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Fresh h20 in the bilge? AADIVER at 1:50pm 12.18.10 Catalina 30 10/2696 Yesterday I pumped the bilge dry. Today after heavy rains it's wet again , but this time with two i
Rich, do you sail Lake Erie (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:41pm 12.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1572 Rich, Do you sail Lake Erie? check out this report: http://www.dump.com/2010/12/17/lighthouse-
Best of 2010 (2) Paul356 at 1:04pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1516 Lost the thread from last week on photos of the best sailing moments of 2010, so I'm taking the libe
Tiller Head charlyb at 8:31am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2186 Looking for a tiller head for a 1976 Hunter 27. The tiller head is 1.5" where it bolts to the rudder
posting pictures gettinthere at 7:57am 12.18.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2107 What is the easiest, most direct way to post pictures here? I know I can upload pics to photobucket
Width Of a trailer for O'day 25 John Stevens at 7:44am 12.18.10 Day Sailers 6/2133 I'm looking for a 25 and wondering if anyone could give me an exact width of their trailer under the
Universal 18 parts? shipwreck66 at 7:37am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1720 After reading several topics I've finally worked up the courage to replace my fuel filter. I don't t
Beneteau 265 toe rail replace/repair (3) jffarrell at 6:52am 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5978 I have a Beneteau 265 which I am very happy with, but last weekend the boat in the adjacent slip bro
Another Motor Hoist ? sigbear at 4:10am 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2572 Rather than hoist my 8 HP outboard and mount to the rail, I thought it would be easier to hoist the
Stanchions Smithy at 10:40pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 19/6757 How important are they on a small boat? Mine does not have any installed - just has the bow pulpit
Good winter sailing viewing RECESS at 7:24pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1797 I have been really enjoying The Sailing Channel's Adventures in Sailing. http://www.adventuresinsa
Would it be bad if... kpgraci at 6:10pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1882 ...I asked Santa for a Blue Blazer and I got everyone else one of those black and white stripped cre
Air Filter, what Air Filter? (1) Tom Potter at 3:47pm 12.17.10 Bigger Boats 5/1743 I finally got around to checking the Air Filter on my M-12. I removed the cover and low and behold t
Gift for new Electrical Engineer? Winkfish at 1:08pm 12.17.10 Sails Call Lounge 7/5612 Need some ideas here. What would a new EE graduate want for a gift? Is there one thing every EE wo
Hunter 376 - Algae in tank EdwardinSTX at 12:35pm 12.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2131 My fuel tank has a serous algae problem. Just a few engine hours after replacement, the fuel filters
windlass (2) Bill1565 at 11:55am 12.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3444 I pulled the windlass out of my anchor locker today. I had not adequately caulked two of the hold d
Autopilot derfus at 11:11am 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 25/8698 What auto pilot do you have installed on your boat? I looked at the Raymarine Wheel pilot for my Oda
Mac26 Dagger board Pest UK at 10:56am 12.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4251 At the end of last season I managed to lose my dagger board, don't know how, just ended up with two
Get your new Macgregor windows here>>>> Right On! at 8:20am 12.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2674 Ida Sailor or(Rudder Craft) will make new tinted windows for your Macgregor __! But they only make t
Intake vented loop Maine Sail at 7:30am 12.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/6393 Peggy, What are your thoughts on intake vented loops for the Groco Model K or WC heads with no way

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:37pm 07.20.22 I saw these two screws on a recent trip to Orlando... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 12:27pm 07.20.22 cool stuff @Tedd ... Thnx
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 07.20.22 1) Starting the engine with either house OR start batteries. 2) Running house loads with either sta
Funny Friday!!! Ward H at 12:08pm 07.20.22 Recent electrical outlet repairs brought me to buy a new to me style of driver. An ECX driver. I'v
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:04pm 07.20.22 Just a note on your set-up - the current thinking is not to have two separate banks, but to have on
Battery Wiring Diagram Head Sail at 12:03pm 07.20.22 You seem to be missing some major components to your diagram. How is the alternator and starter wir
There goes the neighborhood! (1) Tedd at 11:54am 07.20.22 Hi @rgranger , I couldn't find everything, but I did find my calculations for range and specific ra
What causes high voltage fault? Stu Jackson at 11:52am 07.20.22 but I always turn the charger off when I'm staying on-board at the slip overnight .... You are awa
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 11:43am 07.20.22 Please... install a one-piece "sea cock" next time, and not another valve screwed onto a separate t
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves FastOlson at 11:39am 07.20.22 Yes! It occurred to me as I did it that if I broke the seacock off I'd sink the boat! No. The val
Hunter 30T main cabin table Art12050 at 11:36am 07.20.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Tedd at 11:28am 07.20.22 For 90 bucks, replacing the carb is a no brainer. It takes about fifteen minutes and will most likel
There goes the neighborhood! jon hansen at 11:21am 07.20.22 bow thrusters: just when you need them the most, they help you the least! they work OK on a calm day
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Art12050 at 11:21am 07.20.22
1984 O28 starting issues Richard19068 at 11:14am 07.20.22 Good to have it fixed. Did you try cleaning the connections at the starter first or just go straigh
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 11:07am 07.20.22 I've done some calculations on exactly that idea, for a trawler yacht of around 25 feet. All of th
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:55am 07.20.22 I saw these two screws on a recent trip to Orlando...
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 10:39am 07.20.22 Where I dock now is tight... and a few hours of each day, the tidal current is running close to 5kts
Battery Wiring Diagram Nichole340 at 10:37am 07.20.22
Signet SL172 instrument py26129 at 10:34am 07.20.22 Thanks for the leads everyone. I'm following up on them now. Cheers

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