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Standard Horizon Depth Sounder Cover (1) Roger Long at 4:18am 03.19.11 Parts Search 3/6242 Does anyone have one of the round Standard Horizon depth sounders that they have replaced? I lost t
Wipe Off Last Years Wax With Acetone? Ducati at 3:54am 03.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/5558 Was at a West Marine store loading up with products to clean, compound and wax our boat. The store r
Bahamas Cell Phone Usage msfeldt at 10:55pm 03.18.11 Destinations 5/3936 Going to the Bahamas for 6 months next fall, anchored out the majority of the time. Anyone have any
Boat at MDR mastup capsizes in lot. (2) caguy at 10:22pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3292 If you know who this boat belongs to you might want to let him know that his boat is in need of atte
accordian door bill rankin at 10:11pm 03.18.11 Smaller Boats 4/2783 I have a 1988 Catalina 25 - the door in the cabin @ the head is an accordian style door that is in p
Santa Cruz Tsunami SantaCruzS2 at 9:48pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3434 Greetings everyone. As we all know the earthquake off the coast of Japan has affect many there, i
Replacing Through-Hulls on Cat 27 1978 (3) nigglesworth at 8:54pm 03.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2274 Hi all I am about to pull my old sea-cocks out and replace with marlon sea-cocks. I currently have
depth finder problems tanstafl22 at 8:09pm 03.18.11 Balboa 1/2902 my depth finder on my 77 balboa 26 just hums and reads a steady 30 feet of water. I was hoping someo
Larger motor bart5008 at 7:11pm 03.18.11 Smaller Boats 0/1098 I have 240 with a 5hp 4 stroke which is fine for the inland lakes. I have been thinking of towing it
Sad story Roger Long at 6:39pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 35/6885 One of the saddest boat stories I've read. http://www.pointseast.com/index.shtml See Page 22 One o
Blue water bottom paint. DJN51 at 4:05pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1667 ,Previous owner gave him 2 gal of it with boat.Any pros cons.of this paint?Bottom looks good,except
Spinnaker dimensions (1) Jim D at 3:50pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 5/2042 Does anyone have any dimensions for a 1983 H34 spinnaker? Looking to order a new one or used. I need
Never throw anything out Roger Long at 3:13pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2921
External Placement of Sender for Temperature Guage rardiH36 at 3:07pm 03.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 10/5068 If nobody beats me to it while I'm typing, I'll be the first thread starter in this new forum ... wh
New forums about engines and parts search Phil Herring at 2:37pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2105 Two new forums for your typing pleasure: 1. Engines and Propulsion As you requested, it is meant
Barrier td4321 at 2:20pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 2/1240 I want to have my bottom blasted and a new barrier coat applied. The yard I am on the hard uses an a
New 375 Jim at 1:20pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 3/2086 I was looking at a new 375 last weekend and noticed most of the wood was fake. What do you guys thin
Ipad navigation apps and GPS GWG at 1:03pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3630 Any experience and recommendations on Ipad navigation apps, and the functionality of Ipad GPS on a s
Lube AXEL at 12:22pm 03.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3171 Sorry about this because I'm sure you have repeated it a thousand times. What was that stuff you rec
Marine Air Compressor Problem (1) geoffschultz at 12:17pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2382 My boat has been sitting in San Diego since November. At that time the AC was working fine. We ju

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Hull and Deck construction sail sfbay at 9:58am 08.18.22
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + capta at 9:30am 08.18.22 If you do a bit of research you might buy Garmin instead. For the extra money, they make much better
16A breakers capta at 9:25am 08.18.22 I also think it says 6 amp, which is much more likely than 16. It is possible Europeans have another
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + MikeO53 at 9:21am 08.18.22 If you do a generic web search, you will get some detailed explanations but the top 2 differences ar
16A breakers dlochner at 9:19am 08.18.22 It looks like the boat was originally wired for 220v AC. Is this the main breaker?
16A breakers (1) roadkill1964 at 9:13am 08.18.22 Here is a another pic including label from one of the breakers, it shows 16A.
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:12am 08.18.22 Thank you everyone for the information. Just purchased this vessel and will be making several trips
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:09am 08.18.22 This may help you. The Lewmar Cheek Blocks were totally rebuildable. But it helps to be there in pe
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks sail sfbay at 8:46am 08.18.22 Allan12210........is onto something.......helps to be there in person and have access to some tools.
16A breakers Timm R Oday25 at 8:41am 08.18.22 From the photo it appears you want a 6 amp breaker made from E T A . several online sources have the
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 8:22am 08.18.22 Hi Ralph and Dave, Thanks for your followup messages. Re: the information and photos you requested
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... juggler at 8:09am 08.18.22 How much do you desire a partner? In monetary terms? Looking more for someone to share expenses wi
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 08.18.22 In our marina built 1967 slips 30' and under have 15 amp, 35' has 30 amp and >40' has 50 amp.
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... juggler at 8:03am 08.18.22 @juggler , Good morning! Trust me when I say that you don't ever want to "share" a boat with a "p
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (1) Allan12210 at 8:01am 08.18.22 This may help you. The Lewmar Cheek Blocks were totally rebuildable. But it helps to be there in per
Hunter 430 Battery Layout sail sfbay at 7:46am 08.18.22 Agree with JamesG161.....on not locating batteries and because the manufacturer designed the boat's
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... Simon Sexton at 7:43am 08.18.22 @juggler , Good morning! Trust me when I say that you don't ever want to "share" a boat with a "p
New method to wash boat Justin_NSA at 7:26am 08.18.22 Is the data rate disclosed in gallons per minute? Aka "data flow rate"
Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft sail sfbay at 7:23am 08.18.22 Good news story...........the local county property assessor just agreed there was no justification
Hunter 430 Battery Layout JamesG161 at 7:19am 08.18.22 Not me on AGM You should not relocate the House Batteries, because it is vented to prevent Hydrogen

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