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Haul it home or leave it at the marina? Ward H at 9:08am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3189 Last spring was my first season prepping, repairing and basically getting my O'day 25 ready for our
Running new cable down a mast Bill5155 at 8:36am 10.29.13 Big Boats 3/1480 Got a 34 Catalina, 1989 model. Need to put on a new wind instrument. Can a new cable be dropped down
Vhf Ch 83a Stretch at 7:23am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1867 I monitor 16 all the time and have noticed that since the Vancouver coast guard station closed, Vict
Jack lines for H34 YVRguy at 7:21am 10.29.13 Big Boats 15/2773 I recently posted a thread on single handing and one of the themes that came out of it was the need
Discuss... IH82BL8 at 6:57am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1293 http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hero-next-door/video/hero-next-door-hiker-saves-bullet-wounded-dog
kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/21144 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/935 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6326 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4687 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1927 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/921 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1672 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2356 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2785 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1376 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1282 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2422 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard
Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/7922 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1407 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res

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New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:42am 06.12.23 Yes the are Mc618H (H=harness)and I have piles of temp sensors too..These are way below distributor
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD kappykaplan at 4:17am 06.12.23 I hope surgery went well and your wife has a smooth recovery! :plus:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD danooxnard at 4:11am 06.12.23 Hi Gene, I hope surgery went well and your wife has a smooth recovery! Dano
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Gene Neill at 3:44am 06.12.23 Haven't installed it yet. Wife had surgery on her spinal cord this week, so sailing season is offici
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Maine Sail at 3:31am 06.12.23
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 06.12.23
What's next to be aware of ? justsomeguy at 9:02pm 06.11.23 An orca was following a power boater very closely in the Sea of Cortez just outside of Bahia Algodon
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. artboas at 8:50pm 06.11.23 No wye valve here either. The purpose of the wye fitting setup is to allow the pump out hose and ma
Yanmar 2gm hard starting and stalling on lower RPM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 06.11.23 The pump itself was only removed by me and actually it was fixed and renoveted at a qualified diese
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 7:45pm 06.11.23 Hello, I have recently begun a Victron power system conversion on my 2007 hunter 45cc. I removed to
Recommendations for a new head LD_C310 at 7:35pm 06.11.23 I installed a Raritan Marine Elegance with fresh water flush on my 310 last year - love it. It was
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Maureen S at 7:25pm 06.11.23 I am having this problem with my 1986 23 Hunter as well. This thread is very helpful. I have a cou
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 7:04pm 06.11.23 We finally launched this weekend! Aside from a few minor engine issues everything went well @Gene Ne
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 6:54pm 06.11.23 One little tip... If you need to keep resin on the outer skin of the fiberglass while reducing the a
Minor project: new teak companionway step Hollyberry at 6:46pm 06.11.23 Nice job!
Need help: Mold in Toilet dlochner at 6:35pm 06.11.23 Sorry not true.:badbad: We use Vinegar to make Pickles, not this medicinal Vinegar with the dead y
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem arcadiahunter28 at 5:14pm 06.11.23 Yeah, it looks like the bearings are shot, and who knows what else. You can probably rebuild it if
What's next to be aware of ? rpwillia at 5:11pm 06.11.23 It could get dicey if you piss them off, but I would be thinking of carrying some M80s onboard.
Yanmar 1GM10 starboard rear engine mount removal rpwillia at 5:08pm 06.11.23 Good advice here. If you are going to mess with one mount, while you are at it you may as well repla
New Alternator Regulator? Maine Sail at 5:03pm 06.11.23 Yes the are Mc618H (H=harness)and I have piles of temp sensors too..These are way below distributor

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