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USCG Nav Light Alert Mikem at 12:56pm 05.22.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 13/8495 I forward this alert from the USCG United States Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorat
Here's one for Maine Sail Through VS In Hull Transducers caguy at 12:44pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2704 I have Googled and searched the internet for some empirical information on how much is lost with an
Rigging question flyingiles at 11:27am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1120 Hi all, New to this forum but have a question about rigging. I bought and restored a 39ft one desig
25" shaft, is it possible Mar se at 10:57am 05.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/995 I have a 1972 Catalina 27 that I bought from a man who owned it for 30 years. The outboard on it run
oday 19'ers in SE WI? avenger79 at 10:51am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1951 Are there any O'day 19 or similar owners in southeast WI who may be willing to show me how their boa
Looking for Peggie Hall melssca at 10:05am 05.22.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3278 Can anyone tell me how to get a hold of Peggie Hall. She was one of the experts on this page and SS
Transducer Fun - How would you handle this ? (5) SailMaster at 9:11am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1891 Hi guys, We are continuing our refit of Thalassa. She is a 1973 Nordcantieri Koala 38. I know you
oceanis 40 cc water heater jmoir at 8:58am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1223 water heater not working on 110v . anyone know where the reset button is ,or if there is a secret qu
oceanis 40 cc rig diagram jmoir at 8:56am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1393 I just bought a 2002 40 centre cockpit. The mast was delivered disassembled and wrapped in plastic w
H 356 Windlass Brand Selection Jimongee at 8:32am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/649 Hello folks, The help I get on these forums is totally awesome-so thanks! We have a 2002 -356. La
Teak & Holly finish was damaged - how to proceed? RonRelyea at 7:57am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1497 Toward the end of last season, a guest saw fit to bring aboard their own bottle of Windex with ammon
Hunter 28.5 vs Hunter 28 Chris14630 at 7:44am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4279 I'm looking at a 1987 Hunter 28.5 and a 1989 Hunter 28. How do these boats compare to one another? I
removing fuel injector pump Ken13559 at 7:21am 05.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/3449 Working on plan to remove the Timing cover to replace leaking gasket on my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Que
Water tank vent Boomvang at 7:15am 05.22.13 Bigger Boats 11/1964 My 1984 34' O'Day does not have a vent on either of the two 25 gallon water tanks. When I turn on t
Monitoring batteries jwieneck at 7:10am 05.22.13 Big Boats 13/2067 I have a Hunter 376 1998. I decided I need to monitor the house bank now that we are anchoring out.
Ideas for dock guard? (1) caprice at 6:35am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1854 Any ideas to pad this corner of my dock?
Solid or cored dedeck mascadjon at 5:41am 05.22.13 S2 5/1364 Hi, I am a novice sailor trying to get some help. I am in a process of buying a 1982 26' S2, but as
doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:14am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/863 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:09am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/837 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
1993 23.5 U-bolt Chainplates (4) polaris211 at 3:39am 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 1/830 Hey all - I've attached some pictures of the 'chainplates' on my darlin' Willadine. It appe

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1993 Catalina 18" Battery? Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 04.25.23 Sorry to hear about your plight. Your boat seems a little small. Is that a Capri 18 inch model or
Shroud Protector Installation JBP-PA at 9:41am 04.25.23 Aside from the debate if you should or shouldn't, you might try a spilt loom installation tool, it's
Shroud Protector Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 9:14am 04.25.23 My backstay goes through my bimini. It's not the easiest boat to build a bimini for. It took the PO
WINCH DRUM Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 04.25.23 That's called "tailing" which you must do MANUALLY on a NON-SELF tailing winch. :plus: 4 wraps sh
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? Hollyberry at 8:55am 04.25.23 The squeeze bulbs can also be an insidious source of air in the fuel lines - since mostly under vacu
WINCH DRUM Calif. Ted at 8:50am 04.25.23 the sheets still slide unless I keep a tension on the loose end. That's called "tailing" which you
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? tfox2069 at 8:48am 04.25.23 Good questions! I'd like to know as well. For the first, some BMS's have an output to enable/disa
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? Dalliance at 8:32am 04.25.23
Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 7:56am 04.25.23 Try the rigging calculator on this site. Welcome to the forum! :beer: https://shop.sailboatowners.
Shroud Protector Installation Justin_NSA at 7:38am 04.25.23 My backstay goes through my bimini. It's not the easiest boat to build a bimini for. It took the PO
Lewmar window gaskets Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 04.25.23 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 7:11am 04.25.23 Do you know of any that actually, actively compare forecasted to actual as I alluded to above as a
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it nveater at 7:09am 04.25.23 So to close this thread- I couldn't get that regulator valve separated from the dock hose (which I l
Shroud Protector Installation thinwater at 7:06am 04.25.23 A cover that will slip on a lifeline sounds like a bad idea. In fact, I did that many, many years ag
Problems with early 310s pk104 at 7:04am 04.25.23 My 2001 had burn marks on the bulkhead and rear cushion when we bought in 2007 from the exhaust elbo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail (1) dmax at 6:51am 04.25.23 I no longer have my C-30 but I don't think the length of the top pushpit tube from the stern forward
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 6:44am 04.25.23 It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement. This may help you. The word "portal" d
Lewmar window gaskets (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 04.25.23 Sorry for the lack of proper verbiage It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement.
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (2) kloudie1 at 6:33am 04.25.23 The settees are fairly easy to remove. They are screwed to the floor (sole) with cleats (wooden bars
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube JBP-PA at 6:21am 04.25.23 Cut thorough the black threaded nipple. They are cheap. Then you can unscrew the nipple from the ho

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