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When will marine manufacturers get a clue? (4) Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3796 OK, so last fall when I laid-up the boat for the winter, the propane solenoid worked. This Spring-
Blown Scupper Elbows hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:24pm 05.15.12 Catalina 30 2/1541 Both our scupper elbow fittings, which attach to the scupper inlet itself, are badly cracked. Rain
Fuel tank gage Old Sailor 2 at 1:18pm 05.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1822 I have searched the posts to see if I could find much about fuel tank gages. The only thing I find
Searching for a boom bail forafriend at 12:18pm 05.15.12 Day Sailers 3/1395 My friend has an O'Day prototype,from 1969/1970 (we think). It is about 5' 6" long, can hold two ad
Center Board Rope rjdewey9370 at 11:56am 05.15.12 Day Sailers 5/1818 I have an O'Day 25 and the centerboard rope plastic collar broke, and now my centerboard rope is get
Battery sailnoproblem at 11:19am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1545 I just finished rebuilding my Atomic 4 on a Tartan 34C (1970) Hull#68. The boat was purchased about
V25 Exterior Wood Needs Replaced RonRock at 10:39am 05.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2291 All of the wood on the exterior of my V25 needs replacement. Are the pieces available? Any idea on c
Butyl Tape removal? Jalepeno at 10:26am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3166 Got a bit of Butyl Tape pushed into my non-skid deck. Anyone have experience removing Butyl Tape fro
cockpit light srlawless at 10:02am 05.15.12 Big Boats 1/1138 how do you change the light bulb in the cockpit light. mine looks like its all one unit and silicon
weeping from my Rudder steven685 at 9:57am 05.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1311 I have just purchaed a C-30 tall rig 1988 and the Rudder is weaping a small amount of rusty water.
First day fiasco (1) newage1461 at 9:32am 05.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1553 Bought a 1981 H30 last Dec, and put it in the water, 200 miles away for the first time on Sat. The p
Wiring a battery monitor David Knauer at 7:01am 05.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/5632 Hello, I am considering installing a battery monitor for my boat. I just installed two 135 watt sol
Does anyone knows Bene sailboat water tank is made from? Cuneyt at 7:00am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1518 Hi everybody, I have Beneteau oceanis 390, 1987. I have leakage problems from water tanks. Unfortun
H 260 centerboard up hall maintenance earlkeim at 6:56am 05.15.12 Smaller Boats 5/1371 I have a 2002 H 260 well cared for. The centerboard line still looks to be in good shape Normally i
Simple Davits? Long Story at 6:56am 05.15.12 Catalina 310 9/2290 Has anyone ever taken the simple davit plates such as the ones that are used on powerboats :poke:and
Forum opening Picture GorillaToast at 4:33am 05.15.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/10531 Does anyone know how to access the image of a sailboat used when the forum app opens? I'd like to l
Emptying a Holding Tank without hick ups? robert dros at 3:06am 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1194 I don't know if others have a problem I have, love to hear some input and suggestions. My macerat
Anchoring Bigjer40 at 9:44pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1970 Will be anchoring in Columbia river Portland /Vancouver area and within a day or two east or west. T
Trolling for salmonunder sail audriuskanape at 9:20pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6273 Hi. Anybody has experience of trolling for salmon under sail in Lake Michigan? Is it possible to do
Lemar Horizon Windlass troubles (3) Kleis at 8:46pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 2/5079 Our 2002 Hunter 460 was delivered with the LEWMAR HORIZON 1500 windlass that has worked excellent si

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Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (3) Rich Stidger at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat! Not quite yet. At least o
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 3:54pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fal
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Don S/V ILLusion at 3:16pm 11.27.22
Miracle Rescue of MOB shemandr at 3:14pm 11.27.22 Do we need to put PLB's on cruise ship passengers? He is indeed a lucky guy. Whether he knows it o
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 3:01pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat!
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Dalliance at 2:41pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fall
Beneteau First 375 Sandy Stone at 2:19pm 11.27.22 I own one. I'm sure there is polyester resin in the (solid) hull layup; balsa core in he deck. If
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders Rich Stidger at 2:19pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan OK, Dan, I will ship them off to you tomorrow.
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (4) SycloneDriver at 2:18pm 11.27.22 Today I finished replacing the factory alternator adjustment arm with heim joints and a sleeve. It
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 11.27.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 1:18pm 11.27.22
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 1:09pm 11.27.22 I'm thinking this years improvement is more "fine tuning" of the sails and serious attention to tun
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 1:09pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 1:00pm 11.27.22 Oops. I should RFM. Think I found it.
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 12:51pm 11.27.22 Stupid question for anyone with the Universal M-25 XPB - where is the drain on the engine block for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 12:29pm 11.27.22 Somewhat smaller boat but it sounds like you've got all the energy sucking devices I've got on boar
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 12:19pm 11.27.22 This may help: https://marinehowto.com/engine-winter-freeze-protection Thanks! Very helpful as I a
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Maine Sail at 11:59am 11.27.22 This may help: https://marinehowto.com/engine-winter-freeze-protection
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 11.27.22
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 11:34am 11.27.22 That is the most significant remark in this entire discussion ! Question #1. Do you have refriger

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