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Passivating? Roger Long at 10:33am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4290 Now that I've worked a bit with Spotless Stainless, I'm wondering if it is really worth taking my ch
s2 10.3 shoal draft vs deep draft brian.headley at 9:06am 04.14.11 S2 4/3096 Hi, I'm new to this forum, but just had a question. Im looking at a 1983 s2 10.3. Someone mentio
1st time rigging question 3DPhoto at 8:45am 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2057 I have a 26.5 Hunter and per the subject line I will be rigging it for my first time. Currently the
Replacing a 2000 Hunter 340 Cutless Bearing sailcapt340 at 8:44am 04.14.11 Big Boats 0/1065 My prop never had play in it up to now. Today I feel some slight up an down movement in the bearing
Shroud broke off Skippy Liz at 8:39am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3100 Hi, I am a power boater converting to sailing, finally! Converted after sailing for the frist tim
Battery charger question Captnkev25 at 8:19am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3099 I have a 1984 Catalina 25 that has two batteries. I also have a 1994 Johnson outboard with electric
WTB: Lifeline Stanchions, Aft Railing nemosuit at 4:33am 04.14.11 Parts Search 4/3378 For my 1978 Mac 22... Looking for some used lifeline stanchions. (Aft railing would also be nic
Help with water heater install maxxx at 6:54am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2979 I'm looking to replace the Raritan 6 gal unit on my Oday 28 with a square Seaward or Kuuma one with
Here is what it looks like (3) BobM at 6:54am 04.14.11 S2 2/1604 A few owners have replaced their tanks. I'm probably next. I put some bleach in to sanitize it whe
Help with water heater install maxxx at 6:50am 04.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1497 I'm looking for advice on replacing the Raritan round 6 gal water heater on my O28. I'm looking at t
YES it's true, CNG in Florida thank goodness blowinganddrifting at 6:46am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2148 Believe it, here is the info, Wise Gas or wisegasinc.com, Scott Nobles 954-636-4291 They are based i
battery CCHer at 6:10am 04.14.11 Catalina 310 2/1976 I am interested in the group's opinion on the backup starting battery solution using the set up desc
What to look for in a malfunctioning winch jdratlif at 5:38am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2800 I have an O'day 25 with two barient 10p winches. One of them is not working properly. I am going to
prop shaft tube and shaft tho52mas at 5:35am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4655 The damage is that the shaft tube is missing about 7 inches of one side of the shaft tube. A friend
Hunter Davits seadaddler at 5:21am 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/14040 Hi I know there has been talk of what davits to use on our salboats but would love more info on the
WTB: Lifeline Stanchions, Aft Railing Justin_NSA at 5:24am 04.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1565 That's the downside of living in paradise :) Once in a while someone parts out an old Mac. Something
Which goop? Roger Long at 4:29am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4082 The chainplate design on my boat is a bit unusual but quite robust since the load is primarily taken
Speaking of Circumnavigations... (1) Joe at 4:16am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1845 Laura Dekker just transitted Panama Canal and is preparing for the South Pacific chapter in her adve
Reefing mainsail SF 22 Seafaring Guy at 9:38pm 04.13.11 Seafarer 2/3135 greetings, I recently purchased an '84 Seafarer 22. A question re reefing the main. since there is n
H33 Owners - Where do you put your silverware? Juice6576 at 9:13pm 04.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2583 OK, so the boat is here and we should take delivery soon. One of the things I noticed on the Hunter

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Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (6) SycloneDriver at 5:39pm 05.29.22 Today I got it installed. I'm currently using the internal regulator. I did this because it was ea
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 5:37pm 05.29.22 Welcome to Everett. Thanks for the update. Glad it went smoothly and all enjoyed the cruise.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 sailme88 at 5:20pm 05.29.22 It really isn't a question of what you HAD, it is now all about what you HAVE,,, This includes a cu
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 PaulK at 4:47pm 05.29.22 Why are you asking us this question? Why not ask them? One would think that a commercial operator's
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon PaulK at 4:40pm 05.29.22 Like dj says, lots of possibilities. It could be getting pinched anywhere. Finding out might involv
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 4:31pm 05.29.22 Finished our trip today. Yesterday was mostly smooth sailing. Got the sails up for about an hour bef
Cracked hull Shorefun at 4:28pm 05.29.22 Get some MMA glue and a large dremel carbide bit. You need to cut a channel where the cracks are t
Stern tube plugging dLj at 3:23pm 05.29.22 How long do you foresee owning this boat? If you are thinking you'd never sell it and never want t
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon dLj at 3:10pm 05.29.22 Can you see the pivot pin? Hard to give advice with this description - there could be many possibili
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 dLj at 3:08pm 05.29.22 I'm still looking for the "simple" boat project that really is "simple"... dj
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 WayneH at 2:56pm 05.29.22 Yep, I know. For over 6 decades my sailing course has been in exactly the same direction that my Wi
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 2:23pm 05.29.22 Well, I checked the chart plotter before I started the upgrade to make sure it worked with the old
Bavaria saildrive Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 05.29.22 I wonder, though, if the membrane did fail and you tried to file a claim, whether they would give y
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 05.29.22 I accidentally sat on my phone and Siri suggested several local gyms. How are you going to get you
Bavaria saildrive Alan Gomes at 12:40pm 05.29.22 Well, I just changed my insurance starting June 1st and the new insurance company dId not inquire a
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 12:33pm 05.29.22 I accidentally sat on my phone and Siri suggested several local gyms.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 12:24pm 05.29.22 No crazies here in the middle of the Chesapeake with light winds great for cocktail sailing but not
Keel offset for 1990 30-2 jssailem at 12:21pm 05.29.22 I set my offset to 6 feet. My draft is 4'8". I figure if the bottom is 6 feet away and the alarm goe
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 12:15pm 05.29.22 205759
Bavaria saildrive Kings Gambit at 12:04pm 05.29.22 Well, I just changed my insurance starting June 1st and the new insurance company dId not inquire ab

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