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Marine Carpet in cabin Steve at 1:06am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 11/2714 Has anybody installed marine carpet in the cabin of an H240? Was it installed with glue, tape, velc
Catalina 27 with 5411 & 2:1 trans. How fast? John at 12:50am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1078 My boat has a three bladed prop (I've also tried a two bladed) and under normal conditions I can do
Flexible couplings.... Anthony Bavuso at 12:20am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/940 Greetings,I have some questions about the drive train installation on your Yanmar inboard powered
engine replacement cables draft at 12:19am 04.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1132 I need tips from anyone who has replaced control cables on Hunters with edson steering pedistle
Shaft Alignment Randy Chitwood at 12:16am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1067 Does anyone have any experience with any changes in shaft/engine alignment as a C30 is moved from th
BOOM VANG Dennis Rielly at 11:20pm 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1231 I will installing a rope boom vang on my '81 30 shortly, but I'm a little concerned about where to a
Raritan PHII Not Pumping Laura Bertran at 10:40pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1678 My one year old PHII, which was working perfectly at layup last fall, is not pumping in raw water. P
Replacing Exhaust Flap Assembly Jamie Taylor at 10:34pm 04.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1563 I recently purchased a stainless steal exhaust flap assembly from Catalina Direct. Any advise on rem
Drilling into my Mast Doug Dannen at 10:31pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1067 I'm installing a Lazy Jack system on my Oday 272 and it requires me to install two cheek blocks on t
Finding woodwork? Mark Nelson at 9:50pm 04.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1058 I've just purchased a 1976 Catalina 30 and would like to replace all the woodwork on the deck. Where
Installing a new halyard Lewis at 8:16pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2591 I plan on installing a new main halyard and outhaul. Are there any tricks to insure a smooth operati
Loose pulpit screws Leif Arneson at 5:15pm 04.27.03 Smaller Boats 6/1296 The (machine) screws attaching the after pulpit stanchions to the deck on my Hunter water ballast ar
Looking for a good sailboat pls help! Tim at 4:21pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 Being a temporary "landlocked" sailor I have "caught" the fever agin to purchase a sailboat. I used
3 Blade Propeller?? Leif Askeland at 3:41pm 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/975 My 36 Hunter Vision has the factory installed 2-blade propeller. The boat has always seemed to be s
Pacific Sail Expo Rick Dober s/v Baytrek at 2:20pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1305 Peggie, It was a pleasure meeting you at the boat show yesterday. Too bad the publisher didn't
Engine belched out an oily slick Hans Baart at 1:41pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/772 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo
Centerboard Repairs Arnie Hoffman at 1:25pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/994 Just a FYI to those with C.B. 30's. When I bought my '82 last summer the previous owner had wedged
Bottom Paint and a centerboard? Geof at 1:09pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3855 So, last year, our first year with our O'Day 25, and I let the yard do the bottom paint. We were ou
Anyone thought about their leaf springs lately??? tom b. c-22 at 12:55pm 04.27.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1707 Well I have.. Oh boy, what fun..I bought a 74 catalina with trailer that hasprobably seen better da
Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o

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Battery Sizing jssailem at 7:46pm 10.24.20 two (2) 6v 220 Ah batteries in series. The 6v batteries in series gives you 12V power. The batteri
Battery Sizing dlochner at 7:43pm 10.24.20 dlochner...............plans for the DC electrical system is to have a marine electrician inspect t
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter dave_and_dd at 7:20pm 10.24.20 Hey guys, that piece of felt is there to force the airflow through the filter media. Otherwise it w
Converting from roller furled to hank on markwbird at 6:56pm 10.24.20 A deck sweeper will cause the boat to point a little higher. The pressure differential between the
Battery Sizing JohnShannon at 6:46pm 10.24.20 The other option is Lithium, in principle it is way better you can get by with 1/2 the ahr because y
Propeller antifouling - B331 Ralph Johnstone at 6:36pm 10.24.20 I have never put anything on my prop. But this year I have "wall to wall" white barnacles Out her
ODay 34 rudder replacement kienani at 6:30pm 10.24.20 Well, I bought this boat. Took a grinder and ground back the glass, then reglassed and faired the ru
West Marine antifreeze Sefuller at 6:26pm 10.24.20
West Marine antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 6:21pm 10.24.20 a. There was likely some water in the system. Don: EG and PG are basically the same in this regar
Battery Sizing Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 10.24.20 Jim Hawkins..............agree it takes 2 to make 12 volts........last batteries I installed weighe
Propeller antifouling - B331 arf145 at 5:53pm 10.24.20 Barnacle Barrier has worked pretty well for me most years--but not all. This year it has worked well
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 5:40pm 10.24.20 Jim Hawkins..............agree it takes 2 to make 12 volts........last batteries I installed weighed
Wing keel dimensions on 1988 Hunter 33.5? Don Crowther at 5:27pm 10.24.20 Just measured my 1993 33.5 and it was 40 inches at it;s maximum.
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 10.24.20 How do you change the oil in these things, with a pump? Probably, yes. We had a Universal M-12 tha
Battery Sizing Jim Hawkins at 5:16pm 10.24.20 6v batteries, which I plan to install due to their low weight. they may weigh less, but you need 2
West Marine antifreeze David in Sandusky at 5:14pm 10.24.20 Thanks, Thenwater!
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. Jim Hawkins at 5:12pm 10.24.20 What kind of yucky? Black would be normal diesel yucky. Milky or otherwise discolored could be wo
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Scott T-Bird at 5:08pm 10.24.20 @Blessed we are all glad that you are on here asking questions! That is the way to learn and there
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. Davidasailor26 at 4:57pm 10.24.20 there is oil, but it looks yucky What kind of yucky? Black would be normal diesel yucky. Milky o
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? S/V Honu at 4:57pm 10.24.20 It is always easier to muck things up than fix them after.....:facepalm:

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