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recommended temperatures for fridge/freezer Bob 04 H260 at 6:06am 03.06.12 Ask All Sailors 33/15136 we have a fridge and freezer with separate temperature controls. I am wondering what others are usin
Windlass Maintenance Ron M at 6:02am 03.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1888 My 2003 331 has a Lewmar Concept windlass. My guess is that it hasn't been cleaned since new. The
Beneteau First 26 northcave at 2:26am 03.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/9745 Does anyone have a first 26 they could give me a review of please? Also have you ever used beachi
Beaching Legs northcave at 2:06am 03.06.12 Parts Search 3/5406 Does anyone know if it is possible to get beaching legs for a First 26 any longer. There are no cont
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention (15) csmcg at 11:50pm 03.05.12 Smaller Boats 5/2705 A couple of weeks ago, the stars aligned and we had an opportunity to attend a sailing event in Lake
Bareboat on Chesapeake rfrye1 at 9:11pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1925 I was looking at an email from Annapolis Bay Charters and thinking about seeing the Bay from the ins
bomar deck hatch Redbeard33 at 8:37pm 03.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/5260 I have removed and painted my deck hatches , i will be rebedding new acrylic lens's in the next few
Replacing Passage 42 Water Tank Paul Cossman at 8:04pm 03.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1189 Bladder water tanks: Vetus or Nauta? I finally need to replace the forward water tank on my 1991 P
25 km winds Lost Parent at 7:16pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1610 I have to move my boat this weekend and have to leave in 25 km winds , any thoughts
Front Hatch 0 tornado 1 cfd2bc at 6:50pm 03.05.12 Chrysler 0/5770 Hello all. I have a 77 C26. My marina had a small tornado go through and it ripped my front hatch of
Bulkheads- bolts or just the same skimpy screws? Indysailor at 5:15pm 03.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1285 I'll be putting my new bulkheads in next week and have been wondering whether I should attach the bo
Tiller extention for C27 Joel H. at 4:36pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/939 I want a Forespar tiller extension to use with their "Lockbox". Do any C27 owners here have this? If
BOX RIG TUNE - Brion Toss, get on board for seminar svdefiant at 4:10pm 03.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1668 Howdy, My wife and I own a 430 (1996). Last weekend we attended an auction/fundraiser for PSCC (Puge
FWIW Recycled Storm Sail... (5) Squidd at 2:46pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2898 When I got my boat the 150 Genny was trashed at the head for a good 10'...looked like it had caught
H356 dorade cowl Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 03.05.12 Big Boats 2/1104 I need a dorade cowl for a 2003 H356. The pipe it sits on is 4.25" OD. Has anyone replaced one of th
Sequitur Heads North Sequitur at 2:07pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1722 I have just added a new blog post at: North From The Falklands
Re-Bedding Windows Allen8700 at 1:09pm 03.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1505 The larger (long) windows on the port and starboard sides of our 1994 23.5 have some areas along the
non-skid decks Bob J. at 1:08pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2615 Has anyone re-painted their upper deck ' if so how did you approach the non-skid portion of the proj
Digital TV antennas /outside vs. inside SS-Aquilon at 12:54pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2509 I have a Catalina 27 and would like to install a small TV to watch while in the slip. I have looked
Hunter 216 Sails Abernathy at 12:33pm 03.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/2871 I have just aquired a 07 Hunter 216. The hull, rig, and lines are in very good shape. While the sa

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Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery artboas at 6:19pm 10.17.22 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
How many impellers? Tally Ho at 6:00pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones yo
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 5:48pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements?
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 5:31pm 10.17.22 Hot dipped galvanized chain is dull and has lots of irregularities in the zinc coating. So, when t
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s
engine: belt too much slack and water drop RitSim at 5:23pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the se
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 5:03pm 10.17.22 Haul out on 10/26. Thanks for the advice!
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. Gene Neill at 4:53pm 10.17.22 JGuy, did you ever come up with a solution? See posts #24 and #26
Hunter Legend 37.5, Moving Furler from below deck to above deck Popeye Greg at 4:41pm 10.17.22 Swapped my below deck Hood curler for an above deck Profurl. The only issue in olved removing a cor
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine jnorten at 4:25pm 10.17.22 HERE is a ton of official information regarding your engine, the Universal Diesel Model 5411 (known
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? thinwater at 4:15pm 10.17.22 I have trouble believing that LFR are lower in friction than a suitably chosen block with bearings
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy Mark Maulden at 3:42pm 10.17.22
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 2:10pm 10.17.22 I3DGear business closed. Not a good omen... I like his stuff and his described mission for why he ma
engine: belt too much slack and water drop jssailem at 2:01pm 10.17.22 It is time to play nice fellows.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 10.17.22 Ralph, https://www.i3dgear.com closed for business. Drats.
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 1:39pm 10.17.22 That's because I did not post the video. In the link I provided are embedded links to at least thr
Passage 456 saloon upgrades discovery at 1:27pm 10.17.22 Kent Kraft 303 902 5909
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 1:26pm 10.17.22

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