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CNG Supply in British Columbia Neil McDonald at 9:30am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1150 River Marine, the long established marine CNG distributor in BC, closed their doors last year and al
Faux Teak GreenLight at 8:31am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 5/1859 The cabin sole on my 92 C 30 is white, slightly pebbled fiberglass with teak and holly plywood cutou
Ventless Propane Waterheater KenKindrick at 8:24am 07.25.13 Big Boats 5/1540 Does anyone have experience with a ventless propane water heater, such as the Excell 1000? Thanks
Stuffing Box/Packing Gland strangemagic77 at 8:24am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 2/1057 When engine is running in or out of gear the packing gland has no drip. Is this something to be con
White Squall (3) John T1594 at 7:48am 07.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/8530 They say that sailing can be hours of enjoyment interrupted by moments of sheer panic. Last week we
Electric Winch installation kevingreen5 at 7:01am 07.25.13 Big Boats 0/893 I am trying to find out how Hunter routed the wiring from the winch motor back to the navigation sta
Hatch leaking kingsailor at 6:07am 07.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1026 One of my Lewmar hatches is leaking. Does anyone know where to find a replacement rubber seal ? It's
Mainsheet cleat Clydo at 10:25pm 07.24.13 Catalina 310 6/2511 Newbe question. I singlehand most of the time and would like to replace open V mainsheet cleat on c
Newbie: Possible to get black water into fresh tank ? Delawaredave at 9:41pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1752 Newbie. The water from sinks really smells bad. I do not think it smelled that way when we bought
Building an Arch wufibugs at 9:04pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2229 I would love to have an arch as an attachment point for a bimini, for a radar pole and pole for gps
Ports and Hatches for early Irwin 27 Seabreeze27 at 5:30pm 07.24.13 Irwin 2/4492 '69 Irwin 27 - Ports and Hatches Greetings! Perhaps someone will be able to help me as I learn more
Boat sharing experience audriuskanape at 4:57pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3810 Could you please tell about a good experience of sharing a sailboat or any advice, how to get into i
"New" Owner--Bunch of Questions DanKo at 3:45pm 07.24.13 Catalina 22 10/1930 A few weeks ago I bought the boat mentioned in this thread and have been very happy: http://forum
raymarine st1000 calibration newsailor72 at 3:29pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4979 The unit should arrive by this Fri, I'm looking at the users manual now and am a little confused by
Acceptable engine water temp at 5knots mmeechan at 3:13pm 07.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/3332 I have a question I've searched for but while I found a bunch of interesting articles I didn't find
Need used prop for Catalina 320 Pacific Yachting at 2:50pm 07.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1200 Yanmar 3gM engine lost prop in the Monterey Bay, can you help me out?
S2 Decals for Hatch & Deck texasprinter at 2:07pm 07.24.13 S2 0/10 I have several S2 vinyl decals that I made when I replaced my own decals. I made 50 sets actually so
replace zinc (s) in 2qm15 wtaylor at 1:28pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 Do not have service manual, but this is 1st time with this engine (new to me 30' er). But looks like
Volvo Penta Help! Uno Mast at 1:28pm 07.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1892 I think I'm in huge trouble. My transmission on my 18hp Volvo Penta is stuck in reverse. When some
Is this the ultimate reserve starter battery? kjretlaw at 12:22pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3499

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How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 05.15.23 In a blatant incident, they were caught intentionally slowing down older iPhones to encourage peopl
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives dlochner at 3:19am 05.15.23 We've been using Camco TST Max (amazon link) with good results. The latest products like TST and Nof
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 Rick486 at 2:39am 05.15.23 This is the sixth recommissioning of this boat for me. I can't believe it's that many years, and t
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? High Current at 2:29am 05.15.23 I am already jealous of @Davidasailor26 for posting a photo of his scope. On my wish list. While
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 12:44am 05.15.23 About 10 years ago I switched from Odorlos to Zaal Noflex Digester. I have been happy with the chan
Non working microwave Clydo at 10:00pm 05.14.23 I googled "microwave showing 8888" and got "About 3,490,000 results (0.49 seconds)". Depending on
Non working microwave Clydo at 9:59pm 05.14.23 Maybe a reset button on the back of the microwave ? Almost desperate enough to check the owner's m
Water holding tank fittings broken Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:39pm 05.14.23 Thinking about replacing the tank for a bladder, would be simpler in a way, but how reliable are Pl
Battery Switch Confusion Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 05.14.23 It is critical to get to the basics: OEM 1-2-B Switch Wiring History Alternator/Batteries & "The B
Battery Switch Confusion (1) Johnb at 8:37pm 05.14.23 As you can see there is a warning right on this switch to stop engine before switching off. The reas
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 8:15pm 05.14.23 The VDO Vision Series 333-163 ( which I used as a replacement for the original Yanmar tach) can use
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 8:12pm 05.14.23 This was covered a few days ago : https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/engine-compartment-blow
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 8:09pm 05.14.23 If you had an oscilloscope you could look at the voltage going into your tach. I am already jealou
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 8:01pm 05.14.23 Using something other than Windows or Android will further reduce bandwidth by not uploading analyt
How many have serviced your Winches Dalliance at 7:50pm 05.14.23 I try to clean & lube them every other year, but have gone three years a couple times without issue.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing Hollyberry at 7:48pm 05.14.23 Time for a good set of drill bits, and some time and patience, but I'd try grinding the pin flush at
Rudder Bearing Hollyberry at 7:46pm 05.14.23 ...... For the bolt that is shown sticking up through the quadrant arm (I am assuming a autopilot
Stuffing box- dumb question? Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 05.14.23 Of course the prop shaft can't possibly make a bend like that in it's travel up to the prop shaft/X
Battery Switch Confusion Don S/V ILLusion at 6:47pm 05.14.23 Well, then you haven't been reading enough. Disconnecting the load from an alternator that's suppl
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? High Current at 6:45pm 05.14.23 Could it be that the shore power charger is keeping the battery voltage high enough that the altern

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