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Man Overboard shipwreck66 at 9:00pm 05.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2070 forgive me for stating the obvious here, but was having lunch with local coast guard personnel today
9.2A stern tube diameter? scottmcg at 8:28pm 05.21.11 S2 5/1691 I'm repowering my 1977 9.2A next month with a BetaMarine 902 (25hp). While the boat is on the hard f
Evaporative A/C shipwreck66 at 8:25pm 05.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4033 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 3/1504 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 1/1717 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 0/1175 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 12/6680 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 0/1060 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 7/2474 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 6/2111 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 36/10291 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 3/1998 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 2/1391 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1626 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 2/2870 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 13/6084 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 27/14793 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 18/7000 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 2/1753 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 3/2139 Looking at a 376 shoal draft. On haulout it was noted there is a 2' crack on the port side starting

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Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Head Sail at 10:31am 09.19.22 What do you mean by "backflow problem"? I think the joker valve just prevents large chunks of nasty
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Bill Russell at 10:29am 09.19.22 Yes, that photo shows what I'm asking about
2 mm halyard leader - Canada jssailem at 9:55am 09.19.22 I like the Dyneema core lines with polyester (Dacron by any other name) covers. You get the strength
Arch on bigger hunters patfarrell1949 at 9:51am 09.19.22 Our Hunter is a 2010 50CC and I can tell you the only thing I'd be concerned with is understanding a
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet JoeWhite at 9:38am 09.19.22 I recently stopped by at WM to pick up a joker valve. The attendant brought me a valve that had 1/8"
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery JoeWhite at 9:31am 09.19.22 I agree, but how? If you can remove the radio and follow the wires you will be able to trace them
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 09.19.22
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:16am 09.19.22 In cars the battery does not run down due to radio consumption. There are 2 wires powering the rad
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:15am 09.19.22 The starter battery is two years old. Lifeline AGM. It charges from the engine's 100 amp Balmar al
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker dlochner at 9:07am 09.19.22 Do you have a photo of one. The short answer is most modern spinnakers are a triradial design. Thi
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 09.19.22 and that the back pressure of the water would keep it closed). I can remember the joker valves on
Gori propeller DRhoads at 8:27am 09.19.22 I have one on my 420 and had one on my 386. I think they are great. Extra boat speed when sailing.
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 8:11am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fa
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet higgs at 8:06am 09.19.22 Make sure your vent hose is not plugged. Spiders can do this.
Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 09.19.22 LOL LOL ........ not sure what I was THINKING. Yes Telltales.:laugh: Thanks jssailem ......... much
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) dLj at 7:55am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fai
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:42am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 7:33am 09.19.22 I like these kind of thought experiments.... here are my ponderings.... Epoxy will certainly stick
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? FastOlson at 7:11am 09.19.22 I recall reading about dinghies with galvanized steel centerboards but I have no idea if the protect
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:53am 09.19.22 I keep the tail of the line in a canvas bag on the mast to mitigate some of the exposure and to kee

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