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manual bilge pump winterizing obsailor at 7:47am 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1839 is it necessary to get antifreeze into a manual bilge pump to winterize it? It takes a lot of antif
Swing Keel Problem captianjim at 7:37am 10.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/841 Arr Swabs, I am the owner of a 1975 32' Center Cockpit O'Day, love it and what a great sailing vesse
Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop savoirfaire2014 at 7:30am 10.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 39/8273 Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop. Hi, I'm new here and to diesels, and woul
Switching Old Cabin Lights to LED drdanj at 7:21am 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2094 I want to replace an old fluorescent inside cabin top lamp with an LED lamp, I bought a red/white Al
Floatation on 19 foot oday lp_gilbert at 7:17am 10.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1758 Just pulled out my boat for the season. I power washed the bottom and used muric acid to remove the
Rl24 Mk Iv... DannySonja at 6:32am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 7/5037 I have purchased an RL24 and have some questions. Does anyone know these boats? This will be our f
My first post. Will work for parts?!? Tumororlater at 6:13am 10.27.14 Big Boats 7/974 Have a 1994 40.5 and the stbd spring line chalk broke. At first I thought I would have to replace th
Bearing Buddy master cylinder system kit . sailersteve at 5:44am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 13/1669 I have a Bearing Buddy Axle W / Drum brakes on my sailboat trailer . I have a 24ft Windrose by Lagun
Winter covering for H26 Fred at 5:38am 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 17/1542 This will be the first winter that I will be preparing my H26 for outside storage. I am located in a
Wayfarer Mark I GRP Questions DHaranSailor at 9:00pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 28/7397 Hello! I have been searching for some information on the Wayfarer Mark I GRP model of boat. I
Anchor Windlass for a C&C29 mk 2 sycalabar at 8:59pm 10.26.14 C&C 14/3849 Just downsizing from a Bristol 41 to a CC29 Mk. 2 . We are in search of an Anchor Windlass for the l
1994 40.5 Pedestal cableway leak charris at 8:43pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 7/902 Hello all, when it rains hard, my Bimini will leak. Then water drips down onto my pedestal/table uni
How to clean my aluminum mast and sails ELLIOT at 8:32pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3012 I BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF A MID 1980's JY 14 , I HAVE RESTORED THE HULL , AND NOW AM GOING TO TACK
Wear & Tear Hunter 49 done hrs & miles Screen Saver at 7:49pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 2/970 I am looking for any Hunter 49 Owners who has used there yacht considerably. By this I mean in the o
Raw Water Strainers Deleted member 117556 at 7:42pm 10.26.14 Catalina 310 6/1604 Hello All, I am having trouble locating where the raw water strainer is for my engine. It is a fres
23 anchor locker drain hole sealant rogjack2 at 6:50pm 10.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1906 Does anyone know exactly what flexible "sealant" was used to "seal" the anchor locker drain hose a
sails CCrane2299 at 6:37pm 10.26.14 Catalina 22 62/5545 I need an education. My main is baggy enough to store things in while sailing. It is a factory sail
Heading South Tim R. at 6:11pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2520 We have completed our summer cruise of Nova Scotia and Maine. On Saturday we left Potland to start
Lock bolt (1) slowdog at 6:09pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1020 81530.vB can't get to the back side of the lock bolt time for the hole saw ?
Our hot water is too hot !?! SVEnchantress at 5:17pm 10.26.14 Pearson 7/1951 Sailed our new to us 303 up from Melbourne to Titusville this past weekend. Due to the winds, it was

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Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:42am 05.27.23 You can call the SBO shops here and they can tell you which breakers to use for your Hunter 38 You
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 6:39am 05.27.23 I am amazed that you can still find polarized but ungrounded appliances. Appliances with polarized
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 6:38am 05.27.23 Try going in person and strike up a conversation with the broker. Also if you are buying a boat fro
Ship's Bell jviss at 6:38am 05.27.23 9 I got this one, very nice, at a nautical antiques store that shutting down its business, so $126
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.27.23 There are 2 - 30amp breakers for shore power. 1) In the panel 2) Within 10 inches FEET from Power
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 6:36am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incre
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker dlochner at 6:35am 05.27.23 Most likely it is a 30a circuit breaker, check your shore power connection to be certain. 30a requir
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 6:27am 05.27.23
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 6:15am 05.27.23
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Walsh0575 at 6:04am 05.27.23 Hi all - OP here...the white residue was cold galvanizing high zinc spray. I sanded it off back to t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:48am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time. I started to do that
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:47am 05.27.23 There's a guy here in Martin County who moves sailboats. I'll post his info when I find him. It won
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:41am 05.27.23 No, but if you post photos of what you're working with, we may be able to help.
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40am 05.27.23 Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe. I am amazed that you can still find polarize
Shipping a boat question shemandr at 5:36am 05.27.23 Sailers moving Sailers advertises in the sailing press. I'm not recommending them but I would start
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:34am 05.27.23 Thanks Kappy. That's kind of what I figured. Any idea how to separate the breaker from the panel?
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:33am 05.27.23 Wait, what??? How could I never noticed this. Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:28am 05.27.23 Should be 30 amps.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:24am 05.27.23 http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf This was posted by another forum member RichH,
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:20am 05.27.23 As honest as a man can be, I am looking for one that fits my H280. I have come to believe getting th

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