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Eagle Cuda 350 S/Map Depth Finder and GPS Dulcinea at 8:38pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1904 Does anyone have experience with the Eagle Cuda 350 SMap (combination GPS and Fish Finder ) ? I am
Wet Cell Batteries Under The Settee? Joe Mullee at 7:48pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3310 I have three Deka gell house batteries (97AH X 3) wired in parralel in my cabin under the settee. In
Adjusting the main leech with the arch and bimini Nodak7 at 7:27pm 06.20.11 Big Boats 4/1345 Interesting question. We have a 41DS with a furling main, arch and bimini. When sailing this past we
Beneteau 411 ground tackle Robert Kennell at 7:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1872 I want to upgrade the ground tackle on my 2001 Beneteau 411and am considering 200' of all chain (3/8
Exhaust Riser Help (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:59pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2068 Help??http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/images/smilies/confused.gif My exhaust riser blew u
O'day serial #'s akgeoak at 6:09pm 06.20.11 Day Sailers 1/1425 I'm triing to trace the history of my daysailor. I believe this # molded into the transom's gelcoat
What's With Macerators? Rick D at 5:57pm 06.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7183 It looks like about five years for a macerator pump. I noticed mine was taking a bit long to empty,
Mattress Pad Recommendations Juice6576 at 5:39pm 06.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2544 After several nights aboard, my wife and I have come to the conclusion that the aft cabin foam mattr
Bending Tubing Rick D at 5:32pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3249 So, I have a bimini frame that is a PITA in that I have to unpin it and swing it forward every time
on the bottom s2artd at 5:26pm 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1282 I live on Tomales Bay, CA, and I'm in the market for a boat. Our only marina is very shallow, and bo
Companion way weighted cover jennybug at 5:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1399 Hello from Texas After spending several days on our boat recently I discovered how much I dislike
h386: acrylic backsplash for me Galleymate shoeless at 4:44pm 06.20.11 Big Boats 15/3908 I have seen that 38' models newer than our 2004 h386 have an acrylic backsplash back of the galley s
o'day 272 mainsheet configuration gjaffess at 4:12pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2019 Does anyone have a picture or know a link where I can see the mainsheet configuration for a O'day 27
Folding wheel clearance Calif. Ted at 3:45pm 06.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2069 I'd like to replace the 40 inch wheel on my 2002 C320 with a folding model from Lewmar but I'm conce
HUNTER 35 Monitor BroadReach at 3:22pm 06.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2547 Phil Since it was last discussed I noticed that just about every one of the Hunter products has a re
Exhaust Riser Help (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:20pm 06.20.11 Catalina 310 1/2559 Exhaust Riser Help - Revised Original panicked post. Help??!!:confused: My exhaust riser blew up t
jib Captain Bill at 2:59pm 06.20.11 Lancer 1/1918 Im new to sailing and bought a lancer 28. My jib tore this past weekend and I sent it off for repair
Roller furling trouble (2) spenc at 2:58pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2812 The rotating drum on my old "Flexible Furler" (it doesn't look like a CDI but it might be) will not
9.2A stock main sail battens RussB at 2:20pm 06.20.11 S2 3/2016 Does anyone know the dimensions of the 4 battens in the stock 1979 9.2A main? Mine were marked: top
Inflatable dinghy? KJH at 1:26pm 06.20.11 Catalina 22 5/3244 Out of curiosity, do any of you keep an inflatable dinghy aboard your C-22 as a "Plan B" in the even

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2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 6:15am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to s
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:13am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it.
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:08am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps. Thanks - Does any
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 5:26am 09.19.22 Quick note: The parts book shows the two front mounts to be "100" and the two aft mounts to be "75"
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 5:22am 09.19.22 There should be cables to raise and lower your rudder. A lot of Mariner owners replace their origin
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries RoyS at 5:01am 09.19.22 Hard to tell from the video, but there could be a separation of the engine mount top plate from the
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 4:17am 09.19.22
Tropical Depression 7 (2) JamesG161 at 11:12pm 09.18.22 The slow turn to the North West in the Heat Fueled area of the Caribbean did the Push to Hurricane F
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? Benny17441 at 9:49pm 09.18.22 If you can get it fully charged, connect your lights to it and see if they lasts a reasonable time
Any woodworkers about? (1) Daveinet at 8:53pm 09.18.22 Yes, using the masonite as a pattern. Sanding the edge to get the shape right. We use this method fo
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? dlochner at 8:34pm 09.18.22 There are two battery characteristics that are at play here, one is the charged voltage and the othe
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 8:23pm 09.18.22 What makes them marine rated? It was expensive??
2 mm halyard leader - Canada rgranger at 8:18pm 09.18.22
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 8:08pm 09.18.22 You mean the one who got an ice cream cone while he waited for his car to get fixed? :beer:
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area jssailem at 7:56pm 09.18.22 No I have 2 - 85 gallon tanks beneath the cabin sole. The tanks sit in the center of the boat on eit
Gori propeller CarlN at 7:50pm 09.18.22 I have one year old Gori 3 blades and had them on a previous boat 15 years ago - they seem the same
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 09.18.22 EDIT: previous numbers are from the shop manual, from the parts book the spec is 203 F and 190 F So
DC Circuit Breaker Failures CarlN at 7:27pm 09.18.22 It's not at all unusual to have a couple of circuit breakers fail over the years. Blue Sea do seem t

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