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Oil change Rob at 11:55pm 09.15.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1474 Simple question.How many hours do you think a mechanic would charge to change the oil and filters o
1986 Mac 25 Carl at 11:22pm 09.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/947 Building a trailer for 1986 Mac 25. How long are the wooden bunk rests? How far apart are they? How
Edit display glitch Paul Akers at 11:20pm 09.15.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/988 Phil. This morning the site is showing a glitch in "New replies" by showing some source code beside
hydrolock problem with C 30. Tom Ehmke at 11:10pm 09.15.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1733 I am the new owner of a 1983 Catalina 30 and have had a couple of problems that came up during the s
Report on boats in New Orleans/Slidell? Jim Logan at 10:45pm 09.15.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1249 Is anyone able to report on how boats in South Shore Harbor in New Orleans or Oak Harbor in Slidell
Looking to buy a Cal 39 - Any advice? RATW at 7:54pm 09.15.04 Cal 10/2361 First let me say hello to everyone since I'm new here. So, here's the deal: I will be finishin
Genset Recommendations Charles Calnan at 3:38pm 09.15.04 Big Boats 9/1031 Just purchased '95, 430. No genset installed. Can anybody enlighten me on what brand, capacity, and
Engel Portable coolers Jim Knopp at 3:15pm 09.15.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/913 How viable is the use of one of the Engel compressor driven portable cold boxes as a replacement for
Arming your Sailboat. Stirling Hasen at 1:40pm 09.15.04 Big Boats 11/979 Arming your Sailboat.In these dangerous times that we live in, I feel it is a boat owners duty to
hull repair - Oday 23 slicata at 11:59am 09.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1117 Just had a funn experience with a seriously unbalanced trailer on my newly acquired Oday 23. After t
Replacement Teak rails for companionway khiggins at 11:48am 09.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1429 I need to replace at least one of the teak rails on my Hunter 27 (1984)companionway entrance that ho
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:44am 09.15.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1138 I recently had the experience of having my engine overheat on my hunter 34. We had been motoring int
Holding Tank Vent Installation Questions Dave Bennett at 11:08am 09.15.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2707 Peggy,I am installing a holding tank in my sailboat and would like to know how to locate where to
caulking portlites gary8041 at 10:35am 09.15.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1013 I want to recaulk the port lites on a H27 1982 orignal gray port lites. I think i have to remove int
Wind Failure? Try IVAN! reprieve at 9:57am 09.15.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/805 Hey All,Just thought I'd drop a note while the lines are still up. Spent yesterday and today fini
WHAT THE HECK ... ? Photo Essay Richard at 8:39am 09.15.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1099 There was a recent string that ended up with lots of quality photos of forum member's boats. I thou
What the HECK is going on? PHOTO ESSAY Richard at 8:37am 09.15.04 Ask All Sailors 0/990 There was a recent string that ended up with lots of quality photos of forum member's boats. I thou
What the heck is going on here? PHOTO Richard at 8:34am 09.15.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 There was a recent string that ended up with lots of quality photos of forum member's boats. I thou
First 235 Fuses?? Dave Shear at 7:49am 09.15.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1159 Just picked up a very nice F235 and I'm trying to identify what size fuses I have in the electrical
Picture of Vang John Richard at 7:45am 09.15.04 Big Boats 0/694 I forgot to include this picture of the vang I referred to in the previous post.

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Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? jssailem at 6:49am 11.22.20
Interesting concept? kappykaplan at 6:49am 11.22.20 corned beef with Guinness Yummy!
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 6:45am 11.22.20 Practical Sailor just sent out an email about using acids to descale and clean parts. Interesting re
Vend�e Globe? jon hansen at 6:44am 11.22.20 https://www.alexthomsonracing.com
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? dlochner at 6:43am 11.22.20 The Raymarine X5 is the computer that controls the AP motor. It has NMEA1803 and Seatalk inputs.
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 6:38am 11.22.20 Yep, Hugo seems wounded. Down to 3 kts. and only 1.8 vmg. Sam is at the back of what I would call
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? twistedskipper at 6:32am 11.22.20 Interesting, though off topic, that in 1998 the 9.9 was a derated version of the 15, but by 2001 the
Deck step repair junkydave at 6:32am 11.22.20 Thanks for response. Will have to look closely at the cabin top but, don't believe top has dropped.
Reapplying gelcoat dlochner at 6:31am 11.22.20 I prefer the gelcoat without wax. This allows for multiple coats without sanding or needing to remov
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 6:30am 11.22.20 The Raymarine X5 is the computer that controls the AP motor. It has NMEA1803 and Seatalk inputs.
Dirty Jobs Tonight jssailem at 6:25am 11.22.20
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? dlochner at 6:25am 11.22.20 How is the RM AP controlled? If it has its own controller that is capable of using waypoint and wind
Deck step repair jssailem at 6:15am 11.22.20 Welcome to the forum. I enjoy the strong construction of my CAL 35C boat. Depending on the year, CAL
Reapplying gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 6:13am 11.22.20 8 years later and the job still looks like the day I applied it.
Reapplying gelcoat SailingLoto at 6:11am 11.22.20 dlochner did a good job of summarizing gelcoat. do not reduce it with acetone. acetone breaks gelc
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 6:09am 11.22.20 Good idea. (I'm talking to you, scientists.) In the meantime, I dissolve a tablespoon or so of this
ATN gennaker justsomeguy at 6:03am 11.22.20 @jssailem 's right about @garymalmgren and @dlochner being right. Enjoy the sail. Challenging and f
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project michaelapk at 6:02am 11.22.20 Thanks! very helpful.
Sending Unit Leaking Kings Gambit at 6:01am 11.22.20 As John described, I could also empty my fuel tank by removing the primary fuel filter. I have a fue
ATN gennaker jssailem at 5:57am 11.22.20 yep. @garymalmgren and @dlochner nailed it. :biggrin:

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