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Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1751 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1256 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6448 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3101 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5054 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2771 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2067 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1304 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1797 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4320 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's
2 Jib Halyard Questions CNein001 at 8:31am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3131 I have wire to rope halyards and thimble for both. What are the instructions on how to put the thim
water ballast issue ellisites at 8:10am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1307 our 1995 26S appears to be sitting high in the water. the ballast is full yet the water line around
Real Tuff discontinued Roger Long at 7:42am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2891 Replaced with this: http://www.herchem.com/products/thread_sealants.html http://www.herchem.com/pr
Where can I put an anchor roller on a C-27 caguy at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1321 There doesn't seem to be much room to put one. Any ideas how I can possibly incorporate a bow sprit
propane locker glandry924 at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1873 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 1993 Legend 37.5. It has the cng stove and range. I would like to ins
Launching for the San Juans?? coolchangewilly at 7:16am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1469 Of you PNW boaters what is your best launch site for a trip to SJs? I value a lack of fishermen...
H 260 Water System Issues tgrass462 at 7:10am 05.23.11 Smaller Boats 2/1273 I have a 1999 Hunter 260 with a pressurized water system. This week I purged out the antifreeze fr
Looking for Mast - Oday 19 WineProfiler at 7:08am 05.23.11 Parts Search 1/2814 I'm rebuilding an ODay 19 (from the mid 60's), and am looking for a Mast (preferably rigged?!), and
Big step in cockpit med2463 at 7:07am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1710 It is a big step from the cockpit seats/bridgedeck to the cockpit floor, which is not good for our o
Emmanuel Sailing Video PrincessoftheLake at 6:32am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3789 With the rainy day we had yesterday I threw together a little video to use up some of the video clip

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Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other
Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Prop Efficiency JamesG161 at 7:36am 06.11.22 How would I determine what type of a prop to install. There is a stamp on the hub of the propeller
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? Marmalade at 7:35am 06.11.22 Next time you haul, it might be really easy. I replaced a sensor thru-hull this spring... I was not
Battery bank question Bob S at 7:22am 06.11.22
Prop Efficiency sail sfbay at 7:19am 06.11.22 Theoretically, a propeller with fewer blades is more efficient. Most props have three blades to prov
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 7:15am 06.11.22 Many Thanks, Claude.. I seemed to remember that they were not standard size.. I know that mine are m
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 06.11.22 And even then if your batteries are near fully charged the cooling fan in the charger may not run
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 7:08am 06.11.22 Going to the boat later this pm. I'll measure and get back to you tonite. Sorry about the tardy an
Where Is Your Battery Charger? RoyS at 5:09am 06.11.22 With regard to battery charger noise while sleeping; this would only occur if you are sleeping while
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 4:47am 06.11.22 Excellent, thank you for the information and I will check that out!
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Marmalade at 3:03am 06.11.22 Not the same exactly, but lots of people have written/described making beams to stiffen the Olson 30
Structural Foam Apex at 3:03am 06.11.22 I used 16lb urethane foam to rebuild my rudder fro US Composites. Plenty strong, and in an open are
Battery bank question Tally Ho at 9:00pm 06.10.22 I replaced 2 deep cycle (so called) Group 27 batteries with 2 6-volt Golf cart batteries. These ar
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Tally Ho at 8:46pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Justin_NSA at 8:43pm 06.10.22 I wouldn't want the sound or the heat generated in the cabin space. I have the same charger. It's in
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up Grotto at 8:27pm 06.10.22 I am actually thinking of going the other way and completely removing the hand rails. I asked my wif
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:48pm 06.10.22 Good to know my time spent here isn't entirely wasted! :biggrin:
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Kingjim91 at 7:09pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. So where's the view ? ? ? ? Real Estate

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