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Sole Finish rlgales at 10:40am 03.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1100 I am refinishing part of the cabin sole on my 1988 Oceanis 350 and wondered if anyone knew what was
For Sale Brand New Playstation 3 60GB for $200 (1) Allen David at 5:13pm 03.02.07 Ask All Sailors 0/858 Global Mobile LimitedN0 2. Science Pack West Avenue,Shatin, Hong KongAllen DavidManaging Direc
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1978 oday 27 rudder head replacement stephen at 6:54pm 02.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1156 where to find a rudder head replacement
Looking for feo Jay20651 at 6:27pm 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1105 Feo, I've seen the boat and trailer that we talked about. I'm trying to get in touch with the owner
battan question Wright Ellis at 10:22pm 02.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 I did something stupid. The battans on my 1987 Hunter 26.5 are inserted from the luff. I removed my
37' Cutter Purchase rayres at 11:30pm 02.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 Is there much of a difference in the 37's cherebini and hunter model boats in the mid eighties? Are
How much play in Cutlass bearing is OK Ray2325 at 11:46pm 02.28.07 Catalina 310 4/4102 How much play should be in a cutlass bearing? When I shake on my propellor shaft there is a little r
Saltwater and outboards... Brian D at 11:54pm 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1010 Along the same lines as the flushing engine thread, I was curious to know if there is something othe
Environmentally friendly bottom paint John at 12:27am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2866 We are not permitted to paint the bottom of our boats ourselves due to DEC regulations in our marina
Chartering in the BVI'[s chief14326 at 12:42am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2030 I finally got the wife to agree to charter down in the BVI's some time this year, although she still
Simrad wp32 autopilot problem soling42 at 1:09am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 9/6827 Other sailors with a Simrad wp32 AP having problems with drive belts hanging up? I've gotten two b
Installing a water heater Tim Haibach at 1:30am 03.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1168 I have seen several Catalina 27's with 6 gal square or round water heaters installed. My question is
Traveler car replacement Tim Haibach at 1:26am 03.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1743 I need to replace the traveler cars because the plastic wheels are UV'd and the lip is cracked off.
Home Equity Loans william24424 at 1:20am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1255 A reminder to those "fueled by debt" sailors the home equity loan rates have shot up recently. Mine
Home-made Catalina 22 Galley? Anyone build one? tegwilym at 2:13am 03.01.07 Catalina 22 2/1687 Hello, I'm the new owner of a Catalina 22 #880 as of last week. I'm working on cleaning the boat u
Blue water crossing Tao at 3:09am 03.01.07 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3933 Requesting observations on an Atlantic circumnavagation in a H37C. Assuming proper set up for the c
Oval cutout under the v berth... Boydaclies at 4:53am 03.01.07 Smaller Boats 4/920 There's an oval cutout molded into the surface of the v berth under the cushions about three feet lo
Photo of a Cal 20 on a trailer for a book? Brian Gilbert at 5:31am 03.01.07 Cal 4/524 Hi Everyone:Does anybody have a photo of their Cal 20 on a trailer that they'd like to see publishe
Battery locker photos Wesley at 5:54am 03.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1061 Folks, I remember reading a long time ago about how some had moved their batteries from the starboar

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Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:12pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follow
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:10pm 08.31.21 On a related note, I plan on adding an NMEA2000 external GPS such as this one, and an NMEW2000 AIS t
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 08.31.21 That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plotter? That may be the issue. Jim
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 12:58pm 08.31.21 Did you miss twisting off the bottom of the electric fuel pump, pulling the plastic fine sieve and m
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one
propeller selection, and shifting dlochner at 12:00pm 08.31.21 If you have the standard Edson Pedestal with the gear shift sitting athwartship and the throttle run
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kloudie1 at 11:59am 08.31.21 It is a generic panel that includes a sail drive diaphragm warning. On a boat with sail drive it lig
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:59am 08.31.21 If rain and wind, your ventilation options will be very limited Fortunately our marina is very she
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all po
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:57am 08.31.21 PS. 30C is not hot :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power dlochner at 11:52am 08.31.21 To sum the many good suggestions, provide shade for the boat and don't block air flow. A boom tent w
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 11:51am 08.31.21 I got a set of Outland Hatch covers for our boat. They work great. Between that, lots of ventilati
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power kappykaplan at 11:50am 08.31.21 "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc :plus:

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