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Gosh Darn Bilge Pump Bad Obsession at 9:32am 07.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/9030 My Jabsco 1750 Gallons per Hour bilge pump gave up the ghost yesterday. I immediately put a new pum
Advice O'day 28 Dan D at 8:56am 07.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1513 We're looking at a 1983 O'Day 28 shoal keel. I'm sure I'm over analyzing, but what should I be look
Vacum develops when pumping out wastewater rickcioppa at 8:37am 07.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 Whenever I pump out my waste water, I develop a vacuum and have to break the seal with the pump out
Deck light issue (1) Vegas at 8:31am 07.04.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1701 I'm in the process of replacing my deck light bulb.....not sure it has ever worked in the 4 years I'
Replaceing Catalina 22 traveler with midships traveler jbrosecity at 8:26am 07.04.10 Catalina 22 19/9274 I searched Catalina Direct and other sources and am puzzled I cannot find a system to convert the OE
jib furler KP1968 at 8:25am 07.04.10 S2 2/1361 I recently purchased a 1981 - S-2, 9.2 meter sailboat in very good condition. After sailing it I rea
jib furler KP1968 at 8:17am 07.04.10 Catalina 22 1/1257 Hi I just joined and this is my first post. I recently bought a Catalina 22 about a 1974 model, in d
Let me wish every one sailaway78 at 8:15am 07.04.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3233 On this board a very happy and joyful 4th. May you be surrounded by family and good friends. May t
Met a Cool Old Salt Yesterday... Irishguy at 7:58am 07.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1995 Since we are down here at the gulf for a few days, and since I am in the middle of refitting our Ven
What is this line on my main sail? (2) bellnier at 7:16am 07.04.10 Day Sailers 3/2902 What is the purpose of this small line on my main sail? Is it something used to trim the sail or ree
Anti Skid Pattern foolproof at 6:20am 07.04.10 Catalina 30 1/1591 Hello all: I have a 1976 Catalina 30, and there are a couple of spots of delamination in the anti-
First Hand Oil Spill Update... Irishguy at 6:19am 07.04.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2045 I thought I would give a little bit of an update since I am currently out on our balcony looking out
Low Battery Warning Daniel59 at 4:36am 07.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1511 I have a Hunter340. I had a Low Battery indication on my autopilot. Later, my audible battery alarm
Batteries cabayer at 4:06am 07.04.10 Big Boats 2/1383 Good Morning fellow Hunter Owners: I have a 2003 426 with a Panda Mini 8 Genset and a 56 HP Yanmar
Batteries cabayer at 4:04am 07.04.10 Big Boats 2/1313 good morning fellow Hunter owners! i have a 2003 Hunter 426; i need to replace two large house bat
Mast corrosion (3) BristolSailor at 3:21am 07.04.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1954 The end of my mast is corroded. Any ideas about what is causing this? ut, I'd like to get to the r
REmoving water from bilge Chimera at 1:51am 07.04.10 Com-Pac 0/4786 so my Compac 16 had a leak in the keel when I bought it have fixed it and now wonder when water gets
my time machine works.. (1) thereisabelle at 8:05pm 07.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2318 piddeling around as usual... must have touched the age circuit wiring with the jap saw.gotta go the
Boat Decals Jacob Wagner at 7:46pm 07.03.10 Day Sailers 3/2792 I have a 1973 O'Day Sailor II. It is Orange with White Top Sides. Any suggestions on what color to
Center Board Seals Jacob Wagner at 7:43pm 07.03.10 Day Sailers 3/1848 I have a 1973 O'Day Day Sailor II. It hasn't been in the water in almost 4 years. The last time I

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Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:07pm 10.07.21 We all started somewhere. i suggest you buy Charlie Wing's excellent boating electrical systems bo
Cetol gloss TimFromLI at 5:57pm 10.07.21 I think the gloss requires at least one coat of natural first. Check the instructions.
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions Tally Ho at 5:09pm 10.07.21 Is your motor an outboard? Does it have an alternator? How much do you motor when you go for a sai
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions dlochner at 5:03pm 10.07.21 @Stu Jackson's advice is a great starting place. One of the most important aspects of energy manage
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions Richard19068 at 5:01pm 10.07.21 Stu Jackson's links will provide a wealth of reading and hopefully understanding. Do you know what
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive Kings Gambit at 4:27pm 10.07.21 Use a breaker bar wrench with socket to remove the internal zinc. That's what I've had to do since d
Anchoring near submarine pipelines? Richard19068 at 4:11pm 10.07.21 Recent news reports indicate that the oil spill off the coast of LA is the result of an anchor drag
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions Stu Jackson at 3:36pm 10.07.21 We all started somewhere. i suggest you buy Charlie Wing's excellent boating electrical systems boo
Cetol gloss SailingLoto at 2:56pm 10.07.21 The aesthetics are subjective, and I would fall on the other side of 31seahorse. I personally pref
New J/9 Sailboat shemandr at 2:53pm 10.07.21 My first thought just looking at the picture was Alerion 28. J usually has it's finger on the mark
Companionway Hatch Storage (1) patrickfarley at 2:46pm 10.07.21 There is nothing abnormal about the Mac 25 but with that said... Here is an example from an H26..
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? shemandr at 2:46pm 10.07.21 ? Crickets!
New Airmar Technology shemandr at 2:33pm 10.07.21 Well of course when you finally get a sale price it means that a new update is coming. But rest eas
Companionway Hatch Storage (2) rgranger at 1:03pm 10.07.21 "Normal" sailboats divide that hatch in three pieces for easier stowage. ... There is nothing ab
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:40pm 10.07.21 . :beer:
New owner sea cock question SJN at 12:22pm 10.07.21 one more detail. To prevent either the shower drain or refer drain from backfilling the other, the
New owner sea cock question SJN at 12:17pm 10.07.21 Hello! My 2004 hull 260 does not have a t valve to select between the shower and refer. Instead, ea
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel DayDreamer41 at 12:13pm 10.07.21 It certainly begs the question, what experience did this captain have? Is it one of those cases, I h
New owner sea cock question Alansails at 11:54am 10.07.21 Sorry, I have been remiss in Welcoming you to 310 Ownership and the Forum! This is a tremendous Reso
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel Roland5048 at 11:50am 10.07.21 Thanks for the audio. Puts things in much better context. I'm guessing the Bahamas is now out. I s

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