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Thanks everyone! jfrench at 5:47am 06.26.11 Catalina 22 3/1358 After seven and one-half months of fix up and clean up, I finally launched my new-to-me '86 Cat 22 y
Portable radio batteries All U Get at 4:39am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1937 Hi gang, I recently received a used ICOM M15 portable radio with nickle-cadmium batteries. After pu
Racing Etiquette Ducati at 4:00am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5149 We recently participated in a PHFR race. Winds were super light and we barely had one knot. As we a
Olga paulj at 6:34pm 06.25.11 Catalina 310 2/1950 Trip from Pelican to Olga and home. https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/OlgaNewFolder#56223029597
replacing an impeller on a Westerbeke (27 hp) James Simmonds at 6:10pm 06.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/8116 Ok - could they have have made it any more difficult? I tried to do it myself with no luck. I
Catalina 22 Kitchenette bowlinguy800 at 4:37pm 06.25.11 Catalina 22 18/9606 Hello all, I just bought an 1984 Catalina 22 and would like to find a kitchenette. I have searched t
Dagger board ttownsend at 4:19pm 06.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2536 I have an 88 25D. Over the years the dagger board ropes have been changed and now they are shortene
Propane Gas System to Stove sailcapt340 at 3:20pm 06.25.11 Big Boats 5/2075 My 2000 340 propane system has started to act up, by not delivering the proper pressure to the stove
Kra-Kem for Recirculating Head jduehmig at 3:18pm 06.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6598 I learned today that my 1978 Ericson 36C has a Raritan/Kracor recirculating head system. From what
Aft head holding tank shutterflypro at 1:53pm 06.25.11 Irwin 0/2768 On a 1977 Irwin 37 mkiii (I think?). Where is a good place to locate an aft head holding tank?
Seaward 32 rk vs Beneteau 31 oakleaf at 1:14pm 06.25.11 Ask All Sailors 18/20512 Hello All, I'm a brand new member looking for advice and comments on these two boats: pros, con
Seaward Princess Alcohol Stove saoirseskipper at 12:59pm 06.25.11 Parts Search 1/6417 Does anyone have a source for parts for an older (1986) Seaward Princess alcohol stove? Am in need o
Gin Pole for Mac 25 davenlynn at 12:19pm 06.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6391 I'm putting together the mast raising system for my Mac 25 ('81). What is the optimum height for th
&%#@(&^%$@)#!! Roger Long at 12:12pm 06.25.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4750 I may be here awhile. The Garmin radome is dead as a doornail. I've got power at the deck level co*
Need Timer for Lectra San teacherspet at 9:42am 06.25.11 Parts Search 4/4176 I have an old Electra San 12v Marine Waste Treatment system and it needs a new Timer part no. 31-200
Planning a Maine Trip The Very Thought of You at 8:37am 06.25.11 Big Boats 5/5281 My wife and I are planning a nine day cruise, beginning in Newburyport, MA and working our way up to
2000 H410 Owner's Manual Stargazer3 at 8:24am 06.25.11 Big Boats 2/1536 My "new" boat is a 2000 Hunter 410. While I love the boat - unfortunately - it did NOT come with an
Damaged 1989 o'day302 lochness at 8:08am 06.25.11 Bigger Boats 1/1771 My sailboat was damaged during a storm. It was moored in a dock adjacent or docked beside another bo
Schaefer 3100 John Gilbert at 7:58am 06.25.11 Big Boats 3/3194 The bearings in the lower bearing assembly of my Schaefer 3100 roller furler have frozen, likely due
sad experience with 'custom prop shaft'' MitchM at 6:53am 06.25.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5604 our propshaft was bent by accidental contact with a travelift strap. so i emailed a dozen

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Western Lake Erie tkwhalen at 6:07pm 08.31.22 John Some where above some one suggested to try chartering so you can test western Lake Erie. If yo
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 5:58pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler
Testing coolant pump? (1) CowboyWay at 5:54pm 08.31.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw wa
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a
Propane pressure gauge kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.31.22 the virus (COVID that is) has overtaken me. Get well soon! :beer:
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:57pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. Are those six imperial
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:52pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. I cannot reply to carr
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 4:47pm 08.31.22 Thanks. Did you run your wiring down the arch then through to the location you describe? I have
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 4:46pm 08.31.22 Helped @dLj finish off some Dyneema life lines so we could go sailing on the Chesapeake last may. Th
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS jssailem at 4:36pm 08.31.22 Sounds good. We PacNW sailors need to support each other.
General upgrade Info BOSSailor at 4:24pm 08.31.22 I am unsure of how to utilize the present Yanmar 2gm20f for a heater. Check out this thread Hoses
Propane pressure gauge LloydB at 4:23pm 08.31.22 I think his point was while the tank IS in use any weighing of it would be significantly inaccurate
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Sailavie1 at 4:23pm 08.31.22 When I trailer my 2008 H25, I raise the motor up. I believe that this moves the motor center of bala

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