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Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21am 12.14.21 Ask All Sailors 10/856 TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar
Hunter 38/39/42 TV removal TrickyRick86 at 7:05am 12.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/647 Hello all my wife and I just bought a Hunter 39 - just picked up last weekend - and everything looks
Can't find the leak norbszczurek at 11:31pm 12.13.21 Big Boats 5/1539 Help, I own a 1984 Catalina 38 #274 with a Universal M-30 5425 engine. Months ago we overheated, th
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws (1) sunlover at 4:31pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 6/653 All over my Beneteau are screws ripped out from a fiberglass edge. A U-Nut would be perfect (see
deck craze lines prosmile at 3:55pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2543 I called a broker to schedual an appt to see a 1990 boat listed for sale. The broker said the boats
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Jenni1066 at 2:57pm 12.13.21 Smaller Boats 6/1184 Hi All, We recently purchased 2002 Catalina 250 K. I was told by the boat broker this model does no
310 DC Current Draw Chart (1) Fleet at 2:53pm 12.13.21 Catalina 310 27/3293 Thought this might be useful. Barefoot is having electrical issues, so I took DC current draw measu
Rigging attachment question (1) WilliamJ at 12:19pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 44/2823 Hello everyone. New to the forum and ready to learn! Just started my liveaboard adventure and wonder
What should compression be on a 2QM15? Ferency at 7:04am 12.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/815 Hi there, I'm going to be doing some TLC to my engine over the winter. Wanted to check the compress
Looking for a highfield lever that might want to sell??? eianm at 8:49pm 12.12.21 Big Boats 1/433 just wondering if anyone might have an old highfield style lever they aren't using that they would c
P42 Maxwell Windlass Terry Cox at 4:43pm 12.12.21 Big Boats 2/607 Just published an article in the Boat Info tab that describes the Maxwell windlass that Hunter equip
St Simons Island Slip Available SailMaster at 11:25am 12.12.21 Destinations 0/29 Good evening all, I am posting to gauge interest in transient slip in Frederica Yacht Club the at
Removing centerboard? Ingram at 4:27pm 12.11.21 Smaller Boats 15/1324 New owner 26h need know the best way to rise the boat off the trailer. Would like to remove centerbo
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch (1) MikeK2B at 2:16pm 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 55/5577 My winter/spring project this year started with simply rewiring the mast and adding a foredeck light
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 1:38pm 12.11.21 Catalina 275 20/4049 I'm adding a chart plotter to my wish list. Curious to know if anyone has installed one and where it
Just Say'n (1) Pagan Baby at 12:45pm 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/646 200881
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 11:27am 12.11.21 Catalina 310 38/3788 My bilge hoses are shot. Catalina installed the bilge blower at the far back of the boat. I got it l
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install MikeHoncho at 10:16am 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 9/856 I wanted to replace my elderly wind indicator so after doing some research I decided on the followin
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. GFS at 8:43am 12.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1235 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve t
Walking on water (1) Brian D at 8:04am 12.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 3/668 200868

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . MitchM at 9:03pm 03.26.24 Later reports say this cargo ship had questions raised about sufficiency of its engine mainten
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel PaulK at 7:25pm 03.26.24 While the drawing shows the paths of the two boats it does not indicate where each one was at differ
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel DArcy at 7:23pm 03.26.24 I'm guessing in your situation the power boater had no idea you had a keel, or had any sort of issu
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 03.26.24 bleach for a short while followed by a vinegar rinse make a lot of sense. Be sure to rinse ALL the
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07pm 03.26.24 You're definitely on the right track, but not quite how I'd do it. 1. Triple M Plastics is a great
Boom rgranger at 6:49pm 03.26.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 6:40pm 03.26.24 FWIW, I think I would avoid pulling the top of the belly water tanks off and simply use the access t
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:38pm 03.26.24 your correct on the electropolishing and yes sir its been paid, shipped, and delivered. Approx a
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 5:05pm 03.26.24 Electroplater? Likely electropolishing. The battle - is it worth fighting... have you paid for the
Welding Flaw? dLj at 4:17pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this o
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 3:53pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Welding Flaw? garymalmgren at 3:48pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Funny Friday!!! (2) JamesG161 at 3:27pm 03.26.24 I love funny Signs. tom right of this sign. and 223797 Jim...
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel ShawnL at 3:21pm 03.26.24 No one here follows the regs, except the sail boats. I've had ski boats pulling tubes cross so clos
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 3:10pm 03.26.24 223795
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 3:09pm 03.26.24 Why would the OP, invert his power when he has 120 VAC? Well Jim, I'll just quote the OP on this:
Welding Flaw? capta at 3:04pm 03.26.24 It looks to me that the mixture and/or scope of gases was wrong during welding. This means that the
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 3:04pm 03.26.24 Storing electricity as DC in a battery, then inverting it Why would the OP, invert his power when
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 2:52pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this on
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (1) Tom J at 2:45pm 03.26.24 I looked at the owner's manual and the DC circuit schematic doesn't even show the fuses. No wonder

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