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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 6/1541 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 6/1542 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 2/6669 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 3/4304 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 6/1856 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 9/3186 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 1/6807 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 3/1604 Hello, like posted I have a 1982 Catalina 27 with an 11hp diesel. Last week we were cruising and I
Lamp help Sailing Poodles at 12:42pm 07.29.12 Big Boats 1/1019 Hi, I wonder if you guys can help? I have a 41DS and I need to replace the bulbs in the "over mirro
Lpwrance HDS 7M rasselas at 11:28am 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1276 PLEASE I need suggestions on best way to mount a Lowrance HDS 7M to the EDSON pedestal on my H36. P
Heeling Explained Don Guillette at 10:22am 07.29.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/22270 One of the sail trim forum listers, Robert Lang, sent me this info, which I thought mates would find
Help on H27 Gas Tank webo at 9:57am 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1633 I purchased my 1992 H27 a couple of months ago and promptly doubled my "investment". My idea of a pr
AC irwin30 at 9:49am 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1399 My AC continues to blow but stops cooling after 15 minutes. Water is coming out ok. Thanks for any s
Fuel tank sender problem John T1594 at 9:36am 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/955 The diesel fuel tank sender on my 2000 H340 seems to have bit the dust. It was working fine at the s
Specific Question for Retrieving an O'day 25 jdratlif at 9:00am 07.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2229 I have a question in regards to retrieving my O'day 25 C/B from the boat launch. When I retrieve my

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Stale Forum Terry Cox at 4:44am 01.30.23 Not sure if it competes with your Black Box. Sheesh! Black Box wine is a bit too lofty for this bu
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source artleyt115 at 4:41am 01.30.23 So on our 1984 O'day 26 we used to have a inboard motor which the previous owner tore out. My friend
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30am 01.30.23 @jssailem Last line too funny
Hunter 41ac Keel question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12am 01.30.23 Year and exact model would help. Upon retirement I think Hunter switched back to cast iron due to
Holding tank discharge hose question sailme88 at 4:07am 01.30.23 To be a better steward of our waterways, why wouldn't you install a macerator? Now to your question
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:04am 01.30.23 If water is getting in, the source could be transom hull to deck joint, waterballast tank lid,, leak
Beneteau part needed Joe at 11:19pm 01.29.23 I googled track end stops and found plenty of resources for what looks like a basic plastic end stop
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 9:45pm 01.29.23 Ralph, thanks for the feedback. The current discharge hose looks like it has been on the boat for a
Holding tank discharge hose question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 01.29.23 Wow. Now THAT saves the price of replacing the macerator pump every so often. I still feel it's no
And this is? Rjm st.petersburg at 9:01pm 01.29.23 To
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:59pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . Not entirely clear here. I can picture your wanting to install
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:56pm 01.29.23 The overboard discharge hose leads directly to the discharge thru hull. No macerated pump in the li
Holding tank discharge hose question Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . r wanting to install the first valve at the tank outlet. I was th
And this is? smokey73 at 8:35pm 01.29.23 Interesting, NFPA 780 has a very detailed chapter on "Protection of Watercraft." I had not read it
And this is? smokey73 at 7:36pm 01.29.23 NFPA 780 has a chapter on watercraft: Chapter 10 "Protection for Watercraft" I wonder if the ABYC
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 7:19pm 01.29.23 So when you're out sailing and your inverter is running your microwave, your ground and neutral are
And this is? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16pm 01.29.23 ....There is an NFPA standard for lightning protection that may not be exactly applicable for a sai
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:14pm 01.29.23 The neutral/ground bonding only happens at the power source So when you're out sailing and your in
When to do Clean up - SPRING? stickinthemud57 at 7:04pm 01.29.23 Nope. Not Pete Seegar Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every pur
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dlochner at 6:55pm 01.29.23 Oh right, he wrote it... I just always remember the Byrds rendition... dj Most of us only rememb

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