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Had a nice birthday dinner cruise in Newport Harbor, CA caguy at 6:57pm 03.02.09 Destinations 8/4333 My wife put together a surprise party for me on the Hornblower, family and about a half dozen friend
Ladylove: Tampa bound (3) Ed Schenck at 6:36pm 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2099 Kind of got away from SBO there for awhile. This darn air card only works in the cockpit and it has
Looking forward to the most hfxns at 5:48pm 03.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1922 :):dance:OK, not much action here on Beneteauowners.com, but people must be looking forward to sprin
Amps for electric panel lavie423 at 4:40pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1606 I have a 1994 Catalina 42 two cabin hull#423. I am converting the small ice box to a freezer. I nee
Charging system schematic Jim D at 4:10pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1943 Hi Would anyone be able to share a schematic on a charging system using: 1. two battery banks
Continued shower Sump issues. Bad Obsession at 4:05pm 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1249 I have two sump boxes that I was given. One that will fit in my bilge and one that won't fit in the
Daysailor II Cuddy Door Barry1957 at 3:15pm 03.02.09 Day Sailers 3/3115 I would like to make a door for the cuddy opening of my DSII rather than buy one. Has anyone done th
Venture 25 Outboard: long shaft or short? JoelHoover at 3:13pm 03.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1415 Hey Everybody, I just bought a Venture 25. It's my first trailer sailer (no more slip fee
Going electric. Jabsco or Raritan? pkdailey4 at 2:57pm 03.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/13842 I have a Jabsco hand op head and my wife wants to make it go away because the handle is unsanitary a
Does anyone know where the old Photo Forum went? windsock1 at 1:29pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1099 The old HOW site used to have that "Photo Forum" section and not only did I post a bunch of document
fridge Don Lawrence at 12:51pm 03.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2016 Im am in the process of converting the original engine powered fridge on my 1984 hunter cutter 37 to
Rebedding Portlites TerryF8250 at 12:24pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 2/1256 I wanted to rebed the four portlites on my 1989 Legend 35. Does anyone have experience with this pr
Multi Purpose Antifouling Frenchie3958 at 11:52am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1301 Antifouling and water type ! My boat is based on a marina located on a large river with fresh wate
Stereo/CD mounting ideas Joe Snuffy at 11:52am 03.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/5031 I'm looking to mount a sound system in my 84 Catalina 27. Does anyone care to show off their systems
Screensavers... (1) Warren Milberg at 10:44am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4266 Post your favorite screensavers here. FYI, 29 days 'til launch -- and 7 inches of snow here last
Datamarine S200DL Problems Dean P at 10:38am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 15/17543 I have a Datamarine depth gauge, model S200DL that is acting up. Two seasons ago the readings on th
Wow, what a wealth of knowledge RECESS at 10:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1568 I did something this weekend that I should have done years ago. I joined a Yacht Club. Those old sal
How to fill cracks radiating out from Keel Bolts? Ranger26Honolulu at 9:45am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3669 My 1973 Gary Mull Ranger 26 (hull 285) has 10 keel bolts. Two bolts on the starboard side (in the mi
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 28/6828 Late last Fall I decided to switch the house bank over to 4 Golf Car batteries after having to use t

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Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 (1) Hayden Watson at 3:53pm 02.11.22 For my hydronic system, I used a multi-layered approach. I used a woven fiberglass sleeve that was
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 shemandr at 3:47pm 02.11.22 On my Ranger 29 the gas fill was on the cockpit sole. It was about 12 inches to the fuel tank - a s
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 02.11.22 You mean brass will lose its zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment, right? Sure
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 02.11.22 Stick with epoxy based resin since it's easier to work with. The most commonly used materials for me
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 3:37pm 02.11.22 Bronze will lose is zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment. You mean brass will
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 02.11.22 Hopefully the air in the fuel line issue can be sorted and the engine starts and runs reliably after
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 3:27pm 02.11.22 Thanks Davidsailor26. Mechanic said valves were just replaced and looked good. Diver told me the t
Raw water intake strainer Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 02.11.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 02.11.22 I found a pic of that area and it looks like @DeniseO30 This seems to be a thing with O'Day. I had
Rudder repairs Davidasailor26 at 2:53pm 02.11.22 Yeah, I'm in the same boat and have some rudder repair work to do and am just starting to learn abo
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 2:44pm 02.11.22 I think the batteries are weak. After maybe 30 seconds of cranking in two or three attempts, the b
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 2:33pm 02.11.22 Great feedback everyone! My "mechanic" is a lifelong sailor and my marina's dockmaster just hired hi
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 2:18pm 02.11.22 I agree with all of the above ... I'm assuming that @acudavid has the ubiquitous 1+2+B. I also wil
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 2:12pm 02.11.22 Very common issue with older Catalina 30's. A member of our yacht club had starting issues with hi
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 2:11pm 02.11.22 There is really no "typical" anymore. Many people realized that the old-school configuration of ha
Add a dedicated starter battery Tom J at 2:06pm 02.11.22 I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with
Hole for Mast riser pole bmorr at 1:49pm 02.11.22 My mast raising pole is in the garage. I measured its 1 1/4 and is original. I would replace the re
Rudder repairs jdrutten at 1:36pm 02.11.22 ... I've read that epoxy and chopped strand don't work well together, but then I've seen videos whe
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 1:34pm 02.11.22 It would be cool to have a hand screw on one side of the stove to adjust the height of the stove in

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