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new battery charger install, & new solar panel project.... MitchM at 12:46pm 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 8/914 just got the info i need from maineSail's great site...my 2 spring projects are : #1--
Does my hull have a barrier coat? (3) SurfaceStAug at 11:43am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1082 I am in the process of stripping the bottom paint off of my trailer sailor hull (Oday 192, 1988) and
Confused on outhaul rigging (2) wdonovan at 9:15am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2499 Hunter 310 1998. Tried getting other 310 owners to chime in on the specific forum but not much luck.
Unknown email request Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1449 Recently, I had an email sent to me but it went to spam as the contact is not on my email list. He
Custom font for boat lettering dhandzy at 4:45am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 23/3691 Hi -- I'd like to get a name decal for my boat using my own custom font. I have the .ttf file for th
H36 Propeller shaft size. sailboss at 3:55am 03.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1200
Raw water pump replacement questions LukeAvanti at 8:11pm 03.30.21 Catalina 30 7/1591 Hi all, another newbie here with a question or two. Recently bought a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. The ra
Lifeline netting (1) CaptainRan at 6:50pm 03.30.21 Smaller Boats 8/1341 I just got a new puppy. I named him Skipper so that anything that goes wrong on the boat will be his
Neptune 24 Mast (1) 5760sailor at 4:46pm 03.30.21 Parts Search 2/1683 Hi all, New here and just started sailing about 3 years ago. I have a 1978 Capital Yachts Neptune 24
Ray marine AP Drive unit, M 81135 Sailon1 at 2:58pm 03.30.21 Parts Search 1/406 I am looking for compatible Drive unit for my Simrad AP 24. For a Pearson 30, 8600 pound displacemen
Transducer thru hull on Hunter 25 2005+ location JeffC21331 at 1:46pm 03.30.21 Smaller Boats 10/1261 On a 2005+ Hunter 25, where is the location for the thru hull speed/depth transducer on your boat?
Replacing port side hull controls with "new" ones. (1) EbbTide27 at 9:17am 03.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/586 So I found a set of these on eBay and snagged them. The existing controls were underwater for a lon
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 8:59am 03.30.21 Ask All Sailors 68/6748 Still muddling over this question from a few weeks back. The question of what a folding prop does to
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:07am 03.30.21 Ask All Sailors 18/4342 I confess this is new to me. Anyone getting benefit from using them? A draft stripe is a horizontal
C-30 motoring speed "At Ease" at 8:06am 03.30.21 Catalina 30 12/2006 1 minute ago I purchased a C-30 late last season. 1989 hull #5355. My last trip I had no other opti
Shields Multiflex Tim Mills at 9:51pm 03.29.21 Big Boats 3/761 Just got back from dewinterizing the boat. I found that my 1-1/2 galley drain line was split open wh
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally niner_gang at 8:31pm 03.29.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3273 Recently went out, turned off shore power, switched to battery #1, just given the date, and nothing.
Hunter 26 - Routing wire from engine to battery - where to drill hole DeliriousSailor at 6:57pm 03.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/743 Looking for the best way to route the wire from our new motor with electric start to the battery whi
Kiwi Prop Fourt46 at 4:49pm 03.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 2/814 Considering installing a feathering propeller on my Ericson 27 with a Westerbeke M4-30 25 Hp, curren
Lost another KiwiProp blade last weekend Ken13559 at 4:45pm 03.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 0/545 I have been using KiwiProp for many years. Love it. Just about 3 years ago, after a haul-out job, mo

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Atomic A4 Head Studs question fred1diver at 6:09am 11.13.24 No thread between them will allow the head and block to compress the cylinders equally, if there is
Anchor rode jssailem at 6:07am 11.13.24 Length of chain would depend on the waters I was sailing. If cruising in the Caribbean among the cor
Anchor rode thinwater at 6:00am 11.13.24 You don't need 5/16" chain; 1/4" G4 will do just fine and save weight. You might consider 100', tho
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Stanleywester at 5:47am 11.13.24 OK. I found a reference to the Bayfield. Built in Ontario CA. It is reported to be a 30/32, dependi
New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:46am 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like remo
New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:39am 11.13.24 One can't just put an old sail on top of a new one and get any information out of that. For measure
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit colemj at 5:23am 11.13.24 We have had 4 Raritan Marine Elegance heads over the past 12yrs. There is no vacuum flush on them -
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20am 11.13.24 Call Edson and request engineering
Today I said goodbye to an old friend Indysailor at 3:01am 11.13.24 An O'Day is to be remembered as an especially fine boat. I had the 27. It's wonderful to keep the
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Indysailor at 2:54am 11.13.24 Thank you all kindly for the thoughtful input. Very much appreciated. It's a Bayfield (Gozzard), n
Atomic A4 Head Studs question Indysailor at 2:44am 11.13.24 Thinking about this a little more, I wonder if the stud design is so that they will stop turning at
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 12:48am 11.13.24 I hadn't considered a composting toilet. I've now started reading up on those too...
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle (1) john2 at 12:41am 11.13.24 I agree, small pads can not take load / weight . Just for stability. Best to make custom pads which
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 12:33am 11.13.24 I have Peggie's book on order! I am excited to study up on oder reduction, realizing that it is unli
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 11:31pm 11.12.24 Update: (Chatting mostly with myself at this point, but hopefully this is helpful to someone). Lea
New main sail too tall. Now what? thinwater at 8:36pm 11.12.24 If North used the non-furling length ... Was the boat available with a traditional sail? If yes, di
The correct mast length for 1996 Hunter 26 captandave at 8:24pm 11.12.24 Thank you, I just sold a MacGregor 26x and there is so much info about that boat. I do like a lot o
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) albakers at 7:27pm 11.12.24 It took me a while to grab a picture, but here it is. We've had a lot of rain for a few days, and
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Tally Ho at 6:55pm 11.12.24 Does the boat not have a propane locker? Or do you need more capacity? As you probably know, the
New main sail too tall. Now what? Tally Ho at 6:47pm 11.12.24 I had a problem with my North Sail main, which interfered with the backstay and topping lift way up

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