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A New Fuel Tank & Polishing System (26) Maine Sail at 11:40am 12.27.10 Musings With Maine Sail 4/11535 This tank bottom is vee-shaped thus any debris or crud winds up in the vee. The tank bed was very we
Rayovac Bill1565 at 11:15am 12.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1816 Anybody out there have experience with Rayovac Golf Cart Batteries?? . Local dealers quote me $86
Rig a 17' Daysailer mast while on the water? Duanedeb at 8:29am 12.27.10 Day Sailers 5/9882 I'm new to sailing (only a few lessons on Lake Union in Seattle). I'm looking to buy a small daysail
Refitting the Helm Pedestall texasprinter at 8:23am 12.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1261 I recently removed the pedestal from my 28' S 2 due to the pulley base plate being totally rusted ou
meter maybetuezday at 7:24am 12.27.10 Big Boats 6/1599 There is a half moon gadget that sits somewhere in the cockpit that shows you how far over (keel) yo
Picture request- Oday 27 greenoday at 2:47am 12.27.10 Bigger Boats 1/1396 Hi- I'm working on bringing a 1979 Oday 27 back to life and I need a few good pictures of the tiller
Bilge in a 1971 V22 UseDaGreyMatter at 1:22am 12.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2898 I am sure someone will get a good laugh at this one but here it goes. :redface: If the V22 has a b
What is this nasty stuff in my bilge?? (3) Stephen Trapani at 9:50pm 12.26.10 Ask All Sailors 17/7664 Couple of weeks ago I was on the boat ('79 H33) and noticed this scary looking leak of some kind of
Inboard or outboard John Stevens at 3:35pm 12.26.10 Bigger Boats 3/1718 I've owned smaller sailboats, 23 is the largest, all with outboards. I'm looking for a 25 and have
Generators shemandr at 2:15pm 12.26.10 Ask All Sailors 45/12005 OK - there is a bit of cabin fever going on here. But, my wife told me last PM she wants me to look
Winter Storm shemandr at 1:37pm 12.26.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3103 So how's the storm by you. We haven't got the snow promised -yet. But the wind is impressive. Sai
won't start coopert at 1:26pm 12.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 11/1629 My engine was recently worked on by Yanmar experienced mech. New Water pump, new water excahanger, n
Solar Panel on Davits? Ed Schenck at 8:58am 12.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 22/11789 You guys with davits on narrow-sterned hulls, do you ever need to fold them? Is there any reason,
Venture 25 - free to good home frogvalley at 6:38am 12.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2177 Free to good home! You haul from my yard in Berkeley Springs, WV. I have recently inherited an Alli
Internet Jkenny13 at 6:10am 12.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1401 I would like to know how how some of you get the internet onboard and who provides the best service.
companionway maybetuezday at 5:27am 12.26.10 Big Boats 1/1191 I have a 2004 Hunter 36. I want to order a screen for the companionway and they need dimensions. Un
Loose bulbs JohnofChannelIslands at 2:36am 12.26.10 Big Boats 1/997 Hi everyone, This past weekend I had to tighten the sockets of both the bow light and the steamin
2010 Christmas Boat Photos (1) Tim R. at 3:33pm 12.25.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2716 Our first winter living aboard and we have managed to make the boat nice and cozy including Christma
Hunter Vision 32 Cruising chute coxjam at 11:03am 12.25.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4230 Can anybody describe how to attach, fly and detach a cruising chute that is in a sock?
Good Old Boat 299 Blitz at 10:06am 12.25.10 Seidelmann 4/4526 For those interested, Good Old Boat Magazine has a article on the Seidelmann 299 in their November/D

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Solar Charge Controller Question Hello Below at 5:20pm 05.03.22
Solar Charge Controller Question heritage at 5:14pm 05.03.22 I agree with what DArcy said. I think you will find it difficult to manually switch from bank to ba
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 4:59pm 05.03.22
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? jssailem at 4:48pm 05.03.22 Hi David, Congrats on your new to you sailboat. The Hunter 19 is a lightweight boat. Not seeing you
Ammeter replacement questions Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 05.03.22
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast pclarksurf at 4:41pm 05.03.22 https://youtube.com/shorts/UB-_nUnTIvM?feature=share Horrible video attempt but it does show the co
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast (3) pclarksurf at 4:21pm 05.03.22 I"m in the @LakeShark camp: needs to be efficient and I only raise solo. Certainly as you raise wi
shroud tension rgranger at 4:18pm 05.03.22 It looks a though the only recourse is to simply pull down on the shroud by hand and try to get the
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement joelm100 at 4:15pm 05.03.22 Heads up: I did a swap with the galley on my H380 and had trouble matching European thread and PEX
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? JoeWhite at 4:06pm 05.03.22 Normally the engine coolant also runs through the water heater coil to heat the drinking water.
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Captainfrankii at 4:01pm 05.03.22 Hardware, especially rigging, should NEVER be attached directly to the holes in the anodized-aluminu
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.03.22 For my H 310 4 rings 3/16 inch Teflon. Tim
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.03.22 fuel injectors are fouled from the soot and carbon Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 3:52pm 05.03.22 I'm not familiar with DC circuits that can measure current via the wires through the "donut". Thoug
Misc Issues jssailem at 3:42pm 05.03.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could co
Misc Issues mjsb at 3:25pm 05.03.22 My biggest concern with all that the engine has been thru, especially with the backfiring and heavy
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 3:04pm 05.03.22 I do have someone who offered to go with me time permitting and captain my boat that has close to 4
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:02pm 05.03.22 That doesn't look too bad. When I spent an extended time motoring in following seas, I got soot on
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 2:29pm 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 2:26pm 05.03.22 Thank you that is great advice, I do have an I/R gun as well. I bought the boat over the winter and

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