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How do you deal with Mast Wiring for layup Rizzman at 7:23am 10.26.08 Yamaha 1/1666 Just put the boat on the hard for the winter layup and was wondering how others deal with the mast w
What has happened to the Owner Reports ? Roy Page at 6:18am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1251 Since the revised website appeared I can't find the Owner Reports that were associated with each mak
Hunter 260 Trailer marclatta at 6:17am 10.26.08 Trailer Sailors 6/8035 I have a Hunter 260 and I am building a dock and boat lift. I no longer have the trailer and need to
Charging Batteries Nichole at 4:08am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1159 My 2000 340 is on the hard now. I leave my 4 GRP31 AGM batteries on board all winter (to heavy to b
Just hauled for winter, lots of projects... Calypso at 6:15pm 10.25.08 S2 6/1216 Hauled out today. I will replace or sister a new port main shroud bulkhead (fixed with git rot but
Bermuda triangle? John at 5:41pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1448 While rummaging through the book exchange rack in our marina a few weeks ago, I came across a book o
A Physics Thought Experiment MoonSailer at 5:37pm 10.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/3152 Okay this is a thought experiment so we will assume that technical difficults don't exist. I bu
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine - What year Manufactured morgantheship at 4:15pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1575 The 2GM20F engine has an Engine Number of 03365. Does anyone know what year this engine was manufact
Need advice on 24 hour from long beach CA rwblocker at 2:15pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2471 I have been reading some cruising books and mags like att ' Latts. I have sailed all my life in cal
Where to find compression post replacement pictures DSELR at 2:14pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1898 A week or so before the web site changed I discovered in the archived photos forum some excellent in
Ablative bottom paint All U Get at 2:12pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3639 Will ablative paint become less effective when hauled out for the winter? I painted over the black
Need recomendation for glue oldsalt70 at 11:51am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2796 I have an O'Day 23 with a very large storage area in the cockpit locker. The space goes way down in
What happened? showin4fun at 10:19am 10.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2788 Can anyone tell me where to find the H34 Compression Post Repair instructions that was posted on the
transpducer wcaime at 8:16am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1270 Can thru-hull transducers be used as in-hull transducers?
Hunter 31???or30??? Hogan at 8:16am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1506 I have found a Hunter that is either a 30 or 31 that is looking for someone to bring it back to maje
Atalntic crossing in 28 MKII cd30ketch at 6:45am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 21/12608 My friend would like for me to help him sail his Catalina 28 MKII across the Atlantic to the Mediter
Back to zincs again Rich (P303) at 5:39am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1220 I have had 2 seasons with the boat... and prop zinc was missing on haul-out. I have a previous recen
Done for the season john6206 at 5:26am 10.25.08 Day Sailers 2/1289 My last sail of the season was last weekend (October 18th). Had a good season - didn't get out
The recently ugly parts of my boat (3) Rick Sylvester at 11:29pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1576 and the reason for a big chunk of a 13 week maintenance frenzy. I usually like to show the shiny
M25 trailer bunk mod J Barrett at 9:52pm 10.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1057 Now that I've given up my slip space and will truly be a trailer sailor I have decided to address th

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Adding a circuit to dc side. JoeWhite at 8:25am 06.01.21 Phil, try digikey.com enter circuit breaker in the search bar. You may find one you can use. They do
AC Condensate Drain Oprion jeepbluetj at 8:23am 06.01.21 I have a venturi on my A/C outlet, and I'm not sure yet that it doesn't restrict the flow quite a bi
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor jeepbluetj at 8:18am 06.01.21 I even looked it up, from Garmin's instructions: "3. Leaving an appropriate amount of slack, cut t
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question JoeWhite at 8:15am 06.01.21 Excellent write-up with photos to explain the problems. On the second problem my solution would be t
AC Condensate Drain Oprion tfox2069 at 8:09am 06.01.21 +1 on the venturi system. I think I have the Marvair. Just don't forget to drain it in the winter.
Window Caulking tfox2069 at 8:05am 06.01.21 I'm working up the courage (and time) to pull out a leaking port and rebed properly. Great advice o
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 twistedskipper at 7:56am 06.01.21
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 7:55am 06.01.21 Fairly certain thread size is 10-32 consistent with Morse cables. Indications are it's a 6mm x 1 o
Full size porta potty? tfox2069 at 7:45am 06.01.21 Instead of converting to any marine toilet (all of the Raritan models #tfox mentioned are high end
C22 nav lights...? Gene Neill at 7:41am 06.01.21 They came with incandescent, if I recall. Definitely not LED unless specified.
Deck wash tfox2069 at 7:39am 06.01.21 My pump is installed under the forward bunk, on the starboard side. No opinion on whether to put it
2-stroke Nissan running away kloudie1 at 7:38am 06.01.21 I think you have the diagnosis correct, the engine is "running away" (2 stroke racing to higher RPM
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question kloudie1 at 7:33am 06.01.21 Next time ya change the filter, remove the filter top and drill the bracket holes 2 sizes larger.. t
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 7:11am 06.01.21 Great article! Thanks.. The clew needs some redoing so we were concerned with relying on it. Once
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 06.01.21 I have a definite list to port side. Based on the scum line that I measured last fall, it is about
Looking for the owners manual for a B37 kodiak1120 at 7:00am 06.01.21
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question (2) miraculix at 6:55am 06.01.21 Hi all, I finished the whole thing yesterday afternoon, and it was quite an ordeal. It should have b
Legend 240 sail bag stack pack Justin_NSA at 6:45am 06.01.21 If it was a DIY pack you may be out of luck unless the kit came from someone like Sailrite
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:45am 06.01.21 I am curious, given the vague year of origin of my specific head/pump, might it not be a better idea
Legend 240 sail bag stack pack sail sfbay at 6:43am 06.01.21 If you know the stack pack manufacturer check with them on installation instructions. For example, i

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