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Battery Chargers Mark Miller at 2:07pm 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 1/1101 I just bought a multistage battery charger. Is it best to leave it on for continuous charging or swi
Tachometer problem Terry Houwerzyl at 12:44pm 04.04.00 Big Boats 1/1330 After running the Yanmar diesel for about 20 hours the tachometer just quit working. Any suggestion
Universal Diesel Model 5411 Paul B. at 12:36pm 04.04.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2670 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 which I purchased last summer. The small 2 cylinder Universal Diesel Mode
Stern rail stiffening matt ezra at 11:35am 04.04.00 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 11/2344 last year I installed davits from Ocean Mariner Systems on my Catalina 34 mkII. while I am happy wi
mast wiring frank at 11:23am 04.04.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1651 I am installing new wireing and antenna inside the mast. Any sugestions on how to hang the wire bund
Righting a daysailer Kathryn Plaite at 11:16am 04.04.00 Day Sailers 14/4468 Hi.I am wondering if anyone has hit on a goodway to easily right a DS1. I weigh 110 pounds, and I
Companionway Hatch Failing Jonathan Wells at 11:14am 04.04.00 Bigger Boats 2/1525 The companionway hatch on my 27 is failing. It has cracks all along the flanges that fit under the
Replacing handrails? Allen Nelsen at 11:12am 04.04.00 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1421 Howdy,The rails on my O'day 25 are pretty well worn past viability. Between botched varnish jobs
Bottom paints Steve at 10:47am 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 4/1230 We resently purchased a used 22 that had only been used in fresh water. There is a bottom paint on t
Going to Buy a Hunter /Want your input. Marvin at 10:34am 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 21/1739 Ok people I am set to buy a hunter trailerable. (though some of the stories you have written about i
What Winches Peter Albright at 9:31am 04.04.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1097 The "Maxwell Smart" link on the home page point to the caption page.Great site. Thanks for all you
Line for Rudder Daniel B at 9:20am 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 7/1057 It is just about time to start sailing again. One problem. The line that pulls the rudder up and d
Improving folding rudder on H20 John Hubbard at 8:41am 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 1/1066 My 1983 H20 spends its downtime at a dock, rather than on a trailer. My rudder blade folds backward
Any cool ways to store "pinboards" ??? Jim Loats at 7:41am 04.04.00 Smaller Boats 7/1137 Just bought a '96 H26 and got her in the water on Saturday. Sure have enjoyed all the chat here sin
The missing Zinc Randy at 5:22am 04.04.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1030 I've read my owner's manual, but I still can't find the zinc on my C-27's heat exchanger. The engin
Telescopic Ladder Mark Burrows at 4:10am 04.04.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1029 Now that the telescopic ladders have been on Hunter's for a while, what's the skinny? Are they easy
Anchor and Chain Vince at 4:01am 04.04.00 Big Boats 10/1596 I have just purchased a new 42MKII. I will need to buy a new anchor and chain for day anchoring on
Sail & Rigging Questions Rich Lemieux at 2:54am 04.04.00 Big Boats 4/1445 The following is a series of questions I have on sails ' rigging on a standard rig 1997 Catalina 36
Back-door junk-yard John Eddy at 2:41am 04.04.00 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1183 Hi Mike, I own a recent Hunter 340 with a fiberglass arch and a walk through transom. My wife and
Lectra/san holding tank combo Ernie at 2:40am 04.04.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2622

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Waste Pump Out Sizing Problem. dlochner at 6:44am 02.05.20 Sorry for any confusion, the "problem" is the new deck fill hole when uncapped is much smaller than
Keep joint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:40am 02.05.20 5200 was the product the manufacturers used for years and still do as a sealant when marrying the ke
Sabre 36 Survey and General Info? sail sfbay at 6:29am 02.05.20 I understand these were well made sailboats. A good surveyor, who is familiar with Sabre's will ide
Boat Registration Display Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 02.05.20 Check with your state as I have seen that both ways to see if ok
Best Bilge Pump? Maine Sail at 6:25am 02.05.20 When Rule and others rate their pumps they are rated at zero head. Basically, just pumping water in
Trailer bunk ideas Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 02.05.20 The keel as it stands rests on the cross member. Not good. As suggested a keel tray is needed. Bunk
Best Bilge Pump? Maine Sail at 6:23am 02.05.20 So what does ABYC say about manual pumps? dj The ABYC standards are for "electric bilge pumps". T
Mold adjudication? TomY at 6:17am 02.05.20 After testing a plethora of cleaners and chemicals, I was glad to see PS had this bottom line at th
Waste Pump Out Sizing Problem. ontherocks83 at 6:16am 02.05.20 Sorry for any confusion, the "problem" is the new deck fill hole when uncapped is much smaller than
Waste Pump Out Sizing Problem. dlochner at 6:08am 02.05.20 I'm not sure I understand the problem. The deck fitting you bought should work fine with both the
Hunter 356 in mast main overpowered Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 02.05.20 Can you take or have a photo of the mast showing pretend and /or rake. In mast furling should never
Need picture of bow stem of Oday 35 rajhnsn at 5:56am 02.05.20 I was able to complete the job with a chain plate that I found in the Sailor's Exchange in St. Augus
Mold adjudication? dlochner at 5:50am 02.05.20 Ridding the boat of mold is a common topic on SBO because it is a common problem on boats. Some cla
New Sails oday 39? henrykorous at 5:29am 02.05.20 Update, After a lot of talking with Schurr and North. Both recommend to Dacron, North quoted me both
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? BlowMeAway at 5:28am 02.05.20 Looking at his cabin top, does it 'swoop' down to the coaming differently to yours? I bet your fri
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS rajhnsn at 5:07am 02.05.20 Safe Harbor owns the Charleston City Marina. I stayed there a couple of days in December on my way
Traveler theory jimshipsky at 4:20am 02.05.20 Jim, are you aware of the C25 Association website and forum? I am now, thanks!
Your best Boat Improvements! CYQK at 3:35am 02.05.20 Ralph Tell us more about the aqualarm!! how long has it been installed and how well has it been work
Is anyone going for one last cruise of the season (1) All U Get at 3:32am 02.05.20 174716 Friends of ours were crossing to the Bahamas and had their headstay furler separate on their
Hunter 356 in mast main overpowered Neil Spooner at 1:08am 02.05.20 Thank you...the sails are original but the previous owner only sailed the boat a dozen times. I do h

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