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Northern MN or WI sailors Ed6905 at 1:12am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1310 I'd like to take my small boat (Oday Daysailer) and go some place in northern MN or WI and sail and
edson retro fit? losciale1 at 1:12am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/898 HAVE AN 83 CAT 27 THE EDSON PEDASTEL HAS EXISTING COLLAR THAT IS SET UP FOR SHIFT AND ENGINE CABLES.
re-wiring joe friedman at 9:28pm 06.09.07 Catalina 30 1/1244 i am planning to re-wire my '77 project boat along with moving the main AC/DC panels to a position a
H19-1996 centerboard cascade line replacement etsoilguy at 12:05am 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1163 OK boys and girls, I'm about to replace the centerboard downhaul line (cascade line?) on my 96 H19 a
weeping/small leak--what to do? sailposer at 12:01am 06.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/1231 Hi,I recently purchased an older Catalina 22 and I am just learning how to sail it. I have it dock
Ray Marine ST 4000 Tom Heiting at 11:27pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1152 I need to replace the ST 4000 on my boat and would like to find a new ST 4000. Any suggestions on w
Long Term Storage - SOCal Christopher at 3:11am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1042 Good morning - I will be away from my boat for a year maybe two, and wanted to therefore save the
H260 Water Pump Connection Herman18887 at 3:28am 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1442 My galley sink pump broke and after checking these forums I decided to replace it with a Fynspray or
PSS paulj at 4:16am 06.10.07 Catalina 310 0/1362 Just put the final touches to PSS systempaulj
s 34 bay idyll at 5:31am 06.10.07 Seidelmann 11/2821 i recently purchased an s 34 which appears to be in very good condition. this is certainly not my fi
LED taillights Wahya at 5:45am 06.10.07 Trailer Sailors 8/1728 For those of you that are fed up with corroded and burned out tail light bulbs. Now is the time to
1969 O'Day Ranger 26" Mike at 5:53am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1517 I just bought my very first boat!!! It is a 1969 O"Day Ranger. It needs some work but I am VERY exci
thru hull donuts miguelgdelrey at 6:59am 06.10.07 Big Boats 4/1268 what is the best material for thru hull donuts?My boat came with 3/4 marine plywood but a friend s
Distance from base of mast to the spreaders sailingdude at 7:26am 06.10.07 Catalina 30 1/1289 Can anyone tell me the approximate distance from the base of the mast to the spreaders? This is for
Carry-on Air hatch bag r. gallagher at 8:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1473 We just bought a new to us Hunter 28.5 that also came with a Carry-on Air unit. The hatch bag is mis
Chart Navigator data to Garmin MapSource? Rich Stidger at 8:32am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1741 I would like to plan waypoints and routes in MapTech's Chart Navigatorsoftware and then transfer th
Hatch Repair Al17265 at 9:29am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1378 I need a complete set of replacement gaskets for some Bomar hatches on my Catalina 30. Where is the
Wind scoop? Orion17194 at 10:03am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/5798 I have one of these wind scoops but no idea how to hook it up. I figure I attach the top to the job
Rudder/Wheel issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1484 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Wheel/rudder issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2370 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b

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Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 7:32am 08.31.21 Read most of the eelgrass restoration report referenced by HobbieDog. Interesting that one of the te
The 260 is home! Tedd at 7:31am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot of
Single Handed Docking Giro at 7:25am 08.31.21 The other boat is at rest on our port side. Thanks for your input, DArsy. If the current would calm
Alternator shutoff switch? DayDreamer41 at 7:21am 08.31.21 @SEMPERAVANTI41, interesting our H41DS the 80 amp alternator output was routed from alternator to th
Cowl vents on MH40 Juice6576 at 7:09am 08.31.21 My MH 37 has the cowl vents with a shutoff in the cabin. I leave the vents open unless I am washing
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 7:02am 08.31.21 Another question...am looking for Spinnaker sheets with a soft eye and soft shackles for it. Any id
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DougM at 7:02am 08.31.21 R12 and R134 are not at all compatible. By the time you legally purge the R12 and recharge with R134
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 7:01am 08.31.21 Does the inmast furler look like the one in the photo below? If it is it is a US Spar (part of Z-Sp
Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 6:39am 08.31.21 Sign is from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Our State Environmental Po
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant smokey73 at 6:36am 08.31.21 Not sure I undersand what you did here. Did you use the fittings that were already installed or put
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow RoyS at 6:31am 08.31.21 Regarding your lags: Sometimes you can drill a few inches deeper and use a longer lag. Sometimes you
Cowl vents on MH40 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:29am 08.31.21 On my Hunter 50, the cowl vents utilize the forward portion of the spray hood as a sort of "dorade b
Alternator shutoff switch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:24am 08.31.21 Alternator are wired to the starter then to the starter battery ... so unless you disconnect the ba
Cowl vents on MH40 rgranger at 5:56am 08.31.21 I am confused by your question. Can't you just look at the cowl vent and see if it is attached to
Alternator shutoff switch? Maine Sail at 5:50am 08.31.21 Argo FET Battery Isolators Similarly to diode battery isolators, FET isolators allow simultaneous
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:46am 08.31.21 Well last night I discovered some seepage I won't to say leakage from the fixed plastic Port lights!
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames NYSail at 5:32am 08.31.21
Alternator shutoff switch? DayDreamer41 at 5:28am 08.31.21 @leo310 That's what I love about this place, you can learn something new every day, just wondering
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? Nashville_Blues at 4:49am 08.31.21 A suggestion for checking water depth that costs very little - download the Navionics boating app to
Fuel line crack. Josko at 4:20am 08.31.21 Diesels want fuel and air in the correct proportions to run and give you the power you desire. Clog

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