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After shave lotion?????? woodster at 2:33pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 40/13910 ok here is the question .....what kind of after shave do you use......i know this is not about saili
Our emergency tiller was stolen - please help cara at 2:27pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2477 Hi all, We are relatively new owners of an old boat... a 1984 27' Hunter sloop. Unfortunately, th
New dealers in Seattle and Mystic Phil Herring at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1422 Got word from Hunter today that there are two new dealers in the network: Springline Yachts Mystic,
Preemptive cutlass bearing replacement Levin at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 17/5972 Hello all... So I'm about to have my 2000 Hunter 340 hauled out to get the bottom painted and to r
water between liner and hull Deucer at 1:43pm 08.23.10 Smaller Boats 26/5693 Man...gotta love owning a sail boat. In a much earlier post (like in 07), I was wondering if anybod
mast brian lego at 1:28pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1264 trying to buy new mast for 1980 mac , anybody have any ideas where i might find one new or used..tha
Kenyon Instruments (1) Jfelkins at 12:53pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7127 Does any one have any info on Kenyon Knot-o-meters or depth gauges. I think both are thru hull trans
O'day 34 and 35 owners DannyS at 12:46pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 5/1802 I'm working on solving an oil pressure issue (Universal M25). The light on the instrument panel has
How much weather helm does Bimini add? ChuckThomas at 12:06pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2332 Saturday night race had winds around 15 knots. We were experiencing alot of weather helm. We had t
2011 Lake Havasu (AZ) Pocket Cruisers Convention Don Guillette at 11:54am 08.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5531 Last week I was tooling around on some of the message boards and saw a thread about the above conven
Sail slugs kirbyc1goo at 11:10am 08.23.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3367 So im about to buy a sail, and it comes with 3/8 inch slugs. The boat did not have a mainsail origi
When a problem Develops... Head Master at 10:48am 08.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1840 When you have a problem with a piece of equipment on your boat be sure to note down what it is doing
Just another main reefing question (7) Team118 at 10:43am 08.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2929 Hi there! I have some questions about setting up a main sail reefing system on a 77' Catalina 30.
New Oday 23 owner KYODAY at 9:02am 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1942 First let me say hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for quite a while prior to buying
Sony XS-MP1620W Marine Speakers failure... Derek Rowell at 8:53am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2170 I have a pair of Sony XS-MP1620W 6.5" marine speakers in the cockpit, and both have failed in the sa
Beneteau 423 bwasileski at 8:07am 08.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6028 Hi. I have a 2004 423 that has a C70 Raymarine Chart Plotter with Integrated Radar. The GPS/Chart P
Popped a Snap R.S.Cape at 7:28am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1588 We recently installed our new companionway cover onto our existing snaps on the boat. (We had to in
Anyone know the answer or research area on this problem? Fogcutter at 7:26am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3169 Hello my name is Joe and I have recently completely restored over a 1966 O'Day Ospray and when lifti
What the @!%$ is going on with my valves? robertsapp at 7:05am 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/4529 I had to replace my starter solenoid (cracked bakelite) on my 3GM30F, so since I had the starter off*
Rusty Keel bolt Maintinance (1) Buzzlovelace at 7:04am 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2303 Hello I have a 71' Catalina 27. The keel bolts(not stainless steel) are solid but do have some rust

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Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Hollyberry at 1:18pm 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is runnin
Mast bend walmsleyc at 1:12pm 06.13.22 Hollyberry is right. Your rig is a masthead B&R. So, unlike my rig, the pre-bend you set it up wit
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:03pm 06.13.22 I would go with the 3 blade for reasons you noted. Also be sure to carefully check the tide & curren
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon dlochner at 1:02pm 06.13.22 It all depends on how tall your mast is, over 65 no go. There is a draw bridge between Key Largo and
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon (1) Johann at 12:59pm 06.13.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:55pm 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:55pm 06.13.22 Don't know about 45cc, but I know my boat cannot get under. Do you know about Snake Creek Drawbridge
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:41pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Cockpit table material (1) Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:32pm 06.13.22 OK thanks This is what I meant - is this what they referred to as King Starboard?
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:29pm 06.13.22 https://www.google.com/search?q=boat+circular+line+holder&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:25pm 06.13.22 https://pilingcaps.com/line-holders.html
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Nope! Zurn Qest Pex fittings like shown by the OP have been out of production for several years. I h
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Thank you all for your help, I found a radiator hose that seems to be working for me, boats out of t
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 12:22pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Grounding two isolated battery banks walt at 12:18pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I will
Cracked hull Shorefun at 12:00pm 06.13.22 You really like to create a lot of work for yourself. What I did.... I tried the gorilla glue. Don
Scuppers.... Captain Grey Beard at 11:58am 06.13.22 Gentlemen, These cowls and tubes are a vital part of your boats ventilation. They are not aftermark
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:53am 06.13.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old one
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:52am 06.13.22
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:50am 06.13.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers go

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