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The Dreaded CNG to LPG conversion SV ALL IN at 8:49am 11.10.10 Big Boats 5/3788 Good day I'm newer to this forum but have searched them before, but if this is already posted sorry
Engine Hours Meter shemandr at 8:14am 11.10.10 Ask All Sailors 24/7837 With the talk about how often to change the oil in diesel engines I thought it would be nice to have
Marine Supply Mil/LEO Discounts Fly4hire at 7:15am 11.10.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1352 Anyone know good marine supply retailers (online) that offer MIL/LEO discounts, or other good source
radar CCHer at 7:02am 11.10.10 Catalina 310 2/1767 Anybody have experience with backstay radar levelers? I will be installing a Garmin 18HD this offsea
Keel Fairing Question Ducati at 3:17am 11.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2524 I have to fix some of the fairing that has chipped away from our lead keel. Purchase 3M Premium Fill
Helm seat and auto pilot AADIVER at 9:49pm 11.09.10 Catalina 30 6/4313 I've seen "camelback" helm seats but I've no idea where to find and buy one. Sitting on the aft laz
Looking for a larger steering wheel... damoses1 at 9:17pm 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3642 My Cal 29 has a 24" steering wheel and I am interested in getting a larger 32" wheel. That is the b
Marine Turkey - Crab - Lobster Cooker (1) Otis Driftwood at 9:06pm 11.09.10 Trailer Sailors 10/4890 One of the reasons I got a sailboat was to take it crabbing. I feared in harbor/no wake zone speede
Temporary Tach? Stephen Trapani at 8:44pm 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2556 I'm thinking I don't really need a permanently installed tachometer. All I need to do is adjust the
Engine Control Panel Lights rpwillia at 8:15pm 11.09.10 Catalina 310 5/1926 These burn out. Not having the talent of a PaulJ to make my own, I found some on the Internet and bo
Provisioning a three day get away on a 22 RECESS at 7:38pm 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 32/5660 I just brought home a 1978 Catalina 22. My wife did not like raising and lowering the mast on the O'
Winter Travel Blog for 1980 S2. Fun and classy. Hejira at 7:05pm 11.09.10 S2 5/2266 http://www.travelpod.com/members/hejira A couple of friends and I are traveling south on a shoest
Rebedding '84 H31 cjfj at 6:36pm 11.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2322 We just had a survey done on a 1984 H31 that we liked alot. The surveyorshowed me where there was s
Lake Eufaula/Walter George Lake flynfol at 6:15pm 11.09.10 Destinations 6/5429 Any sailors familiar with this reservoir? Sailboat rentals?
Rub Rail Elysium at 4:25pm 11.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1634 Anyone ever installed a rub rail on a Benetau 38 First ( I know, sacraligeous)? Ever seen one ?
trailer help for 22' O'Day drfood at 3:32pm 11.09.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3741 I need to modify a 26' "Donzi" galvanized trailer for my 1977 22' O' Day sailboat. Looking for some
stuck seacock stx203 at 3:08pm 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2038 On my new to me 77 OD25 I have two bronze seacocks that are stuck in the open position. Does anybody
specs on shoal keel drfood at 2:37pm 11.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1673 I am the proud new owner of a 1977 O' Day 22' sailboat. I need the width, height and length measurme
H37-C Electrical Panel Don LePage at 2:16pm 11.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3458 On my DC side of the electrical panel I have all breaker switches except one. The one is a bus fuse
Docking stern to with dinghy on davits PrincessoftheLake at 1:42pm 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4228 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 is equipped with Ocean Marine davits that we use to carry our dinghy whenever w

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Perko Oil Lamp Parts shank at 2:01pm 07.03.22 I was able to find one from your recommendations. Thank you both for taking the time to respond
10 guage to 16 guage? JoeWhite at 1:59pm 07.03.22 I use wing nuts to join 2 stranded wires. Before using them, I turn them upside down and fill with l
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jssailem at 1:19pm 07.03.22 The ratchet crimper mentioned this. It has three sizes to match the 3 common sizes of crimp fittin
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 1:14pm 07.03.22
H34 mid ship cleats location Dalliance at 1:02pm 07.03.22 Your avatar photo shows that you have a perforated aluminum toe rail. My spring line is attached to
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Tedd at 12:57pm 07.03.22 Some overthinking going on here. I guess that depends on whether you want something not quite as goo
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 12:39pm 07.03.22 I never run the blower fan, it serves no purpose and its noisy. I am intrigued by @Ralph Johnstone
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 12:28pm 07.03.22 That's the way. I would suggest applying GLUED heat shrink tubing as well just over the crimp sect
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 12:26pm 07.03.22 To do the job correctly, get a racheting crimper with dies for insulated terminals. The cheap hardwa
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 12:24pm 07.03.22 PS to #31 - also make sure all electrical connections are securely held in place as high as possible
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 07.03.22 use your engine compartment blower when motoring? I installed a compartment suction fan after ins
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues dkinzer at 11:59am 07.03.22 Just take it apart and lubricate and clean it annually I finally got around to servicing my Sprin
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 11:59am 07.03.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:54am 07.03.22 The same applies to the natural gas fireplaces in the house when the standing pilots are attempted
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Rick Webb at 11:53am 07.03.22 Some overthinking going on here. Clean it up, slap some 5200 on it, set a block on top with a ratche
Ignition Switch Stu Jackson at 11:51am 07.03.22 You've posted this three times already. You don't need to. Why? Because many of us read the new p
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Tedd at 11:48am 07.03.22 @jssailem , Thinking about it a bit more, once the waxed bolts come out the threads will probably b
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) SailingFree44 at 11:44am 07.03.22 For the quick disconnects, anything specific, marine grade or waterproof? Is that what one looks lik
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Richard19068 at 11:41am 07.03.22 If you can get one of the moorings toward the east end of the R row they are usually a little more c
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 11:40am 07.03.22 Not to overwhelm you @SailingFree44, but I see that the current 2022 wiring diagram for the Marine

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