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P23 Fiberglass trouble (2) DAVA390 at 3:22pm 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2550 Today is launch day. 15 minute ride from home to the marina on good roads. The crack shown below ope
Battery Question BWagner at 1:16pm 06.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2993 So I have a house battery bank consisting of 10 six volt golf cart batteries which is separate from
Looking for Endeavor 37 Plan A cwcary at 11:50am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1017 Anyone know of an Endeavor 37 plan A for sale?
Hunter 28 stuffing box ... eliems at 10:31am 06.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1535 Taking her out of the water next week to do bottom paint and zinc etc and I have a question. On the
Docking along the East River (NY) nestorph at 10:11am 06.15.13 Destinations 4/2293 I'll be sailing down from Long Island past Manhattan via the East River. I'm planning on picking up
Windless Long Story at 8:37am 06.15.13 Catalina 310 2/1282 Anyone know off hand what, if any periodic maintenance is needed on the Maxwell windless? Used mine
Power buffer recommendations, anyone? kbbarton at 7:48am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 44/7095 The gel coat on my boat has little faint black specks all over it, especially in the cockpit and cab
Launched finally redhead78 at 7:07am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/876 Finally hit the water yesterday in Peekskill,ny, all goes well I go down Hudson tomorrow to key port
any -all sailors Dragon Fly at 3:19am 06.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/1123 Oday 28' roller furling jib ... can't/won't unfurl! just got boat back in the water from 6 months
circuit breaker not tripping Ross Gard at 2:16am 06.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1147 I am trying to figure why my nav. light doesnt trip? Last week took some green water over the bow,
A door for a Bristol 24 beast at 12:08am 06.15.13 Bristol 1/1971 my brother and i are making a tubular steel frame that slides into the slot the slats sit in this wi
Bimini on Bavaria 36 firehoser75 at 10:38pm 06.14.13 Bavaria 0/5280 I have a 2005 Bavaria 36 cruiser with spinaker winches near the helm. I am looking to add a bimini w
Replacement Engine dtedesco at 10:30pm 06.14.13 Catalina 30 2/1711 I have to replace the engine in my 1989 Catalina 30. It has a Universal M25 Diesel engine. Has any
Socks! (3) finding41 at 9:59pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1218 Who knew. I was kind of surprised when I saw these. I was shopping for socks but didn't see ones to
How 'bout them paste on Windows??? (1) topcat0399 at 9:43pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/938 Hah?? Hah?? How 'bout 'em? Hah? Prettiest thing on that oooollld boat! For sale - 1 set of aluminum
Chalky decks lnikl at 7:55pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/969 My 1983 Hunter 34 has non-skid that my daughter hates the chalky feel of. I know that if I were to u
AC & Frig Errant1 at 7:52pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1327 Hello to all, New to the site, have a 1993 First 310 and am considering up grading to an A/C unit a
name on my sailboat (3) trainmanjess at 7:28pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1268 hello all I finally got enough work finished on the hull and transom to get the name put on my boa
Goiot wheel pedestal maintenance BigEasy at 7:00pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1877 Has anyone performed routine / preventive maintenance on a Goiot swiveling steering pedestal mainten
catalina vs jaguar mangolatitudes at 6:34pm 06.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1195 I own a 1981 jaguar 27, which is by all accounts a catalina down to the manuals and marketing materi

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Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:31am 05.05.23 Bricks? Exactly ! Wth. Catalina contracted out their keels. I know that the C22 keel was cast iro
First Aid Training? MikeHoncho at 7:11am 05.05.23 As a paramedic for almost 30 years I agree that training is a must due to isolation and limited reso
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.05.23 I've had two failures on automobiles where the oil pressure switch failed and oil came out of the el
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 7:05am 05.05.23 Interesting useful discussion, just one somewhat unimportant point to make. nce its just a switch t
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 7:02am 05.05.23 Yes, excellent article, Dave, thanks. But I don't think the regulating relays will prevent the volt
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 6:58am 05.05.23 "It's important to use the right sealant in any application....." and then provide links to the dat
Old bilge: water in keel Siamese at 6:55am 05.05.23 Bricks?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 6:52am 05.05.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today!
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 6:43am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
What sealant to use? Dave at 6:43am 05.05.23 Good points are being raised. At the moment I'm thinking something along the lines of a generic st
What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 05.05.23 The fundamental question administrators should be asking is - why take the risk? Every forum i am
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:15am 05.05.23 Commonly referred to as alternators most motorcycles do not have an alternator, they have stators.
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07am 05.05.23 I've heard the call. From the Admin perspective it is who has the credentials to post a meaningful
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:05am 05.05.23 You know, re-reading this thread there is a lot of bad information, and confusion. First, @tfox2069
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 5:57am 05.05.23 Are you sure, Dave? I have been riding, repairing, and rebuilding motorcycles for 49 years and I c

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