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Blitz at 6:48pm 04.26.22
The paint I used on my AIRMAR speed transducer and old Datamarine depth transducer has been the MDR
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak
jibes138 at 6:32pm 04.26.22
Use saran wrap to hold the epoxy in place with duct tape or painters tape to hold the edges of the s
Desperate leakinhg
Richard19068 at 6:07pm 04.26.22
Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stand
Two-battery LiFePo4 system?
AlanSD at 5:39pm 04.26.22
Oh, thanks, I should look more closely. Can you say what Victronics components I'd need to do this
Desperate leakinhg
jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit
eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22
removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg
Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22
Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg
Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22
Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg
jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22
Desperate leakinhg
Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.26.22
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Tally Ho at 4:45pm 04.26.22
Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distract
Oceanus 400 transducer location?
Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 04.26.22
and I wonder whether there would be enough loss going through water/hull/water that I'd get a false
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage   (2)
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Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit?
dlochner at 4:18pm 04.26.22
On a boat with wheel steering linear drive units are typically attached to the rudder post with a sh
Rudder bearing   (3)
Voyager1 at 4:09pm 04.26.22
Just an update, I got ahold of Dr.Marine, they indicated Oday 302 does not have any rudder bearings.
Another Battery Question.....
JoeWhite at 4:07pm 04.26.22
Boomer, this is a good opportunity to test your setup. Buy 2 new ones and series them with the old o
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit?
jviss at 4:01pm 04.26.22
What autopilot control unit have you? If it doesn't have a clutch output, then this is not a practi
Oceanus 400 transducer location?
JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.26.22
There is nothing special about its cable. You can use 4 conductor 24 gauge nickle plated twisted and

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