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Water deck fill cap for C-36 Dan C at 4:38am 06.06.08 Big Boats 5/2608 Oops! Deck fill cap went into the deep. There are three water fills, plus waste and diesel, all or
Fitted sheets for v-berth Dan C at 4:32am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/5231 Where's a good place to get fitted sheets for a Catalina 36 v-berth? Probably will need to go to cus
race to the coast ChuckThomas at 6:10am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1102 anyone participating in the SYC 'race to the coast' next weekend?
Replacing sheaves at base of mast Nick Jeszenszky at 7:30am 06.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3322 I am trying to reinstall the main halyard sheave and shaft pin at the base of the mast. The pin cam
Fuel kill cable 272LE shem at 8:44am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 Hi All,I have a busted cable fuel cut off. My wife refuses to stick her hand in the engine conpart
Teak Stain color alumrock at 8:44am 06.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2257 I am replacing some of the teak in my 1984 Hunter 31. It looks like it has been stained with some c
Rust alibi at 8:34am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 My keel bolts were mildly rusted as I noticed while inspecting the bildge pump.I sanded them to a c
Outboard price tag Wind Dancer24484 at 8:52am 06.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1072 I found a rebuilt Mariner 8hp 2 stroke outboard w/ a long shaft at a local repair shop for 750.00, I
E10 gas Roger Keele at 9:00am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/936 I did a search and couldn't find anyone discussing E10 gas on here. Just curious as to what most peo
Free charts available for downloading and printing CalebD at 9:13am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 I take no credit for creating this link. Someone over on sailnet posted about this. If they scanne
Universal M25 oil drain plug Mark Goodin at 9:34am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 11/8575 I'm trying to change the oil on my Universal M25 in a Catalina 30.I cannot figure out how to get a
33-2 Bow Nav Light Shorting Out/Replacement. JD20795 at 9:58am 06.06.08 Cal 1/1467 Hi All,My bow nav light starting shorting out in heavy seas last year so I replaced it with a new
broken O'Day 23 stanchion David Cobb at 10:10am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1067 Hello, One of the stanchions on my O'Day 23 has broken where it comes out of the fitting bolted to t
Galveston to Vera Cruz Race sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:58am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1070 At 2PM CST the Race de Amigos began.A former member of this forum is in the race.Click on the link
A few days ago I posted a thread concerning my Ross at 12:01pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1223 Garmin 72 and certain problems I was having with it. The cure for the problems was to disable WAAS.
Diesel fuel for the Yanmar Christian Sava at 1:27pm 06.06.08 Big Boats 15/6930 I have read alot of threads about diesel fuel. I became more confused after reading them than I was
The Cruise The good and the bad sailaway78 at 2:20pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2179 OK Here is a report of our recent trip east. Some very good and some pretty bad.First night ou
Source for older (obsolete) Lewmar parts? Specifically, traveler car wheels... Scup at 2:32pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2754 I've spent a lot of time looking online for the wheels for an old high-beam T-track model. Lewmar do
Y25 mast wiring lyn at 2:51pm 06.06.08 Yamaha 0/1452 Anyone out there chased the wiring on a Y25, mast step to interior? Mine seems very consealed along
rudder for Y-25II nathan at 4:52pm 06.06.08 Yamaha 0/1612 I am looking for a replacement rudder for a 1977 Y-25II. I need rudder, shaft and any hardware belo

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Bilge blower hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 2:04pm 12.12.21
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 1:29pm 12.12.21 I have it all set up to travel to see the prospect boat i want to buy. A 1985 O'Day 25 CB. i plan o
Just Say'n Pagan Baby at 1:09pm 12.12.21 Congratulations to Navy:beer: they played a great second half and completely dominated Army who coul
Outboard size for 23.5 waterman30 at 1:06pm 12.12.21 Sailboat transoms were designed for motors rated at 10 ho max and that includes the 23.5. As for
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 12:51pm 12.12.21 The only things that come off that as you note are 2/0 to starter switch, 2/0 to ACR, and fused aux
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:50pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. All gasoline fueled inboards are required to have one,
Masthead Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 12.12.21 What year is the boat?
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 12:38pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's purpose is to remove explosive vapors from the b
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeK2B at 12:26pm 12.12.21 Thanks for all the great responses. Dave, the 1-2-B allows me to parallel if needed as well so I'l
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeHoncho at 12:22pm 12.12.21 I made the error and bought the smaller external regulator ( which is all that I needed for the regu
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. David in Sandusky at 11:58am 12.12.21
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 DJN at 11:40am 12.12.21 I also own a 2005 Hunter 36. When I purchased the boat 8 years ago it had the original C80 mfd. I h
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Don Guillette at 11:36am 12.12.21 Hi Keith, I've never tried ours. You should try it the next time you're on the boat. An emergency
Bilge blower hose replacement Tom J at 11:30am 12.12.21 The fan really doesn't serve any purpose then. As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 11:10am 12.12.21 I authored the file that pat posted and Crazy Dave is one of the other guys mentioned in that articl
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 11:05am 12.12.21 My God, man. How do you drink tea?
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 11:05am 12.12.21 From Merriam-Webster ... And now we knows where the dictionary is at.:biggrin:
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Siamese at 10:46am 12.12.21 I confess, I did not have the fortitude to read the original paragraph free post.
Removing centerboard? (1) patbratton at 10:40am 12.12.21 This is the other file I was looking for.
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Scott T-Bird at 10:35am 12.12.21 BTW, I installed the SG200 monitor and a new mc-618 regulator this fall and love the system. I have

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