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Shaft coupler willhamlin at 12:45pm 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2217 Hello, I am re-powering my sailboat with a diesel and was wondering about flex couplers. Would it be
Bottom Paint Boomvang at 11:52am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1737 After three years in the water I pulled my 34' O'day. The bottom had no hard growth, but the prop an
How to clean the foam in cushions twdevore at 11:30am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 21/42965 Just bought a boat and was messing with the cushions. My eyes went crazy afterwards and I'm thinking
Rough waters ahead dreamdoer at 11:17am 04.02.13 Day Sailers 14/2254 Hello all: My first post to this site. Lets say I am an accomplished and proven sailer. What would
motor size for a Hunter 140? TravisKelly at 10:55am 04.02.13 Day Sailers 3/2616 My new (used - 2006) day sailer has a motor mount, and I was going to buy a Yamaha 2.5 HP 15" shaft,
Control Cables - Edson Pedestal NYSail at 10:53am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2181 Hello all.... One of my projects is replacing steeling chain /cable and break assembly in my Edso
Rivera Beach Houseboat - Fran Lozman wins again MrBill_FLL at 10:47am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 0/859 ran a search but no hits on Lozman... surely this was posted before.... anyway, he won in state app
A hidden message... (1) dcfleming at 10:45am 04.02.13 Smaller Boats 7/1329 I'm in the process of restoring a 1984 Hunter 25.5. I dropped the mast this week for various repair
Honda 2000 and Wabasto air conditioning ybrad at 10:42am 04.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2930 Just finishing the 115 VAC rewire and now addressing air conditioning. I've got a Honda EU2000i and
Tongue Tied Craiger at 10:26am 04.02.13 Catalina 22 22/3329 Has anyone had success at unfreezing a rusted tongue extension on their trailer? Last year I bou
B37 Freezer PaulVCraig at 10:06am 04.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1101 I am interested in adding a freezer to my 2009 B37. There is a cooler/storage box on the galley coun
Best Thru-Hull Fitting for Small Poly Holding Tank stwagstaff at 9:01am 04.02.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/9483 I am installing a SeaLand (Dometic) gravity head with an integrated tank - basically an oversized po
Lewmar folding wheel on B361 (1) bshock at 8:27am 04.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/6037 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 2000 B361 in Sandusky, Ohio. I'm seriously considering switching ou
Polycarbonate diesel day tank alexco38 at 8:04am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 0/852 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 5/1259 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 8/1674 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 7/1666 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 6/1219 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 6/6582 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 19/1820 Would I be a fool to power wash my hull when overnight temperatures are still dropping into the mid

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Replacement AC brand advise rgranger at 7:50am 02.27.23 Sailgunner makes a good point. See if you can find a marine repair HVAC person and ask them which t
advice on auto chart plotter rgranger at 7:48am 02.27.23 I started putting my phone on the binnacle guard with it running Navionics. I have been equally i
bottom paint Dalliance at 7:44am 02.27.23 Two quarts per coat is what it takes to cover my 30 foot boat. Mix it in a jar or bottle you can ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust rgranger at 7:44am 02.27.23 Only time, and the flipping of a few coins will tell which is easier (and cheaper). True! I gue
Boat Speed and Pointing Daveinet at 7:38am 02.27.23 You can go through all the math, and if you are racing, it is worth the trouble. But I find for ever
Replacement AC brand advise Sailgunner at 7:37am 02.27.23 If I recall correctly from a conversation with my refrergeration mechanic, you cannot charge or chec
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 7:36am 02.27.23 Hondas and others on deck are not so quiet. Not even a little bit.
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? dlochner at 7:34am 02.27.23 The time estimate is not out of the ball park, although it may be a little high. Is this a time and
Wind generators, yay or nay? Jim Legere at 7:33am 02.27.23 Its pretty easy to fit a 30' boat with 2 or 3 hundred watts of flexible solar panels. On top of the
bottom paint Richard Bryer at 7:28am 02.27.23 Two quarts sounds right- I used 2.5 quarts on my Hunter 34. I suck to the same color each year
Wind generators, yay or nay? dlochner at 7:22am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:09am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel JBP-PA at 7:09am 02.27.23 My brother rope launched his O'Day 24 on the tongue jack. You can get some serious tongue jacks. Th
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 7:06am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non st
Boat Speed and Pointing leo310 at 7:01am 02.27.23 With 8 kts of wind I get 2.5-3 kts but then I also can get 8-11 kts going with the current. What are
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:00am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non sto
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:41am 02.27.23 Dave. Your 50-55 (100-110) is realistic. Much depends on your rig being tuned, your sails properly s
bottom paint stickinthemud57 at 6:37am 02.27.23 Is there currently any bottom paint on the boat? Some bottom coatings can't be applied over others.
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 6:32am 02.27.23 David and Fox, Many thanks for this input. I've put in my order for the VDO Multifunction Display
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 6:17am 02.27.23 Thanks for all the comments, but was just trying to manage my expectations. I've sailed for many ye

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