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Polycarbonate diesel day tank alexco38 at 8:04am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 0/820 I like to copy Roger Long's day tank / fuel polish idea. However, I am thinking of using polycarbona
need some feedback mgandpcbryan at 7:53am 04.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1163 Morning: I'm looking at a H 33.5 for sale in my area. I've owned a Catalina and an O'day. Any th
Specs for a new Jib Halyard for 272LE Daniel Reichman at 7:18am 04.02.13 Bigger Boats 8/1399 Hi, I need to purchase a new Jib Halyard for 272LE... My owner's manual is not with me at the mome
Tall Ships Duluth 2013 PrincessoftheLake at 6:49am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1584 The Tall Ships are going to be in Duluth MN JUly 25-29 this summer. My girlfriend and I are thinkin
23.5 Wound (1) hercguy at 6:20am 04.02.13 Smaller Boats 6/1162 I found this on my 23.5 this morning. Location is on the stern by the transom. Most likely caused by
Selden cx 10 asym furler Randylb at 4:53am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/6270 Hi All I am about to buy a Selden top down furler. I'm looking to hear from anyone who has already
Powerwashing In the Frozen Midwest? GorillaToast at 4:32am 04.02.13 Catalina 22 19/1678 Would I be a fool to power wash my hull when overnight temperatures are still dropping into the mid
79 L25 Head Locker: Adding Shelves (4) Steve22116 at 8:05pm 04.01.13 Lancer 0/1043 Good evening all. Recently Beckson Marine... http://www.beckson.com/osdp.html ...had ports on sale f
Replacing Flex Teak panels (1) artboas at 7:58pm 04.01.13 Big Boats 2/970 If you need to replace any flex teak panels, this will be of great interest
Outboard HP roll call rs8684 at 7:42pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 19/2646 Hey people - I currently have a 9.9 for my 23. I've heard somewhere that a good rule of thumb for a
Sinking? capta at 7:30pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1711 Once again it has come to my attention that a vessel was lost due to an influx of water and insuffic
Max HP for a 240 O'DAY dsreichert at 6:03pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1096 Currently I have an 8HP Johnson Sailmaster on an '88 240. This motor is probably original to the boa
O'day 23 electrical system rs8684 at 5:40pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 7/1753 Hey guys, I've been spending the last 2 days tearing out my 79's electrical system. Just for inform
Hunter 25 2008 mast light troutsmustang at 5:28pm 04.01.13 Smaller Boats 6/1526 Working on placing a new tricolor/anchor light on top of my mast. I took a part the old two switch a
Converting dining table to bed Akapeterc at 5:22pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4715 Hello, I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter 44ds, Still on the hard can't wait to get it in the water
Jib halyard block and forestay (1) Sastevenson at 5:16pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2663 Hey all, I am working on converting my rig from hobie to standard cruiser and I was hoping some pe
Who built this version of the Islander 32? Captn Scotty at 5:03pm 04.01.13 Islander 12/6431 Does anyone know who designed this boat? I'm having a heck of a time getting the right info. It is a
sliding companion way cover Idaho at 3:58pm 04.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1226 I have a Ben First 345 and want to remove my sliding companion way covers. How do I go about gettin
Rudder make-over Marclevesque37 at 3:55pm 04.01.13 Precision 5/5056 I have tuned everything on my p-18 rudder. (Tooke apart every piece, washed everything, varnished th
Learning Electrical Systems inarathree at 3:54pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2486 I want to learn more about electrical systems for my boat and future boats. What are some good guid

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I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests NoReverse at 6:30am 07.04.22 Take your cardboard template or the old acrylic piece to your local acrylic provider they will make
Music Problems - Help dlochner at 6:28am 07.04.22 We have an older stereo receiver that we seldom use. Now we use a portable Blue Tooth speaker that w
Music Problems - Help (1) Tally Ho at 6:23am 07.04.22 One of my solutions is to play music from my phone, through the stereo using Bluetooth. I get the mu
Music Problems - Help kloudie1 at 6:23am 07.04.22 I feel your pain, Roy.. When I bought my boat in 1991, it had no stereo so I installed a din1 AIWA (
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 5:44am 07.04.22 I agree with @Tally Ho , either you didn't wire the new switch exactly as the old or the new switch
knot ID JBP-PA at 5:44am 07.04.22 I call it the modified halyard knot. I tie a regular halyard knot, and then tuck the free end under
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? LakeOntario270 at 5:21am 07.04.22 It was put there for a reason so I use it.
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? DougM at 4:59am 07.04.22 My Beneteau was wired so that the blower runs when the engine runs. Both the intake duct (no blower)
knot ID Apex at 2:56am 07.04.22 https://www.animatedknots.com/poachers-knot
Ignition Switch Ward H at 2:08am 07.04.22 I agree with @Tally Ho , either you didn't wire the new switch exactly as the old or the new switch
Low oil indicator fading in and out (2) jonelli at 10:22pm 07.03.22
How to leak-proof a split sliding aluminum frame Catalina window JasonMetoyer at 9:34pm 07.03.22 hello could you please help me out could you let me know what is the exact gasket kit and where you
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 9:07pm 07.03.22
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box ggrizzard at 8:56pm 07.03.22 The (nuts) should unscrew. There should be some packing material inside one of the bigger nuts de
Hunter 240 rigging Sailavie1 at 8:55pm 07.03.22
Ignition Switch Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.03.22 My question is.....why isn't the ignition switch controlling the starting procedure. As far as th
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings (1) adamv at 8:26pm 07.03.22 So yes my 'solution' is affront to all engineers but it does mean my estimates/ calculations/ sheer
Fuel Tank Location SvenTheGoose at 7:57pm 07.03.22 On our 1972 28 the fuel tank is directly under the cockpit sole. The fill is just a bit aft of dead
Hunter 240 rigging rgranger at 7:44pm 07.03.22 You should have a turn buckle between the drum and the foil
Hunter 26 taking on water rgranger at 7:40pm 07.03.22 Try adding some RIT dye to the ballast tank and then see if the color comes out that drip

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