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seafrost fridge ocean5 at 4:55pm 12.29.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3334 good day ,even in winter time .we have a beneteau 373 with seafrost fridge system . i find that it d
Davis Tiller Tamer jfrench at 4:48pm 12.29.10 Catalina 22 9/3997 IS the Davis Tiller Tamer any good?
Ports Jim Douglass at 4:18pm 12.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1307 Has any one replaced the opening ports (just the opening part) in a 1984 Hunter 31
Adding Electronics Siamese at 4:11pm 12.29.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/2820 This may be sort of a fundamental (sounds better than stupid!) question, regarding adding additional
Yuck! Old mast tangs Roger Long at 12:50pm 12.29.10 Ask All Sailors 37/9292 In the "What you can get away with" department": I measured up my mast carefully today so as to lay
Refigeration parts source needed faisond at 12:18pm 12.29.10 Big Boats 3/1549 Looking for a source for a replacement thermostat for my Adler Barbour refrigeration system. Unit r
In water SEACOCK replacement Peter Fridman at 11:53am 12.29.10 Ask All Sailors 12/8334 I live in warm waters so I could do this today, I do not want to haul the boat out of the water to c
I miss it already! Team118 at 11:36am 12.29.10 Catalina 30 4/1747 I can't wait for April, 2011 to get here! I was looking at a few videos I took of my boat this yea
Name The Location (1) aduffE37 at 10:55am 12.29.10 Destinations 38/13850 Lets see if this works. Can you recognise this place?
1987 S2 7.3 - Shopping for a boat rvroamn at 10:31am 12.29.10 S2 3/2570 I'm shopping for a boat and found a 1987 S2 7.3. There is not a lot of information about this model
Main Hatch Leak? Chuck32 at 10:04am 12.29.10 Catalina 30 6/3674 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 and for as long as I've had the boat (~ 20 years) it's been as dry as a bo
Bimini top nauticalrich at 9:49am 12.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1795 I have a 1985 31 foot Oday with the sugar scoop. I want to get a bimini top, rail mount and wonder i
It's the simple things... kpgraci at 7:48am 12.29.10 Day Sailers 10/2223 Just put my new sailcovers on - which means no more putting on and taking off the sails every time I
Salon Table Bearing metalman at 4:14am 12.29.10 Big Boats 1/1349 Our 1994 35.5 salon table has a mechanism to allow movement of the height for table use or for bunk
Theft Alert Andy1237 at 7:54pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1921 Our club recently had over 5 shore power cords stolen. While I will be scouring Craig's list and E-
Crowd-Sourced Charts rpwillia at 7:34pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 27/5162 In Cruising World there is an article about Navionics coming out with what they call User Generated
Sail Mods Weasel at 6:42pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2741 This might seem like a stupid question but my curiosity is getting the best of me. We have a roller
Hunter 35 Legend PHRf Ted5610 at 4:38pm 12.28.10 Racing 7/8153 Just bought a 1988 Hunter 35 Legend. Trying to figure out PHRF rating. Winged keel. Our local listin
Keel/metal primer Query seadoggie at 4:20pm 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1337 Thanks to other postings, I have learned about 3M 5200 to seal up areas on the keel/glass interface.
Davits on a 309 thendel at 3:59pm 12.28.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2597 Hello all, I'm just wondering if anyone has fitted davits to a 309? I'd like to do it (luckily ca

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Mixing elbow cracked. Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 08.09.22 I've never had any problem removing a mixing elbow. After 20 years on my latest (3GM30F) it came of
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Ralph Johnstone at 7:40am 08.09.22 Ah, I see you're looking for a way to sink you're boat :facepalm: . Should the inlet pressure reduc
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.09.22 If you do not have room to route shore water hose through the starboard lazarette locker then sugges
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? brockangelo at 7:34am 08.09.22 Some marinas may have dry storage with rig up: dunk it in the water, and away you go in 15min inst
Hot water tank use when at anchor Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 08.09.22 Your source of hot water can be running your engine. It takes very little time to heat the contents
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Sandy Stone at 7:23am 08.09.22 A couple of far-fetched possibilities here - is the valve cover off? On my engine it's possible for
roller troubles sail sfbay at 7:23am 08.09.22 If it was my boat trailer I would replace the tired rollers, assuming I was happy with its new perfo
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor JBP-PA at 7:21am 08.09.22 To add all the rest of my wants seems just a step away. Am I wrong? I was in the same spot a few y
Hot water tank use when at anchor Ralph Johnstone at 7:15am 08.09.22 If it helps you sleep better at night, take some comfort in the fact that the cold water comes into
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 08.09.22 Where you sail, I would have a chartplotter for sure. When we hit bottom, we're touching soft sand
Cabin water leak buddybear at 7:04am 08.09.22 hot water heater? Check to see if the water in the bilge is warm
Cabin water leak BL_Sailor at 6:59am 08.09.22 I would also check the stuffing box. If you are experiencing even a drip every 15-30 seconds that wi
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Greg Mott at 6:59am 08.09.22 Thank you for the quick response and the picture. Unfortunately my LP gas tanks are in the starboard
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:39am 08.09.22 A clunk when first turning over an engine especially with no start would suggest something inside th
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 08.09.22 "A pastor, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar." Which one was more enlightened? Was there an epip
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:38am 08.09.22 I would certainly pull the head before removal of the engine. If the problem is in the top side, th
Rebuild Perkins Diesel Hayden Watson at 6:35am 08.09.22 You indicated that the engine access to place it into the boat was a hatch above which has been glas
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 6:30am 08.09.22 Good points Hayden. At this point we are preparing an A-frame track setup to permit us to lift and m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jviss at 6:21am 08.09.22 Maybe a valve stem broke and the valve fell into the cylinder?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:19am 08.09.22 Just working from the facts as presented. less? if it turned over less than one revolution, I wou

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