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Packless Sealing Systems - Stuffing boxes Jim Wallace at 3:51am 01.08.06 Big Boats 18/1350 Looking for some advise on installing and selecting a packless sealing system for my Hunter 34. I'm
Hunter versus Chargers Andy at 3:33am 01.08.06 Big Boats 6/797 Why does Hunter not hook the battery charger directly to the battery? Previous posting have noted t
rOnDAYvous 06 mike C16582 at 3:16am 01.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 9/991 get ready boys and girls for the 4th (yeah, that's right, whoda thunk) annual O'Day owner's "rOnDAYv
Single Handed Racing Equipment Upgrades Pat at 12:34am 01.08.06 Ask All Sailors 0/770 I was visiting the many sailing websites. I found a roller furling system for use with an asymetric
Ice in the Bilge dwayne13628 at 12:26am 01.08.06 Ask All Sailors 16/4872 I have ice in my bilge and I need to do some work in there. Can I put car wash anti freeze in there,
Replacing Electric Head... flyhop at 10:08pm 01.07.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1284 I have an electric marine toilet, Jabsco Model 37010, and would like to replace it with a manual. T
hf radio murkehaze16758 at 8:01pm 01.07.06 Big Boats 5/788 Anyone have any thoughts on the use of HF radio is it worth it? Kevin
Best Sailing Screen Savers? OldCat at 12:45pm 01.07.06 Ask All Sailors 8/929 Best (free, of course) sailing screen savers?I had one from Sabre, nice, but I installed a new har
mast shims at deck Jean Moran at 11:05am 01.07.06 Other Sailboats 6/3405 We are replacing a leaking mast boot on our Ericson 38 (keel-stepped) and would like to know what ot
Yanmar Quit, need help Bob F at 9:38am 01.07.06 Big Boats 16/1538 While motoring back to the barn at abt 2500 rpm, my Yanmar suddenly lost power and quit running. It
Keel hum dhill713 at 9:30am 01.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1972 I am new to sailing and just recently bought a Venture/Mac 25 sailboat and was wondering about a hum
O'Day 272 Transom David at 7:32am 01.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/762 Will the transom of a 272 with an inboard diesel accept an outboard motor mount?Is modification nec
Batter isolator on 1981 h27 Cool_Change at 7:14am 01.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/980 Can anyone tell me if the 1981 h27's came with an isolator installed as standard equipment? I know
Self evaluation Don Guillette at 6:38am 01.07.06 Ask All Sailors 17/1136 Mates, things are slow over on the SAIL TRIM FORUM so I've posted an article on the sail trim contro
Self Evaluation Don Guillette at 6:31am 01.07.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1101 Good sailing weather will be here for a lot of you sooner than you think. With that in mind, I thoug
US Coast Guard Documentation - Question Richard McDonald at 5:28am 01.07.06 Ask All Sailors 3/969 Does a vessel need to have US Coast Guard documentation for travel outside the US to Canada, Bahamas
Widgeon Drain Plugs D Jones at 4:46am 01.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2033 Does anyone know how the nylon drain plug just aft of the centerboard truck is SUPPOSED to function?
Alternators suds22334 at 4:11am 01.07.06 Catalina 30 4/1443 I have 1990 30' The last oner had a new alternator instilled it works fine (but) I no longer have wo
Lewmar Plexi Ports skipper737 at 3:39am 01.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/947 I would like to replace the plexi glass in my Lewmar hatches on my 1989 C30. Any advise on a good c
boom rigging PK at 2:34am 01.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/753 WE have a Daysailer II and would like to know how to rig the boom so it stays up when the sail is do

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Preventors do I need one Kings Gambit at 5:31am 11.25.20
What type hose.... 31seahorse at 5:24am 11.25.20 The wire reinforced hose is preferred. We have removed the wire from the first inch or so on each e
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba rgranger at 5:17am 11.25.20 .... or make one out of laminated wooden slats glued together bent around a jig. Shape it with a san
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba rgranger at 5:13am 11.25.20 Is the parent co no longer selling parts? I used to own an escape cha cha and it used the same sai
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 5:09am 11.25.20 Ditto. Self bleeding. Thanks! That is a benefit of this vessel I hadn't known about.
What type hose.... dlochner at 5:04am 11.25.20 Use a wire reinforced hose rated for below the waterline use. The wire is necessary to prevent the h
Adding Wheels to a Dinghy rpwillia at 5:03am 11.25.20 Wow, I guess I just used the wrong search terms. I like the options, but my dinghy is a Sumner dingh
Max-Prop Reconditioning All U Get at 4:32am 11.25.20
Almost catastrophe during haul out (1) Captain Larry-DH at 3:24am 11.25.20 Good advice! I had one incident where the strap came up under the prop and the boat was lifted that
Max-Prop Reconditioning wsconner at 2:53am 11.25.20 Yes, I sent them the same vid.. basically said "seen worse, will know more when we look at it". So
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 BC Bernie at 11:29pm 11.24.20 Ditto. Self bleeding.
Almost catastrophe during haul out pa391as at 9:27pm 11.24.20 close call Captain Robbie. Good thing you spoke up. We had a similar issue the first season we haul
Status of the Big Lagoon BigEasy at 8:57pm 11.24.20 All good anchorages in Big Lagoon; Sand Island Cove, Spanish Point, and Redfish Point. Anchored ov
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 8:41pm 11.24.20 I am sailing costal Florida with a Beneteau 343. (so just dropping anchor to enjoy the day).. Can
Storing boat in yard? chuckwayne at 8:35pm 11.24.20 sailme88, Escape is a 356 shoal keel and the arch is not road legal - all of the midsize and up Hunt
Terry Cox at 8:29pm 11.24.20 My latest favorite: QISuv4qoJYM
Almost catastrophe during haul out Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.24.20 Our boat has decals to mark the proper strap location. As with Brian, never an issue, but I'm always
Preventors do I need one Terry Cox at 8:19pm 11.24.20 Always use one when downwind sailing, wing on wing. Snap shackle on each end of a double braid line;
Almost catastrophe during haul out Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 11.24.20 If that had happened to me, I'd be writing this posthumously :yikes: ! I always place four individu
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 8:04pm 11.24.20 It is definitely NMEA 1083. I currently having it working with a connection from the Raspberry Pi wh

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