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New NOAA Chart App for Android rpwillia at 4:38pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1516 This one is from NOAA; out on trial now for download. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20
Where Have The 1992 Mazda Cup Boats Go MetricMountie at 4:20pm 07.10.13 Big Boats 1/952 Four years ago I bought one of the 1992 35.5 Hunter Mazda Cup boats and after sailing her for the la
1984 Catalina30 House water pump?? csharp at 3:27pm 07.10.13 Catalina 30 16/7662 I recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30. The overall condition is very good. However, I can not get
Venturi Effect Formula (1) capta at 3:23pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/2275 If I were to take a standard cowl 4" (see pic) and desire to change it into a venturi exhaust system
replacing fuel pump filter dlewis812 at 3:17pm 07.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1459 replaced the fuel filter no problem and now trying to inspect/replace the fuel pump filter. not sur
Inverter and Solar Panels Long Story at 2:03pm 07.10.13 Catalina 310 3/1587 Has anyone added an Inverter/Charger in place of the standard charger for minor 110V electrical need
Size of chainplate clevis pin holes on H-33 1981 ?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:22pm 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1002 I am buying replacement double jaw toggles that connect my shroud toggles to the chainplate, after w
Swageless Terminals Isla-Mae at 12:58pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1257 Has anyone used Suncor Stainless swageless terminals for your stays? If yes, has there been any prob
Bottom Dweller Chuck T at 12:58pm 07.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/932 I purchased a 1986 Catalina 25 late last year and had it pulled to the boat yard for bottom paint. M
O'Day 23 ID help please? (2) itsjojo at 11:45am 07.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1980 Found this 23 while driving. Snapped a quick pic of it with my phone and examined it in photoshop. W
in mast furling line splicing ssardone at 11:09am 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1828 Out sailing last Friday night (2001 Hunter 320) and the furling line for the mainsail broke at the s
Stuffing box questions? (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1448 Hi All, A couple of questions regarding the stuffing box on my 41DS. I measured the shaft at 1 1/4"
New Brakes dscribner at 10:02am 07.10.13 Trailer Sailors 17/5446 So, for the past year or so, almost every time I pull out, I have one drum or the other locked up ti
Windlass Birtwistle at 9:37am 07.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1004 The bolt securing the fleming support, which prevents anchor chain wrap, fell off. I believe the nu
Broken rudder to keel post Bill Miggins at 9:08am 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1304 I have an old (1975) Seafarer 21' sailboat with the above problem. Does anyone have any advice on h
Therapy CCrane2299 at 8:01am 07.10.13 Catalina 22 5/1333 That is the name I intend to put on the boat. 10 minutes before this video, I was calling it a day.
too much tension on main? dlewis812 at 5:35am 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1869 sailing on someone else's cat 30, while trimming the main a shackle holding one the blocks to the bo
Heart Invertor/Charger. Is it Smart? rfrye1 at 10:28pm 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1090 My 1998 Hunter 376 has a OEM Heart 2500W Invertor/Charger. I have problems over the winter with my h
Free to me catalina 22. How do I clean out the cabin (3) Davidm816 at 8:43pm 07.09.13 Catalina 22 12/6634 Any thoughts on cleaning this cabin out? The dust is really thick and heavy. I'm thinking water
O'day 322 magazine advertisement Philiponvictory at 7:32pm 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2638 I'm looking for a magazine advertisement for a 1986 to 1989 O'day 322. Will pay.

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When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 9:27am 05.10.23 If you insert a tool into a receptacle within the head, it's a screw. If the tool or bit surround
Windshield and side window material (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.10.23 Thanks very much for posting that. You learn something new every day around here. Those photos are
Vinyl names and logo/design danm1 at 9:11am 05.10.23 Just bought from boatdecals.biz. Easy online interface. Came out nice.
When does a screw become a bolt? Dalliance at 9:09am 05.10.23
Vinyl names and logo/design xavpil at 9:06am 05.10.23 If you are in/near a larger city, there are usually multitudes of shops making vinyl signage for tr
When does a screw become a bolt? FastOlson at 9:02am 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 9:01am 05.10.23 What about fasteners installed with torx, Robertson, and other screwdrivers ? What if you use a dr
Vinyl names and logo/design FastOlson at 8:56am 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 8:51am 05.10.23
Windshield and side window material BabuBoat at 8:39am 05.10.23 It doesn't look as if a folder of files can be uploaded to this site in one fell swoop. Doing pho
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? Monheganlover at 8:35am 05.10.23 Thanks. Luckily, all my coolant hoses are new and I simply need to take them off the old Seaward 20
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? JRT at 8:32am 05.10.23 I've used the approach Joe White described above replacing all my coolant hoses on the engine. Due
Hauturier equivalent in USA? dlochner at 8:26am 05.10.23 If you are going to charter with six or fewer passengers, then you will want the OUPV license, commo
Change Fuel Line jssailem at 8:24am 05.10.23 The interior hoses were starting to get a little harder than the hose material on the outside :plu
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? Monheganlover at 8:21am 05.10.23 Wow! Great advice. Thanks! I was hoping for a way to do this without having to disconnect the coolan
Change Fuel Line (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 05.10.23 I just completed replacing all hoses on the Yanmar 2GM20F within the engine compartment. They were
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 8:08am 05.10.23 Right about now I'm thinking there's a few screws loose here. :cool: Humor and psychoanalysis in o
Hauturier equivalent in USA? xavpil at 8:05am 05.10.23 For the most part there are no regulations on recreational boat ownership or operation. Many states
When does a screw become a bolt? dlochner at 8:04am 05.10.23 Right about now I'm thinking there's a few screws loose here. :cool:
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? JoeWhite at 8:02am 05.10.23 Monhegalover, you are working too hard. The question is why you get high temperature when you replac

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