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the nothing box.... rpludwig at 12:18am 12.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/776 just sharing a theraputic video I replay occasionally for a reboot with the Admiral when things get
Go Navy! Brian D at 3:50pm 12.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/653 Congrats to the US Naval Academy on the win over Army. 31-7. Bravo-Zulu
Seacock (2) Voyager1 at 2:35pm 12.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/742 Does anyone with a Oday 302 have flanged sea cocks for engine water pump and head. I have 3/4 thru h
BALMAR ALTERNATOR/ASR-4 problem Gblanchard at 11:00am 12.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1131 I have a balmar 100 amp alternator with an ASR-4 regulator. The alternator, sometimes work, sometime
interesting, innovative video... rpludwig at 8:55am 12.14.19 Catalina 22 8/1235 RkVJBw7Vgyk certainly not recommending such an extreme project, but this video illustrates (to me a
Raymarine masthead -wind vane -cups seadaddler at 8:43am 12.14.19 Ask All Sailors 5/559 Lost the top pointer on my masthead wind vane transducer and was going to order a new one but was to
Coolant where it shouldn't be (3) ontherocks83 at 5:34am 12.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/1566 I posted this on CF last night but wanted to post it here also, as the knowledge base here may be a
Rudder position on mac26 sbcwolff at 8:44pm 12.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2486 Sorry I don't have a picture (boat is under a tarp for winter) but our rudder has two bolt holes in
Converting from dual to single engine control Derek at 1:27pm 12.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/5050 Hi all Not sure if this has been covered or not. I have a Catalina 28MKII (which I love) but I do h
Aging plumbing needs attention (2) lunasea6 at 1:18pm 12.13.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3212 I need to do some winter maintenance on my plumbing and replacing it all is low on the list...what d
Wheel or tiller? Which rolls best? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.23.19 Ask All Sailors 47/9116 Wheel or tiller? Which do you prefer to keep you on the straight and narrow? Wheels are convenient,
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Kings Gambit at 8:25am 12.13.19 Ask All Sailors 64/9799
Remove one thing & break another (3) ontherocks83 at 7:40pm 12.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3443 172940 :banghead:While removing the exhaust manifold off of my Universal M25, I broke the pipe that
Not Happy with this Forum seadaddler at 6:33pm 12.12.19 Big Boats 9/1970 Is it me but I am not understanding what is happening here on this forum and maybe I am doing some t
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 6:12pm 12.12.19 Catalina 310 53/10679 First off thank you all for the help making last season (our first with our 2001 310 #63) a huge suc
Speedseal joker460 at 4:55pm 12.12.19 Ask All Sailors 41/7490 It looks like SpeedSeal is up for sale according to website. Any takers. It would be nice if Yanmar
Attachment points for hoisting off trailer tahoe4dave at 1:19pm 12.12.19 Catalina 22 13/3587 I just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 project boat. The trailer bunk boards are rotten. The aft end of th
Hunter 326 Autopilot OCSailor at 12:27pm 12.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1459 I'm looking at a 2004 H326 without an autopilot and basic electronics (Raymarine depth and speed and
Isolation transformers, and ELCI for DC stray current? ErnestV at 11:27am 12.12.19 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2727 As I am slowly approching the time when it comes to buy my own boat, and because I care about the bo
Catalina 30 vs Catalina 30MKi SSchneck at 8:46am 12.12.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4499 Good morning, I was wondering what the difference is between a Catalina 30 and a Catalina 30 MKi. Do

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Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup east coaster at 4:15am 12.02.24 To Afraal I am a bit late to the game. Regarding your penultimate paragraph when you state "... sho
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. dlochner at 3:58am 12.02.24 Precision boats were designed by Jim Taylor who is noted for designing boats that are fun to sail, f
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system chuckwayne at 9:58pm 12.01.24 Our 2004 Hunter 356 has developed a leak somewhere in the non-pressurized part of water supply syst
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Dalliance at 9:33pm 12.01.24 Those are Gray Enterprises portlights. Like for like replacements are available on this site.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 9:04pm 12.01.24 I ordered a Power Energy Panel Meter. I will install it and see what I have going on. Thank you for
Replacement counter top FastOlson at 7:22pm 12.01.24 One caveat: When I bought some Formica (r), to finish the upgrades to our countertops and some other
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:12pm 12.01.24 All makes for a less likely chance of getting things back together true, Heya, heya, heya ! ! !
Black tank overboard discharge.... Rick Webb at 6:57pm 12.01.24 That's how my boat is set up. No y valve to shift or seacock to close. The discharge from the tank
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? sesmith at 6:54pm 12.01.24 Thanks. Good to know. Than shows if you're careful it will retain its trueness after the flange b
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. (1) jssailem at 6:46pm 12.01.24 It sounds like the original design of the Precision 165 utilized a hinged tabernacle mast base. Per
Black tank overboard discharge.... Richard19068 at 5:36pm 12.01.24 Correct, I have no Y valve at all. The hose goes directly from the head to the tank. Then the tank
Hunter 49 Swim Platform Terry Cox at 4:54pm 12.01.24 Nice finish. Well done. ver see such conditions.
Replacement counter top nightowle at 4:04pm 12.01.24 What about one of the big box stores? HD or Lowes have access to all sorts of countertop materials.
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 12.01.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:54pm 12.01.24 Most likely correct answer.... dj Ill tey again tomorrow while i continue to clean in /out the bo
Espar hydronic heating system Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 12.01.24 I have an Espar S3 D5E heater and it is plumbed into the main engine fuel tank. Over the past three
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:52pm 12.01.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:48pm 12.01.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or sal
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:46pm 12.01.24 Please clarify this statement - were the batteries submerged in water for 4 years? If they were
Espar hydronic heating system Hello Below at 2:04pm 12.01.24 Here's source for tanks and the fittings. https://www.suremarineservice.com/Heat/Fuel-Tanks-Fuel-P

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