Spoken like a true Pirate of the Caribbean...
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 07.04.23 Something similar occurred when we grounded on a rock many years ago when we owned a winged keel boa
Engineering Issues BigEasy at 6:44am 07.04.23 Thats why I stay off of thrill rides & deep submersible watercraft.:yikes:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (2) jssailem at 6:27am 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desig
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 kappykaplan at 6:06am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. :plus:
Fuel (In)Efficiency dmax at 6:05am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, which ji
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 6:03am 07.04.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago,

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