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Oday 35 for liveaboard captjohn3 at 6:15pm 03.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2985 I am single 60ish male looking to move aboard a sailboat for the next few years. I have owned Catali
Pretty Rough higgs at 6:11pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1697 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg
(hopefully) minor Yanmar issues bugbitten at 5:12pm 03.17.12 S2 16/3584 Folks, I'm getting my 9.2A's 2GM20F up and running and have encountered a couple of issues. I fina
1980 Cherubini Hunter - Photos of Chainplate/Hull Attachment (2) rardiH36 at 4:27pm 03.17.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1956 Earlier this week, per the below quote, DianaofBurlington was wondering how Hunter accomplished the
Catalina 27 electrical system ... navigateur at 3:26pm 03.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2049 oh dear, am I having fun on my 1980 C27. after spending some time assessing my AC electrical system,
Best thing about a small boat.. DAVA390 at 3:23pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1541 Wax on, Wax off...rubrail to waterline, elapsed time 90 minutes Cabin cleaned and scrubbed, starte
bow nav light not working beeryboats at 2:59pm 03.17.12 Catalina 22 21/5531 Last year I found my nav lights not working, but it was too hot to work at the lake. So today I star
The April Boat magazine had nice review/evaluation of waxes dlandersson at 2:42pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1262 The April Boat magazine had a nice review/evaluation of some marine waxes. Wax Overall scror
Watermaker inarathree at 2:36pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2038 I was strolling though Home Depot the other day, and came across a reverse osmosis watermaker by GE.
Oday 22 rub rail leak, sealant and fabric liner AndyS22 at 2:12pm 03.17.12 Day Sailers 12/3439 So I finally got to pouring water over the deck to find my cabin leak. It appeared to be coming from
Any alternative to Genuine Volvo Cambelt? karenmccraw at 2:01pm 03.17.12 Big Boats 1/1238 Just wondering if anyone has a way to cross-reference a cambelt - Volvo p/n 859773? I want to order
teak and holly sole footerdog at 1:54pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1711 I am in the process of installing my new holding tank from Triple M, thanks all for the link to them
Solo Around the America's Warren Milberg at 12:26pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 I hope many of you have been following the incredible voyage of Matt Rutherford, who is nearing the
37' Beneteau Oceanis GNWFast at 11:49am 03.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2817 Would like to hear and discuss the pros / cons from an owner about the the 37 Beneteau.
yacht maintenance seminars jacksilver at 10:19am 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 Mark your calendars for the upcoming Windward Yacht event -- on Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, Saturda
Boom vang Bail Larry3525 at 10:01am 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1743 I bought a bail for a boom vang this winter. Does any one have dimensions for the ideal location. Th
2000 340 No Power to the Ignition Key sailcapt340 at 8:49am 03.17.12 Big Boats 5/1348 My 2000 340 does not have any power to the starting key. Everything else works to the boat. Just n
First Two Launches 31seahorse at 8:48am 03.17.12 Precision 2/2539 Hello Precision 18 Owners, Tuesday and Thursday of this week Eileen and I sailed our Precision 18 fo
Forestay Length bhstech at 8:43am 03.17.12 Catalina 22 1/1976 Last summer I saw a topic about Forestay length with a CDI furler. I did a search but couldn't find
Sitting Here in Limbo (2) Roger Long at 7:20am 03.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4545

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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (1) Mechone at 4:22pm 11.30.22 First its a Beneteau chain plate , you cannot use Butyl tape as some have suggested ,use 3m 4200 . T
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 3:22pm 11.30.22
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale Leeward Rail at 3:19pm 11.30.22 Great post and warning. If you search the Catalina 22 sub forum there are a couple threads on ful
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 3:10pm 11.30.22 Follow up, for any other interested sailors: I met with a master boat builder in our area (Joe Park
DC distribution panel in Hunters ggrizzard at 2:51pm 11.30.22 Yep Stu. If the master switch is on, the circuits are hot. Why they built a panel that way or why H
Side Stay Tension ColumbiaRiverDoug at 2:15pm 11.30.22 Thank you everyone for all the useful tips regarding shroud tension. I'll look forward to making th
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:53pm 11.30.22 Follow up, for any other interested sailors: I met with a master boat builder in our area (Joe Parke
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 1:45pm 11.30.22 The solenoid is closed when the ignition switch is in the "ON" position. Sounds as if your solenoid
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 1:37pm 11.30.22 The light on the mast is a steaming light I've never seen someone install a tri color on the bow of
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion ice breaker at 1:18pm 11.30.22 You may have a welded closed solenoid.
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 12:55pm 11.30.22 My cat came with similar Cole hersee solenoids for combining the house and start when the engine was
0day 25,130 genoa sail sfbay at 12:54pm 11.30.22 Do an internet search on "used sailboat genoa sail" and you will find many sites and sail lofts that
DC distribution panel in Hunters Stu Jackson at 11:32am 11.30.22 I prefer the option available with a regular breaker to switch something off, can't do that with pu
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 11:29am 11.30.22 Many years ago, when I was still learning the boat's systems, we were at anchor and when it came tim
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up a
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem JamesG161 at 10:16am 11.30.22 when I turn on the air conditioning breaker and the main B-bus breaker in the aft lazarette in the
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem mermike at 9:46am 11.30.22 Or the pigtail.
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:38am 11.30.22 That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel to replace the zinc... you could probably crimp
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale rgranger at 9:32am 11.30.22 I should probably add a Zinc while I'm at it. That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:26am 11.30.22 .... like this... I had the exact same concern, and fiddled with some ideas along the same lines a

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