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Tiller Extension Sailor_Jeff at 7:30pm 02.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1675 Would like to sit from time to time in the forward part of the cockpit while sailing. Has anyone
Buy a barehull C&C 30?? SailorBoy1 at 6:44pm 02.14.15 C&C 10/3507 I have a chance to buy a never used C'C 30 hull, with rudder but no keel (where do I get one??). The
adding transom drains hawk232 at 6:28pm 02.14.15 Catalina 22 2/707 I am adding transom drains, and I am at the point where its time to drill them. I have a2 1/8" hole
1987 Hunter 31 Cabin Interior Vent (1) BDRogers at 6:21pm 02.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/1614 Do anyone know if the interior vent is supposed to vent to the outside. I though it vented through t
Battery Problems hunter43sail at 6:06pm 02.14.15 Big Boats 11/1705 On my Passage 42 I have a Heart Freedom 30 charger/inverter and a Link 20. It was install in 1998 a
Where do you shop for a sailboat? Drumvision at 5:53pm 02.14.15 Ask All Sailors 48/7132 Hi all, simple question: Where do you shop for a used sailboat? I'm looking over the web for
Can anyone identify these hatch parts? (1) redunculous at 3:01pm 02.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/959 No hatch id number that I can find so I'm at a bit of a loss regarding this. Anyone know the part n
Ipone app image upload problem redunculous at 2:58pm 02.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1183 When posting a new thread using my iphone I got to attach image and the first one goes fine. When
Fastener Corrosion Control heluse at 2:32pm 02.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1279 Hey, whats the name of the stuff you put on a stainless fastener to prevent galvanic corrosion when
Sail trim book question Gudenuph at 2:19pm 02.14.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/7185
Bilge water blues rgj592015 at 1:53pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 12/2035 I guess I will try everybody's patience with yet another post. There always seems to be about a half
Head sink replacement rgj592015 at 1:08pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 4/1906 Hi everybody! I need to replace the head sink in my 1982 Catalina 30. Anybody have one for sale or k
Surprise on Dry: Center Board Bolts (3) Regular Guy at 10:31am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 8/1444 The SS centerport metal plate and the plastic roller are looking pretty good, nothing wrong with. Th
Water removal from boat cabin greeneyedjack at 10:24am 02.14.15 Bigger Boats 11/3061 Ok, I have a 1984 28' Oday that because of Family issues (lost both my parents last year) has been n
Refrigerator Not Working salestosails at 10:16am 02.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1510 Hello, I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that was always stored in Lake Tahoe. Very little use of shore
Surprise on Dry: Ballast Tank Gasket (3) Regular Guy at 8:37am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/829 Actually I expected that the gasket is not sealing proper anymore but it looked worse than expected.
Surprise on Dry: Structural (2) Regular Guy at 8:29am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 11/1278 My boat is an the dry on a DIY marina intending to do the usual maintenance like replacing the lines
oday 23 ewait at 8:23am 02.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/955 How to chose a rolling furler
H-26 Forward Boat Cleats Dfisher at 6:33am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 19/1933 Has anyone with a H26 of H260 added forward port and starboard cleats? This will be my first seaso
Centerboard Tang Replacement 1969 Pearson Wanderer Wanderer122 at 6:33am 02.14.15 Pearson 3/1800 Has anyone had the replace the bronze centerboard tang on a Wanderer or the very similar P35? My Wan

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Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 MikeHoncho at 10:36pm 08.17.23 Actually the substance used in fire suppression systems was often Halon. It is a chlorofluorocarbo
Threading needle between Barnes and Clark islands NE of Orcas, WA. (1) DinghySailor at 10:30pm 08.17.23
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Alan Gomes at 9:40pm 08.17.23 I wouldn't do anything until you've put some more hours on it, granting that the engine is not yet e
Pressure Cooker Benny17441 at 9:24pm 08.17.23 From frozen meat to a good bowl of beef stew in 30 minutes is not bad.
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.17.23 Just check that the oil grade being used is not too thin.
Expectations from solar Benny17441 at 9:14pm 08.17.23 How strong is the Sun at your latitude in Nova Scotia?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 08.17.23 Yes I'll be for all intents and purposes building a solid, sturdy retaining wall that that bearing
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 08.17.23 I know we harp on it but ONLY a picture will help identify the switch.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 8:08pm 08.17.23 My plan is to mount the new battery midpoint in the mostly unoccupied space along with the charger,
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 08.17.23 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell, one end of the fuse connects to the BAT
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 7:20pm 08.17.23 OK just find the fault connection at the switch , those have a very little bridge that make the conn
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 7:13pm 08.17.23 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294172320300 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell,
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 quadrille38 at 7:04pm 08.17.23 Greenhouse gases. Your probably thinking of Pfas that is used in firefighting foams. Not typically
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 08.17.23 That CMP24 charge controller doesn't look like a very good unit. Check out the Victron line of MPPT
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 08.17.23 Do I correctly understand you'll be using the shaft bearing shown in your photo #2 : s building a
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mermike at 6:40pm 08.17.23 I enjoyed your tales of Luna's rescue. Hope this one works out for you.
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 DinghySailor at 6:36pm 08.17.23 I ran the vent for our dry toilet through the house roof and covered it with a small clamshell. T
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 6:33pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:13pm 08.17.23 The "porch" side... Sometimes I get a kick out of how the speech to text likes to quote me. Anyway I
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 6:10pm 08.17.23 Could certainly be annoying if it blows and you need to replace it to get the whole house system wo

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