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Hooking electric bilge pump into manual pump dacheez at 5:54am 05.18.09 Bigger Boats 0/1274 Installing an electric bilge pump in an O'Day 272LE. Had read a thread last week from several years
bildge problem jim mcginn at 5:38am 05.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2014 New owner of a Cat 34'. Typically have a couple of inches of water in the bildge. All tanks and seal
H33: what is normal water temperature Mike Oatsvall at 5:29am 05.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1407 I have a 33 with a Yanmar 3YM30. What is the normal operating range for the engine water temperature
Radio Interference from Battery Charger Phil K at 5:28am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1898 When listening to FM (or AM) on my radio, I get interference whenever my battery charger comes on.
How much should bowl fill? SailingTerp at 5:05am 05.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1749 How much should the bowl fill up? I bought my 1982 Catalina 25 dinette model last year and it came
Dual Battery Connection 63284 at 4:53am 05.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1660 Last fall, I removed the the two batteries from the boat in order to trickle charge them over the wi
changing oil the ancient mariner at 4:36am 05.18.09 Catalina 310 0/1367 This may be an old solution but it's new to me. I connected the existing oil pan drain hose fitting
Upper Rudder Bushing or Sleeve on Y36 Yamaha (2) Rizzman at 4:25am 05.18.09 Yamaha 5/3309 My upper rudder post sleeve or nylon bushing (since I don't know what it is actually called?) is in
Lake Ontario Hunter Rendezvous Ken Palmer at 4:11am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/994 :wow: Have all of you Lake Ontario Hunter owners heard about the rendezvous coming up in July? If
Refridgeration Bad Obsession at 2:40am 05.18.09 Catalina 30 2/1337 Who has installed a refridgeration unit on their boat? How much did it cost and how hard was it? W
Sailmaking Mark Major at 1:24am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2105 I have been given 55 feet of 55" wide light nylon fabric, and have sewing skills enough to entertain
Stanchion Question hunter 28.5 (1) agittler at 9:19am 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1228 I must replace one of the Stanchion on my 87 hunter 28.5. While I have been able to remove the stanc
compression post noise ajsail1 at 8:46pm 05.17.09 Big Boats 0/986 I've finished my compression post project, minus one decision. There was a thin piece of nylon on t
Trailering with Motor??? tgrass462 at 7:42pm 05.17.09 Smaller Boats 6/1341 I'm taking delivery of our 'new' H-260 this Thursday. We'll be trailering down to Kentucky Lake (ab
water leaks CapN Bill 87 at 7:01pm 05.17.09 Sirius 21/22 7/4978 Hi Folks Has anyone out there figured out how rainwater gets into the cabin under seat lockers???
Whisker pole for H36 Ken Honeycutt at 6:03pm 05.17.09 Big Boats 4/1148 Thinking about adding a whisker pole. Has anyone had experience with an H36? Was it easy to install
priming a raw water impeller Don Crowther at 5:49pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2778 The ice is off the lake the docks are in and we have launched!!:dance: But as we started the engine
Cheek Blocks jibjunkie at 5:09pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1481 Any of you '84 31 owners know where to buy new cheek blocks? I would like to be able to match up wit
Car Stereo jerry10848 at 5:08pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 33/4630 I'd like to mount a car stereo (AM/FM/CD) over the nav table of my ODay 28 and control it from the c
Newbie question under engine sailliny at 4:59pm 05.17.09 Catalina 310 7/2545

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refrigeration for a s2 11a Tally Ho at 6:58am 03.12.22 I can dream but I know that I am not going to be doing any long range cruising with this S2. Just h
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 6:57am 03.12.22 Xentrex does not make regulators. Perhaps they do. Not sure about LiFePO Power Accessories \| Xan
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:56am 03.12.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430??? As per the title, it is a hunter 30. I will
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:55am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:52am 03.12.22 What you are looking for is a press. A hammer may destroy the bond of the strut to the hull. See
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 6:52am 03.12.22 Interesting. There must be two layers of film over the screen. The one I removed was very thin and p
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:51am 03.12.22 If you buy a new one you will have the exact measurement. Smashing! That never would have occurred
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.12.22 I looked at the Xantrex site, and I can't find an alternator regulator designed or programmable for
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? RoyS at 6:07am 03.12.22 Rocna recommendations use 50 mph winds so their sizing is very conservative.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:04am 03.12.22 They must have listened. Too long of a story, but they helped me, by phone, with my new one. Their
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 5:50am 03.12.22 We had stopped installing Xantrex years ago due to on-going reliability and customer support issues
Shackleton's Endurance Found kappykaplan at 5:46am 03.12.22 Saw this a couple of times on the news. Great historical find! :beer:
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 5:38am 03.12.22 Yes, and you'll be amazed at what a difference it makes. Lots of info in the archives here on how t
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 5:21am 03.12.22 [QUOTE="mikeracca, post: 1736620, member: 159338 this is the back of my propane solenoid, any though
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Daveinet at 5:16am 03.12.22 The first thing you need to do is load the boat and then measure your tongue weight. It should be ar
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 5:13am 03.12.22 I wrote my account of the "fire" incident in post #4 from memory of a post read 6-months ago becaus
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Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 03.12.22 When you put the boat on the trailer, get it as close you can to the roller. You will not be able
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. BigEasy at 5:00am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard! Congratulations on taking the next step in purchasing your new boat & learning to

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