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Wichard "gyb-easy" boom brake rfrye1 at 2:40pm 05.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1344 Has anyone used or had experience with this boom brake. I sail shorthanded quite a bit and the simpl
Gas Locker Les at 5:19pm 05.27.08 Big Boats 1/792 Hi thereCurrently trying to purchase a Secondhand 426DS here in the UK, I believe she is the only
Bimini Pictures? Shoaldrafter at 9:16pm 05.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1628 Does anyone have pictures of Bimini in use? All pictures disregarding following question.Does anyo
Hood Seafurl swivel not swiveling James Borges at 10:26pm 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/4657 My Hood Sea Furl (model 700, 800 or 900, not sure)had lots of friction when furling and unfurling th
Interior Paint LordNelson at 10:37pm 05.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/829 My oday 20 has an old vinyl interior liner that is rippled and coming off. i would like to paint it.
Boom - Mast Connection Bracket on 18.5' RJParker at 11:40pm 05.25.08 Smaller Boats 2/1768 While setting up the mast this weekend, the bracket connecting the boom to the mast broke. The meta
Engine electrical problem Tom23400 at 11:57pm 05.25.08 Smaller Boats 6/933 I have a 12hp Westerbeke Diesel. Last week when I energized the glow plugsit would pop the 20AMP ci
Groco HF head backfilling James at 12:47am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5138 Groco HF head - The toilet seems to flush and pump-dry OK but, after I pump dry, the bowl backfills
Pressure Washing Deck (topsides) Greg W at 1:22am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/966 Would power washing the deck help take care of some of the chalking going on with my older boat or s
bimini dimensions jimforest at 1:25am 05.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1800 I am about to buy a new bimini and I just want to check to confirm the dimensions. The width and he
Mainsail Installation Assisatnce Greg W at 1:14am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1573 OK - I need some help! I am in my second year of sailing. I had a sail friend help me last year with
Spinnaker Rigging & Use David Wylde at 1:37am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 The owner's manual was an after thought, so I ask, how do you rig the spinnaker on this boat?I hav
Need running rigging diagram(s) for Cat 30 montenido at 5:15am 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/2599 Hi all. I am currently shopping for an early model Cat 30 as my first sailboat. Most of the boats
Pressure Washing the Deck Russell at 4:43am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1105 Pressure Washing the Deck. I saw the previous post and it fell along the same question I had of pre
maiden voyage Blue noser at 4:05am 05.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/759 HI to everyone here, thanks for all the trailer advice throughout the winter. Well the trailer is bu
Replacing teak deck step steve at 3:59am 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1018 I've refinished the teak deck steps on my 1980 Hunter 33 to the point that it may be time to get a f
HIN # question Fredbrillo at 3:24am 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/967 Im looking at a 1978 H30 for sale but Im curious bout something.....How can one tell from the HIN of
Boat vs. "yacht" Bob F. at 3:10am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2833 I know of a powerboater who owns a fifty something footer in S. Cal, spends most of the time at the
Canadian Lap top charts Roger at 1:46am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/988 Planning a Trent-Rideau canal cruise, and would like to make use of my PC. I have a Garmin E-trec an
Plastic Ports - What type of glue for repair (1) Russell at 7:13am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/985 The ports on my Hunter 27 have some broken off plastic edges. Has anyone repaired with a specific t

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Charging house batteries jssailem at 9:28pm 05.05.21 I will be checking out the electrical system The little 80amp alternator puts very little back in
Hot water plumbing Johnb at 9:18pm 05.05.21 My 38 year old boat has plastic and no problems. I doubt anyone runs copper.
Survey day! jssailem at 9:08pm 05.05.21 From the smile on your face you look like you are already at sea with your own boat. Congrats. Hop
Charging house batteries (1) JamesG161 at 9:04pm 05.05.21 Nope. The little 80amp alternator puts very little back into the house bank Well not so quick. It
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel (1) Rich Stidger at 8:52pm 05.05.21 IMO any underwater connection device, be it a shackle or a swivel, needs to be a type with screw pin
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 8:45pm 05.05.21 we achieve high levels of childhood vaccinations because vaccinations are required for school atten
Survey day! Flying Jay at 8:40pm 05.05.21 Looks like a nice boat. Your surveyor picked up some good items and nice to hear the seller agreed
Survey day! Flying Jay at 8:39pm 05.05.21 Is that last picture of the surveyor checking the rigging with binoculars? Ha! It was her digital
New upholstery and cushions ggrizzard at 8:38pm 05.05.21 I bought 4"/firm. One reason is I added 1" of 'Hydro Vent' (?) to eliminate condensation. That brou
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 8:33pm 05.05.21 I encountered a similar problem a few years ago where the engine alternator was charging the start
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 8:32pm 05.05.21 Nope. The little 80amp alternator puts very little back into the house bank, even after motoring al
Survey day! Don S/V ILLusion at 8:29pm 05.05.21 Is that last picture of the surveyor checking the rigging with binoculars?
Charging house batteries BobH57 at 8:22pm 05.05.21 I encountered a similar problem a few years ago where the engine alternator was charging the start b
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:18pm 05.05.21 thanks Terry--that was along the lines of what I heard. appreciate it! You're welcome. Please let
Charging house batteries Terry Cox at 8:14pm 05.05.21 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the d
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 8:12pm 05.05.21 Be careful. Our Genset has an Oberdorfer sea water pump that uses a thin paper gasket as well. The t
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:11pm 05.05.21 Thanks! Appreciated. I heard something about the thickness having to be exactly correct somewhere,
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:09pm 05.05.21 Be careful. Our Genset has an Oberdorfer sea water pump that uses a thin paper gasket as well. The t
Survey day! sail sfbay at 8:08pm 05.05.21 Looks like a nice boat. Your surveyor picked up some good items and nice to hear the seller agreed t
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31pm 05.05.21 Don, had nothing to do with the messenger. It was simply a statement of fact, in NY a certain set o

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