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hudjohnjen at 9:22pm 12.15.12
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I have a 2005 H33. Has anyone converted the manual Jabsco to an electric head like the Raritan Sea
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My daughter has volunteered to sew new cushion covers for my O'Day 25 this winter and so I want to s
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How can I find out if my current motor bracket which holds a 9.9 Evenrude Yachttwin 2 stroke is capa
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It takes 1-2 hours to get hot water heated from the engine. Is that normal? Other boaters are tellin
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I just bought and was amazed that the Wave Blade really works. There is a little learning curve usi
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The previous owner of our 1978 P35 painted over all of the wood grain formica except in the v berth
Navicula at 3:00pm 12.15.12
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I replaced the steps in the cabin with a composite material........ the origianl 17 year old steps w
Navicula at 11:56am 12.15.12
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my pull button on my shifter has been stuck since I bought the boat.......so now that its winter....
Navicula at 11:45am 12.15.12
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I have just installed a bildge cycle counter from aqua alarm......I followed the instruction and hoo
Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 12.15.12
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Has anyone had any experience installing bilge blower hose other than the usual clothes dryer type o
zeehag at 10:46am 12.15.12
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awesome beautifulll..pix pending...got here with only 1 1/2 oz diesel fuel in tank that was spozed
Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:32am 12.15.12
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Recently we've noticed our keel has been scaling off in large patches on either side of the keel. I
Atlantic Phil at 8:17am 12.15.12
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I bought a sailboat with a diesel on Sept 1st. It had a near full tank of diesel and I haven't used
mlynch66 at 7:57am 12.15.12
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I'm in the market for a 309, and looked at two last week in MA. I was hoping for some input from the
emergpa1 at 7:49am 12.15.12
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Check this out, really cool with some neat ideas. The web site has narrative to go with the illustr
ChrisL at 6:35am 12.15.12
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I'm thinking about adding this system to my Hunter 45. Does anyone have any experience or reviews o
CzechMate at 8:18pm 12.14.12
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I took a small bite out of my rudder blade when I turned to far and hit the prop blade. The bite is
Lee Hadjiosif at 6:28pm 12.14.12
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I have a B381 and would like to add a temp sender and gauge. I have the Captain's westerbeke panel a
FredB at 4:52pm 12.14.12
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I have a 1987 Catalina 30 MK II with an Universal M-25XP engine. My starter button is intermittent.
hudjohnjen at 4:36pm 12.14.12
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I have a 2005 H33. It has several hairline gel coat cracks in the following areas: - water fill -

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Busted Mast
sbrogden at 2:57pm 01.11.23
If I had to take a guess I would say a plastic block would be the fastest/easiest. With wood you'd
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin   (1)
RitSim at 2:54pm 01.11.23
You should be able to connect a Garmin radar to a Garmin chartplotter. I have had issues with conne
Busted Mast
Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 01.11.23
I was thinking the same thing. I'll remove the pivot plate and see if I can determine how long a wo
Movie for Winter Season
Marmalade at 2:35pm 01.11.23
Round the World
Spider Cracks in gel coat
jssailem at 2:13pm 01.11.23
Regarding your cleat, I would inspect the backing being used. I suspect it is either fender washers
Movie for Winter Season
berner73 at 2:11pm 01.11.23
Paul, For those of us who are from the first half of the last century, WTF is rtw? ready to wear?
BAD FUEL can spoil your day
jssailem at 2:06pm 01.11.23
I focused on Diesel in this document. Mainly because I have lived through the experiences, and a few
Movie for Winter Season
ggrizzard at 1:43pm 01.11.23
Paul, For those of us who are from the first half of the last century, WTF is rtw?
Spider Cracks in gel coat
ggrizzard at 1:34pm 01.11.23
A great source for gelcoat repair info can be found at the "Boatworks Today" YouTube channel. Andy
BAD FUEL can spoil your day
Captain Larry-DH at 1:30pm 01.11.23
Relevant thread drift - How about ethanol, phase separation, and outboards. People have been blown
BAD FUEL can spoil your day
Captain Larry-DH at 1:21pm 01.11.23
snip You can get on your radio and declare a Mayday, this may solve the problem, but invite new is
New sailing toy for Christmas
ifmdalvey at 1:16pm 01.11.23
Our site supervisor at Habitat for Humanity said "Every day is Friday and every meal is a banquet".
Question about main panel breakers
jssailem at 12:09pm 01.11.23
Andy I am not sure the bend is manufactured, more likely bent during install to facilitate the insta
BAD FUEL can spoil your day
Dalliance at 12:05pm 01.11.23
Good write up. This is an interesting and appealing system. It might be overkill for my own rather
BAD FUEL can spoil your day
jssailem at 12:00pm 01.11.23
Take care of your fuel in the first place and it will take care of you. I agree. I did passively
Question about main panel breakers
Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 01.11.23
does anyone know if those would fit? If you showed a picture of the rest of the panel, maybe we c
Busted Mast
sbrogden at 11:46am 01.11.23
I'm not sure why you could'nt add two inch pad under the pivot plat in the hull I was thinking th
New holding tank
SeaCure at 11:44am 01.11.23
Many years ago I bought a lightly used SeaRay 270 with a Thedford Porta Pottie hooked up to a macera

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