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c n c bilge puump Dan McElwreath at 2:44pm 06.28.12 C&C 1/2005 All, new owner of 1980 cnc 32. Confused about bilge pump , which requires battery switch to be on,
LPG Shutoff Lost Parent at 2:28pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1878 Just picked up a electric LP solenoid for my tank and was wondering if it goes before the regulator
gps & depth sounder javelin at 2:12pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 32/5060 On a recent sail, the GPS showed 6.8 knots but the depth sounder ( with the little wheel under the h
26R project---Mission Complete!...well...almost (5) Right On! at 2:05pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 76/13080 I'm one of the people that has been pursuing the rotating mast theory...and I have completely finish
Venture 21 main sheet rigging peacock at 1:59pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5965 I acquired a 1976 Venture 21, sail 3227 and it is missing block at swivel cam cleat on port side. An
Boat leaking r.bostic356 at 1:14pm 06.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1575 Replaced a weldment from the top this spring, while grinding out put a small, (less than 1 cm) hole
replacing steering cable earthdogbob at 1:07pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/885 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c
Windlass - vertical or horizontal? coquille at 12:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1143 Would like to install a windlass on my 1985 37' Beneteau Idyll. It would be a very tight squeeze in
Global Balance pedestal mounted compass JohanB at 11:54am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/3282 I need to replace my Danforth Global Balance Compass mounted on the pedestal since the globe is crac
Refinishing Teak Handrails carego at 11:47am 06.28.12 Catalina 30 8/8480 Having a problem with color of rails after taking down to bare wood. One rail is dark brown and the
Catalina 22 Roller Furling ggdoby at 10:55am 06.28.12 Catalina 22 5/4123 I just purchased a 1987 Catalina 22, with roller furling. This particular rig uses the forestay as t
Sides of Headliner buckled / wrinkled on 26D (2) dawg2 at 10:38am 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1308 There are a couple places where the edge of the headliner is buckled either inward or outward. Is t
Replacing just the wheel in a pulley (1) dawg2 at 10:36am 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4387 Is there a source for pulley wheels? This is the pulley for the daggerboard on my 26D and the wheel
Anybody using a gennaker furler? Jim Lanter at 10:19am 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/988 Share your experiences if you are. They are beginning to pique my interest.
Hunter 280 Furlex Type A and Forestay tension Cor280 at 10:09am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2135 On my 1996 Hunter 280 I have a Furlex furler. I would like to tune the rig but I don't see how to a
Setting up solar panels, need advice. caguy at 9:57am 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 21/5360 I am installing a couple of solar panels on the C27 with a 12v system. I have two group 27 batterie
AC on Hunter 23.5 (2) DJN51 at 9:40am 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2725 Someone asked for pix on venting of portable ac on my 23.5 Hunter,finally remembered them.8000 btu u
Total coolant capacity for '08 H36? Ken Honeycutt at 5:59am 06.28.12 Big Boats 10/1672 I know the coolant capacity for the Yanmar is 5 quarts but not sure how much more I need for the wa
H26 Whisker Pole Needed NeverTooRuff at 4:32am 06.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1157 I have a '94 H26 w/a 110 Genoa. Seeking a quality yet "economical" adjustable whisker pole or plans
Mast Light Bulb for 28.5 Jim L at 4:23am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1260 I need to find out what type light bulb fits the mast steaming light fixture. it is the type that a

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Ugly wallpaper Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 01.09.23 A similar project was documented on the Sail Life YouTube channel. He starts around 1:15 at IJDTwJMn
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 01.09.23 Boat was on the water therefore could not check the keel but owner said that the bottom was done fe
Beneteau house-starter battery switches Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 01.09.23
Ugly wallpaper (2) Hollyberry at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Check out my thread on a similar upgrade..... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mods-to-our
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? (1) CowboyWay at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Was that TV antenna mounted up high on the mast? I have one just like it, but I keep it stored on
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 5:31pm 01.09.23 Do most of you sail wearing gloves? Or are gloves for the heavy duty larger boats? Thanks I wear t
Contessa 32 Owners ... Morgan donor at 5:30pm 01.09.23 Reminds me of an old school Olin designed SS boat from the 60-70's. Narrow beam'd lead bomb. With so
Treadmaster TreadCote Reconditioner - Gray PJL at 5:27pm 01.09.23 Not with that... Living in Mexico and had my deck redone. First coat was Alumagrip (sp) as were al
Ugly wallpaper Timm R Oday25 at 5:15pm 01.09.23 Roughly two weekends . I spent perhaps most of a day making templates and figuring out how to work a
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:05pm 01.09.23 If you have bushing based sheaves in your masthead, adding some grease will work wonders
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:04pm 01.09.23 If I can find a 6061 -T6 pipe the right size, I'm comfortable it can be repaired; it's close to the
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.09.23 Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 01.09.23 Not sure its worth replacing the mast mounted lights with LED since I don't really sail at night?
Occaisional Head Smell Project_Mayhem at 4:58pm 01.09.23 Well.... i got the smell out! Leave the stink in the head not the cockpit! I started off using t
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 4:51pm 01.09.23 Took a couple this afternoon.
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 4:49pm 01.09.23 Do you have any pics?
Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 4:48pm 01.09.23 As a fellow Oday owner perhaps this will help . Pulling off that nasty burlap was almost fun. that
Raymarine Axiom Mike Oldak at 4:34pm 01.09.23
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:30pm 01.09.23 Thanks for the information, folks.
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 4:18pm 01.09.23 Each engine can be a little different on boats, Take some pictures from different angles. My HE was

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