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Reluctant but willing Stuart at 9:54am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/897 I have a number of small chips and cracks in the gelcoat of my 1998 beneteau and have been reading v
Licensing Bing13178 at 9:53am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1672 In the U.S. do you have to have a licence to sail your boat?In Queensland Australia legislation ha
Winterizing Randall at 9:47am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1826 I'm faced with some winterizing decisions for my 36 foot sailboat and would lke a little advice. Th
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 8:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1472 I have now determined that the Yanmar engine operation manual recommends an initial 50 hour maintena
Racor Spin ON filter Paul (Affinity C320) at 8:53am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1004 I have never changed a Racor Spin on fuel filter. There are three screw like things on top. One is
C-270-perkins 18HP fuel filter Ken at 7:54am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1121 My 94 C-270 did not have the Perkins engine manual with it. Will be changing the oil/filter and spin
Rinsing a holding tank Ben Stavis at 6:39am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2127 Hi Peggy,Due to more and more no discharge zones, I'm replacing a LectraSan with a Vacuflush syste
2005 Columbia Calendar Captn pauley at 6:29am 10.18.04 Columbia 1/1344 Each year i do a Columbia calendar. You can see last year's at www.captnpauley.com. Theyb are then d
improving the bunk Nomar at 6:19am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1325 Has anyone ever used a Cabella mattress pad, the kind that is touted to campers as self inflating, o
Taking in Water Holly Hamilton at 5:47am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/814 I recently had a very unfortunate incident with my MacGregor 25. The story is too long to tell but t
Keel Rust Brent Headberg at 5:16am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1070 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 suffered damage in Hurricane Frances and the boat yard is removing the keel to r
Women? Richard at 4:44am 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/984 Greetings,I am curious: I have a pair of friends; a married couple. In what I suspect is a rare t
New Sailor Asks - Is This Right??? Steve at 4:38am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1903 After a month of owning my first boat, a 1981 O'Day 30, I finally got out in winds about 20 knots.
hunter 26 teak floor replacement ChuckP at 4:00am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1626 I am refurbishing my hunter 26 in the last storms the boat took water in the galley. so the wood(or
Electric Winches George H260 at 3:59am 10.18.04 Big Boats 0/787 Has anyone with a 410 converted their winches over to electric? I would be interested in learning an
High Winds Paul at 3:56am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1551 Now that the brisk autumn winds are here you begin to notice a couple of different approaches to how
Reading Lights TJ23058 at 3:19am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1242 Was at our boat (2000 Beneteau 361) last weekend and noticed that all (8) of the swiveling reading l
Replacing a Racor 110A in a H340 John T1594 at 3:18am 10.18.04 Big Boats 1/1162 Has anyone replaced the original Racor 110A primary fuel filter in their H 340? We recently acquired
MacGregor Venture Catamarans Marlin15349 at 3:12am 10.18.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/996 Why are the Ventures Cats not listed in the web site? The length catagories start at 19 feet.Marl
Durabak as a non-skid alternative for deck Tammy at 3:06am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 Has anyone used Durabak on their decks or know of anyone who has used the product? I've checked out

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Where install battery charger C25? jssailem at 5:22am 02.05.21 @kjdoyle1 ehat ever happened with that Ocean sailing plan.
Sea Shanties Justin_NSA at 5:20am 02.05.21 I watched Fisherman's Friends last night based on the approvals here. I really enjoyed it so thanks
Where install battery charger C25? jssailem at 5:16am 02.05.21
mast clearance on 321 jssailem at 5:11am 02.05.21 I like the skill builder that has you on the boat measuring for yourself, as described by @Hello Bel
Switching an inboard for an outboard Captain Larry-DH at 5:00am 02.05.21
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted kloudie1 at 4:57am 02.05.21 My '85 model 3 GMF has a Kanzaki KM 3 A If the cone is what ya need, the part # is 177070-03070.. co
Standing rigging kits jssailem at 4:55am 02.05.21 :plus: What Joe said.
Bike Rack All U Get at 4:55am 02.05.21 We had two collapsing bikes aboard for one night. I tripped on them enough to take them off the nex
Standing rigging kits Joe at 4:40am 02.05.21 I can't imagine there being anything Aussies aren't able to figure out or source. Since rigging, in
Hull question kappykaplan at 3:41am 02.05.21 It's @DianaOfBurlington
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Whatfiero1 at 3:23am 02.05.21 Had that problem with a cone clutch in a volvo and just switched to 40 weight oil. Then to 50 when
H34 transmission info Apex at 3:05am 02.05.21 I think this has opportunity to become a looong thread. :O)
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Ward H at 2:39am 02.05.21 Is the teak compression post hollow? I am going to run new wires in the mast including cable for
Hull/Keel repair peterwynndavies at 12:01am 02.05.21 Walk away and find a boat that has an undamaged keel which is seculy attached.
Where install battery charger C25? (1) PyratDave at 11:16pm 02.04.21 We use a small solar panel that makes 5w to keep the batteries on a trickle charge. the panel just l
Cat 22 cabin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 9:20pm 02.04.21 Thanks, Gene. Good to know you have had good results with the LUX. Chris
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 9:11pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Sailing by machine learning jon hansen at 9:08pm 02.04.21 we all are doing the machines. GPS, radios, auto pilots, diesels, compass, lightbulbs, propane, ta
Ventilation for Catalina 25 LuckyDuck at 9:04pm 02.04.21 The Batteries were replaceable on the solar vent we had, charged by the sun during the day and ran
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted markwbird at 8:56pm 02.04.21 Had the same issue. Kanzaki KM3a. It can be rebuilt. Cost you about $800. Replace the cone clutch. D

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