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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 1/1271 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 7/1837 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 15/2583 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 11/2325 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 3/2352 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 5/3286 Installed a new bilge pump. Works great. paulj :troll:
Bilge pump wiring question Robert De Haan at 4:41pm 01.28.10 Catalina 30 2/2127 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with what I believe is a factory wired bulge pump. In trouble shooting w
S25 Deep draft keel RayK at 4:32pm 01.28.10 Seidelmann 1/2552 Can anybody post a picture(s) and maybe specs/rough measurements of an S25 deep draft keel PLEASE?
Summer (hurricane season!) cruise in the bahamas...? biorapper at 3:16pm 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4221 I have the summer off and am contemplating what adventures to pursue. At first I was thinking about
instrument brand preferences Randy18540 at 12:28pm 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2200 I have to replace my NAVMAN instruments due to LCD problems. I have found I can replace them with No
headsail opinions wanted for O'day 25 wnance at 12:02pm 01.28.10 Day Sailers 5/2049 Hi, Getting a new furling headsail for our O'day 25, and wondering if the 25 or similar size O'day
Why learn to Navigate? Levin at 11:55am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 109/15573 Hello all... I was reading a thread where a member asked about buying an new GPS system. In that
where to find a pearson 35' mast joeflow at 11:28am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2608 Hello all, An accident occurred last year, and my grandfather needs a mast for his pearson 35'. Wh
Is the ODay 322 the right boat for us? MafaldaII at 9:34am 01.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1474 I have to admit that I'm a Catalina fan, I've owned a 27', a 30' and now I was thinking about a 34'.
Repacking a gland Warren Milberg at 9:02am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3470 So, I've started spring maintenance early by opening and picking out the old packing from my packing
Hunter 33.5 depth sounder problem The Office at 8:08am 01.28.10 Big Boats 0/1312 I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 with ST50 instruments. The depth gage is showing me 45 feet in 10 feet of wa
just got an email from lowrance txtowman at 6:33am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1657
Raster vs. Vector chart discussion Roger Long at 5:30am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1924 There is quite an extensive thread starting over in the "Points East" magazine forum http://www.poi
Com-Pac 16 -- What to look for? Tedstur at 5:11am 01.28.10 Com-Pac 2/9375 Tomorrow I am driving about three hours to look at a early 1980's Com-Pac 16. I have been looking f

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Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? sail sfbay at 5:38pm 05.03.22 Look at the manual which shows the standing rigging specs. You can download it from this site.
Solar Charge Controller Question Hello Below at 5:20pm 05.03.22
Solar Charge Controller Question heritage at 5:14pm 05.03.22 I agree with what DArcy said. I think you will find it difficult to manually switch from bank to ba
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 4:59pm 05.03.22
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? jssailem at 4:48pm 05.03.22 Hi David, Congrats on your new to you sailboat. The Hunter 19 is a lightweight boat. Not seeing you
Ammeter replacement questions Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 05.03.22
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast pclarksurf at 4:41pm 05.03.22 https://youtube.com/shorts/UB-_nUnTIvM?feature=share Horrible video attempt but it does show the co
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast (3) pclarksurf at 4:21pm 05.03.22 I"m in the @LakeShark camp: needs to be efficient and I only raise solo. Certainly as you raise wi
shroud tension rgranger at 4:18pm 05.03.22 It looks a though the only recourse is to simply pull down on the shroud by hand and try to get the
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement joelm100 at 4:15pm 05.03.22 Heads up: I did a swap with the galley on my H380 and had trouble matching European thread and PEX
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? JoeWhite at 4:06pm 05.03.22 Normally the engine coolant also runs through the water heater coil to heat the drinking water.
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Captainfrankii at 4:01pm 05.03.22 Hardware, especially rigging, should NEVER be attached directly to the holes in the anodized-aluminu
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.03.22 For my H 310 4 rings 3/16 inch Teflon. Tim
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.03.22 fuel injectors are fouled from the soot and carbon Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 3:52pm 05.03.22 I'm not familiar with DC circuits that can measure current via the wires through the "donut". Thoug
Misc Issues jssailem at 3:42pm 05.03.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could co
Misc Issues mjsb at 3:25pm 05.03.22 My biggest concern with all that the engine has been thru, especially with the backfiring and heavy
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 3:04pm 05.03.22 I do have someone who offered to go with me time permitting and captain my boat that has close to 4
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:02pm 05.03.22 That doesn't look too bad. When I spent an extended time motoring in following seas, I got soot on
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 2:29pm 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater

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