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Cabin Heater Finalized Roger Long at 9:29am 01.24.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2180 Thanks to all here who helped with comments. I think I finally have a plan for my cabin heat. You ca
All You Houston Sailors Rick Webb at 9:07am 01.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1666 A couple of us are coming out there the first week in February for the ASA conference. I am looking
Polar Charts jeffreckson at 7:05am 01.24.10 Catalina 30 1/55 I just became aware of Polar Charts. I have a 1988 Catalina 30 Standard Rig. I see where performance
smallest 4 stroke motor for mariner matthew at 6:38am 01.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1211 I have recently purchased a mariner 2+2 without an outboard and was wondering what size motor to buy
steel sailboat Sinuhe75 at 4:06am 01.24.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1336 hello! I'm searching for a steel(or aluminium)boat for my Association which is dealing with social a
tow question bad_com_pany at 3:46am 01.24.10 Smaller Boats 1/1339 wondering here as when we sail our 23.5 we have always put the kayak in the cabin until we get to wh
Swing keel sticks, 25' Ericson hm2010 at 3:29am 01.24.10 Ericson 2/4006 Last season I bought a 1978 Ericson 25' with a swing keel, which tends to get stuck in the up positi
Antifouling for water tank Andy1237 at 9:21pm 01.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/5479 Just read this in article about things to do with a penney. #7. Reader Tip: Birdbath Cleaner To wa
Mid Winter Afternoon Project (Stereo Enclosure) (14) Maine Sail at 7:38pm 01.23.10 Musings With Maine Sail 8/5465 I have been meaning to address the issue of my boats stereo for a while and figured while doing the
interior window trim - what can be done JoeSailer at 7:25pm 01.23.10 Catalina 30 6/4485 I am in the middle rebeding my windows on my Catalina 30 - I've removed the interior aluminum trim
questions about a Beneteau 473 newowner at 6:01pm 01.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2730 We are looking at a beautiful 2004 Beneteau 473. We have been told that within the last year Benete
Shroud rigging cable size - 1988 Macgregor 26macsailer at 5:57pm 01.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/115 What is the size of the stainless steel shroud cable for a 1988 MacGregor 26D? The strand appears to
Paint Quanities for a 26 S or D Bottom.... Sumner at 5:47pm 01.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/6255 This spring I'm going to put a barrier coat on the bottom and then an anti-fouling paint over that.
Yanmar 3GM(F) Water Heater Performance zds at 5:13pm 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 44/11968 My Hunter 34 has a Yanmar 3GM(F) that has a coolant loop running thorough a hot water heater. It wor
Looking for Main and Lazerette Hatch replacements Seminole Wind at 4:53pm 01.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1227 Does any one know where I can purchase replacements for my Main and Lazerette hatches. My lazerette
Lewmar Wavegrip 30ST problems drh1965 at 4:29pm 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4049 Has anyone ever had this problem: my winches work fine for winching under load but I can't reverse t
Deck Revitalizing jlw at 4:26pm 01.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1533 Hi All, Second post of the day, so after this one I will be quiet. I have recently bought a 20-yea
35s5 Owners Manual jlw at 4:17pm 01.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3280 Hi All, I recently purchased a 20 year old Beneteau 35s5 (life is beautiful!), but I have had litt
break in line to mast lights newboatowner at 3:59pm 01.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1278 The mast lights on my Catalian 30 are not working. The line from the harness up the mast is ok. Th
Help with alternator mounting bracket robertsapp at 3:22pm 01.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2624 I purchased a '95 H336 last September, and have been fixing various things the previous owner didn't

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New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11am 02.14.22 Look in archives on the Hunter 340 under Jim Seamans/Java. He was a guru on that 340. He is deceas
Eleven Portlights RoyS at 6:05am 02.14.22 You will be working on her for years. Ask me how I know. Best if you bring up one project at a time
Need help with 1 yr old Aimar in hull depth tranducerthat stopped sending signal akar7 at 6:04am 02.14.22 Just a point of reference, it must be submerged in water to work and you should hear a slight clicki
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Baby Sea Wolf at 5:56am 02.14.22 Can you provide a picture of the front of your built-in freezer?
BOLT BROKE OFF sailme88 at 5:37am 02.14.22 If it is underneath you're best course of action is to remove whatever it is attached to. Cut your
Attaching Clamshell RoyS at 5:27am 02.14.22 You can just drill through the hull and use nuts and bolts with sealant. There is another model exte
Attaching Clamshell rgranger at 3:40am 02.14.22 By the way, I think I know to whom you refer here. I always took that phrase to be insulting, a sni
Tiller .vs. Wheel Apex at 3:10am 02.14.22 @Joe it took me some time and re-reading to take on your view as a new perspective: turning the back
H41DS 2008 salon table leg senang at 1:27am 02.14.22 Situated in the Netherlands their website is www.zwaardvis.com. They should be able to give you thei
Tiller .vs. Wheel Joe at 12:20am 02.14.22 Maybe there's confusion about what "points" means. If you are referring to the direction pointed
Catalina 22 electric outboard Joe at 11:05pm 02.13.22 Joe - It doesn't look like Tohatsu makes a 6 HP in LPG. Is that the case? Did I miss it? Also, you
Attaching Clamshell Dalliance at 9:59pm 02.13.22 My slotted screen is integral to my through-hull. If I was installing this over an existing through
Sailing a kayak? Ken Cross at 9:20pm 02.13.22 I did finish the kit and it is a pretty decent kayak. It appears to be a little bit tender but you g
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Ward H at 9:07pm 02.13.22 I don't relate solo handling to ease of handling the main sail. I solo handle my C30 a lot. The t
Attaching Clamshell thinwater at 8:49pm 02.13.22 I installed one using screws and butyl while snorkeling once. That was a decade ago. I think the st
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 7:46pm 02.13.22 Never had a need to get that fancy. Always used nutted machine screws right through the FG above t
Attaching Clamshell Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 02.13.22 Have you tried? Never had a need to get that fancy. Always used nutted machine screws right thro
Choosing a battery charger Ward H at 6:49pm 02.13.22 Scott, don't cut costs now. You've done the boat right so far. Go with the 60. Thinking back to wh
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 6:35pm 02.13.22 Ouch. Don't know if I'd try to cut machine screw threads in FG. Just too shallow for my liking.
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:33pm 02.13.22

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