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Sail Trim In Light Air Ducati at 5:30pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3916 I spent the day bobbing in light air trying to trim sails for winds under 1 kt. The windex also coul
bedding for forward berth fchurch at 4:33pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 5/1821 We are awaiting delivery of a new to us C 310. We were attracted to the island queen berth with a tr
Hull question - help Ima90sJezus at 3:57pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 11/2348 It's spent all day stripping the bottom of my cat 30, I used franmar soy strip, didn't work like adv
2008 hunter 25 job jib troutsmustang at 3:56pm 05.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1076 Had great sailing today in Columbia SC with 17 mph winds. The top of my jib torn and jib came down.
Loss then surging of rpms Steve s at 3:24pm 05.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2188 The diesel on my Beneteau 393 has been operating fine except for today. After about 20 mins of motor
oday 31 replacement sink noanker at 2:45pm 05.26.12 Bigger Boats 1/1108 needed to replace the 17x13x10 stainless sink in my oday 31...couldnt find one anywhere on the inter
Deck thickness ParamourII at 1:21pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 1/1930 Hey All, Anyone know what the thickness is of the deck and liner on the cabin top where the clutc
Fan for adler barber fridge (1) luken7 at 12:54pm 05.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1376 Hole pounding our way to Ocracoke, the loudest noise started emitting from the fridge. Oiling system
fairlee Creek, shuttle dinghy? DAVA390 at 12:48pm 05.26.12 Destinations 3/4193 The Admiral and I are planning our first out-of-the-river excursion.We are planning to sail over to
Morgan 28? (1) afrears at 11:57am 05.26.12 Morgan 5/2454 Hi all, Im a new Morgan owner that in a moment of stupidity took a boat that was fire damaged. I hav
Outboard Motor for Mac26S Brian Aldeghi at 11:16am 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1085 Has anyone installed a Suzuki 9.9 hp outboard on their Mac 26S? I particurly like the tiller handle
Minnkota npsheehan at 10:42am 05.26.12 Catalina 22 0/1006 New to the forum. I just switched over the old gas for a minnkota and I'm trying to plan the best s
slipper 17 secondchance22107 at 9:08am 05.26.12 Trailer Sailors 10/14207 are there any slipper 17 owners that can share some pictures......i am redoing a slipper and have so
Rusty water in the bilge(?) capejt at 8:45am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1475 I went down to open the boat for the season after spending the winter in the water. The bilge had a
Backstay on a B&R rig Hunter 34 Saillife at 7:56am 05.26.12 Big Boats 5/3480 Hi folks, couple of questions about the B'R rigging. While stepping the mast this year the comment w
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Indysailor at 5:52am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1024 Here's hoping all the northerners are getting their boats in the water and that everyone enjoys the
connecting Yamaha 9.9 to battery Nicky17000 at 1:58am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3308 I wish to connect the motor to the battery but got mixed up in the wiring:doh: Our previous motor
Onan life extention capta at 10:38pm 05.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1831 We've an old (possibly 1981??) Onan MKDK 8 Kw w/ the 3 cylinder Kubota diesel (I cannot find the id
O'day 272 SS replacement hatches. westbaydude at 9:35pm 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4575 Hi Everyone, has anyone found a stainless steel replacement hatch that will fit the forward hatch on
I got water in my boat... Squidd at 7:47pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 But that's a good thing... I had replaced the freshwater tank and lines over the winter and this w

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Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:06pm 04.16.22 @twalker H260 thank you. I appreciate the time you spent writing. What many do not know being ar
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 4:59pm 04.16.22 There are 2 types of valves being discussed here. Just want to make sure people are clear. 1 Tcv -te
I blew a fuse! (3) Tally Ho at 4:59pm 04.16.22 Just to close this thread (at least for now), I put the MRBF fuse holder and a 225 amp fuse back on
Yet another LiFePo4 query heritage at 4:56pm 04.16.22 Let me see if I have this straight: You have 3 lfp batteries, one agm 100a battery, one start batt
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted (1) Tally Ho at 4:51pm 04.16.22 I think hank on gives you more options (if you have the sail inventory). But a furler gives you al
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 4:34pm 04.16.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 4:32pm 04.16.22 You should have an air vent next to the wing nut for closing/opening the water ballast. On launch
Brass tube Calif. Ted at 4:30pm 04.16.22 Dehumidifier rod I'd guess. Gun Safe Golden Rod Dehumidifier Rod
Binoculars shemandr at 4:09pm 04.16.22 Maybe too literal, John. My reading is that he just never used them when it really mattered. I th
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 4:04pm 04.16.22 I'm really not sure there wasn't a shoe phone.... Maxwell Smart had one. :beer:`
A Technically Sophisticated Repair shemandr at 3:57pm 04.16.22 I'm really not sure there wasn't a shoe phone....
Brass tube Paulam at 3:57pm 04.16.22 there is wring on the left end
Brass tube Paulam at 3:51pm 04.16.22 Thanks Stu - looking forward to getting out there.
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted FastOlson at 3:45pm 04.16.22 When you see shredded sails on a boat after a high wind event, it's because the owner left it poorly
KISS Wind Generator Problem dlochner at 3:43pm 04.16.22 Bad bearing?
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve WayneH at 3:11pm 04.16.22 I bought an electric flare a couple of years back. So I am not buying more "disposable" flares. I ha
Water intrusion at rudder stock. bdincer at 2:43pm 04.16.22 The seller fixed the leak. We were really concerned about the support role of structure. They are
Water intrusion at rudder stock. (1) bdincer at 2:41pm 04.16.22 I don't have a 27, but it looks like marine ply glassed in to support the top of the rudder tube.
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:39pm 04.16.22 Regarding the water ballast tank to fill and empty, it takes about 2 1/2 minutes
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:37pm 04.16.22 Common sense for safety. I sold appx 20-25% of the production line.

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