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Cabin Painting lingarner at 5:41pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1890 Thinking of doing some painting in my cabin. What type of paint and what process is there top it? Ma
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 SailsIncentive at 3:44pm 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5263 Can anyone give me some pointers on removing the oringinal aluminum holding tank and replacing it wi
Six Months aboard an H33 nick at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 13/3813 After spending six months cruising the Queensland coast on board Sweet Mango I thought that it might
Mast Up and Damage (3) JoeD at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3017 Had my mast put up by yard yesterday. After I brought boat back to slip noticed that there was damag
Does anyone in the Pro-Audio industry sail? tvangrove at 3:05pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2429 This is not your typical sailors question, but curiosity is making me ask. I work in the professiona
Recommended Autopilot For Hunter 40 realguy1954 at 2:56pm 05.19.09 Big Boats 3/1262 It has come time to install an autohelm or our new/old 1989 hunter 40 previous owner had a system on
Mounting roller furler above anchor locker JohnD2022 at 2:16pm 05.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1375 I'm trying to figure out a good way to mount my new roller furler to my Hunter 23, with the forestay
Companionway stairs JCDSAIL at 2:10pm 05.19.09 Catalina 310 3/2275 Anyone replaced the brownish colored stair treads yet? Mine are starting to chip away on the edges a
Boat owner Wayne from Joliet at 2:04pm 05.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1557 My friend just obtained a 31 center cockpit and I have been tagging all the halyards and fittings fo
Installing Chemical Toilet in 30' 1977 rfox at 1:39pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1198 We are going to replace our stock head with a chemical toilet for convenience and ease of use. I wou
Old Topic, New Subscriber, Stuck Center Board Dick Rowe at 12:40pm 05.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1555 My ODay 25 has been on the hard (trailer) for almost 3 years and I finally completed some hurrricane
Dilemma thesailerdude at 12:35pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1578 I am currently having a hard time finding marinas or boatyard in miami area who could use crane to p
Sealand, Thetford Units Query Stevep at 12:33pm 05.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1998 Hi all -- Does anyone know the differences between the Sealand 960MSD and the Sealand 970MSD? I hav
yanmar parts MIKALS22 at 12:23pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2611 Who is a good inexpensive and reliable company to deal with for yanmar parts? Thanks
Today is perfect Netrick at 11:54am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 Today is a perfect day to get out on Lake Pontchartrain for a sail. The tide is up with a northweste
Companion Way Locks colin_bucell at 11:40am 05.19.09 Big Boats 1/1737 Does anybody have any ideas on a more secure way of locking up companion way doors. I have a 2009 4
Please help sailaway78 at 11:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/3346 Can I get a little assistance here.?? I read Mainesails posts religiously, and I have a great deal
3000 RPMs in neutral and 2400 rpms under load 1984hunter27 at 10:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4236 Hi, I have a westerbeke 2 cyl 10hp in my 1984 Hunter 27. In neutral it will rev to 3000 rpms full t
manuals and safety issues for boat Merilyn at 9:19am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 1/1490 I bought 1/2 interest in an O'Day 27 foot sailboat last summer. The previous owner had apparently be
O`DAY 37ft DOWN TO A 32 FT fulltiltboogie at 8:23am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 2/7293 I owned a 37ft O`Day center cockpit for a short while,am now looking at a 32 ft O`Day center cockpit

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BATTERY BANK SETUP Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 02.21.22 You currently have about 3.84 kWh (80ah 4 * 12v) at full capacity, a little less than 2kwh usab*
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:13am 02.21.22
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 8:10am 02.21.22 Looks serviceable. I had one in my 1974 boat. Decided I wanted to replace the gas line, regulator, f
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 02.21.22 We're supposed to reach 70 degrees today but only a high of 20 tomorrow as a "polar pulse comes down
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:54am 02.21.22 I purchased a 10kW motor from a manufacturer. The distance to motor from my slip to open water (Pot
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 7:50am 02.21.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 7:45am 02.21.22 The beauty of a stuffing box is the immediate feed back it gives. It works or it does not. YODA wou
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 7:45am 02.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will be needing something here soon.
BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 7:40am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the m
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds rgranger at 7:40am 02.21.22
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? kloudie1 at 7:39am 02.21.22 I spoke to him a little Saturday. He is doing OK. His shore power has been off for a year due to a h
Bosun's chair TimFromLI at 7:38am 02.21.22 I second the climbing harness - I feel much more secure in a harness.
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems TimFromLI at 7:33am 02.21.22 Are you sure the water is circulating? Is there possibly a blockage in the heat exchanger, the fresh
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 02.21.22 Apparently my note to Woody in FB messenger never uploaded 'cuz I couldn't find it when I just check
BATTERY BANK SETUP jviss at 7:27am 02.21.22 My error, should have said series, need to proof read before posting.:facepalm: Yes, I knew it was
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds kgibson4 at 7:23am 02.21.22 When raising the mast on my H23, I bungee the slack shrouds to the lifeline so that the turnbuckles
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:22am 02.21.22 48V if in series, not parallel. My error, should have said series, need to proof read before post
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (2) Tally Ho at 7:06am 02.21.22 Shaft diameter is 1". After reading the posts and the article on MaineSail, I'm going to clean the
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:05am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the mo
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? JamesG161 at 6:56am 02.21.22 @woodster lives near me! He told me he had to wait on a good rainfall to take a bath so.....:facep

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