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Hour meter installation mellis18 at 2:19pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3146 I want to install an hour meter on my Hunter for the Yanmar 2GM motor. It currently does not have on
Hull cleaning / dive service - North Fork, LI Rob19574 at 1:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/18 I'm looking to have my hull cleaned in-water and need a diver in the North Fork, LI - New York area.
Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1242 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2190 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2270 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1272 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2126 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1559 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov
1984 Hunter 25.5 eruditioninc at 10:00am 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2449 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 in fair condition. I am looking for a owners manual or a diagram
Leaky Windows moparv104x4 at 9:50am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2047 Leaky Window Sealing Help I have a 1981 Islander Bahama 30, one of the main salon windows was leaki
Tiller pilot paphman at 9:40am 06.28.11 Catalina 22 2/1379 Just a quick update on our new tiller pilot. We put a TP 10 simrad pilot in the boat this spring, a
Removal of holding tank Vision 32 1994 HV32 at 8:52am 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1615 The holding tank on this model is under the swim step. What is the best method to remove and is a p
Continuous Line Furlers TFrere at 8:19am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2768 I purchased a Harken Cruising furler last year and now I am wondering if I made the right decision.
Impressions: Small vs. Not so small? rgranger at 7:43am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2741 :stirthepot: I wanted to probe an impression I have about the attitudes sailors have about other sai
Moyer Marine now casting Atomic 4 blocks Twice Around at 7:33am 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2150 Moyer Marine announced this week that they are now casting aftermarket Atomic 4 engine blocks! For
Flutter-Flap-Leech line Quoddy at 7:18am 06.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11459
ice makers Chuck Creel at 5:54am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2751 interesting find while doing online search . Might show some merit for the week ender trips. h
Stained PlasTeak JeffThompson at 4:39am 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1548 In my zeal to ensure that the boat looks as good as it sails, I strayed with my polishing compound a
The Women and Their Boats (1) Roger Long at 4:32am 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5057 Excellent chance the radar will be fixed by the end of the day. The boat just needs a coat of botto
Bad Luck to Re-Name a Boat??? nemosuit at 4:32am 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1197 Some say it is. Assuming that there's something to "luck" in the first place: do you think it's

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little egg inlet nj (1) rgranger at 7:06am 06.23.22 Looks well marked
Windlass Breaker JamesG161 at 6:50am 06.23.22 You can buy that breaker from SBO stores... You can help this site by buying your exact breaker, i
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? Eileen14284 at 6:44am 06.23.22 Okay, thank you all. We do have the gooseneck hooks on the main so I guess we're all good. I just
Fridge time-on measurement leo310 at 6:42am 06.23.22 For less than $30 you could get a meter from Amazon . 200A Watt Meter High Precision Power Analyzer
Tass fittings and sea water..... JamesG161 at 6:34am 06.23.22
Solar Panel Charging (1) leo310 at 6:32am 06.23.22 What I use is a ARGOFET https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/184/184952-02ebc288cbe6b
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? (1) twalker H260 at 6:29am 06.23.22 On our 260 the gooseneck looks like the attached photo. Strap goes over the hook.
Windlass Breaker Two Sails at 6:28am 06.23.22 The coast guard tables are super helpful - thank you - book-marked! I need to check on my specific w
autopilot install on an H280 jssailem at 5:48am 06.23.22 Raymarine says its Garmin, and quess what Garmin says!! :yikes: I was listening to a Google AI rob
Cape may 663 bridge clearance smokey73 at 4:56am 06.23.22 The take home is when going under a bridge that is close to the boat's air draft, don't go at high
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? caverun at 4:30am 06.23.22 Yes, that webbing loop is the tack of the main when reefed. You will probably need to remove a few s
Tass fittings and sea water..... dlochner at 4:25am 06.23.22
Cape may 663 bridge clearance dlochner at 4:19am 06.23.22 Bridge heights on the chart are to the nearest foot at mean high water. The base data for all of the
Tass fittings and sea water..... Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 06.23.22 Not an expert, but you could use it and plan to change it on a 2-3 year schedule. It would probably
autopilot install on an H280 Jstonge at 3:39am 06.23.22 The wheel brake was on the boat, clever design and works great. I replaced the wheel cover over the
Windlass Breaker JamesG161 at 11:42pm 06.22.22 You can buy that breaker from SBO stores... Hunter 31 windlass, anchor, breaker 90amp Just for yo
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy Kings Gambit at 11:23pm 06.22.22 A riding sail is more trouble to get fitted and will probably prove less effective than routine use
Starting my LFP build. (7) Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 06.22.22 My BMS came in yesterday but the packaging was just a single ply bubble wrap bag in an oversized wea
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy sebastko at 9:49pm 06.22.22 Thank you very much for detailed responses and lots of great advice! Just wanted to clarify: the bo
I sailed a Sunfish! MikeHoncho at 9:43pm 06.22.22

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