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Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1299 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri
Waste line replacement Tang07 at 3:32pm 09.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1147 I have an 81 catalina 30 and have noticed that the waste line going from the tank to the maserator p
Lake Pontchartrain & Rigolets to Mississippi Sound Persy at 10:39pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1632 I would like to move my boat back from Pensacola to Lake Pontchartrain in a couple of weeks. I rece
Diesel additive Deadline at 10:53pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1358 Has anyone had success with Valvtect Diesel Guard, a seemingly all-purpose additive to clean injecto
getting access to the starboard lazerette H31 pimerese at 11:17pm 09.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1031 While chasing down a leak the other day I started thinking how much easier it would be if I had easy
Exhaust stain on stern Roger F at 11:34pm 09.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1115 I am looking for suggestions and/or recommendations for product to use to remove the exhaust stains
Roller Furling on a Sandpiper 565 (1) Willybdriver at 11:59pm 09.04.07 Other Sailboats 16/5594 A friend and I recently acquired Sandpiper #907. There was a lot of extra gear supplied including th
Extra Holding Tank Mark Mynsberge at 12:43am 09.05.07 Big Boats 6/1114 A 25 gal holding tank is just to small if you are going to anchor out for any length of time and tha
Couldn't pass this up - Boat 2.0 (1) Jim Seamans at 2:14am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1097 I'll wait for version 4.11JimS/V Java
High Wind Preparedness renom2 at 2:46am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1003 Now that we officially have the first storm brewing in the Atlantic I wanted to see what the best wa
Bow Thruster Pirate9127 at 2:52am 09.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/941 Robert Lally posted a review of the 473 and stated that he had a problem with his bow thruster on hi
Rebedding plexi/lexan/polycarbonate fixed windows tkanzler at 2:59am 09.05.07 Big Boats 7/2463 I need to fix some leaking fixed ports on my H340, which are similar to the 310 and presumably other
Heeling Kevin at 4:26am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1170 I have a question about my Oday Mariner. I am fairly new to sailing and seem to do pretty well with
ODAY 25 - trailer, how to convert from a motorboat Holograman at 5:51am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1344 We purchased a used Oday 25 this year at a bargain price (which is the only way we could have afford
tachometer not accurate Rick at 6:45am 09.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1074 lately i have noticed that the tachometer stops at about 1100 rpm when the engine shuts downs and ha
Lucky Again sailaway78 at 6:28am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1150 Just checked the nat'l. hurricane center website. Looks like Felix is just about dead and gone in H
s34 rudder help!! bay idyll at 7:52am 09.05.07 Seidelmann 4/1613 help!!! my s34 is out of the water and i am seeing the bottom for the first time. there is a goo 3 i
help!! my rudder is freaking me out!! bay idyll at 7:37am 09.05.07 Seidelmann 0/1409 ok, i've heard the horror stories about seidelmann rudders. now my s34 is out of the water and i'm s
Wonder if it's windy on the Web Dennis23629 at 7:59am 09.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/818 Not sure if you have seen this web site, it might be useful - it's at least interesting to look at.
Kudos to Jabsco Seattle Scott at 8:01am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 I bought one of those variable speed Jabsco fresh water pumps, maybe a year ago and can't remember w

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What is this? Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 10.06.21 Deja Vu all over again! Somebody recently posted a picture of a boat built by the other Johnson boa
O'Day 23 rudder problem sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.06.21 .........Maybe if he can tell me how much my rudder should weigh, I can determine how much water it
Wiring new TV Gary Ryan at 7:32am 10.06.21 We didn't need tv too much when out sailing, so I routed ac over to our starboard side and mounted o
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 7:17am 10.06.21 Replaced it with the Marelon mushroom one. WM had it in stock. It was the 3/4" barbed thru-hull an
What is this? kloudie1 at 7:14am 10.06.21 I will second that. I have a good bit of time in Flying Dutchman and Lightning boats.. Just a HOOT!
Wiring new TV dmax at 7:12am 10.06.21 Keep it simple and more efficient and get a 12 volt TV - here's a previous conversation on this: ht
More on Maine Sail kloudie1 at 7:04am 10.06.21 Thanks for the update, Phil. Definitely hope that he continues to improve. Wondering if there is a
O'Day 23 rudder problem Wayne S at 7:03am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info. I'll try contacting Rudy at D&R. (I have bought some parts from him in the pas
What is this? Damnskippy at 6:40am 10.06.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 duck21 at 6:15am 10.06.21 Hi @Head Sail These are all good points. I actually did purchase the pig tail for condensate, but
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive drewlamparello at 6:03am 10.06.21 How often do you change the Sail Drive Leg oil? Every few years or 250 hrs or what? Do you do in in
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.06.21 @bzano Did you simply screw in the fasteners into the deck using wood screws, thru bolt or drill
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? dlochner at 5:16am 10.06.21 Check with the battery manufacturer for optimal charging currents and voltage. Most AGMs can accept
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 4:53am 10.06.21 Scott, hard to tell how exactly your system is plumbed from the photograph. It appears that the two
Mods to our 35s5 Bluenose at 3:08am 10.06.21 Well done. I didn't know that sapelle looked as good as that when finished. The most important item
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Bluenose at 2:57am 10.06.21 Good to hear!
Bayfield 29 cutlass bearing Acadian_53 at 1:48am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info Hunter 46, much appreciated.
What is this? Joe at 11:20pm 10.05.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Halyard Loss Joe at 11:02pm 10.05.21 That happened to me with a trailered boat, also. Embarrassing, but fortunately no one but my 12 yea
More on Maine Sail Joe at 10:24pm 10.05.21 Thank you for the real time update, Phil. Rod is such a treasure to this group.

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