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Replacing fuel lines sol y mar at 8:04pm 10.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3529 I just purchased a 1989 catalina 30 with the M25 diesel. I want to replace both the fuel line and th
Another bilge cleaning question - waxy-grease? KandD at 6:56pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2592 So, I found my bilge pump went out on me a few weeks back and over the course of a week or two, it f
Adler Barbour Refrig Lowell at 5:34pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 12/6130 I have an Adler Barbour Cold Plate refrigeration system that I believe to be the OE and should be a
The singing yellow strap Joe Blizzard at 5:24pm 10.15.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3224 I have one of those big yellow ratchet-straps that I use to tie my boat to its trailer. The side wit
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:57pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 In the summer there is not so much of a problem, but in the spring and fall the hot water in a water
new 28 owner maxxx at 3:44pm 10.15.09 Bigger Boats 5/2178 New to the web site and posted on ask an Oday owner instead of bigger boats. I have a 1983 28. Any h
Rudder Repair - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 3:39pm 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1706 The bottom of my rudder has a 3/4" stainless tube which connects it to the hull. This tube is loose
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:18pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3370 Due to a problem in the 110 side of my 6 gallon water heater I have only the engine-heated hot water
rigid vang with mid- boom sheeting rognvald at 2:59pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3263 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
rigid vang with mid-boom sheeting rognvald at 2:51pm 10.15.09 Pearson 5/2708 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
Newto me 28 maxxx at 2:11pm 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1651 I have just bought a 1983 Oday 28 that seems to be in pretty good shape.(surveyor rated it above ave
Diesel fuel and gaskets higgs at 11:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 14/9717 I am going to be resealing my inspection port cover onto the top of my fuel tank. It had been seale
in mast furling sail storage secondwind410 at 11:20am 10.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1884 I have had an in mast furling main sail on my 410 for two years now. I live in Ontario Canada and m
Onboard Computer - Here's an idea Bob Poff at 10:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 43/8314 I find the idea of dragging my laptop along to and from the boat, and the possibility of it getting
Please to announce Lake Lanier is at full pool Bob4203 at 10:50am 10.15.09 Catalina 30 0/1048 No big shakes in the scope of world events, but for boaters here in Atlanta, we have waited five yea
cushion measurments maxxx at 9:53am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1533 Does anyone have the measurments for all of the cabin cushions for an Oday 28. I need an idea of how
Boat info Old Weird Harold at 9:37am 10.15.09 Cal 0/2084 Hi all, I have recently (this past spring) purchased a 1979 Cal 2-35. I love the boat and would re
Head system rebuild (2) phantomracer at 9:16am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6469 After sailing our new-to-us boat this year, I think I have found some issues with the head system (s
San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada Don3098 at 8:29am 10.15.09 Destinations 3/3254 My wife and I spent a month cruising the San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada on our H
ProAction Blitz at 7:07am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3456 I was watching a marine show and noticed an advertisement for ProActive Cleaning system and was wond

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Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 6:00am 08.12.21
Rode Length jssailem at 5:47am 08.12.21 In that anchorage the big thing is Tidal current (East-West). Second is wind from the wrong directio
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? jsalley at 5:45am 08.12.21 When I owned my 309 hull #14, I had problems with the fridge compressor overheating, as there was no
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 5:22am 08.12.21 ralph, lay you mast on it's side. you pick it up from the area around the spreaders while wifey pick
Profurl C320 furling line size DougM at 5:18am 08.12.21
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 5:15am 08.12.21 fair enough, shrouds. they are all stays i think. shrouds are the side stays and then there are fore
Battery Gremlin Maine Sail at 4:18am 08.12.21 Blue Seas switch, about 5 years old. noise coming from VHF speaker A Blue Sea switch at year 5 wo
Rode Length All U Get at 3:15am 08.12.21 He must have read your original post. Time moves on.
Rode Length justsomeguy at 1:16am 08.12.21 I have dropped my scope to 3:1 in sheltered areas. You may be the deciding factor here.
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook MikeHoncho at 10:18pm 08.11.21 Make sure your charger is set for LA . I question if the batteries are getting a full charge giving
Rode Length MikeHoncho at 10:01pm 08.11.21 So after a couple years of experience at this topic and sitting on the hook in Sucia for the past 3-
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook jeepbluetj at 9:06pm 08.11.21 Uhh.. Y'all know that all AGMs ARE lead-acid batteries, right? Gels, AGMs, flooded are all lead acid
Marine grade solar sailingsoon at 8:56pm 08.11.21
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Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 7:50pm 08.11.21 I thank all of you guys for the awesome posts here and all of the help. To be a little more clear; w
Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 7:12pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: H
NOT buying H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 6:36pm 08.11.21 I took possession of the boat today it's going on for 10:00 p.m. and I'm settling in for the night I
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Georgedoyle at 5:03pm 08.11.21 Also, it helps to have several frozen water bottles in the fridge along with your perishables and b
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Georgedoyle at 4:56pm 08.11.21 I just added 400 watts of solar and I concur with Jeepbluetj. The refrigeration on larger Hunters re
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Stu Jackson at 4:26pm 08.11.21 In addition to the good replies so far, 1. Have you done an energy budget? 2. How big is your hou

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