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right water heater for oday 28 shozbot at 8:55am 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/867 Want to replace original 6g Raritan heater? Want to capitalize on on going defender sale but want to
Engine Cover Latch kaatz at 8:29am 10.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1337 Have a 1995 Oceanis 40. I am looking for a latch for the top of the stairs/engine cover. It is a bar
Changing Centerboard Pendant Line on 245 optimistic at 7:16am 10.13.13 Seidelmann 1/5843 When we take our Seidelmann 245 out of the water we'd like to change the worn centerboard pendant li
1984 Hunter 31 side window replacement steve1366 at 7:07am 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2503 Need info on replacement of large side windows on my 1984 Hunter 31. Are they available anywhere??
Replacement of side windows Hunter 31 steve1366 at 6:56am 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1051 Need info on finding replacement of large side windows on my 1984 Hunter 31. Any info will be great
Surveyor found a "soft spot" in hull. patrick33308 at 5:49am 10.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1430 Bought back my old boat, 1993 Hunter 33.5, and the survey found a hollow spot when tapping the hull,
New Beneteau 38 cymeyer at 5:41am 10.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1742 Just curious if anyone saw the new Beneteau 38 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Interesting concep
Legend 37.5's in short supply? 4arch at 5:20am 10.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1610 We're looking to upgrade and have looked at Legend series boats 35.5, 40.5, and 43 and have liked th
Cockpit/Deck shower installs islandman01 at 1:41am 10.13.13 Irwin 1/1694 I am purchasing my 37 Irwin Center cockpit and need to install a fresh water cockpit shower and a ra
Looping! Starting in Tampa, FL... Jon Bastien at 9:33pm 10.12.13 Destinations 4/2295 Hello everyone, I kicked off my Great Loop adventure today! I plan to travel to Key West this w
Windlass for H280 Ken13559 at 5:56pm 10.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1348 Need advise here. My friend wants to install a Windlass on his H280 (1997). The anchor well is very
H26 rudder plates MABell at 5:52pm 10.12.13 Smaller Boats 1/915 The H26 rudder side plates (compression plates) have a rubber pad glued to each to hold rudder in pl
340 Bowsprit (2) Bill19233 at 5:14pm 10.12.13 Big Boats 0/987 Finally got a chance to try my new bowsprit with the Doyle UPS last weekend. Made it from 3" 6061 tu
Replacing the head JackK at 4:12pm 10.12.13 Bigger Boats 3/1081 Hey everyone. I'm planning to replace the head in my 272LE. Any preference on brand. There is curren
Solo sailing uk chuckbuck at 3:50pm 10.12.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 Hey folks Was part of the Great Lakes singlehanded society www.solosailing.org when I lived in the
Solo sailingin the uk chuckbuck at 3:45pm 10.12.13 Racing 0/17817 Hey folks Was part of the Great Lakes singlehanded society www.solosailing.org when I lived in the
Hunter 40.5 1996 Rusty south at 2:14pm 10.12.13 Big Boats 30/8659 I have put a deposit on a 1996 Hunter 40.5 legend and about to pay for survey is there any owners o
Hull survery, found a "hollow sounding spot" that can be dep patrick33308 at 1:11pm 10.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/942 Bought back my '93 Hunter 33.5 the other day, the survey dude found a hull hollow sounding spot wh
Prop sizing JFitz at 12:00pm 10.12.13 Big Boats 12/1984 Replacing an 18" Martec with a std 2-blade prop. Any advice on Dia x Pitch for a 1986 H-34 would be
Outboard for an O'Day 192 mahalo at 11:52am 10.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1157 I have a 1986 O'Day 192 that I sail on inland lakes. The winds on these lakes can gust to 25 knts at

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Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 1:10pm 04.07.23 Pedant!!..... :) ;) Great Lake sailor. :) :beer:
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 1:07pm 04.07.23 ... The decored furling lines I have seen have been over sized, around ?". This allows for a better
Head Floor Non Skid thinwater at 12:46pm 04.07.23 Or you could build a cedar grate that is level. It might be more plesant and standing on a slope.
Weather for Masters looks terrific. ggrizzard at 12:30pm 04.07.23 Today nice... Tomorrow and Sunday :poop:ty
Long distance boat ownership Hollyberry at 12:05pm 04.07.23 Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no Great Lakes. :cowbell::stir: Pedant!
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 11:53am 04.07.23 No where in the article does he say to isolate the anode from the metal it is intended to protect..
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 11:47am 04.07.23 Yes. Colorado has a few Great Lakes. Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 11:45am 04.07.23 Sure. For instance- the author recommends electrically isolating the anode's fasteners from both th
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 11:43am 04.07.23 My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you tw
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 11:23am 04.07.23 It would helpful if you could specify the bad information and provide references to support your cl
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 11:10am 04.07.23 Boy, there is some bad information in that article It would helpful if you could specify the bad
Long distance boat ownership BigEasy at 11:02am 04.07.23
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:57am 04.07.23 B+ is only connected to the + side of the rectifier there is no connection to the stator.While the
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 10:57am 04.07.23 Absolutely NO!!!!! https://marinehowto.com/anode-installation-best-practices Boy, there is some
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 10:50am 04.07.23 Had anyone drilled their strut to attach a zinc? Absolutely NO!!!!! https://marinehowto.com/ano
Long distance boat ownership capta at 10:31am 04.07.23
Long distance boat ownership capta at 10:25am 04.07.23 I don't think you will have a very good handle on what repairs and changes you might want to do to a
Long distance boat ownership Captain Larry-DH at 10:23am 04.07.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up PaulK at 10:19am 04.07.23 You do not need to protest for anyone for them to do turns, but you should have counted the turns th
Zinc on strut? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 04.07.23 I'll see your two anodes and raise you one.

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