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Furling Main Sail Question erseddie at 5:37pm 04.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2700 I am new to my 2006 343 Beneteau and want to drop the main, thinking about maintainance of the top s
holding tank replacement jimtraskos at 5:06pm 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1885 I am new to this forum. I have a vision 36 1995 and I am having a lot of problems with the holding t
Cushions...making Lost Parent at 4:45pm 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2215 When making new cushions has anyboby done away with the vinyl on the bottom of the cushions and used
Changing the exhaust hose on Hunter 31 with a Yanmar engine CompassRose2 at 3:44pm 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1848 Do I have to haul the boat?
Halyards wire vs rope BillTucker at 2:18pm 04.03.13 Ericson 0/2344 Have a Ericson 35-2 can I change halyards from wire to rope . Has anybody been up to top of the mast
1988 Hunter Legend Hull Construction GJDA at 11:51am 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1338 Has anyone any specific information on the type of hull construction that was used for 1987/1988 Hun
repowering Yamaha 30 Johnthesailor at 10:29am 04.03.13 Yamaha 5/3555 My 1981 YSM12 has seized and requires either a rebuild or replacement. I am based in Vancouver, BC.
K & N for Yanmar 2GM wufibugs at 10:00am 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6080 I was looking at the discussion on the Catalina forum about different filter setups. After noting th
Standing Rigging Matros at 9:58am 04.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2129 So now that the spring is finally here in New England its time to start rebuilding my Mac26D. Befor
Mustang 22 and PlasTrend 22 (PT-22 1/4) (2) Mustang22Liberty at 8:58am 04.03.13 Other Sailboats 0/4682 Hi: Looking for other owners of the Mustand 22 sailboat (also known as a PlasTrend 22 or PT-22 1/4).
Mac 25s Trailer KC135Driver at 8:22am 04.03.13 Trailer Sailors 16/5275 Just bought a Mac 25s and need to get a trailer. How long of a trailer do I need from winch to the
New To sailing light12pdr at 8:13am 04.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1090 I would like to learn to sail. I would like to connect with someone in the Annapolis area so I may l
Rattle can touch up paint suggestions? kito at 7:38am 04.03.13 Catalina 22 8/52843 I am in the process of fixing a bad spot on the hull of my 84 c22. The area is fixed and sanded and
rigging the 26M Benutc at 7:23am 04.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/899 HELP! Rusty at sailing. Got used 26M this Jan '13. Rigging is not like my old 1978. 26M came with a
They think it's funny, but it's not. Jackdaw at 7:03am 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 72/9315 Manifestly Unsafe Voyage?? http://www.newsherald.com/news/stranded-sailors-find-solace-in-pcb-1.1
Glass layup of coaming Brian S at 6:58am 04.03.13 Day Sailers 2/1000 Does anyone know what the layup schedule for the top of the cockpit coaming is in a 192/222? I wi
Tax deductibility of interest on boat loans PDReynolds at 6:49am 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2527 Hi All I recently financed a newer model sailboat. I have seen some writings about the ability to d
Newbie: Yanmar 1GM10 best battery Delawaredave at 6:31am 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/6203 Newbie on a budget needs battery for Yanmar 1GM10. Below site recommends 385 CCA and 455 MCA.
Masthead or fractional revisited. (1) Doc_holiday at 6:16am 04.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1216 I won't go through the story again but my mast is short, I took it from another boat I had... Yes it
Soda Blasting FourPoints at 6:12am 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2023 So I picked up everything to do small (as in a few square inches at a time) soda blasting jobs from

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Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 03.16.23 measures the exhaust hose temperature: Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No coolin
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Alan Gomes at 2:31pm 03.16.23 My M-25XP has a coolant temperature gauge but no audible alarm. This is fine if you constantly wat
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. dmax at 2:26pm 03.16.23 I have one of these, inexpensive and easy to install, measures the exhaust hose temperature: Aqualar
Life Lines rpludwig at 2:19pm 03.16.23 have an '84 as well....with lifelines. Have always wondered if that is a misnomer? doubt they'd ev
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:12pm 03.16.23 Do you have a hot water heater which uses engine water for the heating medium ? If so, plug in a br
Everett Fuel Dock jssailem at 2:10pm 03.16.23 If you choose your side of the dock to approach, the current will help you get off the dock when you
Everett Fuel Dock jssailem at 2:07pm 03.16.23 A good question. You are correct about the cause. The river currents and tidal currents expose the f
Solar q's dlochner at 1:46pm 03.16.23 Victron with Blue Tooth. The basic choice is between PWM and MMPT controllers. All your questions ca
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. (1) jssailem at 1:43pm 03.16.23 Do you have a second spot on your engine block to attach a Temp Sensor? On my Perkins I have 2 threa
Solar q's fred1diver at 1:03pm 03.16.23 Cool
Solar q's SycloneDriver at 12:51pm 03.16.23 I'm fond of Victron. MPPT because it's more efficient and should put more power into the batteries.
Solar q's fred1diver at 12:44pm 03.16.23 Ok, looking at solar equipment, what type of solar charge controller would you recommend? I know MPP
Oil Leak Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 03.16.23 Here are ways to do it ( 25 engine, but similar to yours): Breather Hose 101 (w/ K&N Filter Picture
Macerators Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:27pm 03.16.23 Our original 1991 electric macerator pump still does the job and have never touched it. Do not reme
Macerators Hayden Watson at 12:26pm 03.16.23 One word of caution on the Jobsco macerators. They have #12 mild steel threaded rods that hold the
Macerators Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:09pm 03.16.23 Head Mistress & JSSailem: Does this mean I don't need a macerator and just pump out the tank cont
Engine oil drain hose adapter CaptnDean at 11:20am 03.16.23 I replaced my Banjo fitting in 2015 with this "EZ Oil Drain Valve" for about $25. http://www.oildra
Hard or Soft Bimini height ggrizzard at 10:48am 03.16.23 My '79 Hunter 30 C came with a 10" +/- slide at the mast at the goose neck that allows the boom/goos
mast lights ggrizzard at 10:26am 03.16.23 Duluthwinger, While the bulbs are available from various sites, including this one, replacing a part
ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 10:19am 03.16.23 There is a hole drilled in the leading edge of the bow about two feet down. Its hard to see if you

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