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San Diego Bay Hurricane CaptDon01 at 2:27am 04.28.14 Catalina 22 1/840 Well, another sailing adventure weekend event is finished, and it's one we'll be talking about and e
where does this water come from and how does this valve work (1) gitpicker2007 at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 22 11/2154 I left the catalina at the slip for a few days while they repaired the outboard (bad impeller). I've
Stuffing Box getting "hot" c130king at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 35/8770 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn
Ready To Launch This Saturday! (5) Ward H at 7:21pm 04.27.14 Day Sailers 19/1622 Last year I got caught up doing a lot of deferred maintenance, including a complete bottom job, on o
Yanmar Fuel Shutoff Cable H376/380/386 bigbrownpilot at 7:11pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 5/4790 The diesel fuel shutoff cable in our Hunter 380 won't pull out to shut down the engine. I was able
Deck Fill Caps 37CC finn1 at 6:59pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 5/1189 Does anyone know where to locate replacement deck filler caps? They are black plastic 1 1/2". What
nav table hight chusansail at 6:49pm 04.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1324 can anybody tell me the clearance from the floor to the nav table apron/ on hunter 37 cutter
Heat exchanger pin hole leak R. Chapin at 6:46pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 12/3958 I repeatedly loose small amounts of coolant and think I have located a pin hole leak in the undersid
Mast step core wet Kh3412 at 6:40pm 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1236 The core on the deck under the mast step is wet. Drilled some hole to see how far the water spread.
Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/6194 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2371 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1276 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB
Cracked Skeg jacksTYCracer at 3:13pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1131 Hello, I am getting into my third season with my 1975 O'day 27. When I bought the boat I knew that
430...new arch wind generator (4) Navicula at 3:09pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/856 hi guys....I have been building a new arch for the back of my 430. it will be for solar panels, wind
Hull Blisters mheflin at 1:54pm 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1147 Hi All, New to the site so forgive me if I am repeating and old topic. I'm considering buying a
Thats not Good ! Y25-II (2) Syntonos at 12:24pm 04.27.14 Yamaha 2/2336 Had a halyard block failure on our first real shakedown sail with the new sails on Syntonos. Weather
I40 Ballast Mike Wagner at 12:20pm 04.27.14 Irwin 1/1850 Our Irwin 40 MK II has several lead ingots under the sole in the salon. Any other I40s or Citation 3
Bent Pulpit Rail Okie44 at 11:47am 04.27.14 Catalina 22 1/631 Bought a C 22 a month ago, still setting in my driveway. Had a wind storm and a limb fell on the ce
Deck Anti-skid Pads (1) kloudie1 at 11:16am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/888 On the H-34, on either side of the mast base, there are two Treadmaster pads so ya can stand there s
What paint to use on inside wall of a boat? sd1953 at 10:46am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/77547 I have a wall in the navigator's desk area that needs to be painted. What kind of paint do I use fo

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Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick at 9:16am 08.15.23 Thanks for all the input fellow sailors. Always good to ask a question here. @RickD, good to see y
Top Down Furler (1) JRacer at 8:57am 08.15.23 There have been no noticeable loading issues on either, a (very foolish) test was to hold the aft e
Has This Happend to You? capta at 8:50am 08.15.23 We lost the head of our Yankee just a few miles short of Tyrrel Bay coming up from Grenada on a char
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 8:45am 08.15.23 Ward, Thank you, I appreciate your help! I wasn't aware of the possibility of using a blanking p
Oday 20 Restoration Sail22Capri22 at 8:40am 08.15.23 Looks like an ambitious project with a newborn :rolleyes:. It will be a great little family boat tho
Oday 20 Restoration (6) Kali-Nova at 8:16am 08.15.23 Here is the progress so far....
Oday 20 Restoration (4) Kali-Nova at 8:07am 08.15.23 So I just had to resize them to get them to post. These are pictures from her first wash before I st
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 buddy0 at 8:00am 08.15.23 On my 2005 Hunter 33 the wires are all crammed into the small diameter tubing that runs next to the
Fresh water filler cap mdibella at 8:00am 08.15.23 The parts catalog shows a "DECK FILL WATER BK SEADOG", Beneteau PN 111731 for the deck fitting assem
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:59am 08.15.23 Sounds fun... probably earn you a spot on this year's Darwin awards... and if you decide to try it,
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:48am 08.15.23 The test procedure is pretty simple. Just follow the directions. When the alarm goes off you will b
Oday 20 Restoration Kali-Nova at 7:42am 08.15.23 Welcome. Check in here for advice and encouragement. Chances are very good that someone on this li
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:39am 08.15.23 The test procedure is pretty simple. Just follow the directions. When the alarm goes off you will be
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:38am 08.15.23 What brand of vest? The two brands I'm familiar with (Mustang and TeamO) the bladder is separated
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:37am 08.15.23 Being someone who likes potato cannons...That I'd like to see. :biggrin: Unfortunately even if it
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:37am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:35am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:33am 08.15.23 @Anchored87 I should mention that when I was using homemade abs pipe "saws" to get spray foam out o
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 7:30am 08.15.23 thanks
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:30am 08.15.23 Stay aboard your boat with a harness. Jim... Always the best policy. I'm sticking to my boat! dj

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