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Help with water heater install maxxx at 6:50am 04.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1564 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 4/2210 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 2/2053 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 7/2851 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 10/4808 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 12/14334 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 3/1612 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 11/4262 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 3/1864 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 2/3237 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 9/2692 OK, so the boat is here and we should take delivery soon. One of the things I noticed on the Hunter
Replacing old 4" electronics CBSanford at 8:57pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3319 I have a new-to-me O'Day 272, which I will sail in the California Delta and offshore along he coast.
May day from San Blas Mexico Captain Les at 8:52pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1780 Hello, I am in San Blas Mexico with a bent rudder shaft and no where to get a new Stainless steel pi
swing keel mods kosborn at 8:33pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5005 hey all so the swing keel could be made to be heavier. what problems do you see from increasing the
Companionway hinges jorgefife at 7:12pm 04.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/5066 I am upgrading from 4 wood planks ( used to be 3, one broke in half) to 2 doors on the companionway
Dinghy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:25pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 3/2239 So does anyone strap a dinghy down on the bow? If so, what do you strap it to? What do you used to
18 gallon fuel tank placement ???? thomasgoodmaniii at 6:18pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1517 i came across a deal i couldn't turn down today. an 18 gal. aluminium fuel tank with sending unit fo
Had a Rigger inspect my rig today. . . Cool Beans at 5:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6114 Was hoping it would be money well spent but not I'm not so sure. . . After looking it over I called
Anchor calculation worst condition paulj at 4:29pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 0/1707 Ray I thought the boat anchored, shown in the first part of video, was going to hold. http://www.
sail lug stop? doehunter at 3:58pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2768 My main has little plastic lugs that go in the sail track. What do you guys use to keep them in the

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What's this hole in the shelf for? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:57pm 08.15.22 I really only need the diameter of the hole and the available depth under it. From what you've pos
Start battery Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 08.15.22 You are correct about the battery needing replacement. Can you share your thoughts as to why you
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 (2) sail sfbay at 12:39pm 08.15.22 Suggest downloading the installation manual (with dimensions) for the specific below deck linear (ro
420 outhaul length shemandr at 12:30pm 08.15.22 Uhm, the outhaul on my 356 was continuous (Perhaps that's why no length is specified). Nevertheless
Start battery dlochner at 12:29pm 08.15.22 I am a little confused by this question. If the battery voltage is 12.7 and the starter is drawing 2
What's this hole in the shelf for? jdrutten at 12:10pm 08.15.22 I'd use something besides a waste basket...something that can be washed. Cuz food scraps are wet--o
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 08.15.22 now, please post loads of pictures. we love pictures here. Because we don't know how to read o_O
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 ggrizzard at 11:20am 08.15.22 Meanwhile, back to the OP's question...
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 11:11am 08.15.22 I'm back in the land of broad band. These photos help. I've been by this boat before in the past I
Sailing around Outer Banks, Hunter 240 Scott T-Bird at 11:10am 08.15.22 You can't get to the ocean from the sound anywhere near Corolla. The closest opening is close to 50
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Orcas Bob at 11:02am 08.15.22 Thanks for the heads-up. So far, cleaning it has restored proper function. However, having a 12-year
Turnbuckle "locks"? AaronD at 10:41am 08.15.22 looking turnbuckle locks in the photo? I have an older daysailer and the closed barrel turnbuckles
Weather is killing me Leeward Rail at 10:26am 08.15.22 When I'm stuck at work. Same for many non-retired people. You head to the marina and the weather
Weather is killing me (1) Parsons at 10:12am 08.15.22 Enjoy Calumet because you may be one of the few that will survive the next few decades: First Street
squeaking on mast connection flightlead404 at 10:10am 08.15.22 In addition to keeping my mainsheet tight and my traveller all the way over to one side, I have a s
Really weird water tank sensor issue flightlead404 at 10:03am 08.15.22
420 outhaul length DRhoads at 9:59am 08.15.22 To confirm the exact length for your 420, attach a tag line to the end and pull it through, remove
Weather is killing me Simon Sexton at 9:59am 08.15.22 We're very lucky here in Texas, but boy is it hot...this week it isn't so bad, but for most of the s
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 9:58am 08.15.22 FWIW the new version of the solenoid is not laid out the same as the old one. The inlet and outlets
9 volts at bow light mikeracca at 9:58am 08.15.22 I just found out that Luna has only 1.5v at the bow lights. So I am going to need to find where the

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