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Water tank epoxy recommendations wayne007 at 1:03am 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3340 I have an aluminum fresh water tank with a pin hole leak. Any recommendations on an epoxy to repair
Cockpit drainage Pompadi at 12:08am 04.26.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 13/3007 Our 309 always has a lot of water in the cockpit after rain, it drains away through the open transom
Crack in hull rib (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:19pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 4/1045 I'm a relatively new owner (four months) of an '83 Hunter 34. I just discovered a crack in the FRP n
An Economical Line Cutter John Murphy at 8:15pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/1092 SECURITE ( X3 ) !! NOTICE: For those of you that paragrenate waters that are replete with a plethor
Parts listings / diagrams 26C's? Macboy at 8:01pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/753 We had a great parts breakdown diagram for our catamaran (Hobie) that illustrated each component of
H 29.5 Fuel system (5) RIVERCRUISER at 7:51pm 04.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1119 There have been some discussions of fuel tanks, filters, etc., in recent months, and since I recentl
1989 Hunter 26.5 with different windows jeepjake at 7:12pm 04.25.15 Smaller Boats 2/760 I recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 but I noticed that the port and starboard windows were different
Powering-Up our main winch John Murphy at 6:53pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1084 Please, Two friends and I are adding a power source ( motor ) to our main winches ( Lewmar 44's). H
Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:32pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/943 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
heat exchanger paulj at 6:23pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 8/1534 What did you replace your 201027 Universal heat exchanger with. Where, how much and part number ?
Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:18pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1302 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
Oday 15 mfg#?? DefSocmonkey at 6:14pm 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1117 Well here we go, post #1!! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, I am going to look at an Oday 1
Clear lake, Texas offer Bob135711 at 4:25pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/623 I am back down here in the Clear lake, Texas area finishing off some final testing for the new job.
Catalina 400 drain holes between stringers RonWG at 4:07pm 04.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1641 Cleaning areas I don't see any way for water to drain I have hull 037 new to me even the area under
Chart Viewer for PC (using NOAA RNC Charts) c130king at 3:56pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 10/3509 Does anyone have any links to download a navigation program to a PC that can open downloaded RNC cha
LEWMAR 65st electric disassembly (1) capta at 2:04pm 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/636 I cannot find any comprehensive instructions for dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of the Lewmar
Batteries..help 26c Leatherneck at 12:00pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1264 I just bought two new batteries. Ones in boat when I bought it were dead. I installed first one unde
Re-caulking /sealing campanion hatch cover Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.25.15 Big Boats 2/999 The sealant that is in the joint between the top of the house and the fiberglass cover that covers t
Additional Fresh Water (3) mfarinas at 8:17am 04.25.15 Catalina 310 6/1462 One item of concern as we departed on an extended cruise in southwest Florida, was the ability to ca
O'day 222 mercury outboard todd brown at 8:09am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/749 Launched the boat on Saturday. Out board seemed sluggish. Finally made it out to a place on lake to

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Man the Boats... Michael Davis at 5:19pm 10.18.23
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 4:26pm 10.18.23 Thanks Stu, my setup with forward spring and stern all is good. It is two lines, sure, but it work
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (2) Davenport at 3:27pm 10.18.23 The round hole into mast was the gin pole hole, showing no rope or wires are in first foot of mast.
Diesel shut off pull Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 10.18.23 Yanmar's do not have a solenoid for shut down, the fuel system is entirely mechanical, at least for
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:31pm 10.18.23 The Perkins also uses a cable pull in some boats. I just thought it would be easy to put a stop swit
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 2:27pm 10.18.23 He said he has a Perkins with a solenoid. I see. The OP has a Yanmar. The thread has become a bit
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:22pm 10.18.23
Diesel shut off pull Richard19068 at 2:13pm 10.18.23 Which model Yanmar? Are you certain you have a Yanmar, all the Yanmars I have seen are gray. I don
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:06pm 10.18.23 @Davenport First picture shows the companionway cover. Retake the picture of the area so I can see
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 1:57pm 10.18.23 220825 Don, I was down at the boat and decided to take some poor and hard to see photos of my shut-o
Diesel shut off pull (2) Michael Davis at 1:42pm 10.18.23 At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches hotos of my shut-off solenoid. Very hard to see b
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Timm R Oday25 at 1:39pm 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she decla
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 10.18.23 You have inner tracks and tracks on the toe rail - no? My neighbor's C-34 does and I wish I had tha
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23 Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (1) jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the

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