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Wiring dc motor skipperlenny at 7:11pm 06.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1180 Anyone have a diagram ' wiring schematic showing how to install a macerator pump? Appreciate any adv
H380 Forestay coyo7e at 6:48pm 06.15.10 Big Boats 1/1191 There seems to be a lot of sag in my forestay, especially when close hauled. Any hints on how to tel
Beware of Spiders shipwreck66 at 6:07pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 30/6587 Anybody out there have suggestions for keeping the exploding Jihad spiders off my deck? I understand
Help! Spider Attack! shipwreck66 at 6:05pm 06.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1439 Anybody have a suggestion on how to discourage spiders from taking up residence on my boat? The week
Lightning fix kpgraci at 4:23pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3176
Coated SS wire rope for stays and shrouds? dscribner at 4:22pm 06.15.10 Trailer Sailors 9/3827 I need to replace my standing riggin and I'm thinking of using coated cable instead of bare stainles
O'day 37 Sailing With Dolphins tallergypsy at 4:08pm 06.15.10 Bigger Boats 3/2756 In case anyone thinks that an O'Day 37 is a slouch here is SANTOSA crossing Georgia Straight escorte
Ice box drain seacock/shutoff Joe1924 at 3:57pm 06.15.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2381 We just used our ice box for the first time and the melted water is not draining. The galley sink i
Shouldn't you be out sailing? Bad Obsession at 3:27pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 25/3750 Shouldn't we be out sailing instead of reading this board? LOL My excuse is that I am stuck at wor
What is biggest water you've been in with Lancer 25 hz293 at 1:52pm 06.15.10 Lancer 2/2329 I have a Lancer 25 near Portland, OR. I would like to sail her up to the San Juan Islands by going
Rare Mac 25 w/Wheel Steering Wild Bill at 1:24pm 06.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7784 Got wheel steering on this 87 mac 25 and need to make a repair, the part that comes out the transom
Solving mast base corrosion (5) MATHURIN2 at 12:54pm 06.15.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/7410 The mast base and the the lower section of the mast on my H37 was very corroded, so last week I deci
Help-Unknown agent in water tank Thelma at 10:38am 06.15.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2897 Dear Peggy, Mea Coulpa, Mea Coulpa! I thought that I had a bottle of Clorox that the label had com
Un-stepping mast on a Cal 20 Alison Wright at 9:20am 06.15.10 Cal 0/2521 x
Hunter 326 Jib/Tracks Modification? Help tthomas at 8:41am 06.15.10 Racing 6/3569 I just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326. I find that the short jib tracks mounted on the coachroof are a
Anyone Added Deck Jib Cars to Hunter 326? tthomas at 8:32am 06.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1590 I just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326. I find that the short jib tracks mounted on the coachroof are a
Draft Hugthecruzer at 8:31am 06.15.10 Smaller Boats 3/1905 I have a 1981 Catalina 25 standard rig. I draw 4' and my canal is 3.5'. Would it be cost prohibiti
stu et al follow-up Ron at 8:00am 06.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1184 Hi Stu;
Question; wax over painted hull? AXEL at 7:34am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/8 I recently acquired a small sailboat, a Phantom (similar to Sunfish). I started out sailing on these
What model Yanmar in the 40.5? PrincessoftheLake at 7:24am 06.15.10 Big Boats 4/1204 I know I should know this but I am blanking. I think it's the 4JHE? Is that right? I am asking be

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Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:41pm 10.01.21 Zarcor makes a nice cockpit table that attaches to the pedestal and folds down in front of the pedes
Mods to our 35s5 Mechone at 3:37pm 10.01.21 Very nice refit ,unreal what some people do to their boat. Looks like you could add a cockpit table
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? JRacer at 3:32pm 10.01.21 Kevin: On my First 310, I rebuilt my Amiot Traveller using off the shelf parts. If you are interest
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:09pm 10.01.21 Looks good, nicely done.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 3:06pm 10.01.21 Really small ones probably work themselves out also I am rough guessing.... No, they don't. There
Bottom Paint in Northern Captain Larry-DH at 2:27pm 10.01.21 In southern New England I've used either Micron CSC or Pettit Hydrocoat (not Eco) for the past 20 ye
Bottom Paint in Northern TomY at 1:50pm 10.01.21 I've used Aquagaurd for the last few seasons here on the coast of Maine. My season is 5 months, June
Bottom Paint in Northern Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 10.01.21 Also do people power-wash ablative at layup time - or anytime for that matter. We get a power wash
Bottom Paint in Northern Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 10.01.21 I used Flexdel UltraGard this year. I can't say it's been any better or worse that any other ablati
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 1:27pm 10.01.21 Yes. In fact, if there still is a reasonably big air bubble in the system, you will overheat in
Bottom Paint in Northern Charles Erwin at 1:26pm 10.01.21 How about the salt water folks? For example Interlux claims that Micron CSC (an ablative) is multi
Check Valve for Galley Faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.01.21 It is a check valve that holds the water in place ; otherwise you would be pumping alot
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 10.01.21 Thanks, Stu. probably safe to say if the engine is running 180 temp. or so at 90% throttle, probab
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 12:48pm 10.01.21 want to start the Kubota motor What engine is this?
Interior Cushions 29.5 Sailm8 at 12:25pm 10.01.21 The only cushions we replace on our 29.5 was the aft berth. We bought a double bed size 8 inch memo
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 11:35am 10.01.21 Moving on.... I mentioned that all of the sliding pieces in the galley or nav station areas were mi
Bottom Paint in Northern Art12050 at 10:51am 10.01.21 I use an ablative bottom paint. I used a brand called Bluewater for several years with good results
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel odaydokay at 10:46am 10.01.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and mag
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed sail sfbay at 10:44am 10.01.21 ..........My Volvo Penta 2004 D-2 55 pushes my Bavaria 41 at 7 knts at 1800 RPM with existing 3 blad
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 10:44am 10.01.21 It's usually right on top of the thermostat housing, a small petcock. But that's the hard way to d

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