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batteries Syversens at 9:27am 04.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/961 Hello all, I just replaced our 4D battery with two 6V (also got a new starter). the old battery was
Catalina 30 Manuals Lou Bustos at 9:23am 04.28.08 Catalina 30 2/1213 I am looking for any manuals for a 1982 Catalina 30. Anything would be helpful, especially a link o
Oday 37 Roundabout at 6:21am 04.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1309
Fridge Issues SailJunkie at 6:42am 04.28.08 Catalina 310 0/1461 Every year, at layup, I take the fridge door off, so the compartment gets plenty of air. This year,
Roller Furling Main Blue Water at 6:48am 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/915 I have a Z Spar roller furling main which has provided good service until I shipped my boat and mast
Keel bolt replacement for First 285 Jeff at 7:19am 04.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2603 I am looking to replace the keel bolts on my 285 they are pretty rusty and the Keel is a little lose
Electric upgrade question Cest La Vie at 7:23am 04.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1735 I am about up upgrade from my current manual Jabsco heads (which I believe are equal to that which i
Crazy Dave Charlie13958 at 7:38am 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/965 What would you suggest for rigging a 23.5 for an asymetric spinnaker? I was thinking of cheek blocks
cradle for beneteau 351 tagman29 at 10:44am 04.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1195 does anyone have the dimensions or know were to the dimensions to build a cradle ?
buying used First 310 miguel at 11:39am 04.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1126 Hello everyone, hopefully I'll be closing on a 1993 First 310 later this week. Couple of questions:
cockpit drain hoses flattening shut in Mariner Rich Langdon at 10:34am 04.28.08 Day Sailers 0/1512 I'm having a heck of a time finding replacent hoses that do not flatten at the two bends between the
Removing fuel tank 84 hunter 27 kasey3309 at 11:55am 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/953 Is it possable to remove the fuel tank with out cutting the cockpit floor
Difference between mac 25 and 26 mast legowolfe at 12:21pm 04.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1164 I want to know the difference betweeen the mac 25 and mac 26S mast. I need a new mast for my boat a
speed impeller ken hemberger at 11:15am 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/9168 I am having difficulty with my ST60 speed indicator reading. Someone told me toremove the plug con
hunter31 cabin sole terry holt at 11:45am 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/814 I am about to pull out the settees and replace a large portion of the cabin sole. I have a piece of
Whats the best product for killing algae in bilge area? Chet7135 at 1:08pm 04.28.08 Ask All Sailors 15/5769 Hello all, I`m trying to figure out what I can use to kill the algae growing in my bilge ? Can I
bulkhead repairs Les at 2:08pm 04.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1048 1983 Catalina 27 with port side bulkhead with attached chain plate showing signs of delaminating. A
O'Day 23 compared to 272 LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 1:44pm 04.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/946 Does anyone have experience with these two boats. Could you please tell me how they differ as far as
roller furling main in mast john eisenbeisz at 3:09pm 04.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1406 Hi,I am having trouble recently outhauling the main from the mast furling. It appears to be bindin
Amount of 2 part paint needed to paint a 40'mast Danny4719 at 3:47pm 04.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 getting ready to paint the new mast, when and if it ever arrives. I am not sure how to determine the

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Tongue weight question. Hayden Watson at 1:09am 09.01.21 When I got my C25 it was also a bear to tow due to little tongue weight. I built a motor mount onto
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Mark Maulden at 10:31pm 08.31.21
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.31.21 The problem with boats is that the sun will heat the deck which has poor insulation and the interior
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power garymalmgren at 9:11pm 08.31.21 I cruised SE Asia for 3 years. There is nothing you an do about humidity. A fan will move air acro
Tongue weight question. Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.31.21 You are correct, by raising or lowering the ball you can make small adjustments to the tongue weight
Stantion bases Benny17441 at 8:02pm 08.31.21 I think you have your answer about an imbedded aluminum plate. I would use plenty of of penetratin
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 7:55pm 08.31.21 Good evening! Planning on heading out this Friday. How are you guys feeling about the weather? Sca
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:40pm 08.31.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room t
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic (1) Caspurr at 7:33pm 08.31.21 I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 days
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Roadking Larry at 7:22pm 08.31.21 My 1st boat was a Mac 26S.I made my share of mistakes with it and had more than a few pucker moments
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:14pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer tou
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:08pm 08.31.21 When I close the starboard valve and work off forward tank air leak goes away so I know it's in the
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:04pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follo
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 7:01pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased ma
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.31.21 Someone already gave me an idea of adding a second strut. If one properly placed strut doesn't do
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 6:58pm 08.31.21 Ward, Thank you, I think I like what you are saying. I ordered the other pump, but I have a portab
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:45pm 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all p
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased man
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:39pm 08.31.21 I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my so
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump Ward H at 6:38pm 08.31.21 @snoopy_ Here's the Amazon link to the Koolair PM500 pump recommended by Webasto for my 10,000 BTU A

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