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Location of wiring for VHF radio JoeR at 12:46am 01.07.07 Bigger Boats 1/1065 I am refurbishing my "new" 1986 model O28 and want to locate my VHF radio directly above the small n
J36 BALSA CORED HULL ? Gill at 12:49am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1749 I am thinking of purchasing a "81 J36 with some water intrusion around the rudder post into the bals
Bonding to Engine Mount?? walmsleyc at 1:40am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 My Legend 35 (1987) has a bonding/grounding wire running to the forward port engine mount bolt. The
Moisture Meter Captain Dave at 1:56am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1311 Anyone out there know the Price of a Moisture Meter of the type used by Marine Surveyors? Might not
CNG Tank Valve? walmsleyc at 3:26am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1000 Does anyone have a CNG tank from their Hunter (or other boat) that they no longer use? Converted to
Another Battery Question Nereussailor at 3:39am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/907 After doing a lot of informative reading, I still have a question about golf cart batteries. In Nige
HL 35 Hatch and Port Dimensions Randy Trautman at 5:17am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1270 Can someone provide me with the cutout dimensions for ports and hatches? I am in the process of buy
fuel waste & water fill caps Terry at 5:24am 01.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1158 Hi, would someone pease tell me if there is a source for the black plastic deck fill caps that came
finding an unusual festoon bulb Persy at 6:35am 01.07.07 Big Boats 7/915 I'm trying to find a very small festoon bulb for my boat12v1wabout 25mm x 5mmI've been searchi
Replacing the I-Beam O2Addict at 6:17am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/924 I have removed the compression post, and the trim, and am now trying to remove the rusty I-beam from
retrieving the halyard clip at top of mast Rick Cioppa at 7:50am 01.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/5777 Anybody have a trick to retrieve a halyard sheet at the top of mast?
Hard Lessons Learned - Christabella & Starlet Chuck at 8:18am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/827 The current (01/2007) issue of Latitude 38 describes the events leading to the loss of two American
Gulf Loop Current forecast Franklin at 8:57am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1436 Here it is Tony.
opinion on prop pitch/soot from yanmar sb8 pethia at 9:09am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2578 I have a yanmar sb8 which appears to start up and run just fine. If however, I run the engine almos
Interior cushions made for Catalina 36 windy24518 at 9:23am 01.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2318 Can anyone recommend a cushion manufacturer/supplier for a Catalina 36. We have a 1998 Catalina and
Displacement = Weight ? Ted at 9:21am 01.07.07 Other Sailboats 3/914 I am trying to determine the weight of my boat. The o'day site has the displacement of the 22' o'd
How to Crank the Swing Keel on a MacGregor 25 Michael at 9:48am 01.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2531 I have a 1984 Macgregor 25. It appears that to put the Swing Keel down that you just crank counter
Irwin 44 or 46 Ron Gerdes at 10:18am 01.07.07 Other Sailboats 11/9039 I would like to get any feedback on the 44 or 46 Irwin. I am considering buying one for cruising.
Yanmar problem nick cameron at 11:37am 01.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1459 My H33 is now 2 years old and the engine (Yanmar 3YM30) has done 240 hours with no problem except th
Mine is bigger than yours SailboatOwners.com at 11:41am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 62/3828 Drive through an average marina and you see boats of every type, size, and description. From little

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methyl hydrate rgranger at 9:15pm 05.27.21 Yo - but be aware the fumes are poisonous - use only in well ventilated spaces. Liquid fondue fue
H260 Diesel v. Outboard Tedd at 8:28pm 05.27.21 @caverun , I hadn't considered that the diesel might only be available in the fixed-keel version of
Marking anchor rode DianaOfBurlington at 8:17pm 05.27.21 Chain or line? Zip ties for the chain and I used red whipping thread on my line. Single bar is 25ft
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:10pm 05.27.21 I think the guy tied the ladder down using diagonal lashings and the ladder spun sideways in the win
prefrontal kloudie1 at 8:09pm 05.27.21 It is tough to be in a trough?
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot HMT2 at 7:57pm 05.27.21 There is not much info on what data can be shared between the two systems. Can the pilot follow a
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) leo310 at 7:50pm 05.27.21 The ACU N2k is wired not a plug so all I did was cut the end off the Garmin N2k and wired it with th
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 TimFromLI at 7:32pm 05.27.21 If you have an inverter on the boat, when you select your microwave oven make sure that it is compat
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 7:18pm 05.27.21 It is a manual.
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 7:10pm 05.27.21 Ah. Yup, seems my multimeter is only rated to 10A. I will give it a shot and see what numbers I can
Water Pump Gasket Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.27.21 If it were my boat I would seek technical advice either from the vendor where you purchased the pump
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 7:02pm 05.27.21
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 7:02pm 05.27.21 ask the seller? Sellers are elderly and have dimentia. Sale is being handled by their children who
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 ChaseRokitt at 6:59pm 05.27.21
prefrontal JamesG161 at 6:49pm 05.27.21 You are in the Trough between HIGH to the North and LOW to the South. Thus the brisk PINCH. Polar
How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? glaufman at 6:49pm 05.27.21 PS has a great article on backing plates of various materials... I highly recommend buying G10 and b
Rule gusher pump sail sfbay at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Welcome to the forum!! There are many models (1) rule emergency gusher bilge pump - Bing - Shopping
H260 Diesel v. Outboard caverun at 6:34pm 05.27.21 I'm pretty sure the fixed keel/diesel version has more headroom in the cabin since there is no balla
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 05.27.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat Philly2DC2LBI at 6:28pm 05.27.21 Thanks WayneH - yeah, ended up with a saltwater one. The difference was like $100, figured it was wo

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