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To throw a great christmas party All you need is a little imagination Leeward Rail at 8:18pm 12.27.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/553 This either reminds me of my neighbour's friends, or Bob ' Doug MacKenzie... LiSg62cTzPE It's fr
What sound engineers REALLY do... Brian D at 7:46pm 12.27.18 Sails Call Lounge 28/1641 ...wait for it! :laugh: Ig1E9WhVi44
Meet... The Mule Brian D at 11:57am 12.27.18 Racing 24/2829 If this has been posted before, sorry! E0gb0Lb2gzM
Something I can't figure out (1) Wakulla212 at 10:55am 12.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/789 On my 1985 Mac 25, inside the lazerette there is a fairlead and a cleat. (see photo). I can't for
Weather Planning jssailem at 8:55am 12.27.18 Weather and Forecasting 5/879 From a recent weather seminar this message from Ken Campbell captures the ideas of planning for a pa
Aft Cabin Leak (5) Oceanis 440 NY at 5:51am 12.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2403
Looking for furling boom car stop or a McGyver solution Beneteau 393 Scott Walker at 9:53pm 12.26.18 Parts Search 2/575 have a broken forward car stop on my 393. Have not had any luck finding a replacement car stop HELP
You have to be careful out there... Brian D at 9:47pm 12.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/479 Everyone was reported safe and picked up by other boaters! xSb3M6lJ0Us
BENETEAU ANTARES 12 Montana12m at 5:40pm 12.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1905 I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2007 BENETEAU 12 ANTARES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A BAD ODOUR INSIDE THE BOAT WH
A Lurker no more... VanIslandGuy at 4:52pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/1985 I joined this forum after reading it only for several months. Since I read only up to that point I
Santa came! Ken Cross at 4:44pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1344 We'll the Admiral must have been in a great mood because under the tree was a new 9 inch Garmin plot
Paint for vinyl Dorade cowls-? DianaOfBurlington at 4:43pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 9/3808 Does anyone have a good recommendation for painting the vinyl cowl vents? I have several of the oth
Gooseneck Repair (2) bwwooster at 2:41pm 12.26.18 Catalina 30 4/1428 Greetings! We've just got a '91 MkII after sailing an '81 Mk1 for 14 years and there's a bit of a pr
When to rebuild rudder assembly? H 23.5 CrispyCringle at 1:32pm 12.26.18 Smaller Boats 22/2245 Edit: I changed the title from "When to rebuild rudder hinge" because this project evolved into redo
Oday Mariner 2+2 Too Big to Tow? Woreign at 12:37pm 12.26.18 Day Sailers 6/1833 I currently have a DS II that I tow with my Kia Forte. At around 600 pounds, the Kia tows it with n
Line trouble caused by bird nests jcb2 at 7:17am 12.26.18 Bigger Boats 11/1494 Ever since I bought our ODay 31 five years ago, The halyards, outhaul and reef lines have been diffi
Wire crimping question Sefuller at 4:45pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 7/890 I have read Maine Sail's articles on wire termination and several on SBO as well, but have a questio
Blue Solar controllers ... and dongles? Gene Neill at 2:51pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 8/834 Maybe the dumbest question ever, but I thought the MPPT 75/15 I recently bought would need a dongle
Video game sailboats (4) BobbyFunn at 2:48pm 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/1870 Here's to game developers that know the game should have sailboats, but are not given time to do it
And I thought it was just ospreys that were out to get me. (1) Kermit at 2:09pm 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/1852

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Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dLj at 4:18pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on? I don't recommend using those kinds of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 4:16pm 06.06.24 Job is done and new rudder mounted. Really amazed I was able to pull this off as it was my first tim
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 4:11pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on?
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 3:32pm 06.06.24 It should be fine, this is not a below the waterline application. I prefer Trident over Shields, but
Edson Pedestal Screws dlochner at 3:30pm 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 3:27pm 06.06.24 Ha! I see the 3, but I am generally at a loss to know if I need a little more brown or a little more
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 06.06.24
Rudder crack dmax at 3:06pm 06.06.24 You might be able to get something for the SS rudder stock, probably would have to clean it up first
Water Pump Impellor kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. :plus:
Rudder crack shemandr at 3:00pm 06.06.24 Be gentle. mbefus probably has an aching wallet in his hip pocket.
Rudder crack mbefus at 2:53pm 06.06.24 With that much steel hoping I can at least scrap it.
Edson Pedestal Screws Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 06.06.24 @sailcapt340 Suggest a well stocked Ace hardware, West Marine store or Fastenal store. As for Hu
Color-matching gelcoat (1) jssailem at 2:07pm 06.06.24 I am beginning to think there is a gene for color matching That is a possibility. There is a genet
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 2:00pm 06.06.24 Thank you Dave, Yeah, same screw all the way around the pedestal top (10 or so). With so many
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 1:50pm 06.06.24 Also it looks like this is what my local chandlery has in stock. Is this sufficient or should I buy
Edson Pedestal Screws dlochner at 1:45pm 06.06.24 Hard to tell from a photo, they look like #10 self-tapping screws. Nothing special about them.
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? karellen at 1:42pm 06.06.24 If the boats had air conditioning, the factory install drains condensate into the bilge. One common
M-12 Oil Change dmax at 1:40pm 06.06.24 Yeah, the bracket fits M-18 and M-25 so like was said earlier, you might not need it with the 10 HP
Water Pump Impellor karellen at 1:37pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. Then you can get on a regular s
Rudder crack dmax at 1:34pm 06.06.24 You might find someone but more likely you'll have to pay someone to take it away.

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