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Water flow with moyer's bypass kit chiefaponte at 8:33pm 11.12.11 S2 4/1561 My atomic four is equipped with Moyer bypass kit plus a new thermostat. Last time my boat was in the
Westerbeke Universal M30 Oil Pressure Sensor Stan Breaux at 7:45pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3847 My oil pressure sensor won't stop alarming. I checked the oil, and it was just 1/2 quart low. I adde
Steering broke JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1692 Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2159 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
rudder post on 79 33 (3) bugaloo at 3:18pm 11.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1964 Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b
First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3196 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1784 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1815 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1491 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2052 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1367 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2488 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2891 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2907 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4281 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6184 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2426 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5797 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table

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De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 8:15am 11.22.22 Yes to the AC Master breaker with reverse polarity indicator.
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:12am 11.22.22 Yup, pretty sure that the original Newport system would have had a switch type breaker in that circu
Keel crack dlochner at 8:11am 11.22.22 I certainly won't be attempting to apply any epoxy (or pounding) until temps warm up again for a fe
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 8:10am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. Maybe for some, but certainly not everyone. I cou
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped but
Key issues with C275. (1) Mike8074 at 8:07am 11.22.22 The boat is in Michigan. I am in Washington State, so SeaTrial is not in the mix. I had a chance t
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 7:47am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped butt
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:43am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Migh
Keel crack rgranger at 7:36am 11.22.22 A quick way to get the bottom paint off is to mix some lye or other strong base with some lime and m
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 7:32am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. That is a perspective.... and maybe true if you
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:32am 11.22.22 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Jim, that repaired keel is looking pretty sexy. And Jay
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:27am 11.22.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. mostly for people
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat rgranger at 7:22am 11.22.22 :plus: https://www.sailrite.com/CDI-Furler-Flexible-FF1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAzfJLwjtwptBZ
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:16am 11.22.22 Is that what these are for? 92IbVkQcfxc
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:58am 11.22.22 https://www.bridgeyachts.com/6hp-tohatsu-outboard-MFS6DSPROL
De-powering water heater for winter jssailem at 6:55am 11.22.22 Push button breakers. They pop out when tripped. You push it in to correct. You should be able to
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Leeward Rail at 6:52am 11.22.22 We had a CDI flexible.furler on our Catalina 22. Worked well. has its own internal halyard. No issu
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:51am 11.22.22 Actually I bought a 6Hp Sail pro last week from Bridge Yachts in Port Dover...black Friday sail..19
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 11.22.22 https://www.onlineoutboards.ca Looks like their warehouse is in Oakville
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:46am 11.22.22 If you haven't bought the 6hp motor yet. Onlineoutboards Canada is also a brick and mortar marine de

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