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310 fridge robert hadley at 1:33pm 01.23.09 Catalina 310 9/4079 Has Catalina put out any service bulletins on how to get at the fridge compressor? I have a leak at
8 Outboards... Warren Milberg at 12:35pm 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1891 Fearing my new dinghy might be underpowered, I plan to get a rig like this one: http://www.snopes.
New Columbia 27' Owner - Jib Dimensions? Captain Jaz at 11:31am 01.23.09 Columbia 8/3672 Firstly, I'd just like to say Hi to everyone, and that I'm glad to of found such a useful site. I li
Portable DVD player (2) walt at 10:59am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1252 Too much time on my hands??? Ive had a portable DVD player on the boat partly so that my kids will g
Venture 22 Keel theland39 at 9:57am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1351 I'm looking to buy a 1971 Mac 22, good rigging, rough gelcoat. I'm not planning on winning beauty c
Cool photo application Merry Prankster at 9:03am 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1295 CNN created a combined, 3d, multi-view, cool, web photo of the moment of inauguration. Does anyone
Fairleads and horn cleats on Mac 25 Deck dancing bear at 8:56am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1983 It seems all Mac 25s have a set of fairleads and cleats on the deck. Does anyone use these? I supp
Lightening, as in weighing less dancing bear at 8:12am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1511 I am thinking about taking some excess cabin weight out of the Mac 25, and wonder about others exper
Yanmar 3GMF oil change nemo99 at 6:55am 01.23.09 Big Boats 8/6679 Hi; I have a yanmar 3gmf and change oil in the engine by inserting a small tube into the dipstick h
Fiberglass Repair (1) jaymenator at 8:28pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2825 What is the best way to repair pitting? I have several areas topside with some pitting as shown belo
Hand Held GPS Shooter II at 8:27pm 01.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/2921 Looking to get a hand-held GPS for use on the Chesapeake. Anybody have any recommendations for brand
Low profile vent Hunter 34 dperreault at 7:00pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2204 Does anyone know where to get the low profile vent for the Hunter 34 , year 1983 -1984 ? It was onc
Swing Keel locked or unlocked? Chic questions tanya09 at 5:28pm 01.22.09 Catalina 22 7/3317 Just purchased a 85 Cat 22. I had the bottom painted last fall and had the swing keel and bolts che
Joe Trinkky Dinky Shoaldrafter at 5:04pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1462 Thank you for your post on the plant visit. Question about use of roving guns to spray inside th
Question about connecting my VHF to my GPS mschenk at 4:37pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1157 Hi Sailors: I have a Standard Horizon Intrepid model GX1270S VHF radio and a Garmin GSMap 492 and I
Westerbeke instrument replacements NautiBuoy at 4:20pm 01.22.09 Bigger Boats 1/1432 The Tach/hour Meter and Volt Meter on my '87 272LE have both failed. Any suggestions for replacemen
What do you cook with? Trinkka at 1:54pm 01.22.09 Trailer Sailors 81/16769 The last Thread that I entered on cooking on a small boat has been languishing. So I offer a questio
butyl tape John at 11:16am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9249 Maine Sail uses butyl tape instead of caulking for sealing deck penetrations. I have never worked wi
Power Inverter Question Rick2413 at 9:52am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5728 I presently have a xantrex 1750 watt inverter(1500 watt continuous) on my boat. It has two outlets.
starting engine first time in 2 years. (1) luvitt at 9:45am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4121 hey all, Ive been working on restoring this 40' hunter legend for about a year now. Its a beautiful

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Choosing a battery charger JohnShannon at 10:45am 02.16.22 The currents on the AC side are 1/10th of the currents on the DC side. A 40A charger is about 500W
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? thinwater at 10:34am 02.16.22 Graph paper, mechanical pencil, and template. Don't have to boot it up, inexpensive, easily modifi
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. justsomeguy at 10:24am 02.16.22 Oops.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Head Sail at 10:18am 02.16.22 Graph paper, mechanical pencil, and template. Don't have to boot it up, inexpensive, easily modifie
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 02.16.22 To each their own path. The "double" Nuts is nuts in my opinion. I prefer solid and simple. I would
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 02.16.22 will only screw on if aligned at 0.075 degrees perpendicular to a line drawn between the center of
First start in awhile... Benny17441 at 9:58am 02.16.22 Engine oil thickens when cold. Cold engine oil can place a drag on the starter motor causing it to
Thru Hull Backing Plates jssailem at 9:58am 02.16.22 To each their own path. The "double" Nuts is nuts in my opinion. I prefer solid and simple. I woul
Securing Batteries on my H34 Benny17441 at 9:51am 02.16.22 You could do screws in conjunction with epoxy if there is adequate surface area to adhere to.
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar (1) Benny17441 at 9:43am 02.16.22 First of all 30 degree weather diminishes the power capacity of a battery, 2nd) the engine oil thick
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle AaronD at 9:43am 02.16.22 Ours was corroded badly enough that it had lost multiple chunks of the aluminum casting. I know it's
Hunter 34 companion hatch kloudie1 at 9:38am 02.16.22 My companionway slider had a teak "stop" underneath the front of the slider. It had two screws holdi
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 02.16.22 I'm familiar with Mainesail's procedure for thru hulls. After some thought here's what I'm going to
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 9:21am 02.16.22 Or roll over repeatedly taking one on the beam. Worse would be surfing down the face into the bottom
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 9:14am 02.16.22 Is not the height that is the problem. It's like falling from an airplane. You're fine until that
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 02.16.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesive
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 02.16.22 Was that just reopening the cockpit drain or putting in a new one? I destroyed the thru hull fitti
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:58am 02.16.22 I once heard a story about Silent Cal. One Sunday, Silent Cal went to church, but his wife had to s
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 8:40am 02.16.22 Oh great...:facepalm: Just when I am talking about planning for a cruise along the Western coast of
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) Will Gilmore at 8:30am 02.16.22 Reviving an old thread here to post this article about a recent rogue wave event of Vancouver. The

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