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water heater hookup richk at 5:36am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/1304 I need to reconnect a water heater after repairs on my 3GM30F. How do I make sure there's no air in
Mast step replacement Paul In Boston at 5:27am 08.18.09 Catalina 22 1/2446 My friend dropped hist mast and broke his mast step and ripped the ss pin out of the mast bottom (th
scottncoffee gel coat scottncoffee at 4:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1299 I have a 21 foot Macgregor that has cracks on the gel coat and I don't know what to do to fix it.
CDI Flexible furler opinions hobbit at 3:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 35/19866 We have a Pearson 28 with a 36.5 luff. Thinking about installing a CDI flexible furler. Can you give
Heat exchanger RAD88 at 9:30pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2480 Has anyone figured out how to hook up a heat exchanger to a Yanmar YSB12 raw water cooled engine. I
winter storage, what to do??? montaydan at 8:58pm 08.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2062 I have a 2007 Beneteau 373, I dock at Sandusky Ohio. Last winter I stored inside, which was costly
Shorter turbuckles Mougly at 8:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4881 Hello all I am wondering if there are any short turnbuckles out there foe 1/8" stays, my turnbuck
In board motor gmkc11 at 7:20pm 08.17.09 S2 4/2257 As I look at used 7.3 boats, it seems most of them have outboad motors rather than inboard. And I se
Autohelm ST4000 needs replacing sailthejazz at 6:52pm 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1682 Does anyone know where to get an autohelm ST4000+ control head. My old ST4000 has stopped working, b
Companionway teak for O'Day 222 Zoomie at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2770 Is there a source for pre cut companionway teak for the O'Day 222. The pieces I speak of are not the
Hunter Vison 32 refrigeration HV32 at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1590 Looking for some advice on where to place the compressor for refrigeration on a Hunter Vision 32 199
using a "riding sail" amr828 at 5:24pm 08.17.09 Big Boats 12/3378 my '96 430 sails on the anchor and aside from deploying 2 anchors. Does a riding sail help, what s
Help! 23' Oday pop top sail rigging biob@mac.com at 5:17pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1680 I inherited a 23' Oday pop top. I rebuilt the interior woodwork over the winter, added some new elec
Looking for reviews of Legend 40.5 Billy D at 5:16pm 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2737 I have a Legend 35 and have decided to sell her and buy a Legend 40.5. I've read the reviews but th
Home Flooring Question Rick D at 4:11pm 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/4680 We live at 5000' in the California mountains. Our eight year old wall to wall carpet is getting hard
Waeco Adler Barbour freezer part needed BeneteauCanuck at 3:33pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/5957 Hi, I am new to this forum (or any forum for that matter). I found you while searching for Adler Bar
trying to trace H I N for my boat sand sailor at 3:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4036 is there anyone on a federal level that can help me trace down the H I N for my boat? I've tried at
What Battery Types to use for Bow Thrusters and Anchor Windlasses? NotCook at 3:21pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/11424 OK, my anchor windlass batteries (2x12V for 124V) are not holding charge - seems reasonable, as they
Internal gooseneck - Ericson 35-III LloydMoore at 1:49pm 08.17.09 Ericson 1/2624 The internal gooseneck fitting on my Ericson 35-III is broken beyond repair. It is an aluminum casti
Need sail info - newbie somecooldad at 12:16pm 08.17.09 Day Sailers 1/1161 Hi - I have an O'Day Mariner, about 19', 1973. I don't have access to this boat (moored, no tender

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322 Keel Material Tin Kicker at 5:52am 04.10.22 I read the reference, and believe the ceramic reference is for the mold, not the actual casting.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 5:47am 04.10.22 I would have expected the dealer to have checked all that stuff before delivery? A good surveyor (
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch (1) Tally Ho at 5:42am 04.10.22 You could try D&R Marine and see if they have something. http://www.drmarine.com/products.asp?cat=1
240 tiller extension replacement Joe at 5:39am 04.10.22 I'd drill out the rivets and use the existing hardware for the new stick.
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 Joe at 5:36am 04.10.22 I'd be interested in the yard master's opinion, as well as your local chandlery.
322 Keel Material Tally Ho at 5:31am 04.10.22 According to MarsKeel.com, at least part of the lead keel is actually ceramic with a lead coating.
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... PaulK at 5:25am 04.10.22 If you're into a more relaxed trip, there's a R2AK boat looking for crew on the return trip - Sitka
Lightning Protection PaulK at 5:19am 04.10.22 Mine may be a similar, less robust, approach. I have a copper ground wire from the aluminum mast b
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:11am 04.10.22 Thinwater Agree.. thats what i was thinking Thks
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 Davidasailor26 at 5:09am 04.10.22 You don't need to protect the keel from water intrusion but I think there needs to be some sort of
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Babette04 at 4:54am 04.10.22 It looks like that same seal will fit my boat or I can go with the PYI shaft seal. The Volvo Penta
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? shemandr at 4:32am 04.10.22 When I used VC (Whatever version) I would go 2 years before re-coating. I would regularly scrub the
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 shemandr at 4:27am 04.10.22 Agree with jviss. I think you need to sand the keel smooth. By the time you do that you'll be basi
Starting fluid Rick Webb at 4:07am 04.10.22 I remember seeing out on a cold cold flight line I thin in Germany a crusty old crew chief going out
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? sailme88 at 3:02am 04.10.22 After media blasting and 4 coats of barrier the next coat was a BLUE reference coat.. My hull bottom
322 Keel Material Tin Kicker at 1:28am 04.10.22 According to MarsKeel.com, at least part of the lead keel is actually ceramic with a lead coating. M
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 11:23pm 04.09.22 So the truck with the eagle on it dropped this off for me today. ing the wiring on Luna. Today I a
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 10:42pm 04.09.22 I would have expected the dealer to have checked all that stuff before delivery? A good surveyor (w
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 10:38pm 04.09.22 I tried at 20% charge level and above 12v to return the transfer switch to normal center position
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 (4) SycloneDriver at 10:33pm 04.09.22 Here are some pix.

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