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Diesel deck filler Jalepeno at 1:58pm 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/990
4JHE Cooling Jacket Sailgunner at 1:44pm 01.08.13 Big Boats 4/989 Just a FYI for those of you with a 4JH2E engine. Mine was overheating and I did everything possible
Plastic Shackles for Sail Slugs Substitute tomgrigsby at 1:39pm 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3561 The plastic shackles on my main keep breaking. Lost 4 the last time out. A fellow sailor suggested
Haida 26 (2) RubyJean at 1:37pm 01.08.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/28905 How offten do you see these in the PNW?
Stern Perch Seats for Hunter 28 Sando42 at 1:31pm 01.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1363 Has anybody installed a set of stern perch seats on a Hunter 28ft, 1992 model? I am looking at buyi
drunken sailor dlewis812 at 11:44am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4061 http://www.dailypilot.com/ocnow/tn-cpt-0111-sailboat-aground-20130111,0,2842155.story?track=rss
How to Remove galley drawers Windcatcher at 11:40am 01.08.13 Big Boats 10/3525 I have a 1984, 34 ft Hunter. I would like to remove the galley drawers located to the left of the s
Hunter 25.5 Electrical Schematic JKCMBOAT at 11:05am 01.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/3932 Last winter we set our sights to restoring our newly acquired 1984 Hunter 25.5 to a safe and comfort
Automatic Bilge Pump Bill Roughton at 10:34am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1800 I'm looking for a recommendation for an automatic bilge pump to install on my O'Day 27. Anyone have
Needed info for a part brownfamily at 10:12am 01.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/724 I have a Mac Ben 21 at the bottom of my mast I have a part that looks like an eye hook and also one
Shaft spin on Atomic 4 RubyJean at 9:43am 01.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3727 Hi all, I recently bought a O Day 27 in great shape. My question is that I'm changing the folding pr
Solar Rail Lights (2) geoffschultz at 8:41am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4000 I tried to post this in the following thread forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=137356,
halyard exit plates? Chesapique at 8:32am 01.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/3537 The plastic halyard exit plates on my 94 H19 have broken off. Anyone have experience replacing them?
Where to get butyl tape? shozbot at 7:06am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1226 Does anyone know where I can buy in Connecticut the type of butyl tape that is used for rebedding de
1972 Catalina 22 restoration (10) david_deland at 6:34am 01.08.13 Catalina 22 19/4109 I found this boat over by where I live for around 700 dollars and there was no way I was going to pa
Smile: Yes or no? (3) 1st boat at 5:20am 01.08.13 Catalina 30 14/4761 Just got my boat pulled (81 C30) for the winter. Picked the boat up in June and learning and loving
O'Day 28 derfus at 4:56am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1192 Hi, Of the 507 O'Day 28's that were built how many are still in service?
Anchor rode marking All U Get at 4:51am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 33/10224 Hi all, Yesterday while painting marks on my anchor chain I got into a discussion on what distance
Engine Hour (LCD) Meter Repair (1) NorthStar at 9:17pm 01.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 81/62077 I have finally had the time to troubleshoot and repair my Yanmar Tach-Hour meter. I believe wha
What's wrong with the 'trim' on this boat? (1) RichH at 8:18pm 01.07.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 53/24438 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/reef_zpsed162b23.jpg "photo" is from the Sail A

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Grounding log capta at 12:45pm 03.18.23 Some boats seem to attract lightning while others do not. Skipping Stone was often the highest mast
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 03.18.23 the one job I'm not looking forward to. I had made preparations last fall to replace the two 3/4"
Halyards and Such stephen_i_w at 12:37pm 03.18.23 While a 2 speed winch can be coslty, I found it very helpfull on my previous 27'. Even with a long
Halyards and Such dlochner at 11:52am 03.18.23 1. When you are sailing, where do you all keep your spinnaker halyard? When the yard rigged by boat
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems BigEasy at 11:48am 03.18.23 My autopilot did crazy Ivans too. I never fully trusted it. My fluxgate compass was mount
Grounding log dlochner at 11:40am 03.18.23 Lightning is a very large electrical discharge between 2 poles, the earth and the cloud forming what
Screwed Up Cetol Project dlochner at 11:30am 03.18.23 Cetol is fairly thick, it is not a varnish, it is more like a paint. Thinning may be an option, chec
Screwed Up Cetol Project BigEasy at 11:30am 03.18.23 No need to sand it all off. I would lightly sand (by hand) along length wood grain and reapply. Do
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:57am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell i
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:56am 03.18.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, se
Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it
Second Battery Joe at 10:17am 03.18.23 This book is a must for sailboat owners. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T
Passport Renewal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 03.18.23 I understand skepticism but they will tell you the same thing if you call any border crossing gate
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 03.18.23 That diagram is pretty much the right idea. The group 24 you have is better suited for the engine th
Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in

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