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Something for the Maint. watch list Bill walton at 10:13am 12.24.01 Big Boats 0/954 I was hit by lightning a few weeks ago. When I removed my batteries, one was damaged by lightning, I
New Year's Sailing Resolutions SailboatOwners.com at 4:40pm 12.30.01 Ask All Sailors 21/2017 What are your new year's sailing resolutions? Are you resolving to get out on the water more? Mayb
Shower Curtain Rings Rick at 10:34am 12.30.01 Big Boats 2/991 I own an 86 Hunter 34 and cannot seem to find the replacments for the shower curtain rings in the he
Question on reefing procedures Dave K. at 1:07am 12.24.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1413 I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. I have used reefing with a reefing hook on the mast before
Choosing an inverter Brett at 4:17am 12.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/940 I have recently purchased a legend 37.5 and am interested in adding an inverter. Typical use would
Rudder post "collar" on 27_75-84 Ron Vanderveer at 11:00am 12.29.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1128 Ladies
Broken prop shaft on Hunter 31 Jerry at 3:19am 12.29.01 Other Sailboats 2/1256 I've had my '83 Hunter 31 for 6 months, so it was about time to do something stupid. A few weeks ag
marsolve Barry at 1:32pm 12.28.01 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1676 Does anyone know anything about marsolve? If so, is it worthwhile, or could it damage the engine?
Tillerpilot TP100 MIke Schiele at 5:44am 12.28.01 Bigger Boats 0/1186 I use a Tillerpilot TP100 on my O'day 272. It has begun to slip under heavy loads. Has anyone repair
h35.5 measurement info question ted at 3:13pm 12.27.01 Big Boats 1/1102 mt boats 120 mi away and probly under who knows how much snow, i need to know the measurement from t
Thanks Rich B at 4:57am 12.27.01 Other Sailboats 0/757 Thanks for all the great responses. Since we have to motor 40 minutes each way the autoprop might ju
Speaker grill cabinet Bob Greenfield at 12:25am 12.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 The grill cabinet on my Jensen marine speaker is chipped in several places.I need only the grill.
Weight centerpoint ? Kim at 12:12pm 12.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1266 I'm building a lift and need to know the weight centerpoint (bow to stern) of a 26X so I can space
Salt buildup in hoses Sharon at 4:31am 12.26.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4907 Peggy, is there any way to remove the salt buildup in head hoses, short of replacing all the hoses ?
Engine Temp Butch at 1:51am 12.25.01 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1206 Cure one thing and it is always something else. After discovering there was no flow thru the mixing
Hunter 340 vs new 356?? Jim Miller at 11:03pm 12.25.01 Big Boats 11/3663 I have a 94 295. Good cruiser and good club racer but am ready to move up. We want a bigger boat for
Farallones Fancy - An ocean voyage Tom at 8:48am 12.24.01 Smaller Boats 3/1118 I'm planning an adventure sail with my C-22 for Spring '02 and I'd like to check-in with sailors who
Electrolysis anyone? Pat Hentschell at 7:18am 12.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1123 I think I have an electrolysis problem....Over the past two seasons I have experienced some severe
Three Blade for a 31' O'day David Hirtle at 9:53pm 12.23.01 Other Sailboats 3/857 Good morning:As we get closer to the departure date for a planned trip south, we are looking for ad
winch handle Brud Helhoski at 7:39am 12.29.01 Smaller Boats 2/1014 My 25 came without a winch handle the problem is that it is a SEABOARD winch with a hard to match la

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Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues (1) Stu Jackson at 5:11pm 07.16.20 As far as activating the glow plugs, I believe it's part of the keyed switch mechanism - one turn t
Regs clarification. Need input Ron20324 at 5:02pm 07.16.20 If you are trying to build your own shore power cables, I'd suggest you don't. The premanufactured
Battery select Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 07.16.20 Very good analysis, @Scott T-Bird . Also glad to be of help to you over the years, and that it work
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 4:55pm 07.16.20 Got it, yes, I can see his perspective; but doesn't mean that this can't be done competently, at all
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ walt at 4:49pm 07.16.20 what would make sense is a serious error connecting the AC hot wire to the engine block (isnt black
Propane outboard?? MitchM at 4:40pm 07.16.20 a friend had the small 2.5 lehr on his avon dinghy, he liked it but complained it
Louisiana catboats / small trailerable daysailers MitchM at 4:36pm 07.16.20 you might want to check out the catboat association. they have an evets list and
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 4:23pm 07.16.20 Why is that so unbelievable? The block is usually connected to the DC ground, DC negative. By "gr
Regs clarification. Need input dlochner at 4:19pm 07.16.20 And why is that? WARNING: I will be honest here and say that I much prefer a new cord set and i
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jviss at 4:18pm 07.16.20 Another (more believable?) version has him grounding his AC to the engine block. Why is that so un
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues jviss at 4:13pm 07.16.20
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 4:12pm 07.16.20 Another (more believable?) version has him grounding his AC to the engine block.
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 4:11pm 07.16.20 Yep, those are the ones RC won't install. And why is that?
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 4:09pm 07.16.20 ...Like Thinwater said freeze some water bottles. I use the Simply Orange bottlles when finished as
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 4:05pm 07.16.20 The word around Scorpion Bay Marina is that the new owner of the boat, who died, had a home made sh
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ justsomeguy at 3:58pm 07.16.20 saw several small children swimming at the dock with mother watching. :facepalm:
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 3:55pm 07.16.20
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues weekendrken at 3:52pm 07.16.20
110 electric system not working weekendrken at 3:50pm 07.16.20 Rule: If you own a boat, especially a powerboat with sails, you must load up with plumbing carpentry
Question about PHRF Calculation FDL S2 at 3:49pm 07.16.20 I'll take one more swing at this. To your original question, the smaller number has no practical u

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