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Spring fever, anyone? Bostonian at 11:07am 04.14.11 Day Sailers 17/4598 Hi All - We had a really long winter up here in the Northeast. I can't wait to get out on the water
Passivating? Roger Long at 10:33am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4404 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 4/3167 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 11/2128 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 0/1099 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 10/3184 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 8/3176 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 4/3407 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 8/3026 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 2/1635 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 3/1542 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 4/2202 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 2/2039 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 7/2850 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 10/4797 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 12/14288 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 3/1608 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 11/4249 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 3/1861 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 2/3228 greetings, I recently purchased an '84 Seafarer 22. A question re reefing the main. since there is n

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Shore pwr plugs Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 08.06.22 All the others, including the smart plug don't really seem to be an improvement and I believe Boate
Semco vs CETOL? arf145 at 2:12pm 08.06.22 I absolutely agree that that looks fantastic, @capta! But I would either run around putting doilies
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring capta at 2:08pm 08.06.22 If you've got the money for LifePo, by all means go on ahead. Otherwise, for those few unbearably ho
Semco vs CETOL? (2) capta at 2:00pm 08.06.22 In my opinion, varnish is the only way to go! Nothing, absolutely nothing shows how much you care fo
Shore pwr plugs dlochner at 2:00pm 08.06.22 In any country you will find manufacturers who will build quality components if they are paid to pro
Main Engine Vented Loop Nichole340 at 1:52pm 08.06.22 Well you piqued my interest. Where do I get the Vacuum Breaker Vent? I've looked at mine and it se
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped capta at 1:51pm 08.06.22 The idea of replacing an old furler with a new one might sound appealing until you consider that you
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped Leeward Rail at 1:47pm 08.06.22 Worst case a machine shop could likely make that bolt. Less hassle that a new furler assuming that t
Shore pwr plugs capta at 1:41pm 08.06.22 In my experience, replacing the twist lock plugs now and then is just one of the costs of boating. M
Shore pwr plugs Johann at 12:47pm 08.06.22 There are plenty of very high quality components from China, no one said otherwise. But Amazon, eBay
Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 12:36pm 08.06.22 The design people who hide critical parts like that should have to do the repairs. And for free, e
Nonsuch 22 outboard size David in Sandusky at 12:35pm 08.06.22
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? ShawnL at 12:24pm 08.06.22 It's definitely a no right answer sort of question. Mine sits on the trailer in my back yard in the
Shore pwr plugs DeniseO30 at 12:17pm 08.06.22 Clearly we are of different opinions, if you have ever been a public speaker like me and did a Q&A
Adding solar and a BIG inverter Stu Jackson at 12:12pm 08.06.22 Thst single fuse will only work if the wire sizes going into it are all the same. If they are diffe
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped dlochner at 11:57am 08.06.22 Have you called Schaeffer? They might have some parts laying around. More than likely your are loo
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary jviss at 11:46am 08.06.22 Handsome home, indeed. Enjoy it in good health! Thank you!
Dropping rudder 35s5 (1) thetone at 11:40am 08.06.22 Update, I'm now trying to remove the rack and pinion. Looks like the King Nut went away when I wire
Help Boom nightowle at 11:31am 08.06.22 Do it. But you may want to consider adding a boom brake to aid in a sudden swing of the boom.
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary nightowle at 11:29am 08.06.22 Handsome home, indeed. Enjoy it in good health!

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