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Mothers Powerball - Anyone have experience? (1) Rich Stidger at 2:20pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2156 I picked up a red Mothers Powerball and it appears to be the same as the "Marine" version. In fact
Thru hull replacement ranchu56 at 1:41pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 1/1188 Replacing gate valve(last one) with ball valve and removed the lav sink drain thru-hull on my 1984 H
Looking for "upper cover" for Yanmar 1 cyl (1) Kevin3447 at 1:22pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2117 Hi, I'm looking for an "upper cover" for a Yanmar 1 cyl - YSM8 - although I think the YSM12 might be
Shaft packing on a 375 therapy at 1:17pm 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1001 Question - Any 375 owners out there who have the nylon packing gland ?? What size of replacement pac
Beneteau First 36.7 Doors (1) Bigwater Bob at 12:14pm 04.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1281 Just wanted to send a kudo to the guys at sailboatowner.com (Cruising Concepts) for the new companio
O'Day 26 Shoaldrafter at 12:04pm 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2478 Folks, The O'Day 26 is reviewed in the May/June 2009 Good Old Boats. Ed K 26
Vibration On a 1999 Hunter 380 - 3JH2E Bro Paul at 11:14am 04.20.09 Big Boats 11/2126 Well I picked up a crab trap line, that wasn't attached to a crab trap. Just floating a few inches
Looking for the Wiring Diagram for a 1982/3 H 30 Nelsonhow at 11:13am 04.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/3999 Well, I did it. I just took possession of an older H-30. It needs work but the boat is sound and w
How fast can a 26M go under sail? moctoc at 10:48am 04.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/9316 I know that answers to this question will say it depends, but in general how fast can a 26M go under
Keith's Toerails Shoaldrafter at 10:36am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1857 Keith asked, "does anyone know if the toerails can leak into the cabin?" I think that on the 26
Jibe Talkin Proper jijbing techniques for a 30 footer Royal Flush at 10:30am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3139 What proceedures should I be using rather than tacking every time? -M
Deck hardware layout on 222 48dodge at 9:27am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1370 Does anyone have any good pictures of the hardware layout on a 222? A PO has added a couple things
VHF options for trailer sailor 48dodge at 9:15am 04.20.09 Trailer Sailors 34/8904 I'm 99% done rewiring my boat right now. Getting ready to put the new hull liner on soon. Anyway,
Problems with Raymarine X-5 Autopilot Levin at 8:40am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/8523 Hello everyone... So I was one of the first to take the plunge and buy the Raymarine X-5 wheel aut
Swim Ladder, 1990 Cat 30 Charlie3472 at 8:24am 04.20.09 Catalina 30 1/1714 Good Morning, Just purchased a Catalina 30. The owner had taken off the swim ladder. When I attempte
manifold tank ssam at 7:39am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1015 1981 O'Day 28 I have a hole (1" split) in the Manifold tank. This is the plastic tank at the end
fixed windows on '84 Hunter 31 jibjunkie at 7:16am 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1555 Replaced all portholes on my '84 Hunter 31 '08 season. This year I want to replace fixed side window
clean-up after fire extinquisher use butchrobbins at 7:12am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1436 anyone know whats best for cleaning up after using a fire extinquisher? I've gotten the bulk of it u
Leaking Rib! jzakary at 9:54pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1116 Hi All, I just bought a 1961 Rhodes 19. I started painting the bilge, and noticed a slow leak that s
How to get the c-22 owners.com discount for catalina direct FixinHer'up at 9:34pm 04.19.09 Catalina 22 3/2871 I read somewhere that members of sailboat/c-22 owners.com can get discounted price for the keel c

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Cockpit Cushions kappykaplan at 3:45am 03.10.22 57% increase - definitely outpacing inflation!
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:41am 03.10.22 That rag tied to the clean out is a nasty. Someone did do some good work on the Y valve install. The
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:32am 03.10.22 Great job of discovery and documentation. You are on your way to solving your plumbing challenge. Yo
What are these... Apex at 3:25am 03.10.22 yes factory. It is trim to cover gaps. I had the same on my Catalina 25. You can create your own
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Will Gilmore at 2:36am 03.10.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color. For som
I got new crew (1) pclarksurf at 11:03pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer: Indeed-- 13.5 years,
New Catalina 30 Owner (10) mikeracca at 9:43pm 03.09.22 So this is for @Peggie Hall HeadMistress Clean out going to the deck level. 203278 Vent hose exiti
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 9:17pm 03.09.22 Well today was a good day! I got more cleaned up inside and out on Luna. First off I took a scrap
In hull transducer and wax (1) Hayden Watson at 9:15pm 03.09.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniqu
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 9:00pm 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position su
11.0a Halvern at 8:42pm 03.09.22 Mark, Can you give me an assist with my frig questions, please. Hal
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators have been rated in current output for over a hundred years. It makes little difference
In hull transducer and wax arf145 at 8:14pm 03.09.22 I had the same experience as @brazenarticle--it worked fine. I didn't have any problem with heat eit
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:13pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:45pm 03.09.22 The case that @Maine Sail was referring to, as far as I can tell, was one where a Yanmar 125A altern
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:41pm 03.09.22 A 125A alternator, in its specified environment (mostly thermal) will put out 125A continuously. Un
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators are rated for lead acid That is utter nonsense. Show me such a spec, please, if you i
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:38pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 7:35pm 03.09.22 And to you care to elaborate on that, explain why you think he's correct, or is this just a popular
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:27pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because w

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