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272 LE Exterior Wood Trim DeltaBreeze at 7:19pm 02.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/771 I have removed all hardware and wood trim and am replacing as needed and rebedding. I am curious if
The Dogs of SBO: Chica (3) Phil Herring at 6:40pm 02.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1768 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Location of Elec Generator Panel smokey73 at 6:30pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1316 Getting ready to finally install my electrical generator in the starboard lazarette. I have a 30 fo
Galvanic Isolator wire size smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1639 Doing some upgrades and will be shortly installing a ProMariner FS30Amp ProSafe galvanic isolator.
Emergency battery charging Brahmany at 4:45pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1371 Hi All, One of my sailing buddies has a xantrex truecharge 40 which has suddenly gone dea
Autopilot issue redunculous at 4:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1276 Did a major re-wire of my cockpit today and discovered that after my 'tinkering' my autopilot doesn'
vhf cable Apex at 3:46pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/809 Since I am working on the masthead, I am looking to replace the old antenna. It is currently bent w
window rebed Monty VM at 3:22pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 21/6529 One of the large window that run along side the Salon on our boat has started to pull away from the
Issue with yanmar 3gm30f Ed D at 2:58pm 02.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2184 When I increase the RPM to 2600 t02800 the motor runs fine for about 5 minutes than it sounds like i
Can anyone identify this (1) redunculous at 2:49pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 6/1384 This is attached to my bilge pump switch on the panel but the other end is attached to nothing... B
Damp Water Heater Flooring (2) SteveB at 2:31pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 3/773 Pulled the water heater. While flooring was slightly damp near flanges, evidence of water leaks (see
boosting pressure at stern shower? eianm at 1:56pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 9/1526 I have a 1991 H42- the run to the stern shower is so long, that water pressure at the stern shower h
Waxy buildup (4) SteveB at 1:35pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 2/740 On a mission to rid interior of moisture. While prepping for false bilge removal noticed slight damp
Need hunter 376 genset install photos cahenesy at 12:16pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 5/1538 Hello all, I have a Hunter 376 that I am thinking of adding a genset to. I'm trying to find some
Thumbscrew (1) seadude at 9:40am 02.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1715 Hello again. Sorry for terrorizing, but I have lots of questions regarding to my new old Mac25, so
Single or Multi bank charger with 1/Both/2 Use Switch Ebbing Lattitude at 8:41am 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5630 I have been digging through, and expect there is, but haven't found a specific post or topic on the
H34 False Bilge Depth???? PGIJon at 5:51am 02.22.15 Big Boats 12/1893 Before we go cutting out the false bilge I would like to make sure that one of the PO's didn't alrea
Oily smell from reverse cycle AC / Heater sailfree20770 at 5:41am 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1387 Any AC experts out there? There's an oily smell coming out of the AC / Heater ducts in our sailboa
Refit complete Mark Maulden at 9:55pm 02.21.15 S2 2/1251 Just finished the replacement of our 30 yr old Espar with another. This completes our 3 yr planned
Keel bolt concern cloydmilton at 7:54pm 02.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/1526 On a swing keel Catalina 25 does anyone know of a keel that has fallen off due to corrosion as the b

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Is gas UV sensitive? Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.09.23 I created a chamber for air bubbles to travel to a few inches above the filter as a test so this gas
Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:39am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change
P42 Watermaker Install Jim_H42 at 8:35am 10.09.23 Thanks capta - your install and research parallels my thinking as well. I'm thinking for around $
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? cagreen75 at 8:34am 10.09.23 If you anchor out often you might consider a large alternator with an external regulator setup to ch
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 8:34am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:31am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers. I am not
Is gas UV sensitive? jssailem at 8:29am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change i
Is gas UV sensitive? Project_Mayhem at 8:27am 10.09.23 My motor is a two stroke, hence the bluish color. It doesn't seem to have any affect on the motor's
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Jacktar at 8:24am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers.
Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:22am 10.09.23 bluish? Is your motor a 2-stroke? If so, the blue is not gas but the oil you add... and oil has a
Broken Rudder rgranger at 8:19am 10.09.23 but it easily passes the 10 foot rule. my new favorite rule....:beer:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Kings Gambit at 8:19am 10.09.23 Those slides on my Selden boom make a three-point attachment for the mainsheet assembly on my Bavar
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... dlochner at 8:17am 10.09.23 If you are a couple of millimeters over the full line when the dipstick is laid on a clean white pap
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:14am 10.09.23 If all else fails, perhaps a white paint pen will make it less noticeable :thumbup::clap:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 8:13am 10.09.23 Hamish - thanks for the great information and link on the rodkicker. I agree you need a "boom sli
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:13am 10.09.23 The Oxalate anion in potassium oxalate will chelate the Fe+3 ion in rust and lift it out. The "rus
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 8:10am 10.09.23 AGM batteries are very sensitive to being deeply discharged and left in a partial state of charge fo
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 8:04am 10.09.23 Add the cost of a compatible charging system in that equation. That may need to be done anyway, as
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 10.09.23 I was surprised at how reasonable it was to have my genoa and main cleaned and fixed. The loft's sta
Damage to Keel RoyS at 8:03am 10.09.23 Fill the bilge with water and watch outside to see if it weeps out.

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