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Rhodes 19 bilge Jeff Lamothe at 3:21am 07.13.13 Day Sailers 0/959 I have a late 1960s CB model Rhodes 19 and would like to put in an electric auto bilge pump. My que
canadian charts Mark Maulden at 12:15am 07.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1162 Probably been discussed to death but no searches can find. I need some charts of Vancouver and Howe
Want to buy this Hunter 27 Rossko at 10:53pm 07.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1696 I'm very familiar with Catalinas but not so much with Hunters. I was looking for a late model Catali
Trim Trouble YVRguy at 8:47pm 07.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4318 Posted this in the sail trim forum but trying here too... Ok, perhaps this falls under the headin
Is ther anybody willing to part with a Jib EasyGoing at 8:41pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 8/1534 Or a Genoa. I just picked up a '79 in need of a little TLC. I have already sanded the bottom down to
How Old is Too Old wufibugs at 8:31pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1691 Respect the budget or sleep aft says She Who Must Be Obeyed. Received donation of near new Lowrance
If not a bimini, what? chrispala at 8:10pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 31/5268 Greetings, ye willful victims of Neptune, After over two decades on non-boat ownership (or boat n
Diesel drip at bleed screw seaduct at 7:00pm 07.12.13 Catalina 30 1/1111 I have an 86 Cat30 with the Universal diesel. I can't get the nuts behind the injector bleed screw
Sail cover repair Oblivionboyj at 6:48pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 The sail cover that came on my boat has a few holes. I'm more inclined to repair that replace. Is th
Can't find the sweet spot YVRguy at 6:42pm 07.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/3763 Ok, perhaps this falls under the heading of "you just need experience" but I'm hoping to better unde
My bottom is pimply zpeteman at 5:03pm 07.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1956 The hull below the waterline is covered in tiny "pimples." None of them are bigger than 2-5 millimet
problems to watch for? mdidomenico at 3:32pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 1/1254 I'm looking into purchasing a catalina 22 around 70-80's vintage. Is there a list of most likely pr
Rear Mounted Radar and Tubular Type Radar Reflector DinoKanuck at 3:18pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1941 Afternoon: Going to use a Garhauer radar tower mounted at the stern. I'm thinking that the radar
Dehumidifying Oblivionboyj at 2:55pm 07.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2518 The interior of my boat smells a bit musty. I know the source of the moisture, the forward hatch has
Holding tank replacement Hunter 28 AnejoMD at 2:50pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2526
Pulling in new wires TherapyVA at 1:31pm 07.12.13 Big Boats 6/1622 I'm wanting to add a powered anchor winch on the bow of my Hunter 33.5. I was thinking I could use
Has anyone tried/used an "ice chest air conditioner ? abk at 12:51pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7868 I am getting mixed reviews on the portable air conditioners that need to be vented... Most say they
Original blue stripe, paint or gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1238 My anchor fell of of the bow holder and scratched the bottom blue stripe. I was going to tint some g
Solar Powered Water Heater Bad Obsession at 11:33am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9578 I was thinking about this during down times last night at work. Wouldn't it be cool if you could bu
H34 steaming light Mark48 at 10:40am 07.12.13 Big Boats 1/1059 Before I go up the mast, does anyone know which bulb is required for the steaming light and what mig

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Water heater jssailem at 11:01am 05.16.23 Dan.. Why would you elect to carry two types of energy consuming systems onboard (Propane and Diesel
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 10:53am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:39am 05.16.23 @BigEasy And baking Artisan Sourdough bread. 215723 Now if I could just get back on the boat.... W
Fresh Water leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:27am 05.16.23 Fresh water in the bilgemay not have anything to with tanks or plumbing...it could be rain water tha
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:27am 05.16.23 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 10:22am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) jssailem at 10:19am 05.16.23 I wondered, due to the new release of Disney's Little Mermaid, if it was some how tracking undersea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 10:07am 05.16.23 . His plan is to complete the rebuild this week with any luck have the engine running in the shop
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds P12nash at 10:00am 05.16.23 I pulled mine apart and removed the ballasts. I then glued led tape lights to the reflective panels
Fresh Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Aye ! And therein lies the problem :angry:.
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 9:28am 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 9:26am 05.16.23 I'm trying to track down the source of the same issue. Thought it might be the tank itself but I he
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 8:42am 05.16.23 215715
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:34am 05.16.23 Tides, wind and scope management would be important for this anchorage.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 8:33am 05.16.23 I understand the issue. It is a means to an end. We have a similar exposed at low water area west of
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 05.16.23 This time we noticed movement in the keel when it was on the travel lift the keel moves almost an i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Jacktar at 8:04am 05.16.23 A A handheld will only give you 5 w max, 20% of regular radio, with obvious loss of coverage area.
Mast Gate Woes Hollyberry at 8:03am 05.16.23 You'll probably need a rig-manufacturer-specific mast gate - unless you can get something custom mad
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Ralph Johnstone at 8:01am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the

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