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Keeping the Optimus stove going. La Vie at 8:13pm 01.29.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1109 Our Beneteau has an OPTIMUS gas burner and oven. Can anyone help me find a source for replacement bu
disappointed gabriel.donnelly at 5:19pm 01.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1972 30mph gusts today... fired up, headed out to beautiful lake Travis, the lake has been rising, the ma
Yanmar 4jhe Died... KandD at 3:35pm 01.29.10 Big Boats 8/5084 I tried to take out Playpen today, got about 50 yards out of the slip when my engine died on me. Wh
Faymann Diesel gensets galynd at 3:32pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/4197 Have any of you heard of or own a Farymann Diesel, 4.3 kw, generator. It seems to be a very simple
Winch Maintenance Roy10289 at 1:25pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3237 I have Lewmar 2 speed winches on my boat. They are becoming a little "sticky" when grinding and I th
Bow & Stern cleats Phoenix-UK at 12:33pm 01.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2052 Hi, Can anyone help? We sail a Hunter 30T (1990) in the United Kingdom and i have always felt that t
experiences with progressive auto ins filthy liberal scum at 12:12pm 01.29.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/956 i just got an ins quote from progressive today that was 47% lower premium than my current carrier fo
Looking to Buy Spiderjohn69 at 11:45am 01.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1305 I'm looking to buy a 1985 Mac25. The boat has been on the trailer with the bow up for some months a
Newport 33 hinged tabernacle Gary M at 11:33am 01.29.10 Newport 1/3700 I am interested in seeing pictures, drawings, and plans for a hinged tabernacle for a Newport 33. I
Battery Alternate jibes138 at 11:01am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2960 Is it acceptable practice to run all your 12 volt stuff on the boat without batteries installed by u
LectraSan on Island Packet 27? bliss at 10:42am 01.29.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2621 Just joined up after lurking in these forums for a while. Great stuff -- thanks! I'm wondering if
A/C on an h34 Benny at 10:38am 01.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2005 Our nephew is thinking about installing a 9,000 btu A/C unit on his 1986 h34. I'm 1,200 miles away
Table/Convertable Berth sean0965 at 9:21am 01.29.10 Catalina 30 7/2281 Hello All, I bought a 1980 Catalina 30 in Nov. The existing table is in bad shape and cannot be
What's under the ice box in a 336 or 340? robertsapp at 9:12am 01.29.10 Big Boats 2/1645 The previous owner of my H336 installed a 16K A/C unit under the port settee. Everyone (including th
Repair/Replacement of broken bowplate gdruist at 9:05am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1248 For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on
small boat handling coming in an inlet (3) Bob 04 H260 at 7:19am 01.29.10 Smaller Boats 7/1793 Well we made it to Florida fine, are provisoning and preparing for our trip. We intend to go down th
epoxie ??????? woodster at 5:42am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2440 just wondering if any one has pos or neg feed back on using 2 part epoxie purchased from the big box
Coastal crusing in july/ august Chuck Creel at 4:29am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2270 Since my doctor retired me early and now have time on my hands, I am trying to plan a trip east from
deck light on the spreader gwhite at 9:00pm 01.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2286 Found a fixed spreader light at "DEFENDER", wonder if anyone has installed one or two on the bottom
Bilge pump (2) paulj at 8:27pm 01.28.10 Catalina 310 5/3179 Installed a new bilge pump. Works great. paulj :troll:

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BOLT BROKE OFF Jake N Eggs at 10:01am 02.15.22 You need to get a center punch hole in the broken part of the bolt as close to the center of the bro
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. pclarksurf at 9:23am 02.15.22 If you are in Everett, WA -- there are a couple of Sailboat salvage yards in the extended Seattle me
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? RussC at 8:40am 02.15.22 not sure you'll find multi color like that but there's a very large selection of vinyl striping tape
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Tom J at 8:37am 02.15.22 Eraser wheel, by far the quickest, easiest and cleanest method of removal.
Securing Batteries on my H34 Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 02.15.22 You could use thickened epoxy to adhere the plywood to the fiberglass. You could also consider just
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? ifmdalvey at 8:15am 02.15.22 Not sure if Raymarine make transducers, i think they are all Airmar, which might have some connectio
Securing Batteries on my H34 dmax at 8:13am 02.15.22 Screwing into solid fiberglass is ok for light loads - I don't think batteries qualify as a light lo
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 7:45am 02.15.22 Either way, I would cut a G-10 backer plate to fit the recess and set it in thickened epoxy. As a si
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 7:44am 02.15.22 I will get rid of the leaking bladder and the gap around the vent line from the old tank first and s
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner (1) Benny17441 at 7:27am 02.15.22 Have used a Cruisair unit to sit on the cabin top hatch and it worked very well. Coincidentally us
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 02.15.22 How is the air flow with your new charger location? Under the v-berth is pretty much open undernea
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 6:17am 02.15.22 Thanks for the responses. I just don't think that I can get the manifold off of the elbows without
Raw water intake strainer Ward H at 6:10am 02.15.22 My Catalina came to me with a very small cheap plastic Shut Flo strainer. I replaced it with a bron
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. sail sfbay at 5:58am 02.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet on "sailboat masts" for a new one or "used sailboat mast
Wind angle jssailem at 5:46am 02.15.22 Though the instrument was not working you were able to practice your mental sailing skills and enjoy
Raw water intake strainer RoyS at 5:00am 02.15.22 The raw water pickup for the head on Katie Rose had a thru-hull strainer only. This worked until it
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler cdells at 4:53am 02.15.22 Greg, great videos and thanks for the suggestions! I am hoping to be able to separate the two but i
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 4:46am 02.15.22 Here are some pics of our previous 1996 280. Are you in Lasalle park. Your boat name sounds famili
BOLT BROKE OFF cdells at 4:24am 02.15.22 Thanks for the responses. I just don't think that I can get the manifold off of the elbows without
Securing Batteries on my H34 WasabiRush at 4:15am 02.15.22 Yes. You can attach the battery box to the plywood with screws. Thanks, but that is not what I'm

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