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Evaporative A/C shipwreck66 at 8:25pm 05.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/3911 Ok Phil, here is your update. I Purchased a Kuulaire Evaporative AC to put on my boat to run off an
Outboard alternators ebsail at 7:36pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1473 What happens if you run an outboard with an alternator and your battery switch is in the off positio
Forward wheel on Pearson 10M JudeHey at 7:31pm 05.21.11 Pearson 1/1663 Why is the wheel forward in the cockpit on the 10M? How do people like it? Thanks
Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1156 After many frustrating weeks of waiting and trying not to be a major pain at the marina, Ilya was fi
Winch to eye relationship (1) dscribner at 6:29pm 05.21.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6472 In one post I posted a photo of my boat on the trailer. One fellow piped up and said that my winch
Hunter 40 Mast Step Well jmag at 6:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1047 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2428 I had to change my batteries this year they lost 3 volts over the winter and won't hold a charge. Th
Patronus is home Juice6576 at 5:59pm 05.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2079 Shakedpwon cruise is in the books. The weather was crappy and not much sailing got done, but we sure
Crack In Mast (1) plannen at 5:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 36/9937 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing
Motor mount installation and access to bolts? jrale at 5:37pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1973 Macgregor Owners, RE: 25 ft Macgregor sailboat: How do you gain access to motor mount bracket bolts
barlow winch Jerry C at 4:52pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1353 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1555 I recently purchased an Oday DSII but it has a DSIII rudder, I took the rudder assembly apart to cle
Removing bent dipstick Raftco at 4:09pm 05.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2769 I have a Universal 25XP diesel. Today, I went to check the oil level and found the dipstick seems t
Boom vang ehudm at 3:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5980 Did anyone try to use 2 boom-vangs? one connected to the port side and the other to starboard side.
Breaker Sizing FourPoints at 2:59pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 27/14034 I'm trying to size the breakers for the new electricial panel, right now on the old panel everything
What would you do with this fitting? Roger Long at 2:15pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6886 This fitting on my Yanmar, just downstream from the RW pump, has a NPT thread but has to end up orie
Grand opening of New dock in Anacortes paulj at 2:08pm 05.21.11 Catalina 310 2/1686 New dock at Port of Anacortes - Cap Sante Boat Haven Anacortes,Wa is not for Catalina 310's ..
Normal cracks in keel? (3) bustedrudder at 2:03pm 05.21.11 Big Boats 3/2090 Looking at a 376 shoal draft. On haulout it was noted there is a 2' crack on the port side starting
trouble logging in Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 05.21.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2857 I can login fine on the home page but if I try to login on the Hunter forums I get an error, user na
Coolant Change Siamese at 1:26pm 05.21.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/4943 I need to change the coolant on my 309's 3YM20 Yanmar. Can anyone speak with authority on the best

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Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.27.22
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 8:15am 07.27.22 I'll admit that I get excited for them ... it sounds like @Allowishish has a solid plan and is ready
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system DougM at 8:01am 07.27.22
Chainplates for Drogue rgranger at 7:54am 07.27.22 I agree with @dlochner. I think the weak point in this is the hull. Do you have access to the back
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 7:54am 07.27.22 Search for a "triangle plate". Schaeffer makes some of those. Typically used in split backstays. Pro
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Johnb at 7:52am 07.27.22 Consider using fiddle blocks and soft shackling the lower one to the D ring. Always assuming you a
Seawater pump for A/C SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 07.27.22 If it's a March pump, it can be rebuilt with easy to install "wet" end. Maybe other pumps as well.
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 7:22am 07.27.22 Yeah my wires from shore power plug to main breaker are 12/3. So i should replace that wire with 10/
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 7:12am 07.27.22
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 7:05am 07.27.22 No problems with the D-rings. They were holding the original bridal of the backstay. They are super
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 07.27.22 Sounds like a custom fabrication is in order. 24:1 - wow! I'd be careful about what you can load j
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 6:23am 07.27.22 A sketch would help understand the layout. You don't seem to indicate how many mounting holes will
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 6:14am 07.27.22 Been there somewhat. Last fall bought a C&C 30 without planning to... This spring in our marina, a
What to do about missing inboard motor? shemandr at 6:06am 07.27.22 The Hobie 33 had an outboard motor well - with a hole thru the hull which the shaft of the motor wou
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Leeward Rail at 6:05am 07.27.22 and then Monday night on Craigslist I see the boat of my dreams (LOL) Been there somewhat. Last f
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:59am 07.27.22 I purchased a new 6 hp Tohatsu sail pro from OnlineOutboards.com about 4 months ago. When I went t
Seawater pump for A/C buddy0 at 5:58am 07.27.22 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced my pump a couple of years ago with Cal Pump S580T-20 58
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 kloudie1 at 5:55am 07.27.22
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:53am 07.27.22 Online outboards has the long shaft and.ultra long shaft Sailpro in-stock right now. While the eng
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 5:29am 07.27.22 Welcome to SBO. Those are fairly sophisticated engineering questions. The question not asked is ab

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