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engine instruments jumbyway at 3:05pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1495 The Volvo D55 on our Beneteau 423 only has a tack and oil pressure guage, along with temp, alternato
yamaha outboart howard at 2:38pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2148 I have a yamaha 8hp two cycle. The carb has been rebuilt within the year but i do not use it enough.
Not a big fan of biminis... malyea at 2:01pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1791 ...most of the time. I don't like the cluttered look they present when they're folded back out of
Drowning - Read especially if you have kids. Roger Long at 1:52pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2655 Seeing MaineSail's beautiful photo took me back to my days as father of young children and this item
Racing handicap for H146? tpzahm at 1:35pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1315 Has anyone raced their Hunter 146 in a handicapped race? If so, what was the handicap? (PHRF, Port
O27 suggestions for reinforcing the stanchion backing plates? JonnyQuest at 1:26pm 07.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2128 My stanchions for the life lines are pretty are anchored pretty weakly, and any lateral pressure cau
Bow Light replacement? LarryH at 1:24pm 07.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1472 Has anyone replaced their bowlight? I am wondering where to find a replacement. I also need to repac
New Sensibulb - Even Brighter Than The Last Ones (2) Maine Sail at 1:06pm 07.01.10 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3554 The new Sensibulb, that just began shipping last week, is nearly 40% brighter than the ones I tested
Plastimo roller furler 608-T stx203 at 12:26pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/3378 I snapped a section of my Plastimo rollerfurler 608-T and need a replacement. Does anyone know of a
Sailmaker looking for info on Catalina 250 Jib Sam Salter at 10:57am 07.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1693 Looking for info: A customer has given me a 110 furling jib off a 2004/6 Catalina 250 (swing keel)
port hole screens elk at 8:49am 07.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2075 We have a 2006 350 and have always had problems fitting the screens that came with the side ports. T
Looking for Year of Boat ctaylor at 8:38am 07.01.10 Day Sailers 2/1343 I am trying to find the year of my boat. The serial is XDYG2318M79J. Any help would be appreciated.
Hiding the Mac 25 gas tank ffaubert at 7:15am 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/9909 Hi, Has anyone figured out a way to hide the gas tank on a Mac 25'? I searched the site and fo
Water storage and gray water removal ffaubert at 7:08am 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2586 Hi, How do you hook up the galley to supply fresh water and remove gray water? I checked Sum's
Drilling holes in the inside liner ffaubert at 6:55am 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1330 Hi, I was wondering if anyone has drilled limber holes from the inside liner to the bilge area in
TP CLOG!!!! part 2, broke the d*** head duality at 5:32am 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2016 ok, good news is i got the clog out by taking the pump out hose to the joker valve elbow. it sucked
Cockpit Cushions Bill Jones at 4:31am 07.01.10 Smaller Boats 10/2846 I've checked out a couple of websites for cockpit cushions for our 23.5 and am suffering a bit of st
Wanting to install a Penta Volvo motor in a Macgregor 25 lizardosversoza at 10:57pm 06.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2188 I have a 1980 Macgregor 25 and I am wondering if there is a shop or somebody who could install a pen
Do you clean/service your raw water vented loop? Philip_Oceanis 361 at 10:56pm 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1405 I am sure that most of you have somewhere in the sea water circuit a vented loop (anti sympon loop).
pearson hawk docker1 at 9:49pm 06.30.10 Pearson 0/1359 had trouble installing keel board. keel board came separate and is original. there is a pin with a p

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Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 1:21pm 06.17.22 https://www.bluesea.com/support/articles/Circuit_Protection/1437/Part_1:_Choosing_the_Correct_Wire_S
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very l
Wire Size rlongfield at 12:21pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very li
Shift strip Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.17.22 I found the groove was slightly mis-shapen on one side so I rotated the rod connector 180 degrees. T
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix LloydB at 11:00am 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both th
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps sail sfbay at 10:53am 06.17.22 You might have sucess if you contact a spar manufacturer/supplier like RigRite, Dywer, etc with dime
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 10:47am 06.17.22 Also suggest a search on this forum and find forum members who built their own like this sailor: New
Bilging Every 3 Minutes JamesG161 at 10:46am 06.17.22 check valves are a real no no. :plus::plus: Check valves plug up and need continuous maintenance.
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:40am 06.17.22 All the parts look original. The serial pops up as a long shaft as expected. I believe the fine thre
Replacing engine instrument panel capta at 10:01am 06.17.22 I'm thinking you put it alongside of the pedestal, mounted vertical against the pedestal guard. If
Shift strip capta at 9:58am 06.17.22 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift l
Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:55am 06.17.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we d
Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:49am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pu
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 9:19am 06.17.22
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jssailem at 9:15am 06.17.22 it would be a waste of money for the cosmetic repair. Tell that to the owners of mature cars, trop
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing dsalvail at 9:13am 06.17.22 Losing top-notch sail shapes is the compromise with all furlers, right? The convenience offsets the
Grand Traverse Bay tips! jssailem at 9:11am 06.17.22 Interesting, Scott. Sounds like a movie to share with my wife this evening. She grew up in Michigan
Wooden sliding hatch door vsfoster at 8:56am 06.17.22 Thank you, I have watched them all, perhaps ill make a video myself.... :)
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jmcdowel at 8:55am 06.17.22 Thanks Mechone, this is what'd heard and discovered through my research, but I'm most glad to hear f
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 8:48am 06.17.22 Do an internet search on "builing sailboat comapnionway doors" and find videos on how to fabricate t

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