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Pearson 26 motor shaft length drumbeater at 4:07am 10.16.12 Pearson 4/2735 I've got an older Nissan 5hp standard shaft I was going to use, but I've not had the chance to mount
Seacock Lubrication and Maintenance sailcapt340 at 3:00am 10.16.12 Big Boats 5/6015 I need some advice as to how and what to use to lubricate the Seacocks (6) on my 2000 340. None of t
Now there's something you don't see every day! (1) aviatorjames at 10:28pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2254 ...a 72 ft catamaran ripping across your bow doing about 30 kts https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N
Wonderful Photography of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2012 Rick D at 9:48pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1345 I met Beverly Factor during a Newport Beach to Ensenada BC race a few years ago and have been on her
Keel nuts DOCKHAND at 8:10pm 10.15.12 S2 5/3223 The nuts on the keel studs are rusted and need to be replaced, has anyone done this on a 27' there a
Trailer Question crabshack at 7:42pm 10.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2047 I just bought a 1983 MacGregor 25'. Trying to fix trailer to haul boat home and restore. Trying to
Sobering Post... Maine Sail at 6:55pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3372 I found this on this on the Catalina 28 owners site; "Hi All On Labor day while motoring in afte
Big Island Visit oreana123 at 5:48pm 10.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1352 I took a few days off and flew to the island of Hawaii, mainly to buy Kona coffe. I checked out the
Towing jho11381 at 5:42pm 10.15.12 Catalina 22 1/1085 I have a 1986 Catalina 22 swing keel that sits on a tandem axel trailer I plain to tow to the coast
Winterising Yanmar 2 cylinder Captainron1 at 5:20pm 10.15.12 Bigger Boats 3/1389 I am about to winterize my Yanmar Diesel (in my 1979 30' O'day) for the first time. I would apprecia
unlocking keel crank ms. ndpndnt at 5:11pm 10.15.12 Catalina 22 13/2808 just purchased with no owners manual, tried to lower the keel and it says i must unlock it first ???
Keel Repairs bffatcat at 4:43pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1522 I have a vintage boat 1975 with a cast Iron keel that was covered with a coating of fiberglass, whe
Cabin Flooring mjmercer19248 at 3:58pm 10.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6642 Any ideas on a cabin floor replacement. Looking for inexpensive and low maintenance.
Bilge Pump Electric ssponar at 3:26pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1797 I have a new H-25 fiberglass sloop which came equipped with a manual bilge pump. While there has bee
Removing a broken bolt from bow pulpit attachment. Stan Linado at 3:22pm 10.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2083 In the process of removing a bow pulpit from a 1989 C25 the head came off one of the bolts. Two ques
Throttle Cable wufibugs at 2:44pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 12/1658 I finally replaced the throttle cable. My problem is that the new cable passes through its jacket j
VBRO Does anyone know of mogade at 2:41pm 10.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/934 Does anyone know of a program like Vacation Rental By owner for boats? I bought a boat this summer
anchor roller and anchor Mark Nooney at 2:31pm 10.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3230 I sail the Chesapeake and have yet to anchor out. There are two things that concern me. Do I have th
bladder tanks bgstep at 2:13pm 10.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1018 need new water bladder tanks for first 345 anybody got any suggestions as to who made them and if th
25.5 keel question divermon at 1:51pm 10.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1120 Please for give me if my questions are very silly, i have only owned small 420's, lasers, and Escow

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300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 8:25am 03.24.23 The group is pouncing on my head pretty hard. I do understand that that the blown fuse is only a sym
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 8:19am 03.24.23 Since I have 2 of these fuses, different manufacturers, there was a problem at some point in history
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel (1) tomoncapeced at 8:13am 03.24.23 can't believe I have no responses. need badly. thinking of using 2 3 ft steel plates to re-attach
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 7:45am 03.24.23 there was no punch line. Really?
300A T Fuse 12V (1) JamesG161 at 7:34am 03.24.23 As a start, I would find the owners manual He can download The Hunter 41 manual here. Hunter 41
Tooling for Removing and Re-installing Prop Shaft Flange dkinzer at 7:22am 03.24.23 That looks like it would work for many. However, on our H41AC when the propshaft is pushed back as f
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Kevin Bladsacker at 7:20am 03.24.23 We had a 27-2 for many years and our low tech, low cost solution was a 3-1 purchase system of blocks
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank twodzusfittings at 7:04am 03.24.23 Now understand, thanks.
37c holding tank questions, please help Don S/V ILLusion at 6:51am 03.24.23 Have you considered what happens to a glassed wooden box when it flexes when boats move?
300A T Fuse 12V Leeward Rail at 6:33am 03.24.23 So the bilge pump ISN'T protected by a small fuze ? It is only protected by the main fuse for the ba
37c holding tank questions, please help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30am 03.24.23 What is the existing tank made of? Do you see any signs that it's leaking, or do you just want a la
Tooling for Removing and Re-installing Prop Shaft Flange (1) RoyS at 6:04am 03.24.23 You also could have bought a flange press tool from Algonquin.
300A T Fuse 12V smokey73 at 6:00am 03.24.23 My bilge pump is hooked up to the house batteries. I moved the fuse from the inverter to the house
300A T Fuse 12V leo310 at 5:50am 03.24.23 If your just replacing then i would use a 250 amp fuse.
300A T Fuse 12V smokey73 at 5:50am 03.24.23 Boat owners who don't understand electricity should consult a qualified electrician, not ask questi
300A T Fuse 12V RoyS at 5:49am 03.24.23 I wonder why it blew in the first place.
Pop top lateral movement THECUSCUS at 5:16am 03.24.23 Best not to sail with the pop top open. Think of that big open hole in the top of your boat. :yike
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 5:09am 03.24.23 The 300A is not just for the bilge pump, it is for the house battery that the bilge pump is in circu
Its funny Friday! (1) sailme88 at 4:47am 03.24.23 213956
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 4:28am 03.24.23 A cruise ship passes by a remote island, and all the passengers see a bearded man running around and

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