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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 8/14886 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 51/40606 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 4/10456 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 3/2565 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about
Headsail suddenly releases? (1) SoSound at 7:51pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3022 Taking advantage of the last couple of gorgeous days before we end our season and move on to winter
cheek block (1) paulj at 7:13pm 10.17.08 Catalina 310 14/3037 Added a cheek block to tame those forsail and asym sheets. It's a lot easier now.:dance: Block added
Great Interest in Trailerables out there.... dvideohd at 6:57pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 11/4325 I was towing the Mac26D to the lake this evening. While in a parking lot (getting the last minute s

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C&C 30 Mk II rudder rgranger at 2:21pm 02.07.22 That looks like a lot of work. Thanks for posting. I would love to read a writeup when you get it
Adding portable general. Don S/V ILLusion at 2:19pm 02.07.22
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 2:14pm 02.07.22 Damn! Now I'm hungry:what:
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) rgranger at 2:12pm 02.07.22 I feel I should point out you misspelled "temerity." :) That is a fun word... I also like to thr
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NCBrew at 2:11pm 02.07.22 another reason to add - the bank you financed it through requires it. You can add another reason t
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Brazil at 2:10pm 02.07.22 Guys, Thanks loads for your thoughtful responses. Huge help, since I am remote from the boat but n
Replacement Generator for Beneteau 411 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:59pm 02.07.22 I think you can use a smaller generator than a 9kw. As you already have a Next Gen, you could go wit
Jabsco Toilet 29090 Handle Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:35pm 02.07.22 Don't use any cement/sealant on the gaskets. If it's been long enough since you installed the pump
Hunter 35.5 Dingy Davits seadaddler at 1:25pm 02.07.22 I have 07 H-36 and have ocean marine Davits and raises high with outboard also and not even near to
Jabsco Toilet 29090 Handle NCBrew at 1:22pm 02.07.22 Dave's right...There's typically less than a 25% difference in the price of new pump assembly and a
Replacement Generator for Beneteau 411 seadaddler at 1:20pm 02.07.22
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 1:06pm 02.07.22 Is anyone really going to fine us for not having a US radio license? See Post #19 above Re: Grumpy
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? LloydB at 1:01pm 02.07.22 Same question as 'seem to have painted myself into a corner can this cause problems?'. I have used
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 1:01pm 02.07.22 what you should do is bleed the injectors beginning with the first one. It should then fire after w
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:56pm 02.07.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. Bu
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 12:37pm 02.07.22 There is a world of difference between the transducers built in the 80s and those available for the
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested dlochner at 12:31pm 02.07.22 The issue with weight is not the weight as it is the placement of the weight. Weight placement affec
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:28pm 02.07.22 I would try to connect the tranducer to the new instrument if it has the same number of wires to con
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 12:27pm 02.07.22 used a screw driver as a stick shift on a Peugeot. Lend the car to an employee and he returned with
B41S5 Mainsheet control (1) sail sfbay at 12:08pm 02.07.22 Can you please post a photo of the current arrangement? In the meantime, suggest routing the mainshe

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