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How do you get to the fuses?! Oday 30 rbarna1 at 5:01pm 03.19.10 Bigger Boats 5/2437 So we just got our 1980 Oday 30. Fusebox is right by the stairs to the cockpit (in the middle). The
What do I have? Loutheg at 4:13pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1679 I am a new Catalina owner, which is my first sail boat. I have been a power boater and on our local
H40 Stuck Mastead Sheave Acadia at 2:13pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 3/1520 1985 H40 and I have the pleasure of having a stuck main halyard sheave at the masthead (I think). H
Simpson Lawrence Windlass shoeless at 1:38pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 0/2086 For anyone interested: Last year I bought a 2004 H386 that had seen very little use (218 engine hrs
Virginia Making New Requirements Bad Obsession at 12:49pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2152 http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/requirement Discuss: Personally, it is great to req
North VS. Bacon Marc Bergmueller at 12:46pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2471 All options being equal, Bacon Sails is about $200 cheaper than North Sails Direct in a package cons
Passage 42 chainplates Paul Cossman at 11:42am 03.19.10 Big Boats 1/1738 To my fellow P42 owners, There was an old thread about checking out the P42 chainplates for corrosio
Cabin Vent Leak (2) em-25 at 10:41am 03.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1665 Has anyone experience a persistent leak like this? We have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig. See attached pict
Fresh wather system Andreas7699 at 10:09am 03.19.10 Big Boats 5/1844 Hi. I am looking for new parts for the fresh wather system in my H 36 2008. Anyone know where and wi
Sealants Sailornels at 9:48am 03.19.10 Day Sailers 2/1510 I wiill be sealing where my chainplates go through the deck on my O'Day 23, as well as a through hul
Great Time peptobysmol at 9:38am 03.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/1162 Went out for a little jaunt yesterday for the first time this year. My 85 Hunter performs so well.
Prop Problems gerrysailing at 9:38am 03.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2890 Hi I own a Beneteau 36CC fitted with a 28hp Yanmar Engine, the performance going astern is hopel
Prop problems gerrysailing at 9:30am 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2002 Hi I own a Beneteau 36CC fitted with a 28hp Yanmar Engine, the performance going astern is hopel
Repower HR41 - what engine? bignorth at 8:59am 03.19.10 Hallberg-Rassy 2/5052 The existing engine (VolvoPenta MD21) in our Hallberg-Rassy 41 is now 32 years old. It is still runn
Trailer Bunks/ Height Dances with Wind at 8:45am 03.19.10 Catalina 22 9/3009 Just bought a '89 Catalina 22, fixed Wing Keel with 2.6' draft. I need to know the height of the tra
gauges btf555 at 8:25am 03.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1448 i have a Hunter 30 (1989) and i want to install gauges on the water and fuel tanks. any one have an
Stress Cracks green98tj at 7:21am 03.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1395 I purchased a 1986 34 Hunter last Spring. This spring someone told me I had stress cracks on the tra
5411 engine replacement Stephen Ray at 7:15am 03.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2109 Has anyone replaced thier 5411 11h.p. on an older 1982 Catalina 30 with a newer universal diesel? H
'87 P31-2 Reefing blocks (2) CATNAP at 7:11am 03.19.10 Pearson 2/2330 Hello all, The reefing blocks on our '87 P31-2 have decided that years of sun have become too much
O Day 25 main cabin ports Dave K at 6:13am 03.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1394 Is there a sorce for the fixed ports in the main cabin of an O Day 25. Mine have degraded and the fr

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Funny Friday!!! RussC at 5:27pm 04.30.22
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 04.30.22 By the way, on Xantrex documentation - I know I changed the ACCEPT voltage on my system to 14.8V, p
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Davidasailor26 at 4:58pm 04.30.22 Sounds cool, rate of 0.3 liters per hour, and requires only 20 watts of power per liter. I think t
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included NYSail at 4:56pm 04.30.22 Yours are as well. I almost anchored in your bay last year. dj If you ever come by, let me know a
Halyard direction through the sheaves Joe at 4:56pm 04.30.22 Well I managed to find the answer, and yes it does seem to matter that you put it in back to front
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Davidasailor26 at 4:41pm 04.30.22 I've read this in connection with the forward facing direction of an external raw water strainer to
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 4:29pm 04.30.22 Yesterday I measured the how many L/hr were being returned to the tank as in when the engine is work
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 4:09pm 04.30.22 I wonder if those bananas are gluten free?
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Stu Jackson at 3:58pm 04.30.22 So maybe it's not so much a Freedom 20 thing as a Xantrex regulator and Link 2000-R thing. Yes, th
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER danm1 at 3:46pm 04.30.22 My understanding is what you don't want, among other things, is for the prop to turn the engine w
O'day 25 Port and Stbd setee drains to where? racenmotorsports at 3:44pm 04.30.22 yeah, nevermind, they are connected to the bilge. Just ran to the boat and checked again. I wasn't
Dealing with wind shear Don Guillette at 3:06pm 04.30.22 I do have three sets of telltales - bottom third, middle, and upper third. If I have to choose on
Autopilot Drive Unit Manufacturer? Tally Ho at 2:44pm 04.30.22 That's what I linked in the post before yours! :) Great minds think alike I guess. Greg
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 2:44pm 04.30.22 By the way, on Xantrex documentation - I know I changed the ACCEPT voltage on my system to 14.8V, pe
Wetnesses under compression post Don S/V ILLusion at 2:39pm 04.30.22 Is the deck (where the mast rests) concave? does the bottom of the compression post sit on a wooden
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:01pm 04.30.22 Have you checked that the keel bolts are torqued to proper spec? Yes, and @jssailem asked me the
Wetnesses under compression post Davidasailor26 at 1:59pm 04.30.22 Pictures would help diagnose. Is there just some sitting water in the bilge there that hasn't draine
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? (2) jviss at 1:58pm 04.30.22 Hi Stu, I don't really know if it's a Freedom 10 or 20, I'm a bit confused about that now. But, re
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 1:46pm 04.30.22 Not sure where you are, but was that Ever Forward?
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 1:39pm 04.30.22

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