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Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide dfp51 at 6:42am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/578 We purchased a Ez Glide system for our O'Day 28 and one thing has me puzzled. The system has loops
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 thg0724 at 5:04am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/410 Is there an intended spot for storing the cushion that covers the table when not converted to a bert
Broken Cable Railing Delawaredave at 4:21am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1149 Newbie / frugal / kludge master. Cable railing broke - at crimp fitting. Is is possible to repair
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Delawaredave at 3:53am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1834 Hunter 27. Painting topside. They sell "non slip additive" - couple questions please: Does it wor
Fish in the raw water intake (1) Dr. D at 3:39am 05.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1704 Yesterday I was finally able to take the boat out for the first time this year, just to knock off th
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Bkmama at 9:28pm 05.26.20 AMF 18/7210
Error Bkmama at 9:03pm 05.26.20 Day Sailers 0/462 Error error
Crew Dragon Launch Time Weather (2) JamesG161 at 8:43pm 05.26.20 Weather and Forecasting 13/1162 The first time USA will launch 2 astronauts from American soil to the Space Station, since Space Shu
Bob and Bill's excellent Covid19 adventure (1) Jumpstart at 8:26pm 05.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/876 One of my racing crew, relatively new to sailing, scored an unbelievable deal on a 1984 S2 9.2. Eba
Xantrex inverter not inverting TimFromLI at 7:23pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2486 I have a Xantex freedom 458 2000 watt inverter/charger that is on the fritz. When in invert mode it
First motor out in the ditch (2) Grotto at 5:43pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 7/664 Rigged and ready but blowing like stink elected to give the motor a stress test ran for 5 hours stea
Frameless fixed portlight removal stonybrookpictures at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 6/774 I have a 22 MKII with frameless fixed portlights. One has a leak. Any instructions for removing? Pre
New stuffing box overheating bertram at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3043 We recently removed our 13 year old PSS system on our Catalina 350. It didn't fit right and we're l
Anatomy of a hole (1) pclarksurf at 2:22pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 10/1300 Strange but interesting-- I had asked a question previously about overdrilling/ potting the 1/2" hol
Been a busy May (6) cb32863 at 1:15pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/540 With racing put on hold until further notice, I have kept Seeker on the hard, aka driveway, for the
Motor Size? Christian Nally at 11:09am 05.26.20 Sirius 21/22 10/2057 What's the appropriate size for an outboard for the Sirius 21? Before I describe the size we have,
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 10:38am 05.26.20 Bigger Boats 12/1616 Was wondering if any on had a folding or feathering 3 blade on their oday 39. Looking at brands, per
Hunter 336 salon table Lulu Belle at 8:42am 05.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/340 The bolt that tightens the collar under my salon table has stripped (threads). Since the nut that t
Cockpit cushions for Hunter 41DS (1) tfox2069 at 7:54am 05.26.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/938 Full set of closed cell foam cushions for Hunter 41DS. Good condition. For delivery/pickup only in W
Bent Stanchion Intel Joshua Radice at 6:54am 05.26.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1124 Hi everyone, Just took delivery of a 2011 Catalina 309 (Hull 195) after sailing an early 80's Catal

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Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 2:20pm 03.24.24 all good points
Adler Barbour Power Plate Terry Cox at 2:18pm 03.24.24 Unfamiliar with the term power plate. Our AB system has three components, compressor, condenser and
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 03.24.24 I had one on a 19' trailer sailor. It was fantastic. Fine adjustment was made with the back stay to
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 12:53pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 03.24.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (2) jssailem at 11:29am 03.24.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Augu
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dlochner at 11:08am 03.24.24 The only two places in FL that I would consider are Key West and St Augustine. There is an interest
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years b
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Stu Jackson at 10:23am 03.24.24 Battery cables red one connected to each end of both fuses. Located next to batteries. Clyde, I
1999 450 salon table pin (1) JamesG161 at 10:11am 03.24.24 Here is mine on the H430. Excuse the dirt , shown after Hurricane Damage
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (3) Richard19068 at 9:55am 03.24.24 I don't have an answer but might suggest that the "guy doing work" should have a pretty good idea of
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? PaulK at 9:32am 03.24.24 The east coast of FL might be better suited for the draft you want. Palatka, on the St. Johns River
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dLj at 9:27am 03.24.24 @dLj thanks! I've never been to St. Augustine but I heard it's beautiful. I'm just dreaming of a da
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 9:19am 03.24.24
outboard hoisting PaulK at 9:17am 03.24.24 If you're looking for SS tubing, junkyards can be a good bet. Hospitals use it for piping oxygen to
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 9:11am 03.24.24 @dLj thanks! I've never been to St. Augustine but I heard it's beautiful. I'm just dreaming of a day
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal PaulK at 9:11am 03.24.24 If the shaft was purposely misaligned or you have a skeg version, maybe not. Otherwise it looks like
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings kloudie1 at 9:03am 03.24.24 Hold everything that is not being unthreaded.. (elbow as valve is removed, boss as elbow is removed)
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Globe Pilot at 8:39am 03.24.24 Thank you all for the info! So consensus is that I should be able to thread the fittings out and wil

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