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Help with oven use please MrBee at 6:22pm 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2075 I did a quick search so sorry if this has been asked before. We have an oven onboard and I have t
Saga of the Solar Panel Brian147 at 5:56pm 10.20.13 Big Boats 0/778 I know this has been an on going topic, but was hoping for some feedback I was thinking of replaci
Hunter 380 Under Cowling Fairleads Brian147 at 5:43pm 10.20.13 Big Boats 1/775 Hello, First off, please excuse my discription of this. There is a bar with three supports that ha
Cracks in Gelcoat Spence at 4:17pm 10.20.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2916 Does anyone know how to repair superficial cracks in gelcoat? The deck has some hairline cracks
Potted plants and sailboats CCrane2299 at 2:16pm 10.20.13 Catalina 22 1/903 I have posted and read posts from folks who have water under the cabin floor. I drilled a couple of
most spacious trailor sailor for 1/2 ton truck troutman at 2:08pm 10.20.13 Day Sailers 15/2218 Hi, I apologize for asking a question that has likely been asked before. I own a Ford F150 4 door,
Added bonus of replacing bulkheads (1) Indysailor at 12:02pm 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/978 During the off season a couple years ago, I pulled the old bulkheads on my boat and replaced them. F
Are you afraid of the fog? Ken Cross at 11:36am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 48/10742 I love to fish and lately we have been pretty well fogged in. Where we live there is relatively litt
Hunter 33.5 Hot water heater info needed. patrick33308 at 11:25am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/993 Have a 1993 Hunter 33.5, just re-purchased my old boat back, and find that the hot water tank/heater
Standing rigging cost Buki at 10:37am 10.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1403 Still searching for a Macgregor 26. I recently found one for sale but apparently inspection says the
Moving my sailboat from the Chesapeake to Long Island Sound PlanetoSea at 10:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/870 I am relocating to New Rochelle, NY from the Washington DC area. I have my Beneteau 311 in a marina
37c galley (4) med2463 at 9:55am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1265 Had a new countertop installed. I put in the bar faucet, sink ' under counter water filter. Like t
Cutter track gone 37c (1) med2463 at 9:47am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/887 Removed staysail track, what a mess and was leaky. Filled in holes and just put last coat of paint
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 9:07am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/807 Sorry lost your phone number and email , please pm me
Diesel winter stabilizers John Britten at 9:00am 10.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/896 preparing to winterize my 28 O"Day with 11 gallon Universal tank. Debating between 2 stabilizers I
ST1000 Tiller Pilot install O'day 22 (2) jshanley at 9:00am 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1234 Just wanted to share install information. I used a 3" drop bracket on the tiller and put the mountin
Winter Care Of Sails Don Guillette at 8:38am 10.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/8719 Rich H suggested this topic and it's a good one. It was not a problem for a sailor like me who had t
Locker/Bilge Finish Cool_Change at 8:12am 10.20.13 Big Boats 3/746 We have a 3000 H340 and am wondering what the inside of the lockers and bilge were finished with by
Restoring a 79 Hunter 30 kito at 6:10am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 54/8169 Hello all. I am picking up a 79 Hunter 30 in a couple weeks. I am having it transported to my backya
Roof panels Bertus at 4:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/650 I have a Hunter 33 Legend (2008 launch) i would like to add extra spinlocks on the coach roof. I hav

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 6:15am 08.24.22 I had a hydrolock event caused by the cooling water in the exhaust hose running back into the engin
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 6:13am 08.24.22 Glad to see you're making progress John, as difficult as it clearly is. Best wishes on a successful
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing RoyS at 6:09am 08.24.22 My vote is for a small air cooled engine. No salt water flushing issues and no impellers to replace.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RoyS at 5:57am 08.24.22 I had a hydrolock event caused by the cooling water in the exhaust hose running back into the engine
Swing keel operation video? (2) rgranger at 5:48am 08.24.22 I don't have a video but here are some pics of a V222 I restored... These are both before restorati
New to MacGregor rgranger at 5:19am 08.24.22 Off topic but, does the trailer have a VIN plate? I just went through quite a hassle trying to regi
Seawater pump for A/C SycloneDriver at 4:58am 08.24.22 I could be wrong but I thought the minimum recommended flow rate for a 16k BTU unit was 4 GPM. From
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw JamesG161 at 11:34pm 08.23.22
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw (3) DeniseO30 at 10:50pm 08.23.22 It is not OLD school at all. The last Grunert Compressor used, came with 404r. You can still get o
Stainless Steel Hanks JamesG161 at 9:48pm 08.23.22 The Hank material best match is the same as the Head Stay material. Jim...
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 9:12pm 08.23.22 We put in a good solid 8 hours today and we are about 3/4 done sanding. The sun cooked us off the St
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw JamesG161 at 9:00pm 08.23.22 I had to raise my eyebrows a bit on reading this is apparently old school equipment It is not OLD
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - JoeWhite at 8:40pm 08.23.22 What model windlass
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - sail sfbay at 7:52pm 08.23.22 Good for you to check different chain sizes with a sample chain diameters, which is what I also do f
Any woodworkers about? (1) dLj at 7:45pm 08.23.22 One thing I I did notice is this end seems to have a incline that may be something you should replic
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade gmiller131 at 6:58pm 08.23.22 Hi guys - following up - I purchased the folding steering wheel and it comes with a tapered shaft at
Re power Rick D at 6:27pm 08.23.22 Why would you? I had mine rebuilt due to a failed rod bolt. Ultimately got reimbursed. I would alway
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows mjsb at 6:04pm 08.23.22 I replaced the sidelights on my H31 circa 87, I had a shop here in Tampa copy the units. Installed w
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Ward H at 5:21pm 08.23.22 @Scott T-Bird No, you don't need to duck under the boom on Sun Dog and neither do I (I'm 6'). I bel
Hatch gaskets Dalliance at 5:19pm 08.23.22

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