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Gps turning off scottwhelchel at 8:00pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1200 Hello All New member here. Needing advice. My garmin 5212 cuts off. This occurs while sailing. I ha
Electrical fire update (1) sfgary at 7:09pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1342 Its been a couple of months since I had an electrical fire on board.Tomorrow Mathiesen marine starts
Charging 3d battery Geoff K at 6:37pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1887 This question a take off from wgkenny's post on echo charge. I use a trolling motor on my dinghy. Us
Aft Lighting CC49 at 6:30pm 07.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1107 All interior lighting works with the exception of aft lighting in cabin and head. Checked bulbs and
in the water 430 (4) Navicula at 6:07pm 07.29.12 Big Boats 2/895 I am in the water after 7 months of painting scraping and spending all my money...............good n
what RPM's do you M-25xp guys cruise at? iSailor at 5:19pm 07.29.12 Catalina 310 18/5006 just curious at rpm are you guys cruising at?
How loud is an inboard diesel compared to an o/b? Igetit at 5:06pm 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3199 Trading into a Hunter 270 with the Yanmar GM series 9hp diesel. Should be getting possession of the
Name That Object (1) gpd955 at 4:27pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2295 This line hanger that is attached to my rail to secure my furling line came with my boat. My dock ne
Charger to battery wiring BobT at 3:22pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1542 Getting ready to put on a solar panel. I've ordered a 65w panel ' Morningstar controller with dual o
Wet headliner on Oday 25 Mad Dog at 3:03pm 07.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1543 Going to give Rudy a call tomorrow and troubleshoot this, but I thought I'd check in with the Oday s
Sequitur - Two New Blog Posts Sequitur at 2:59pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1050 I have added two new posts to Sequitur's blog: Leaving Sequitur Now For Something Completely Diff
A different type of hatch cover for deck hatches Therapy28 at 2:30pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1479 ok, first let me say that I was a member on the O'day forum for years and learned so much during my
1974 Ericson 25 deck crazing porchhound at 2:22pm 07.29.12 Ericson 2/6670 Got pics of this boat today and have to drive four hours for a survey. Owner indicates gelcoat craz
e33 Bomar Hatch Handles PaxiMoon at 2:12pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/4310 Our Bomar hatch handles feel loose, there seems to be a lot of slack in the shaft, almost as if ther
venture 22 1971 rigging jimmylynam at 1:55pm 07.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1172 Hi I am hoping someone can explaine what i need to secure the spreades to the port and starboard ch
bow roller joe jobs at 1:24pm 07.29.12 Big Boats 6/1868 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5. Require new bow roller 3" in dia. X 27/8" width with a 3/4" center hole
Mainsail furler: any tips? John_F at 1:22pm 07.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3187 I have a Beneteau 31 with a roller furling mainsail. The foot of the sail sits really high above th
Funny what you find on your boat (1) fox islander at 1:15pm 07.29.12 Catalina 30 2/1420 So I'm fishing cable from the stern to the Raymarine X5 computer and decide to remove the two wood p
Seafarer 26 Specs josephwear at 12:49pm 07.29.12 Seafarer 1/6811 I am an owner of a Phil Rhodes designed Seafarer 26, fiberglass, built in the 60's. I am considering
Catalina 27 with atomic 2. diesel. info? robert tiberius at 12:45pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1606 Hello, like posted I have a 1982 Catalina 27 with an 11hp diesel. Last week we were cruising and I

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HOISTING a 275 from the Keel drewlamparello at 10:47am 01.31.23 Thanks so much for sending the photos along. In my boat the bolt that you have the ring mounted to e
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! sailcapt340 at 10:46am 01.31.23
Cleat backing plates? Sail22Capri22 at 10:45am 01.31.23 After seeing this post I went and looked at my 2022 Capri expecting to see backing plates under all
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 10:18am 01.31.23 What CO2 extinguishers are you using? Quick search reveals prices over $200 for a 5 lb CO2 model
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 9:56am 01.31.23 Some very good replies here. n light a fire and make a mess. A large concrete area like a drivewa
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 Scott B at 9:50am 01.31.23 There are rings at the base of the arch ( forward post ) for blocks to run the sheets to the winches
Stale Forum Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.31.23 My new plan is to retire again when I turn 92. Then I'll begin my third career. Unsure what that w
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! dlochner at 9:28am 01.31.23
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! rgranger at 9:23am 01.31.23 Thus far, the marine grade plywood is winning. Good data! Thank you.
Repair around Cutless Bearing dlochner at 9:23am 01.31.23 I'm wondering how the original damage occurred. Someone to aggressive trying to remove/install the c
And this is? (6) walt at 9:16am 01.31.23 Some pictures of our community well in SW Colorado- oddly enough sort of related to the wire brush i
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 9:15am 01.31.23 Starting at $12.95 and you can have one tomorrow. Put one where you charge batteries at home, ESPECI
Oday 302 keel surface (4) Tin Kicker at 9:03am 01.31.23 I spoke with the manufacturer, Marskeels, to do the same repair on mine. It is a solid lead keel and
Hunter Logo Removal Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 01.31.23 I'd suggest a hair dryer ONLY and grab one edge and start pulling slowly. No heat gun as they put o
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:59am 01.31.23 Finally stopped raining so I could uncover the boat and take a photo of the new flush mounted CNLink
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 8:58am 01.31.23 With all the interest in Lithium Batteries, perhaps a hi-tech fire blanket should be considered. He
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:51am 01.31.23 I forgot to mention that even though the CNLinko plug connectors say they are waterproof I have been
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 8:44am 01.31.23 Project_Mayhem, Thanks for the link to the study, I looked it over briefly and need to sit down and
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 8:37am 01.31.23 Observations from investigating a lot of car and airplane fires over the years and looking at a few
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (3) sailcapt340 at 8:24am 01.31.23

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