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Isolation Transformer Head Sail at 8:02am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2764 My boat came equiped with an isolation transformer. While I have a general idea of what this does,
More expensive than gold? (1) Bill1565 at 7:59am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/780 Gonna put a track on my mast to store a whisker pole. Pole was $200,used, track $200 new, and this
Replacing Original Autohelm Tridata Insrument romley at 7:31am 01.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/3905 Before next launch (May 2014) I plan to replace the non-functioning Tridata instrument - Depth/Speed
Eureka! Oil pad under engine JonnyQuest at 6:54am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2107 I love seeing the photos of other boats with engine sumps clean enough to eat off of. Unfortunate mi
convert my alcohol stove to flamless 1dandy at 6:14am 01.21.14 Catalina 30 4/1407 I have an alcohol stove that when lighting it, almost burns the boat up. I have been told there is a
Replacing furling mast sail with lazy jacks jveatch at 8:10pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 14/4495 Is it possible, practical, or wise to replace the furling mast sail on our 2006 Hunter 36 with a laz
Happy Birthday Sail (2) Flamingo1 at 8:06pm 01.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2085 I took my daughter and her friend out for a birthday sail. She turned 23 today and it was a beautif
Changed oil and engine won't start??? Soaring eagle at 6:51pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2321 Okay what happened? Started engine after sitting for a couple of months with no problem. Shut it do
H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/979 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1609 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6063 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1291 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1863 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7926 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1331 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1139 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
Mast Stolen 1972 Day Sailer II - Need Replacement haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2454 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1059 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1640 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?

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1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? kloudie1 at 6:55am 06.21.23 The old gasoline Atomic 4 looks like it was cared for. Get comfy with the Moyer folks, the gurus for
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 6:50am 06.21.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Engine vibration universal m3-20 brazenarticle at 6:34am 06.21.23 It is common for the M3-20 to run rough at low rpm. Idle is about 800 and from there to 1000 it ratt
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 6:22am 06.21.23 "If you want it nice, you'll probably have to redo the nonskid again". Yes I would definitely plan
Tropical Depression 3 (2) JamesG161 at 6:07am 06.21.23 Newest update... TS Bret will not reach Hurricane Status.:clap: It will arrive at the Antilles on
Engine Monitor RoyS at 5:53am 06.21.23 Details: The installation was somewhat limited by my old Raymarine C120 plotter. That plotter can on
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? JBP-PA at 5:39am 06.21.23 From the photos is pretty clear someone has redone the non-skid and now it is failing. Kloudie1 is
Furler q's Kevin&Karen at 5:38am 06.21.23 I have a Hyde stream stay II on my 78 Hunter 27 and the track serves as the actual forestay. It has
Dockside water connection dlochner at 4:47am 06.21.23 Here's a story to consider when thinking about adding city water to your boat. https://www.sailmag
Dockside water connection jviss at 4:21am 06.21.23 I would check with my insurance company before I connected to dock water. The water in your water t
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 4:16am 06.21.23 you are far luckier than me. But remember that when it rains or snows, the water will dilute then
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L sailcapt340 at 4:04am 06.21.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning! I agree completely, well said and execute
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 3:57am 06.21.23 In general engines with fewer cylinders run rougher at idle than those with more cylinders. A 1 cyli
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 06.20.23 Same thing I have at 1200 RPM with a 1999 Yanmar 2GM20F. The engine is vibrating at a specific freq
Dockside water connection artboas at 9:50pm 06.20.23 Art - how would that then feed back to the manifold for the rest of the system. No check valves any
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Mark Maulden at 8:52pm 06.20.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning!
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 06.20.23 My dad's so old he needs one of these for a hearing aid.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? CarlN at 6:49pm 06.20.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. justsomeguy at 6:37pm 06.20.23 Thanks. Is the hardware that is attached to the stem fitting attached to the end of a turnbuckle i
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 6:28pm 06.20.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet.

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