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Nice job on the User Information update RECESS at 8:31am 10.19.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1826 I really like that you have the home ports and sailboat information under the users names now. It is
Winterize Hot Water Heater sailliny at 8:03am 10.19.08 Catalina 310 4/2336 Can anyone outline how to winterize the hot water heater. I assume you need to drain it. How do you
More Power shaunh at 7:55am 10.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1211 Recently went out through Cape Cod Canal to Cape Cod Bay along the Plymouth coast into very strong N
Sail Shape Question KFLOATER at 7:53am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1619 My Hunter 216 has a topping lift line ( no backstay). The boat seems to sail faster with the line t
h216 Topping Lift Line Question KFLOATER at 7:44am 10.19.08 Smaller Boats 1/1265 Any thoughts about relaxing my topping lift line on my H216 to flatten the sail. It seems when I "r
Water Heater Placement joefusa at 7:31am 10.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1436 putting in a 6 gallon seaward water heater and looking for optional locations. the two i'm consideri
Getting abandoned boats Justin63 at 2:07am 10.19.08 Lancer 10/2458 So those of us in San Diego have noticed by now, that Anchorage 8 is finally no more. I know that th
Minor electrical issue here... Justin63 at 1:57am 10.19.08 Lancer 6/1969 So I'm scratching my head on this one; I bought one of those computer theater system type setups, th
Has Anyone Ever ....................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1885 .................... figured out how to inflate those cheap no name fenders without filler valves ?
replacement rudder 25ft Oday smg522 at 7:41pm 10.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1777 Had a great day sailing and my rudder snapped off. Managed to get it repaired by a fibreglass techni
Need to know where the holes go on new rudder (4) v3n0m at 6:03pm 10.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1152 I was hoping someone has done this before and saved the measurements on where the holes are to be
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2126 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:11pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
Why can't you view ads by brand? agaliha at 3:30pm 10.18.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1936 I used to be able to look at the gear ads by boat brand (Beneteau, etc.) Now all the ads come up at
Wild Ride in Catalina Rick D at 1:40pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1867 The Admiral and I went to Cat Harbor for a week in order to refocus off our dwindling assets and the
Alternator "smart regulators" for hunter430 rwblocker at 1:14pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1719 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the standard two 8D flooded house batteries and a isolated starter bat
Winterizing Jabsco Head Buena Vela at 11:27am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/14322 I have a boat which is new to me and have never winterized a Jabsco head before, I wonder if anyone
Bottom Paint Question bffatcat at 11:24am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1255 When I bought my boat 9 years ago It had several layers of old blue epoxy bottom paint on it I sande
Passage 450 Rudder Charliepapa at 9:10am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1524 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with relatively low hours - 900 on it. There is some play in the rudder po
Who's got the biggest, (heaviest) trailerable boat? okawbow at 8:18am 10.18.08 Trailer Sailors 51/38800 I've been thinking about a bigger sailboat; but wondering how big is too big to trailer. I only live

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Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel njlarry at 4:22am 10.16.21 Ditto whatever Stu says!
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Len Ingalls at 3:26am 10.16.21 http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?203526-Anyone-Have-Stimson-Bow-Roof-Shed-Plans-Can-t-Reac
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Hayden Watson at 9:07pm 10.15.21 The math geek in me cannot get past the "The 99% of the 50+ boats in our marina are stored mast up."
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 10.15.21 What supports in front of the mast ? Halyard ? There is a loop for a halyard and I usually put my
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 10.15.21
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Monheganlover at 8:53pm 10.15.21 Hope you don't mind, but it looks like one of the seacocks in your photos (maybe one in the hatch in
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:43pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 8:39pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:30pm 10.15.21 The concern with plastic is UV near round. UV is the scourge of almost anything unfortunately.
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? thinwater at 8:21pm 10.15.21 Yup, similar reasons in summer here. But, No insects living here in winter Plastic doesn't absorb
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Roadking Larry at 7:36pm 10.15.21 As we used to opine on the boats - 246 years of tradition unhampered by progress. :biggrin:
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 6:17pm 10.15.21 Thanks for all the replies.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dlochner at 5:51pm 10.15.21 The voltage drop can be the result of seemingly random events. For example the AP engages at the sam
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down (1) BarryL at 5:49pm 10.15.21 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:45pm 10.15.21 7Y1mXfpuoIo -Will
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:36pm 10.15.21 199304 -Will
Replacing Cabin Sole BigEasy at 5:33pm 10.15.21 As noted not all silicone caulks are the same. Caulks like DOW 795 and GE Silpruf have a different
Trucking a Yacht SandyFrank at 5:29pm 10.15.21 Last estimate I saw for a similar oversized load (but not a yacht in particular) was $3.00 per mile.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 5:22pm 10.15.21 Check all the connections to make certain they are good. A drop in voltage can cause electronics t
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dlochner at 5:10pm 10.15.21 Check all the connections to make certain they are good. A drop in voltage can cause electronics to

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