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Air conditioner installation toddorts at 4:03pm 05.11.14 S2 4/1200 I'm having my yard put together a quote for me on installing a self-contained air conditioner/heat p
The Kaufmans speak Indysailor at 1:38pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 I heard this while driving home from Cincinnati this morning on This American Life. You can stream i
Air conditioner Maddies dad at 1:10pm 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/973 Need to replace my air conditioner that was not installed properly when I purchased the boat. What d
frozen engine seacock raye at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1355 opened seacock before starting engine, thought I heard water flushing thru engine, just got a short
slow leak bmorr at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 9/1375 In contrast of our policy to keep people in and water out of our water ballast 26 Hunter, we have be
Bringin in the sheaves Pat at 12:07pm 05.11.14 Bigger Boats 8/1781 Has anyone replaced the sheaves at the base of their Z-Spar mast on an O'Day 272? How difficult i
House Bank - 2 separate or 1 parallel scherzoja at 11:21am 05.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 47/14836 When designing a house bank with four 6v golf cart batteries @ 12v (assume 200AH for each of the 2
need new bolts for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 davejet at 10:59am 05.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/825 need new bolts and Butyl Tape for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 Does anyone know I get these bolts and wa
Water in bilge after healing EmptyNest at 10:04am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/1510 I've noticed that our 2000 H-260 has water in the bilge after a run where we're healing 15 to 20 deg
Tacking Don Guillette at 8:45am 05.11.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/10371 I spoke with a FL sailor today who's problem was tacking his Catalina in 5 to 8 knots of wind. He cl
Rigging Question Fronk5 at 7:46am 05.11.14 Catalina 22 7/1275 Hi, I acquired a Loos gauge and want to get my boat set up right this year. Can anyone tell me how
trailer keel boards . mmsailor at 7:26am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 1/770 The carpeted boards that the keel would slide on are rotten . Were there originally a one by or two
Hull Identification Number ronflowers at 6:14am 05.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/784 Hello all. I recently purchased a Mac 25 that has an HIN that is only partially legible. I understan
Rub rails whisper 92 at 5:57am 05.11.14 S2 7/1858 I picked up an 1982 S2 9.2 that needs a lot of work. One area I would like to clean up it the rub r
wood stands krantala at 4:48am 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/802 Hey folks, I am getting ready to take my 25 off the trailer for an over haul. Does anyone have any
Drilling a hole in a mast......helppppppp....lol !! redsox6781 at 3:17am 05.11.14 Catalina 22 3/1087 Previous owner of my 22 Catalina had to replace the mast step and used the one from CD. My question
Drilling a hole in a mast ?? redsox6781 at 3:15am 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/784 Previous owner of my 22 Catalina had to replace the mast step and used the one from CD. My question
Venture 22 Mid-Boom Conversion judsonj at 11:18pm 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1264 Hey, I am hoping to purchase a Venture 22 soon. The boat is in really nice shape. Perhaps the only t
Expensive winter drazlou at 9:01pm 05.10.14 Catalina 30 4/1380 When I bought my 1994 MKII two years ago it had a leaking shaft seal. The seal did not use packing b
Engine blower, Yanmar 4JH4AE JohnB40 at 8:57pm 05.10.14 Engines and Propulsion 11/4380 Hi Boat is Beneteau 40 (2009) with above Yanmar engine. There is a small blower screwed to transom t

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Harbor 20 jssailem at 8:14am 06.28.23 If it attracts your attention sounds like it will be a fun boat. On any daysailer that is 25 years
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 8:06am 06.28.23 There that's it. She is at the top... With a new Thermostat, I hope :pray: A Tip from John to me
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. jssailem at 7:56am 06.28.23 What is the year of your 27 would help to know so you get better advice Spot on Dave. It is why
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:47am 06.28.23 Fingers crossed prayers said, as SV Hadley greets Poseidon, again. Great news! Looking forward to
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Its funny Friday! jssailem at 7:41am 06.28.23 Rowan and Martin were a great team. Enjoyed the funny clip. It was a time when you could just tell a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:28am 06.28.23 BOAT YOGA DAY Yesterday was a series of run around activities... Crawl down into the lazaret. Hold t
Outboard Motor Mount on arch ? 2004 Hunter 41 (1) kjretlaw at 7:23am 06.28.23 I have a 15hp on my arch it where I've kept the engine for years. leave the lift connected most of
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Excess Solar Load Timm R Oday25 at 7:08am 06.28.23 What I choose to do was install a small muffin ( computer ) fan in our hatch boards . It draws air o
MAST LEAKS & SPARTITE kappykaplan at 7:04am 06.28.23 Mast Boot Tape :plus: on mast boot tape!
MAST LEAKS & SPARTITE eherlihy at 6:45am 06.28.23 I bought the SparTite kit, then returned it. I decided that it was too expensive and complex for me.
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First time sailboat owner flightlead404 at 6:37am 06.28.23 Sailor speak for rotating the gland nut an eighth to quarter turn. Small increments till drop rate
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 6:37am 06.28.23 Now THAT'S funny. Thanks! Funny thing is, that actually happened with me. I took a cousin-in-law s
Excess Solar Load JBP-PA at 6:28am 06.28.23 On second thought, you could easily run a fan 24x7 without stressing your battery.
Excess Solar Load JBP-PA at 6:23am 06.28.23 The maximum load current for a Victron 75/10 is 15A or 180W@12V , but you'll never get that with a 5
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Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56am 06.28.23 What is the year of your 27 would help to know so you get better advice as there were four different
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. JBP-PA at 5:32am 06.28.23 Move your new hardware a half inch over in any direction. The hardware will cover the old holes On

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