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Battery Geriatrics Roger Long at 3:40am 04.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 19/7489 OK, now that we know that I'm not the person to ask about batteries http://forums.sbo.sailboatowner
Waxing Mark H at 11:48pm 04.17.11 Smaller Boats 7/2489 Guys can I be given some good ways and products for waxing my deck and hull.? I'm old school so I kn
Raw Water Strainer?? rpell46 at 9:33pm 04.17.11 Catalina 30 13/4844 Hi all, My '91 Cat.30 is still on the hard, waiting patiently to get wet again. After finishing a
Electrical upgrade FourPoints at 9:00pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1513 Just posted pics from the installation of a battery switch and electrical system upgrade I completed
Curious about the head setup on Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 7:49pm 04.17.11 Big Boats 5/1880 We are experiencing a backflow problem with our head. After flushing, water runs back into the tolie
Catalina boom bowlinguy800 at 7:02pm 04.17.11 Catalina 22 7/2820 Hello All, I'm in need of a boom. I purchased an 1984 Catalina 22 which came with a mast but no boo
Traveler Control Lines on Port Side rpwillia at 6:59pm 04.17.11 Catalina 310 11/4025 Finally got the whole story from Guido at Garhauer. Since the MT-2 traveler has the sheaves riveted
Mod Traveler so control lines are on port side rpwillia at 6:58pm 04.17.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2 Finally got the whole story from Guido at Garhauer. Since the MT-2 traveler has the sheaves riveted
Adjusting Voltage Meter rpwillia at 6:53pm 04.17.11 Catalina 310 10/3839 My meter is reading at 15volts, but when I put my digital meter on it, I get 14.5volts. I suspect th
My 1st adventure on the MAC (1) doehunter at 6:50pm 04.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1632 This weekend I went out with my son on his 1st overnighter. Launched at Offats Bayou in Galveston T
Bleeding the fuel lines (1) rpwillia at 6:09pm 04.17.11 Catalina 310 15/7717 Although the Universal manual says that the M25XPB is self-bleeding that isn't necessarily so. So af
Anyone in Charleston SC going to check out the Velux 5 Ocean Scott B at 5:28pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2118 The Velux 5 Ocean race, Sprint 4, is ending in Charleston in 30 - 60 hours. Anyone in the area goin
A Lady J follow-up... (20) CharlieCobra at 5:18pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3983 Here's a long delayed follow-up on Lady J. The interior paint is done but we have some assembly of v
Hunter 37.5 cockpit bugsboat at 4:49pm 04.17.11 Big Boats 3/1429 Okay, I admit I do not have the name for the plastic buttons with shock cord attached to keep my lin
We just started another K-40... (7) CharlieCobra at 4:31pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2558 We just started work on this Kettenburg K-40. It's a quick and dirty structural job. Fifty one ribs,
electrical outlets on Beneteau 362 tadd5181 at 4:18pm 04.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2198 I am chartering a Beneteau 362 (2000) soon and would like to know about the boat's electrical outlet
refridgeration Question ChuckH at 3:48pm 04.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1722 Had a question on my 12 volt Adler Barbor unit. I'm getting the the boat ready for the first time an
H33.5 - What is behind the port settee? WestCoastMike at 2:35pm 04.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1489 Without starting to pull the back off or drill holes does anyone know what is behind the port settee
exhaust repair Yanmar YSE 12 J Hunter at 1:06pm 04.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3015 I have a '76 Hunter 30 with the subject motor repair required, I ordered the parts from Torrensen an
Haulout and storage in Caribbean wolfpack at 12:47pm 04.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1811 Where can I find a complete list of What to do and how to prepare my Hunter 49 for summer storage on

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How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? kloudie1 at 6:54am 08.30.22 With it stuck so soundly, I might just pull the cylinder head then you can see pretty quickly if it
Why do we bother rant Scott T-Bird at 6:49am 08.30.22 From my old Coast Guard small boat days, that omission seemed to be the primary cause of most of t
Why do we bother rant Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 08.30.22 I like to think of a thread more as a conversation between people sitting around chatting, rather
Weird Electrical Experience All U Get at 6:27am 08.30.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 6:26am 08.30.22 If the shower switch is in the off position then each of the bilge pump and water pump switches wor
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 6:20am 08.30.22 Grounds where not required in 1925 and cords didn't have polarized plugs. I have seen houses where
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 6:16am 08.30.22 I used fishing line to cut through the adhesive. Then I pried it off with a putty knife. There are
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 6:05am 08.30.22 In the case of the water pump and shower sump, maybe the logic was -the shower sump is only neede
Hunter 30 and prop walk RoyS at 5:49am 08.30.22 A few years ago I replaced my pedestal mounted dual lever engine controls with a single lever/dual f
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Evan656 at 5:45am 08.30.22
Weird Electrical Experience Leeward Rail at 5:25am 08.30.22 Grounds where not required in 1925 and cords didn't have polarized plugs. I have seen houses where
No More Hot Feet (2) Daze at 5:08am 08.30.22 @Georgedoyle Thanks for the tips on removal. I added MarineMat to my cockpit floor last year (pics
Cleaning the hull sailme88 at 4:28am 08.30.22 Almost anything outlawed in California.....:banghead:
Cleaning the hull NYSail at 4:14am 08.30.22
Mast lights danooxnard at 4:13am 08.30.22 That connector is tricky. If you take it apart you must use a small philips screw driver to remove s
Testing coolant pump? Ralph Johnstone at 12:06am 08.30.22 You might also want to shoot the engine with an IR gun looking for hot spots if there's no water hea
GPS Antenna Removal H49 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:48pm 08.29.22 I'm thoroughly confused by the OP releasing small bits of information on a need to know only basis.
Practice?? Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 08.29.22 they were interested in a practice routine for cruisers. Practice is a good idea if you want to bec
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:27pm 08.29.22 Luna is all tucked into her own bed tonight. The trip home was pretty uneventful, I had more speed w
Island Time Progress report sail sfbay at 9:37pm 08.29.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun?

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