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Gross Breach of Privacy--Stuffiminto.com (1) sailingdog at 7:56am 03.02.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/211 I'd just like to say that Sully is quite the piece of work. For those of you who don't know who Sull
Golf Car Batteries and a big dohhhhh Scott B at 6:51am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6827 Late last Fall I decided to switch the house bank over to 4 Golf Car batteries after having to use t
Florida Weather?????? (5) seadaddler at 5:25am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1859 What the heck is going on here with the Florida weather it's very cool and very windy,you noticed I
Best tool for grinding fiberglass? Roger Long at 4:33am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/27008 Say, what is the best tool for major sculpting such as the scarf bevel on old thru hull hole patchin
That sinking feeling. Roger Long at 4:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1321 It's good to go over and think hard about your "someday" list from time to time. http://www.rogerl
Heat Exchanger zinc swells mac1840 at 11:27pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 28/12804 Each time I try to replace my exchanger zinc on my Westerbeke aux, I can't get it out as the zinc po
hunter 28 1996 owners manual mbrucevans at 8:56pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1914 I have hust recently purchased a hunter 280 1996. Would anyone be able to give me some direction on
solar panel installation FMott at 7:46pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1833 I want to install a solar panel and wind generator system. I have two AGM batteries that serve as t
Making Your Own Battery Cables (15) Maine Sail at 7:03pm 03.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 37/25337 Preface: To avoid the usual onslaught by the tight wads in the sailing community, for my suggestion
1987 23.5 Sink Faucet carboman at 5:37pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1265 I can't seem to pump water from my tank to the sink. Maybe the faucet is shot. It appears to be a
FAO fisheries technical paper 134 Ross at 4:46pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2245 these are the most complete plans and instructions for building a boat that I have ever seen. http:
Reefing Catalina 27 WaveSlapper at 3:21pm 03.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/6293 We went to reef the main and found the hanks were coming out of the T-Slot in the mast just above th
Navico/simrad tp 10 tiller pilot MontanaSailor at 2:39pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4589 I've got a Navico/Simrad tp10. It works fine until it extends all the way then it won't retract. I c
Bulkhead question on 26 by Keith Shoaldrafter at 2:28pm 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1538 Keith, Just a little rot/water damage just might be repairable. First you have to decide that que
Roller main problem spring 47 at 2:23pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1409 Just purchased a new Hunter 27 ( 2009 ). It has the roller furling main and I am having a devil of a
Rig Tenion on 311 Mart3833 at 1:48pm 03.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1098 Does any one know what the rig tenion should be on a Beneteau 311, my lower leeward shrouds have qui
Transom Question MLM at 1:28pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 2/1394 I'm new to this site and I hope to gain some knowledge of the 25' O'Days outboard bracket/transom p
Going sailing!!! DMA8 at 1:07pm 03.01.09 S2 2/1435 I owned a 1985 S2 36C several years back. Great boat; Sailed it to Bermuda. Due to health and financ
Capt Tom capt tom at 12:43pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1501 Looking into cockpit cushions for our 222 and/or a helmseat or two....any ideas?
Dry Tortugas sailaway78 at 12:27pm 03.01.09 Destinations 16/5179 Planning a trip to Key West, Dry Tortugas in late March or early April. Being this is a no discha

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110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 6:19am 02.10.22 Sadly, my US built 323 had good old fashioned Romex wiring and residential receptacles for the AC ci
Adding portable general. jviss at 6:13am 02.10.22 I think the PVC pipe idea is a bit goofy. I would just make a dinghy painter with a shore power cor
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 5:59am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht. Where did you find that
Fixing cracks jssailem at 5:48am 02.10.22 Never have used the "Plexus Method". So I looked it up. Here is a descriptive manual of the method f
In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:48am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volca
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:44am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht.
Minn Kota 50 Gene Neill at 5:41am 02.10.22 Get a used 3HP for the dinghy you'll talk yourself into next year. ;)
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:28am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Auto-Pilots kappykaplan at 5:22am 02.10.22 By far the best is to figure out how to install a tiller arm through the shaft. This has the benefi
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:21am 02.10.22 d1aVbyqU0no
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 5:15am 02.10.22 have to tie into existing steering quadrant and tight quarters in general to allow sufficient radiu
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:14am 02.10.22 Love the slide rule the designer used to design it Did you note the precision of that designer's S
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls kloudie1 at 4:19am 02.10.22 Check that the tank cap vent is not plugged with bug stuff too.. Probably the valve but the vent is
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:07am 02.10.22 My Mercury 3.3 did that every spring (think ethanol gas). I got tired of buying carb kits, and sol
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 3:51am 02.10.22 On outboards that I have owned with an attached tank, there has always been a screen filter that at
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL Crazy Dave Condon at 12:17am 02.10.22 It is hard for me to come at Christmas. Can you see if before Christmas?
Hole for Mast riser pole Crazy Dave Condon at 12:08am 02.10.22 Is the pole aluminum. If so it is the actual pole. Look under boat information for the hunter 26 a
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tom J at 8:56pm 02.09.22 My Mercury 3.3 did that every spring (think ethanol gas). I got tired of buying carb kits, and sold
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Rich Stidger at 8:48pm 02.09.22 On outboards that I have owned with an attached tank, there has always been a screen filter that att
Hole for Mast riser pole ingramsail at 8:14pm 02.09.22 Thank for the comments, the pole rest at the back of the Mast and Its cut to fit the mast track insi

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