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Flexible solar All U Get at 4:02am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1224 Hi all, I just read an interesting article on flexible panels and thought I would share the info.
Support the boat with no keel Mackaroni at 8:28pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1034 I have to drop my keel to inspect it and possibly repair it on an O'Day 302. If I have to repair it
A "what's it worth" question- Edson pedestal. Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 Not looking to sell anything here but I have an Edson pedestal set up that I took of of my Macgregor
simrad ap russell talisman at 7:45pm 04.24.15 Catalina 310 0/761 has any one had any luck with a simrad wheel piolit cant find parts spent hours trying to recalibra
Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot bream reach leevin100 at 6:22pm 04.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/808 Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot wind I 'test drove' a 2010 MacGregor 26M in 10 knot winds and noti
Universal 5411 (M15) 2 cyl diesel parts RBilly at 5:53pm 04.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/2618 I have an '83 O'day 28 on Georgian Bay in Canada with the 5411 (M15) (Kubota) engine. I went to Kubo
Marine Head Maintance seadaddler at 4:31pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/698 I have a Raritan Sea Era electric head and up until a few weeks ago always used fresh water flushing
Need windlass type/brand for 356 Jimongee at 4:11pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2739 If there are any sailors with a 356 that is equipped with an electric windlass it would be so helpfu
Macerator Pump simply installed (3) Regular Guy at 3:46pm 04.24.15 Smaller Boats 23/8178 This may be interesting for some of you. I have an 13 Gallon holding tank on my H260 and it doesn't
repair/replace b311 binnacle compass wingman at 11:24am 04.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1361 large bubble in binnacle compass on b311, any opinions about fixing or replacing with Plastimo Olymp
EcoClad out of business. SailMaster at 11:10am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1756 Hello All, As I shop for options on our upcoming bottom job, I find that Eco Clad is out of busin
306 vs 310, need opinion hlanni1 at 10:49am 04.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1078 I hope I am not rehashing a previous topic and your comments are appreciated. I am currently lookin
how does the water heater work? iSailor at 10:11am 04.24.15 Catalina 310 7/1666 Ok, I will admit it, I have no idea how the water heater actually works. Since it has the engine co
Hatch Friction Hinges kenvail at 8:33am 04.24.15 Big Boats 9/2270 The friction hinges on the two main hatches of my 2006 Hunter 38 are not keeping the hatch open. No
When your GPS fails, how do you navigate? Kings Gambit at 7:59am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 48/7298 If, for example, you're on a 140 n.mi. overnight trip along the coast between 3 and 10 n.mi. offshor
Autopilot - Pedestal Bracket geek_guy at 6:40am 04.24.15 Big Boats 4/1279 I'm replacing the wheel drive on my Raymarine Autopilot. While I suppose it really doesn't matt
Storage Cradle Long Story at 6:24am 04.24.15 Catalina 310 4/2457 Here is an interesting or odd question for our group. Of the owners that had cradles at time of del
Is This A Barrier Coat? (3) Kper at 5:50am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1002 I couldn't stop myself. With dreams of stripping the black, ablative paint and switching to VC17 I
Water leak while on Port Tack Kleis at 10:47pm 04.23.15 Big Boats 14/3491 Appreciate suggestions where to look for the cause of water showing up on the sole of the starboard
Lewmar Port trim kits Schoolmarm at 8:55pm 04.23.15 Big Boats 3/2025 Put an offer on 1996 34. Some of the plastic trim for the lewmar ports could use replacement. Catali

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Too many ads dlochner at 5:58pm 11.28.23 FWIW, if you use DuckDuckGo as a search engine, they do not track your searches. DDG uses Bing as a
Manual Bilge dlochner at 5:53pm 11.28.23 Thanks for the photos, unfortunately they are definitive in only one way, the reinforced vinyl hose
Manual Bilge (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 11.28.23 I've got the same thing at the top of my companionway : >> And ONCE ONLY damn it.
When does a screw become a bolt? Terry Cox at 5:15pm 11.28.23
Water tank syphoning? JamesG161 at 5:03pm 11.28.23 this all happened after I shut off the water at the panel. I know that. Turn off the power to th
Manual Bilge Tally Ho at 4:40pm 11.28.23 Can you find the actual pump? What does that string attach to? That is what we really need to see
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Tally Ho at 4:34pm 11.28.23 Looking forward to tackling this job in the spring....not. What are you waiting for? Get it done
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 4:34pm 11.28.23 It will be next week before I can get hold of someone who knows.
Too many ads Tally Ho at 4:31pm 11.28.23 The ads are delivered by algorthim that google and other companies control. If you have a tracking
Manual Bilge (6) motosail_SD at 4:27pm 11.28.23 Hello gents, Thanks for the quick reply and the welcome. Have some pics. The one with my finger poin
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 4:25pm 11.28.23 Yes, and I'm looking forward to that. I would love to make an enclosure for the cockpit, not just si
When does a screw become a bolt? kappykaplan at 3:35pm 11.28.23 It's gonna be a long off season. :facepalm: :plus:
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 3:24pm 11.28.23 Right! Use the halyard as the stay. Easy peasy! This seems like the best approach... and if st
When does a screw become a bolt? dlochner at 3:22pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 3:07pm 11.28.23
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 (3) rgranger at 3:06pm 11.28.23 Early in my boat restoration days...I once replaced a BRAND NEW LED bow light that stopped working.
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 3:02pm 11.28.23 I retro-fitted the WorkerB motor on my LSZ and the control is nothing short of amazing. I believe
When does a screw become a bolt? Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 2:59pm 11.28.23 Apparently the wood board is supported solely by being epoxied to the plastic body at the transom.
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 2:55pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definiti

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