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Investing time to save food money Ross at 10:49am 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4004 Early this week I was food shopping and found chicken legs in large packages for .48 per pound. They
Exhausted and choking (1) luby at 9:50am 11.04.10 Bigger Boats 3/1651 Oday 272 LE with 10 hp Universal Diesel - great boat - has leak in exhaust at the connection of the
Oil Chage in a 22 year old diesel engine??? steveebryant at 9:17am 11.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2187 "I have a 22 year old Yanmar 2GM20F. The previous owner used a brand of oil manufactured by Ford for
Edson Pedestal Service Problem Rag Bagger at 7:58am 11.04.10 Catalina 30 6/4263 I was trying to service the cables in my pedestal last weekend and found that I could not remove the
Half Moon on an incoming tide ... (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1786 ghost ship looking for the elusive northwest passage or replica!?!? I just happened to be at a wor
What is that? ovrflo at 5:59am 11.04.10 Catalina 22 6/1876 On the starboard side of the interior there is a funnel shaped hole in the fiberglass under the cusi
V-21 Swing Keel Installation me262 at 4:28am 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6710 Just got a Mac Venture 21. Nice boat, but the prior owner removed the keel. I suppose he did it to s
Tight Screws Ducati at 4:20am 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2994 Boat is up on the rack for the winter and would like to replace the zincs. The allen screws are on
Portable Toliet Recomend to Travel ICW. 2 peoples silvercharlio at 7:47pm 11.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2176 Wich portable toilet (WC) do you suggest for me to buy for my MacGregor 26. I will travel in the IC
Crash Rail Question foolproof at 7:32pm 11.03.10 Catalina 30 0/1449 Some call it a rub rail...anyone who has seen me slip my boat knows why I refer to it as a crash rai
Good Cruise from Lake Pontchartrain to Mississippi SeacretSailor at 7:15pm 11.03.10 Destinations 24/16914 Earlier this year, I wanted to make a 5 day sail to the Mississippi coast, but had to cancel due to
323 v drive herbertiii at 6:38pm 11.03.10 Pearson 1/1829 I'm considering the purchase of a 323 without engine or transmission. The engine is no problem, but
Life vest Larry D West at 3:43pm 11.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1635 Advise on inflatable life vest for costal sailing.
2001 420 Solar Panel dead..how to and should I replace? Persy at 2:40pm 11.03.10 Big Boats 5/1658 I have an 01 420. I noticed the solar panel trickle charger was discolored on one side. I pulled u
Storm Staysail H37C MATHURIN2 at 12:33pm 11.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2006 Anybody has an idea what dimension should be a storm staysail on our H37C, there are a couple of use
Toe rail damage on a O'day 39 Panta Rei at 8:53am 11.03.10 Bigger Boats 0/1189 I just purchased and Oday 39 and was placing it on the hard for refurbishing.The Crane dropped the b
3GMD Yanmar parts Gary Shaw at 8:22am 11.03.10 Seidelmann 0/2900 I am looking for a good useable exhaust manifold for a Yanmar 3GMD engine. The Yanmaar part number
Oday sailboat free to a good home. TerryGufshoz at 8:18am 11.03.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/3233 :cry: It's been a really hard decision, but I've got to find a new home for my 1981 O'Day 23. She'
Engine oil is 100, transmission? Rick at 7:39am 11.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2644 Ok so in the previous thread oil changes were covered. Funny, how you guys can go a season without
Beneteau Asymmetrical info (1) bob_pattison at 7:30am 11.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1746 Hey Bob, thanks for weighing in on things NP. Is there some specific document available for the Pr

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Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:34pm 06.08.22 Silicone on wood surfaces will prevent it from ever being refinished properly. Oh @jviss , you're
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) jssailem at 6:32pm 06.08.22 What you asked about is a system that is ready to go. Look at Vesper Cortex. https://www.vespermarin
Repairing an HS35 handset Tally Ho at 6:29pm 06.08.22 Hi Greg, I already tried it from the cradle , even with a connected usb wire. It refuses to connect
Packing gland nut getting hot. jaysweet at 6:27pm 06.08.22 That seems like a lot to me. The advice that I've seen is 2-3 drips per minute. Ours is dripping ab
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Tally Ho at 6:26pm 06.08.22 I have the B&G V50 base and RS50 handset for the cockpit. i like the system, and this year I am mou
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing quadrille38 at 6:19pm 06.08.22 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) has a Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC unit in the main s
Packing gland nut getting hot. dkinzer at 6:18pm 06.08.22 I'm only seeing one drip every 5-6 seconds. That seems like a lot to me. The advice that I've see
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 6:13pm 06.08.22 Remove the bottom washer. It may be part of the problem and it is dangerous. The additional resista
Cristec battery isolator possible failure dlochner at 6:03pm 06.08.22 The washers are on the top and bottom of the alternator connection lug. Remove the bottom washer.
Packing gland nut getting hot. jaysweet at 6:02pm 06.08.22 I'm sure this is unhelpful, but our Hunter 306 has a 1" shaft, and uses 3/16" packing. It is never e
Cristec battery isolator possible failure (1) SycloneDriver at 5:52pm 06.08.22 Sorry the photo didn't make it.
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:51pm 06.08.22 This was taken before I cleaned the connections. It is not in an easy to reach location. Everythin
Beneteau 323 railing item nitrogenase at 5:48pm 06.08.22 Found out from the former owner that it was a bluetooth wind gauge. Didn't work.
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Will Gilmore at 5:47pm 06.08.22 am an 80 yr old that has decided i would not spend my last days watching day time TV. So i bought a
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) nitrogenase at 5:46pm 06.08.22 2. Has anyone managed to install a dodger? Do an internet search on Beneteau 323 dodger images and
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:44pm 06.08.22 Have you measured the voltage on both sides of the isolator? Where were the washers installed? If
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 (4) Proj1423 at 5:43pm 06.08.22 Rain stopped so I got some pics. Thanks to everyone because I think I know what's leaking now. The
Cristec battery isolator possible failure dlochner at 5:39pm 06.08.22 Have you measured the voltage on both sides of the isolator? Where were the washers installed? If w
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 5:21pm 06.08.22 good points, thanks
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 5:19pm 06.08.22 Yep raise the extinguisher, dont want any impediment to reaching down into bilge, battery area etc.

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