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Bow Pulpit Removal - O'Day 28 (1) Pafb at 11:31am 07.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1465 I need to remove my bow pulpit and re-bed it. Will use "Maine Sail's" method for rebedding deck har
Boom Track & Boom Downhaul Question (1) Ward H at 11:25am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/4209 My O'day 25 has a boom track that gives it about 8" or so of movement up and down on the mast. Whe
Marine Head project (3) cephius (Dave) at 11:18am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 7/1130 The pump on my JABSCO was sticky, so I disassembled it to lube the 'O' ring. On reassembly, I could
To Leave or Take Them? robfmcc at 9:05am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 53/9234 Noticed that a few boaters/sailors have different approaches to untying from the dock, some leave th
Seal Trying to Sink My Boat (3) wufibugs at 8:43am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3820 What I believe to be the shaft seal is leaking where it enters or connects to the metal ring to the
Water tanks lake city at 8:32am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1123 I own 28' Catalina with water two water tanks. Can you leave both tanks "on" (valve open) or only o
all is good trainmanjess at 8:13am 07.06.14 Morgan 2/1076 hello all all s good with my boat... I live 13 hours away and could not check on it... I have bee
new owner Siedelmann 24 sharty mcwierdears at 6:50am 07.06.14 Seidelmann 1/2849 Picking the boat up friday, just kinda getting a feel for what I'll have room for on board, spare g
Wid Scoop Recomendations? McIntoshUSA at 6:39am 07.06.14 Newport 3/1506 We purchased our Newport 30" three months ago and have been enjoying it. We have notice that we do g
looking to get out on a c27 in the bay area tillertom at 6:10am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/713 as I just bought a c27 I would love the chance to join someone at anytime out on the water just to g
Zodiac rotted transom Cmp1110 at 5:38am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1537 Hello all I have a 2004 zodiac 311 activ v, yesterday I was poking around and found bottom corner if
batt charing with outboard, i need advise tillertom at 5:18am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/661 I just bought a c27 in exel cond for 1500 bucks .it is a 1975 moored in the sac delta, no motor,it h
Spare main halyard syeldell at 5:10am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/967 I recently purchased a 2000 Hunter 450 Passage. Could someone enlighten me as to what the "Spare Mai
Alternative bottom paint DJN51 at 5:00am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 2/791 In the process of bringing a 1969 17 ft wooden boat back to original Will be trailered .whats on it
Mast bend h240 (1) Justin at 4:46am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 11/1757 Hi Just wondering if anyone has had a problem with too much mast bend? And do they know the cause
2nd Generation C-22 CaptDon01 at 11:47pm 07.05.14 Catalina 22 10/1136 Finally took some time to scub down our new, (to us), 1988 Catalina-22. She sat behind a guys shop u
Powering the 'house electricity' without an inboard smosh at 9:21pm 07.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/954 Hello all! I'm picking up a C27 that is pretty much ready to go in the water, but could use some wo
What does your Sirius weigh? shanester at 8:39pm 07.05.14 Sirius 21/22 1/3781 In discussing tire load range in the trailer sailor forum the weight of my boat and trailer were deb
Suddenly unable to point upwind Minnesail at 6:09pm 07.05.14 Catalina 22 22/4000 Yesterday on the 4th my wife and I went out for a sail. This was only her fourth time on a sailboat
Mast thingy mmhewes at 3:15pm 07.05.14 Big Boats 4/1462 Help. We just bought and had shipped a 1999 Catalina 42. We are putting the rigging together AND

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New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Tally Ho at 6:00am 08.18.23 True, IF the parts are available, replacing those end caps (I would do both ends) would not be too
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) flightlead404 at 5:50am 08.18.23 I'm confused by this. Installing additional batteries is not just about finding space for them, it
Expectations from solar dLj at 4:38am 08.18.23 I was quite recently in Nova Scotia and my solar panel produced very well there. My panel is a bit o
Urban Anchorages dLj at 4:19am 08.18.23 Mini rant Just returned from Block Island. Anchored next to a guy who put out 130 ft of chain in 1
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.

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