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Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/981 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2964 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2422 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2270 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6493 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1850 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/26625 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3729 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2010 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo
Attention PNW Cruisers Hello Below at 8:45am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1689 Xmas Present - 2015 Waggoner Cruising Guide - FREE 2nd year in a row that this has been offered.
Hey Mackaroni - 302 Hull/deck joint (2) the_alpine at 8:41am 12.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/961 Have you inspected the hull to deck joint on your 302? I noticed some water staining on the trim in
Leckie/46Beneteau keitho1 at 8:28am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1501 Hello to Beneteau owners. I have a 2000 Beneteau 46 Oceanis (beautiful boat!) but have problems with
Florida vs Cuba? Bonzai at 6:40am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3702 I wonder if the FL legislature realizes the position they are in now that relations are looking to b
Companionway Doors triumph250 at 6:03am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5905 Considering replacing companionway door/hatch. Any experience with Zarcor Companionway Doors?
Genaker Furler triumph250 at 5:31am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3296 Anybody had installed a "genaker furler"? I think I would use it more and leave more space below.
Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2226 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2
Redoing Head wufibugs at 8:50pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1554 Almost all the walls and cabinets on the H31 are come kind of white plasticized coating over plywood
trying to understand weather forecast newsailor72 at 6:43pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1799 planning on motor sailing to catalina island from long beach this Sun morning, coming back Mon. Che
Electronics replacement of Raymarine drtsr1 at 5:12pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 23/4834 I have a raymarine setup. 2000yr Hunter 460. 2 chart plotters, color and green screen, 2 sets of st
Watkins 25 Full cockpit enclosure venture1 at 5:02pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I have a 1987 Watkins 25 Sea Wolf. Brand new dodger this year. I was hoping someone could give me an

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Cal 25 MKII question rgranger at 1:50pm 09.19.23 Not to be too much of a smart ass (okay baybe a little:ass: ) but... I think the keel would tell you
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 1:48pm 09.19.23 Hahha, I had the original mainsheet set up on my V25. I used to run the sheeting under the stern cl
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment (1) Dalliance at 1:41pm 09.19.23
Alternator output to..... obxjeff at 1:40pm 09.19.23 Are ypu sure the wire going to the panel isn't the 12v "ignition on" indicator that tells the regula
New O'Day 25 Rudder? dmax at 1:34pm 09.19.23 Contact these guys, they most likely made the original, great people: Home
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 1:28pm 09.19.23 Is there an amperage rating on the breaker? Also, look at the wire size to ensure that the new break
Push Button Starter Testing kappykaplan at 1:17pm 09.19.23
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 09.19.23 @CrispyCringle Thank you for that detailed explanation
Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:10pm 09.19.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:07pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:49pm 09.19.23
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 09.19.23 I would say to look at the Maxwell 500 specs and see what is required in the way of maximum amperage
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) bellrock9 at 11:47am 09.19.23 Lanex Meltemi fix, 10mm. Google it. .79/ft from a company in Jamestown. Used for my 3:1/6:1 mainshe
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 11:31am 09.19.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. I
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:57am 09.19.23 Good point, I do the same as far as removing the speed sensor, but I had never thought about removi
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 10:56am 09.19.23 Seems to be just the stern/transom area. the side don't have this. Other than being dirty, the res
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 CrispyCringle at 10:54am 09.19.23 The mast pin on the 23.5 is pretty beefy. And the width of the vang hinge is wide. I dont recall the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Dalliance at 10:51am 09.19.23 Call Garhauer. When I bought my rigid vang from them, they made custom mounting plates to match th
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Techstyle at 10:50am 09.19.23 I have a similar section on my check list. I also have to pull and drain the through hull tri-data
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 09.19.23 220076 I've got to confess, I've never seen gel coat come away like that in addition to the OP's po

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