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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 8/14886 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 51/40612 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 3/2566 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about

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Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 5:04pm 02.07.22 I would use a 25' extension cord plugged into the generator and feed it through a port and inside.
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL (6) rs1sensen at 5:03pm 02.07.22
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL (6) rs1sensen at 5:02pm 02.07.22 Hi! We had a great event! We had multiple boats get covid and one with a trailer malfunction on th
Self tailing winches grangehill at 4:47pm 02.07.22 So forgive me but what are you using those giant winches for on a H260
Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 4:42pm 02.07.22 So I notice you have a spin lock PXR jam lock mounted , is that correct? If so how do you like it a
Adding 115 AC ggrizzard at 4:33pm 02.07.22 NCBrew "I need to install more plugs on the boat. I don't know where to run the new wires." That is
Self tailing winches grangehill at 4:27pm 02.07.22 So I notice you have a spin lock PXR jam lock mounted , is that correct? If so how do you like it an
Adding 115 AC heritage at 4:25pm 02.07.22 Pretty much the same as 110v house wiring. Two differences are that marine ac wire is stranded inst
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 4:04pm 02.07.22 I would use a 25' extension cord plugged into the generator and feed it through a port and inside. T
Adding portable general. sail sfbay at 4:01pm 02.07.22 You will need to buy a 30-amp electrical adapter that connects a 30-amp power cord from the generato
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. buddym5586 at 4:01pm 02.07.22 Holly, I had to replace the strut on my Catalina 42. Daunting but doable. I paid $1400 for a new str
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered twistedskipper at 4:00pm 02.07.22 You can add another reason to be documented. State game wardens do not have jurisdiction to stop an
Used Parts Stores Online Brazil at 3:46pm 02.07.22 Oops. I just noticed he has taken the service off line. I know he was trying to find a way to expand
Used Parts Stores Online Brazil at 3:45pm 02.07.22 I'm always looking for ways to stretch the sailing kitty. I highly recommend Boat Used Parts Search.
Adding portable general. dlochner at 3:41pm 02.07.22 @Don S/V ILLusion states, plug the shore power cable into the generator. Backfeeding through an outl
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change (1) dkinzer at 3:35pm 02.07.22 is "fresh clean fuel" just fuel from the top of the tank? I would think that you would want not on
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:28pm 02.07.22 That article from West Marine covers the installation I already have. I have a marine power cord whi
Used Parts Stores Online Crusty Ol Salt at 3:23pm 02.07.22 @Tally Ho Not looking for anything in particular. A friend of mine was telling me about an online
C&C 30 Mk II rudder shemandr at 3:13pm 02.07.22 It probably would have been helpful to have templated the rudder before taking it apart. If you cou
Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 3:05pm 02.07.22 It's not clear if the winches you have now are single or two speed. I swapped out the single speed

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