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Heating system design ideas Roger Long at 7:25am 01.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3877 I have completely re-thought my cabin heater installation. The final design has been quite a projec
turnbuckles on 305 - metric or inch threads? heathfieldvw at 6:36am 01.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1974 does anyone know if the threads on the turnbuckles on the standing rigging of a 1985 first 305 have
Mast Light LTDARR at 5:48am 01.30.10 Smaller Boats 0/1401 Hi can anyone advise of the make and model of mast light used on a 1991 18.5 Hunter. Also anyone hav
Needed American Mariner 8.0 Info. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 5:41am 01.30.10 Trailer Sailors 5/11989 I have an opportunity to buy an American Mariner 8.0 sail boat. So far I cannot find much informat
Managing the Bow. KandD at 10:04pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4812 Today i tried to take out my Hunter 40 and ran into some engine problems. I dropped the anchor whil
Keeping the Optimus stove going. La Vie at 8:13pm 01.29.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1140 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 7/2012 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 8/5220 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 4/4249 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 10/3372 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 5/2132 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 3/1332 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 1/3755 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 16/3033 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 0/2666 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 7/2059 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 7/2416 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 2/1675 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 1/1272 For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on

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Outhaul cable 332 BwWhisper at 7:31pm 05.05.22 I finally did snake a tracer line through the boom and ran a new outhaul to the cockpit. Old cable i
Catalina 22 Swing Keel RJD at 6:57pm 05.05.22 I did mine a few years ago. Yes, have it sandblasted, prime it right away - because it starts rusti
Generator Ken13559 at 6:47pm 05.05.22 I got an Elemax 2KW Genset to run my Aircon when out anchoring. Switched to a Honda EU22i (2.2KW) wa
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Johnb at 6:43pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? BAD ORCA at 5:50pm 05.05.22 In all fairness, your original statement (post #1) could have been better written. You gave the im
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater jviss at 5:34pm 05.05.22
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 (3) WasabiRush at 5:10pm 05.05.22 Completed. Took a little time to spruce up the angle iron brackets with some Yanmar green.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 05.05.22 I understand completely that compasses dont point to true north. In all fairness, your original s
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 seadaddler at 4:53pm 05.05.22
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 05.05.22 Old adage - diesels only need two things to run - air and fuel. Do injectors spray consistently - n
Newport 30-3 grab rails Tally Ho at 4:39pm 05.05.22 Looks really nice! Greg
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 05.05.22 I am no expert on Yanmar engines (except maybe my 2GM20F). i have not heard of a Yanmar with 2 sepa
Outhaul cable 332 Tally Ho at 4:25pm 05.05.22 What if you taped the boom end of the outhaul to one of the reefing lines, then pulled the reefing l
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 4:20pm 05.05.22 So the story continues. The pennant line for raising the centerboard us connected to the board by a
Outhaul cable 332 AndreNJ11 at 4:01pm 05.05.22 Through carelessness, I lost the end of the outhaul into the boom last season. I tried to recaptur
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments (1) AndreNJ11 at 3:55pm 05.05.22 I have upgraded/replaced all the instrumentation on my boat, with Raymarine everything. Depth / spe
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 Mike Oldak at 3:54pm 05.05.22 I ran into this problem and had to remount the angle bar. I ended up removing a 6 inch high panel i
Cracked hull DArcy at 3:36pm 05.05.22 the boat has been used extensively and is on its last legs. I think that boat's last legs gave way
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting JoeWhite at 3:15pm 05.05.22 Fuel tank screen clogged? Use a 5 gallon external tank and connect to the fuel filter and test.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 WayneH at 3:15pm 05.05.22 The Admiral and I were at Orange Beach, AL a few years back during Memorial Day weekend. If I'm ever

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