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Varnish Woes sandpiper10471 at 6:53am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2659 The teak strips beside my companionway were beautiful varnished gold but as the finish was getting a
Repair for Apelco radio bobby g at 6:28am 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1949 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The radio that came withe the boat is the Apelco 5160. Finally crapped
Another electrical Dilema. Help! Prime Time at 7:49pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2608 Hi, Maybe some of you have had this problem. I have 6 x 6 volt power tech agm batteries wired a
Thru Hull Replacement foolproof at 6:33pm 05.01.10 Catalina 30 27/9771 Hello all: I have a 1976 C30 with, you guessed it, gate valves and steel nipples for thru hulls.
36.7 Dacron Sails - Looking To Buy Ducati at 6:05pm 05.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1342 Looking to buy lightly used Dacron sails for a 36.7. Main + 140-150 Genoa Regards
Swing keel versus dagger keel John Chivers at 6:00pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3800 (Just to be upfront, I lied....I don't own a sailboat yet.....but soon!) We are looking for a newer
cockpit wiring ? gwhite at 5:13pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1113 Anybody had luck chasing wires from the wheel area to he AC/DC panel, I'm trying to run wires for a
Alternator not charging Mickey84H34 at 4:01pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2720 We recently replaced the original alternator on the Yanmar 3GM in our Hunter 34 with a high output v
Lewar opening port light insamji1 at 2:52pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1906 I just installed a new gasket in my Lewmar port light. Defender Industries ordered it for me direc
Tight fuel line lessons Roger Long at 1:59pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 You can learn something new every day, sometimes two. I've had a very small fuel leak ever since I
Ignition key or fuel stop lever, which first? John Lowery at 1:50pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1919 Can anyone tell me if I have damaged to any electrical components when I attempted to turn the engin
Heaviest outboard? Stormsailor at 1:18pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1341 I have an 86 hunter 23.5, what is the Heaviest outboard I can use, I need to hang a 78 johnson 9.9.
Bilge pump and thru hull location chefmike at 12:04pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1163 In regards to a 1971 V2-22 where is the best location for a bilge pump(s) and the thru hull exit? My
Hunter 376 cutless bearing - owner manual error finleydc at 10:09am 05.01.10 Big Boats 0/2183 I learned the hard way this week that there is an error in the Hunter 376 owner manual diagrams show
SeaLand 975 MSD Head (1) Doug J at 8:06am 05.01.10 Trailer Sailors 8/12979 If you have purchased this head can you give me your opinion of it? I'm looking to buy a new 5gal MS
Swim Platform for 34 (1) ChrisP at 7:00am 05.01.10 Bigger Boats 2/2346 My latest upgrade is the swim platform. I had it made by White Water Marine in Port Huron, Mi. www.w
need to know... zeehag at 5:36am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 24/3248 need to know the realities of the after effects of thios huge oil spill--i need to get to new orlean
usefull homemade device thereisabelle at 4:33am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1967 a couple of electricians were working on a large machine when i noticed they were talking to each ot
8.0c owners manual Davew4242 at 4:04am 05.01.10 S2 1/2078 Does anyone have a copy of an 8.0c owners manual they would be willing to copy for me?
Lockwashers or locknuts? jibes138 at 2:38am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5463 Do you use lockwashers or nylon insert locknuts when installing deck hardware? Or any other hardware

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SOLAR Forecast by STCE BigEasy at 7:17pm 06.18.22 All I know is that it is hot! Damned HOT!!:cool:
Boat Needs A Little Work (1) rgranger at 7:09pm 06.18.22 Very cool find. I see this guy at low tide
SOLAR Forecast by STCE JamesG161 at 6:52pm 06.18.22 Even NOAA understands that the Sun effects our Weather. SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER We have a
Knotmeter PlaneTom at 6:20pm 06.18.22 https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gps/en/#:~:text=GPS%20is%20a%20system%20of,figure%20out%20where%20you%20
SOLAR Forecast by STCE (1) jssailem at 6:15pm 06.18.22 It has been awhile since we posted Solar Weather pictures. This past week the sun, considered to be
AC (1) jssailem at 5:52pm 06.18.22 Welcome Sandbar. Seeing as your from Down Under and from our perspective (standing on your head) hav
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:30pm 06.18.22 I just replaced the isolator and now I'm seeing 13.95 volts at the batteries. It's time to do some
Epoxy questions dlochner at 5:00pm 06.18.22 Thanks, Dave. I ended up buying a gallon of 105 and the corresponding size of 206 slow hardener, pl
Epoxy questions ShawnL at 4:54pm 06.18.22 You can do what's called hot-coating -- while the epoxy is still tacky, you can apply another coat.
AC Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 06.18.22 Where is the ac circuit breaker Which one? Most boats have two - one close to the shore connection
AC kappykaplan at 4:44pm 06.18.22 Do you have any photos of your circuit breaker panels?
Epoxy questions jaysweet at 4:18pm 06.18.22
Looking for tubing bender (1) dLj at 3:38pm 06.18.22 I have a totally different kind of tube bender. Mine has a hydraulic piston that pushes a mandrel fo
Knotmeter kappykaplan at 3:37pm 06.18.22 But the instantaneous speed is more accurate than just distance divided by time. :plus:
Knotmeter Davidasailor26 at 3:26pm 06.18.22 A GPS displaying speed that has not been artificially smoothed can display a speed while sitting on
Introduction-New Member to Forum hceajudah at 3:23pm 06.18.22 No, the centerboard is in the up position in the slip. Just signed today with a sailing club that h
Introduction-New Member to Forum bmorr at 3:21pm 06.18.22 is the center board down in the slip? If its the line, board should be down. To raise it if rope is
Selling a Boat Without a Broker Benny17441 at 2:36pm 06.18.22 It just depends how valuable is your own time; for an absentee owner it can be a no brainer.
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 2:27pm 06.18.22 Looks like you are making good progress toward your goal of underway for July 4.
Selling a Boat Without a Broker dlochner at 2:23pm 06.18.22 If a Broker can get more for the boat than you think it is worth, then the Broker is worth his/her

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