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Cleaning diesel tank? chrisyse at 5:06am 10.30.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/2488 Is it reasonable to remove, inspect and clean the fuel tank on a 24 year old C34? We just bought the
Wood Gunwales (2) JohnF261 at 4:46am 10.30.13 San Juan Sailboats 1/9492 Does anybody elese have, or seen, wood gunwales on an SJ21? Mine even had embossed stars on the ster
New Catalna 27 hewebb at 4:17am 10.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1833 I heard that Catalina has a new 27 that is available with a trailer and was shown at the Annapolis B
spreader/spar end cap tightness mick hodapp at 2:31am 10.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2734 hello to all i am replacing my portside upper shroud which got hung up ' damaged ' would like to k
Spinaker Furler mounting for hunter 34 joel.w.leach@us.abb.com at 6:17pm 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1238 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 ' am interested in mounting a Spinnaker furler. The bow Sprit area is really
Mac / Venture 222 gcallender at 5:57pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1787 I just recently purchased " rescued" a 1972 Venture 222. That I am planning on restoring from the k
seacocks john van pelt at 4:51pm 10.29.13 Big Boats 1/1248 Can anyone assist in giving me details on the sea cock size for the saltwater intake for the toilet
Dinghy Repair Nereussailor at 4:48pm 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1234 I've got an old Achillies inflatable that I inhereted back in the 90's . It's in good shape and has
Things to do while bored... (2) Jim Seamans at 4:27pm 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 27/5354 Bored Bored.... Boat is on the hard until April.... So thinking it was about time to refinish th
Buying stuff for Cat 30...recommendations of good places ArkadiyS at 4:03pm 10.29.13 Catalina 30 6/1891 we have just bought Cat 30 and I am looking to replace my O'Day network of places to get O'Day stuff
Refreshing external teak.. ArkadiyS at 3:56pm 10.29.13 Catalina 30 2/929 Our new (older) boat came with pretty beaten-up outside teak (pretty much everywhere). In some area
Selecting a tow vehicle crashdummy at 3:44pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3234 Selecting my first boat, have narrowed it down to the MacGregor 26, just haven't decided on the C, X
beneteau 411 max mcneil at 3:04pm 10.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1391 Looking for advice on 3 bladed prop my 411 (folding or feather prop). What mfg. you would recommen
Ray Marine Auto pilot Ronniebrown at 1:40pm 10.29.13 Catalina 30 7/2226 Trying to replace my old RayMarine auto pilot (black) with a new one (Gray) on my 2001 Catalina 310
Buying a boat Sunshine Girl at 1:08pm 10.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/2830 I have been sailing for approximately one year and have completed up to ASA106 certification. I wan
Instrument circuit breaker trips cclxxxz at 12:20pm 10.29.13 Pearson 1/1293 So after a few hours of operation my instrument circuit breaker trips, shutting off my chartplotter
Missing plug tmckeesc at 12:19pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1476 Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your help. I recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor S and
Bomar hatch lens. KingAirDriver at 12:18pm 10.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/8494 I have the 10 inch square Bomar hatches on the top of the deck, just about on either side of the mas
H26.5 Marine head Worldwalker88 at 11:23am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1766 Ok, at the risk of sounding stupid... :redface: I am winterizing my new (to me) H26.5. Trying to be
Haul it home or leave it at the marina? Ward H at 9:08am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3197 Last spring was my first season prepping, repairing and basically getting my O'day 25 ready for our

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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
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 1:17pm 06.14.23 I fogot to mention that I would leave the larger sail hanked on when I deployed the small sail. I h
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 1:03pm 06.14.23 It's an O'Day 15..found it.
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 1:02pm 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed
Engine raw water thru hole location Hollyberry at 1:01pm 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . .... at
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Hollyberry at 12:57pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. Correct and important!!
Thru hole and keel crack, (1) rgranger at 12:56pm 06.14.23 It would probably be worthwhile to replace the hose with one rated for use underwater and replace t
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 12:56pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. One or the other, ha, h
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 06.14.23 Yes, typically non-detergent SAE 30. This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths us

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