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deep cycle dieing question Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1802 My deep cycle battery is only 3 years old, but has experienced some fluid loss from being tossed abo
Recoring the deck. (4) Barry B. at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Catalina 22 2/4108 Now that we can post more than one picture per post I decided to chronicle my deck recore project.
Potomac River Raft Up Bad Obsession at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/877 A group of us are planning to sail to Bretton Bay this weekend to raft up and hang out for the night
Sailboat Owners Catalina 310 Forum - WTFO rpwillia at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1736 What happened to the Catalina 310 forum? One day I can access it, the next day I get this!
ugly Oil ! thaeni at 7:13pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1489 I have a 12hp Westerbeke. Went to change the oil and found it grey in color and paste like. Does any
Trailer Storage? negronr at 7:02pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1169 Hello everyone. I live in Fort Lauderdale. I want to find a place to store my Tanzer 22 with it's tr
Volvo Round-the-World Sailing Race Steve A. at 4:43pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1353 Anyone planning to follow the Volvo Round-the-World race this year? I followed it last year -- lots
Nice site as usual coleHankins at 4:36pm 09.29.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1653 How do we change our new username? I couldnt find it in the FAQs
Make Your boat a Pirate Ship (2) earlfixit at 4:32pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1470 Our Club has Raft-ups during the late Spring to early Fall. The wife and I take one of the later one
Reefing main on a roller boom? 1972 22' tcstiles at 4:10pm 09.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1569 I recently came into posession of this boat, and have never used a boom where the sail rolls around
I Got Lucky This Morning (1) ITMaster at 3:42pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/2325 Went down to the boat to check on the tide, since everything has been so out of whack the last week
Solar Controller Question Rick D at 11:41am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1777 I'm going to ramble a bit before I get to the point. I was considering replacing my three-stage sola
Leaking Lewmar ports recess12 at 11:10am 09.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1487 This is a general question about the Lewmar ports on Catalina boats or any boat. Mine have been le
Xantrex? John at 11:09am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1520 Does anybody know what's happening with Xantrex? I had an item I had to return for warranty work whi
PHRF racing o'day 28 nbflash at 10:26am 09.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 Has any one raced the 28 with centerboard under phrf what were the results:)
St. John, VI to Callao, Peru pahuac at 10:23am 09.29.08 Destinations 0/2816 Has anyone on this forum made this cruise on January? We are planning to leave St John just after Ne
does sailing with centerboard 1/2/way drastically effect pointing nbflash at 10:22am 09.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1199 I sain in Barnegat Bay NJ and am considering an O'day28. The bay is shallow and wnything deeper than
Universal 5411 sacrifical anode Gary_H at 8:49am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1337
Fishing: Using the boom as an outrigger for trolling? (2) RECESS at 8:23am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5773 I am an avid angler. One of the great things about sailboats is the fishing from the back. I have at
seeking toe rail for repairing a hunter 28.5 lowcountrydrifter at 3:58am 09.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1571 i'm having trouble locating about 8 feet of matching toe rail for my hunter 28.5....any related sugg

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Prop Shaft Vibration Richard19068 at 11:15am 05.27.21 By outside of the boat I might think you mean the cutlass bearing and not the stuffing box? If so, N
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 10:52am 05.27.21 IMHO an oil pressure gauge is more of a luxury than a necessity. A temperature gauge is far more ne
Alternator Mounting Failure chuck anderika at 10:49am 05.27.21 More than likely the cause is that when the belt was tightened the pivot bolt was not tightened afte
Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 10:45am 05.27.21 ...The suggested Morse single lever controller is now sold by Seastar. I use their CH5310P model bu
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.27.21 I did attempt to clean the wiring from the solenoid to the motor, and it was a lost cause - the pos
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Stu Jackson at 9:54am 05.27.21 True. For those who don't click on links (why remains beyond my comprehension...), here's what it s
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 9:49am 05.27.21 Good to know @dLj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:46am 05.27.21 Does Darwin come to mind? :poke::stir::beer: I'm very familiar with Darwin and Darwinian theory...
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (3) SycloneDriver at 9:40am 05.27.21 I found 4 bits of old impeller blades that the previous owner left for me. I was not having overhea
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Daze at 9:31am 05.27.21 I purchased a 2007 H49 in 2019. Added 800 watts of solar (4 - 200 watt solid panels) and mounted th
Shore water feed (1) kbgunn at 9:30am 05.27.21 Ditto what others have said. Make sure the manifold valve is lined up to allow water to enter the s
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:18am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 9:14am 05.27.21 Suggest you get the Yanmar 2QM15 Maintenance Manual and the Parts Manual. I downloaded the servic
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:14am 05.27.21 Yes, Justin_NSA, I think I can wait. It's been a 13 year "mad rush" to get this traveler changed ou
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 9:12am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 9:10am 05.27.21 Yes, Justin_NSA, I think I can wait. It's been a 13 year "mad rush" to get this traveler changed ou
Hunter 28 Mast Exit Plates jssailem at 9:07am 05.27.21 Are you talking about the halyard exit plate about 6 to 8 feet above the mast base or the exit block
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? JoeWhite at 9:02am 05.27.21 Yes, it is normally open when pressure is low and closes the contacts when pressure developes. The c
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control Stu Jackson at 8:53am 05.27.21 The black button that says water heater IS the I/O for the electric element in your water heater.
Alternator Mounting Failure Maine Sail at 8:49am 05.27.21 That's not really a failure of mount/alternator/bracket it is a failure due to an incorrect installa

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