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New electric panel rbjenterprises at 4:06am 01.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1665 I am looking for a new electrical panel. My C30 was built in 1989 and although the panel is function
Shower sump drain pump Pompadi at 2:03am 01.01.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1531 Happy new year... Every time we try to drain the shower sump I have to prime the pump to get it goi
Sailing World Write-up Ted at 10:55pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1891 I am looking for the 1990 issue of Sailing World magazine with the write-ups of the boat of the year
black spots on the non skid Ken Cross at 9:13pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 10/9206 I've been doing some cleaning and I have black dots on my textured (non skid) fiberglass decks. I ha
Made a Stern Motor Mount (2) McIntoshUSA at 8:37pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1086 We have an electric trolling motor for our small dinghy. I made a stern motor mount with a decoupage
Avalon, Catalina Island Storm & Loss Rick D at 6:33pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 36/9905 Lives and boats lost in fast winter storm: http://ktla.com/2014/12/31/harbor-patrol-deputy-dies-afte
Faucet Handles replacements kingsailor at 4:38pm 12.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2041 Where do I locate replacement handles for my bathroom faucets. The stemon the valve is small so th
Mast prebend and rake 35.5 Sparky1234 at 4:05pm 12.31.14 Big Boats 2/1291 Hi all, This is an old topic but I would like more information if possible. I am presently setti
Happy New Sailing seadaddler at 3:43pm 12.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/634 Happy New Year and Happy New Sailing Season To All:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance
Seidelmann 37 Rudder grinding Bluewaters2812 at 3:24pm 12.31.14 Seidelmann 17/8364 Hi folks, we have a 1980 Seidelmann 37. A few days ago the rudder started making a grinding noise. T
P-18 Running Rigging T_well at 2:48pm 12.31.14 Precision 4/4769 Just purchased a 1986 P-18. I was parking lot sailing today to "tune" the mast according to Scott's
rerigging mainsheet suvh8er at 2:41pm 12.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3008 I am considering rerigging the mainsheet rigging and installing a downhaul of some kind on my Mac25.
paint prop strut and lightning? scherzoja at 2:28pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1875 If the prop strut is the ground for the boat (all bonding cables are terminated to the strut bolts)
Masthead re-fit (1) Apex at 11:13am 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2217 Quote: Originally Posted by Maine Sail http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/lbs/buttons/viewpost.gi
Happy New Year cscott at 8:22am 12.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1096 Happy New Year May 2015 bring you great sailing adventures!! cscott
Happy New Year (1) Roger Long at 6:37am 12.31.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1877 The new year is always a good time to think about the next generation so this is one of our favorite
Electronics rose8878 at 6:30am 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 29/4505 I am getting ready to buy a 29' Ericson and will sail mostly Lake Erie. I was wondering what experie
H36 shaft log question tmjb at 9:28pm 12.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2048 I removed the PSS stuffing box that came with my newly acquired boat because the rubber seemed to be
H36 head question tmjb at 9:16pm 12.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/758 Anyone know what the original was - what fits the original bolt pattern? Mine came with a Groco HF
Another electrical question - hopefully simple... holdech at 6:59pm 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2024 I like using the fuel gauge when refuelling. I know that when it ticks up to full, the tank is as fu

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Just how big is British Columbia? (2) Michael Davis at 12:07pm 10.16.23 Just a dusting. :) eldom last more than a week.
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.16.23 where I noticed the temperature gauge going all the way up. Also the beta 28 engine stalls when I t
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 11:49am 10.16.23 My sugestion would be as follows . Remove the rubrail holder about a foot from the bow on both sides
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 11:44am 10.16.23 ket, what about the 2" hole between your fingers ? 220774 Haha, exactly. I was debating buying
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) SoSound at 11:26am 10.16.23 For this particular issue, there does appear to be an adjustment in settings which will improve the
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 10.16.23 220771 Your copper tubes don't look too bad but the SS jacket looks it's had the :poop: beat out of
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge odaydokay at 11:10am 10.16.23
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Scott B at 11:07am 10.16.23 Our cradle has threaded rod attached to the pads, large nut with handle laid loose on top of the tub
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 11:03am 10.16.23 It's the original shipping cradle from Hunter. Having the option to readily remove the pads is what
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.16.23 The extensive pitting is likely from galvanic corrosion over many years. :plus::plus: Most likely
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 10:49am 10.16.23 With heat exchangers, the ends are designed to keep the water inside the unit. The sleeve is design
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,

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