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More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 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) 1/1978 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 7/1941 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 6/1809 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 8/14888 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 5/1304 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 1/1579 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 51/40629 I've been thinking about a bigger sailboat; but wondering how big is too big to trailer. I only live
Splicing Rope AllenF at 8:12am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2288 OK...I've heard that there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people who ask question
Waste System Fittings John T1594 at 7:29am 10.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2026 Peggy - I saw your reply to the post about a cracked holding tank fitting. You recommended using an
Sailing an 86 h23.5 in ocean derrickh23 at 7:11am 10.18.08 Smaller Boats 5/1473 I have never sailed my 86 h23 in the ocean but am planing a trip to the Keys in February. I have sai
Water Tank Sender/Gauge Wire Color Dan at 6:20am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 Hi all: The wiring between one of my water tanks and my tank gauge corroded. Instead of patching
New Water Pumps TonyW at 6:19am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1990 Has anyone installed or had any experience with the new Variable Speed water pumps. Are they as quie
HOW TO...Pump out waste 1986 31' Night Wind at 6:13am 10.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 With out sounding to ingnorant, I just purchased this boat about four months ago and to be completel
MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10457 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1819 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/7104 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1233 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2566 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about

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B41S5 Mainsheet control (2) Tally Ho at 10:08pm 02.07.22 No specific boat pics, but it should be easy enough to route the mainsheet aft. But first, you sho
Shower drain Tally Ho at 9:54pm 02.07.22
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Tally Ho at 9:44pm 02.07.22 This guy has completely rebuilt his old boat. He is meticulous and has cool tools the average Joe ma
Adding 115 AC Tally Ho at 8:53pm 02.07.22 In a boat outlet circuits are usually run in a chain one circuit for the starboard side and another
Adding portable general. (1) Tally Ho at 8:49pm 02.07.22 Google- " Pig Tail Adapter". You plug it in to a 15A or 20A output receptacle in the portable ge
Adding 115 AC Benny17441 at 8:40pm 02.07.22 In a boat outlet circuits are usually run in a chain one circuit for the starboard side and another
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 8:25pm 02.07.22 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 2007 equipped with 3 water tanks, two port and one starboard, this latter
Adding portable general. (1) Benny17441 at 8:14pm 02.07.22 Google- " Pig Tail Adapter". You plug it in to a 15A or 20A output receptacle in the portable gen
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:58pm 02.07.22 Hunter glassed aluminum plates into the hull. they then threaded them, and put nuts and washers on.
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:53pm 02.07.22 Remember you are dealing with dissimilar metals here (stainless bolt into aluminum backing plate..
B41S5 Mainsheet control (1) Joe at 7:49pm 02.07.22 No specific boat pics, but it should be easy enough to route the mainsheet aft. But first, you shou
Long way to check out trailer sailor (1) PaulK at 7:03pm 02.07.22 We went 4.5 hours to see a dinghy. The seller's visa was expiring in two weeks, so he was eager to
Can't find 1 3/8" Seateak Finger Pulls AlastairLC at 6:09pm 02.07.22
Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 6:01pm 02.07.22 What about switching out cleat and jammer positions ? Would help some but not totally. Part of th
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 5:43pm 02.07.22 Got it. You can take 3-conductor power cable and split off of the nearest 110 VAC outlet. It will be
Self tailing winches grangehill at 5:30pm 02.07.22 What about switching out cleat and jammer positions ?
Winter Cruising Question (2) colb218 at 5:27pm 02.07.22 Another cruise in the books. Took up the suggestion of heading to Point Roberts this last weekend. U
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 5:19pm 02.07.22 I guess the real question is how can I connect my portable general (mounted outside) to connect to t
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 5:16pm 02.07.22 I would use a 25' extension cord plugged into the generator and feed it through a port and inside.
Can't find 1 3/8" Seateak Finger Pulls Hello Below at 5:07pm 02.07.22 Depending on how deep you need the barrel, maybe something like this and a forstner bit would do the

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