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BVIs vs. USVIs Winkfish at 7:53am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/837 Just got back from a fantastic week in the BVIs. This was the 2nd bareboat charter there for me and
Acetone as a Dewaxer? ChattOday at 7:37am 03.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1659 Will acetone act as a dewaxer for fiberglass? 1977 Oday 22. Want to re-paint the hull, change th
First cruise of the season SoCal Brian D at 7:20am 03.10.14 Destinations 5/2288 Well the season is all year long in SoCal, but the first cruise for me is this coming weekend. Headi
B411 T-Track end stop (1) RCK at 7:15am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1323 I need to replace the end stops on the head sail sheet track on my US-made, 2001 Beneteau 411. Does
Salon Bulkhead Replacement. jamesstpierremb at 7:15am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 1/1102 Water damaged old bulkhead now removed and new 4 foot 6 inch by 5 foot 8 inch high one half inch thi
legend 25 EZ Steer rod hopkinsflyer at 7:06am 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 2/904 Hello Can anyone tell me if they have ever used EZ-STEER rod for there boat i have a 2008 leg
Tackle storage (1) Snowman80 at 6:57am 03.10.14 Catalina 22 6/1187 So im not sure how many of you fish or not. While talking with my father we were discussing places t
Running pump stanleyi at 6:01am 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/817 I have a 1989 Hunter Cheribinei 33. Lately I've noticed that the pump supplying water to sinks runs
Pool of water under engine Hunter 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 5:22am 03.10.14 Big Boats 2/785 Hello all...I recently had a freeze up of my freezer holding plate and after defrosting the freezer
Seawater system carlager at 2:31am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2126 The seawater intake and output works fine on the the engine -abYanmar 3GM30F - in our Oceanis 36cc
Fuel guage stuck on " full" Sailorlass at 2:28am 03.10.14 Catalina 310 8/2284 Greeting from the south Pacific. Our 2005 310, hull number 326, has decided to run incredibly econo
Advice on hauling out. atpjim at 9:00pm 03.09.14 Catalina 30 21/3035 I had a diver look at the bottom and he said that barnacles are starting to eat into the gelcoat in
Catalina 30 measurements Lost Parent at 8:39pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1067 I have a 1982 and need some measurements as my boat us to far away First measurement is across the d
Old diesel fuel IH82BL8 at 7:05pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3698 How long can treated diesel fuel be trusted? Most of the 15 gallons in the tank is from 2012 and wa
Cup/bottle holders Okiesaylor at 7:04pm 03.09.14 Catalina 22 19/2778 Went to the marina today and made some measurements. I'm trying to come up with a good setup for dri
dive platform fred1diver at 6:32pm 03.09.14 Trailer Sailors 13/4120 I'm curious, has anyone installed a dive platform on a trailer sailer??? I love to go scuba dive bu
Main Halyard gets snagged Mark Nooney at 5:27pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1100 Hi all, I am having an issue with the main halyard snagging on the spreaders prior to raising the
Stepping a mast Daddio at 4:39pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/3061 Just wondering if there is any way to step a mast on a hunter 29.5? We just purchased the boat last
Stripping Gelcoat From Trunk Eucmaninshorts at 4:30pm 03.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/643 Hello All! I bought a Catalina 250WB with a bad case of boat pox. I've spent the long winter str
Freezer Removal Viktor Eysselein at 3:37pm 03.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/513 My WAECO CB-40 top loading freezer on my Hunter 45CC is broken. How do you remove the freezer? A

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Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 1:33pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know

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