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H410 rear sump box scottdube at 8:32am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1150 Has anyone replaced the rear sump box with something less troublesome on their 410? I have a 1998 4
Prop Question jberino at 8:14am 04.08.12 Pearson 2/1346 Hi, I'm new to the forum. Does anyone happen to know the pitch for the original prop on my 1980 P-3
Bilge Cover (2) gpd955 at 8:10am 04.08.12 Catalina 310 3/1917 This morning I noticed that the portion of sole that serves as the bilge cover was uneven. When I p
Water is still very cold... cb32863 at 8:03am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 Especially up in northern Minnesota. No information on the size of the boat or the father's sailing
Bottom paint identification Chris Bogle at 4:24am 04.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1692 In process of preparing newly purchased Oday 22 for launching in a few weeks. My aim is to apply new
Diesels Won't Run On Water...Doh'... Maine Sail at 4:21am 04.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4718 I will cut the story way down.. On Friday a boat I have been re-fitting most of the winter was spl
Sunrise Service on the gulf Terry in Naples at 3:31am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/967 Happy Easter to all, off to sunrise service.
Hunter 340 Parts and accessories. wavehunter at 2:09am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1433 Hi Folks, new to this site. I am close to buying a Hunter 340 and would like to know where online I
Insurance coverage dies not cover solo sailing? caguy at 8:26pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3583 Insurance coverage does not cover solo sailing? I got into a discussion with someone I just met who
Honda Saildrive Gearbox (2) drgerafe at 8:25pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/4902 We have a 1980 S2 8.0B that has the 9.9HP Honda Saildrive 280 in place of the original OMC Zephyr (r
Strut Issues betzhunter at 2:44pm 04.07.12 Big Boats 22/4297 We started to replace motor mounts on our h34 and when we removed the bolts from the coupler the sha
Hunter 30T Windlass install (4) Phoenix-UK at 2:14pm 04.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/7126 Hi, Over the last year I have tried to find details of previous electric windlass installations on
ODay 27 teak toe rails jeferie at 1:54pm 04.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1444 Hello! Can someone please give us some advice on fastening down a loose (forward) toe rail on our 19
Yet Another Solo Mast Raising Question ArtVandelay at 1:51pm 04.07.12 Trailer Sailors 75/38185 Hey guys, I know there have been plenty of posts regarding this issue, but I haven't found my answer
Circumnav of the Americas Warren Milberg at 1:47pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/989 Some weeks ago, I posted about Matt Rutherford, an intrepid sailor who is now nearing the completion
Hunter 33.5 - new owner questions bdeakin at 1:25pm 04.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3804 Hi everyone -- New owner of a 1989 H335 in NJ. Took her out twice so far and been having a blast, b
Toe rail bolts MLampner at 12:15pm 04.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1908 S I do my annual beginning of the season cleaning I have been tightening up the toe rail. I can reac
Where Lines Break Warren Milberg at 11:40am 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2422 Over the years, there has been a lot of discussion here about which knots, hitches, and splices are
Overheating Yanmar 3GM30F AlexLopez at 11:02am 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/9456 Hello all. I think I have a brain teaser that is currently frustrating me. I have a Yanmar 3GM30
First Boat Bob Mc at 10:37am 04.07.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1352 I am looking at a 1993 Catalina 28. While I wait for the survey could anyone give me information on

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Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...

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