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Webasto diesel heater freedom2015 at 11:28am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1907 Does anyone know where you can get maintenance done on a webasto heater? We live in Victoria, B.C a
Thanks All- Finally Splashed! (7) gpd955 at 11:20am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1747 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Atomic 4 running (2) All U Get at 11:07am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1764 Hi all, Since last year I've been dreading starting my Atomic 4 because I was told it leaked at the
Finally Splashed (6) gpd955 at 10:55am 05.01.11 Catalina 310 0/12 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Topside Paint - roller bubbles dscribner at 10:48am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5505 I'm rolling and tipping EasyPoxy on my topsides. I'm using a Wooster 3/16" nap foam roller for "ULT
Off Label Use... (6) Maine Sail at 10:12am 05.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 15/8697 As we all know there are many products that are not labeled "marine" that work very well in marine a
Isolating batteries in Beneteau switches dworob at 10:00am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6315 I'm currently working on updating my electrical system to accommodate new Odyssey batteries. I've lo
ODay 25 Trailer Specs glong3 at 9:06am 05.01.11 Day Sailers 2/3750 I recently bought an old trailer from a gentlemen who used it to tow a 26' sailboat (Catalina I thin
VHF wire box, what is the point? Endurance2010 at 9:02am 05.01.11 Big Boats 3/1450 I have been doing some re-wiring and found a stainless steel little box that looks like it is some s
an unknown 20 foot'r (3) gerieco at 8:49am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 11/2302 i just bought her yesterday.....it has a sloped in stern ' a wooden interior fiberglass outer i thin
BMW Sponsoring VARC Racing Stretch at 8:17am 05.01.11 Racing 0/2872 Good news to see BMW sponsoring Vancouver area racing, this looks like a promising season, other tha
Singlehanded setup TontosRevenge at 5:19am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1310 I want to setup my V25 for singlehanded sailing. Currently, I just have the stock setup...the main a
Leaking companionway hatch cover spadaforaj at 5:14am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3631 Hi folks. I have a 1981 Hunter 33 that we are bringing back to life. It has a very nice inlaid woo
mast/steaming light roberr124 at 5:05am 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1466 for o'day 302: looking for specification of replacement lamp (diode if available) for masthead/stea
New e33 schedule sea at 5:05am 05.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 21/6310 I understand that a new model -- the e33 -- will supplement or replace the 33 starting in June or Ju
Ranger 28 manual, I have one. smack at 4:55am 05.01.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2314 Hope this works. This is the original manual plus extra. If you are wanting the manual send an ema
Jib Sheet Cleats docon48 at 3:59am 05.01.11 Catalina 22 6/2202 The jib sheet cleats on my '96 C22mkII are worn so they don't hold the sheet very well. I have repla
Stove serial number neilandsam at 12:49am 05.01.11 S2 1/1622 Trying to convert our stove from CNG to propane and need to find the serial number. Have a centre co
OH My Goodness! WHAT did I DO? I don't know a thing! OurHoneymoonYacht at 12:01am 05.01.11 C&C 1/2850 There was a young handsome fella about the age of 16 who took his sweetheart sailing on his father's
Refrigeration Insulation Gary Kay Taylor at 7:32pm 04.30.11 Big Boats 1/1663 We would like to increase the insulation around our freezer and refrigerator with new and more effic

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General upgrade Info Crusty Ol Salt at 7:17pm 08.31.22 modified the bilge to get rid of the 'odor' Been a sailor my whole adult life and I have always
A/C duct locations Crusty Ol Salt at 7:07pm 08.31.22 Do you need vents into your main cabin? if the unit return is located in the main cabin all the retu
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 08.31.22 Richard... Your boat and what you do is always ok.. That said, consider. Rope clutches have to fail
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.31.22
Testing coolant pump? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:49pm 08.31.22 What I've observed is that the water temp comes up to around 170 and surges to around 180. It didn'
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 6:44pm 08.31.22 I don't understand what you're saying. The tack and the head components of the furler allow the to
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 6:41pm 08.31.22 Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a scale and filled. That's what I thought until I had
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 6:30pm 08.31.22 I don't blame you for being resistant to dyneema. Your choice to use 7x19 wire rope seems odd. Is
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 6:24pm 08.31.22 All tanks are labelled with their MT and full weights. Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a
Western Lake Erie tkwhalen at 6:07pm 08.31.22 John Some where above some one suggested to try chartering so you can test western Lake Erie. If yo
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 5:58pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler
Testing coolant pump? (1) CowboyWay at 5:54pm 08.31.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw wa
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a

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