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What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3106 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1875 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1362 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1246 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1268 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1653 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2550 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1180 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2604 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1187 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca
Turnbuckle Size BradG at 10:48am 10.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1393 I need to know the size of the turnbuckles (or actually the pin size on the running rigging) on an 8
What is your cost per outing? $100? $3,000? Benny at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2751 Lets begin with some assumptions.1) The boater does not live aboard.2) Number of days sailing to
Sail Slide for Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1114 I'm trying to find replacement sail slides for the main on my oday 23. It's stamped PRYDE 6 on the
Rudder Stress Cracks? Carl at 11:55am 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1413 I have 1978 Hunter 30 and after pulling it out of the water I noticed a crack on each side of the fi
starter problem bobf at 1:17pm 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 I am having a problem with the starter solenoid clicking then engaging after several tries at starti

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Water Heater T&P Relief Valve dkinzer at 1:38pm 11.03.21 That makes sense. Thanks.
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve JamesG161 at 1:35pm 11.03.21 It may be that the pressure relief valve is to protect the tank Relief Valves are always to prote
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft KZW at 1:33pm 11.03.21 My C-310, sail no 307, was built in 2005. It has a one inch diameter shaft.
Catalina 22 Anchor Chain bobtigar at 1:12pm 11.03.21 If you havent got a windless then "hot dip galvanized" proof coil chain. A joiner on what look like
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? DayDreamer41 at 12:48pm 11.03.21 Yes we have them on our 41DS in addition to the above advice make sure you ease the vang and if the
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? (1) Jumpstart at 12:47pm 11.03.21 My old C&C was always stored mast down. Used 2 chap Harbor Frieght tarps and multiple shock cords to
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? loneshark64 at 12:28pm 11.03.21 On my new 343 the zinc is a tiny conical thing at the end of the prop. On my old boats I had one or
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? sail sfbay at 12:23pm 11.03.21 I installed a UK partial vertical battened in-mast furling mainsail on my Hunter 386. Be sure to fur
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site Tedd at 11:54am 11.03.21 I don't understand why that's necessary. Ever see The Flight of the Phoenix? Actually, dimensional
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip (1) jeepbluetj at 11:40am 11.03.21 I use a bag too, as the 4hp I've got on my dinghy doesn't fit muffs well. (Dunno where the bag reall
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve dkinzer at 11:18am 11.03.21 It may be that the pressure relief valve is to protect the tank, not the system. I checked our RV wa
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve jssailem at 11:03am 11.03.21 KUUMA reports that the valve for their Hot water heater "All Systems" is: 10473 Water Heater Tempera
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site justsomeguy at 10:54am 11.03.21 ...you have to make some allowances for scale! I don't understand why that's necessary. Ever see T
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Stu Jackson at 10:44am 11.03.21 What causes concern is the exposed belt and gears driving the wheel in the cockpit. There are alrea
Electric head on 340 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:35am 11.03.21 Good choice! Don't just toss the PHII pump ..someone will want it 'cuz it's consistently been the
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Head Sail at 10:35am 11.03.21 I've had the EV-100 for maybe 6 years. The unit is intended for recreational not commercial use so
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve kloudie1 at 10:29am 11.03.21 I don't have the requirements here, but I suspect that the requirement is for the T&P is that it be
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 10:29am 11.03.21 It would be interesting to see if a more robust motor and wheel control system could be developed e
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site jssailem at 10:28am 11.03.21 An interesting site. I will need to spend more time on it come the winter rains.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 10:10am 11.03.21 I look at the CPT and agree with the simplicity and the engineering. What causes concern is the expo

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