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What size sheets for a 1978 30' jaj63207 at 6:48pm 03.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1255 I am aquiring a 1978 30' this week. An excellent Perkins 3.152( about 35 hp) as far as I can determi
need help jdc at 6:01pm 03.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/990 I would like to know what prop is the right size for a oday 37 wiht 32 hp diesel? any help would be
OMG! What was I THINKING! Yabuhebi at 5:40pm 03.09.09 Catalina 30 4/1748 I'm sitting here, and I feel the weight of my 30' Catalina sitting on my chest... I bought a '77 3
Adler Barbour Duty Cycle hheyne at 5:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1439 Does anyone know the duty cycle for an old Adler Barbour. Mine is 50% with 5 on and 5 off.
Improving fridge and port hole seals La Bestia at 5:13pm 03.09.09 Bavaria 3/2546 Hello: I just bought a 2003 Bavaria 44. Does any body have had experience improving the insulati
Mast Raising morgan_out_island at 4:38pm 03.09.09 Morgan 11/11031 Hello All, Here in Rhode Island i pay around $400.00 to have my mast stepped...(800.00 up ' down).
Cap side a Catalina 14.2 basilos at 4:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/971 What often or what ease (unintenciolally) is to cap side a Cat 14.2
Irwin 21 mini ton? pmschmitt at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Irwin 0/5251 I have an opportunity to purchase an irwin 21 for cheap, but the boat needs some substantial work. A
Head Leak jodygoldman at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1347 I have a Catalina 30, and over the weekend I was cleaning the bilge. The water in the bilge was tin
A Call To Action Chuckbear at 2:08pm 03.09.09 Destinations 1/2823 Please read the current post and contact the Florida Legislators http://www.cruisersnet.net/wester
success Bad Obsession at 2:01pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1105 I just finished installing a sump box in my bilge to drain my shower. Checked it and it is working
Blatent Product Endorsement Tim R. at 1:50pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1740 The yellow floating line that your see for sale to the right is excellent for tenders. It feels and
Parts for Barlow 16 appleman at 1:36pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1586 Just wondering if there might be some parts for Barlow winches still around, and if so where to find
Head replacement Bob Stammerjohn at 1:27pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 2/1685 My Catalina 38 #307 contains original equipment. A Groco HE. The piston pump assembly leaks and mus
GPS maps Nicky17000 at 1:17pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1572 Hi, A friend of mine is interested to install a map of the Mediterranean Sea to his Garmin GPS. Is a
Wind Gage Woes w jim haynie at 1:00pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 0/948 On my 1988 Hunter Legend 37, Serene Zelda, I have had big time problems with keeping a wind gage wor
H 31 loose rudder-new bushings or?? ComoxOrion at 12:16pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1925 I have 1/8 inch play in my rudder which I want to fix. Is this a change the bushings job or? Thanks
lifting technique Justin_NSA at 11:16am 03.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1862 I think I read this here once. Is there a way to get the boat up on stands using the trailer as a ja
ERICSON 21 "Mini ton" ??? pmschmitt at 10:37am 03.09.09 Ericson 1/2231 I have an opportunity to purchase an ericson 21 for cheap, but the boat needs some substantial work.
Boom Paint MerSea at 9:30am 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2266 The tarp(aulin) rubbed against the aluminium boom this winter and took some paint away living some b

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Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:42am 02.28.22 A mixing control valve will function differently. A mixing control valve will mix cold potable wat
Hunter 38 Selden Boom reference number sail sfbay at 10:41am 02.28.22 Parts catalogue has dimensions. Is it possible to measure?
Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:41am 02.28.22 Thanks for the drawing, its all clear now to me
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Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:37am 02.28.22 Thanks jocker 460 - that explains my question exactly :-)
Bormar Hatch Hinge berner73 at 10:37am 02.28.22 Select Plastics in CT
Water heater/heat exchange Captain Mateo at 10:30am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventi
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:27am 02.28.22 Although I am not an expert by any stretch of imagination, I think that regardless of which battery
Keel Oceanis 361 (1) Stalland at 10:22am 02.28.22 Dear Mark, I myself have an Oceanis 361 with a swing keel. Some time ago I asked the design bureau
Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:22am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventin
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 10:18am 02.28.22 This is close.... https://swantown.portolympia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Boatworks-Rat
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jssailem at 10:11am 02.28.22 Those OceanPlanet Energy Battery Prices sure look rich. Maybe those are Canadian Dollars... *Batt
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:04am 02.28.22 Yes, sure, if you're plugged into the dock all the time and you keep your battereis watered, or oth
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:02am 02.28.22 So I ordered my new battery charger! Yay! I went with the Sterling 12v 30a model. The #1 pick I ha
Wind angle jssailem at 9:59am 02.28.22 just gives me a pain in the neck! Is that from constantly looking up at the mast head? I knew a
Anchor winch considerations Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 02.28.22 Just re-looked (a brand new word) at your original post. a brand new word) at your original post.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! cagreen75 at 9:35am 02.28.22 Although I am not an expert by any stretch of imagination, I think that regardless of which battery
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? markwbird at 9:33am 02.28.22 I would say that you would need to know for sure that the repair is good. Otherwise don't risk it.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 9:32am 02.28.22 At 5x the cost of lead acid batteries and possibly 2x life expectancy Where did these numbers come

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