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Leak in 23.5 water ballast tank PropellerHead at 8:22am 07.09.18 Smaller Boats 63/8483 After eliminating all through hull fittings as the culprit in my persistent water leak, I tried addi
Will a Mac25 keel boat fit on a macgregror 26 trailer? (2) dustfish at 7:58am 07.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/930 So I drove 500 miles round trip and bought a Macgregor trailer. When I arrived at home I noticed it
Teak trim refinishing questions PotomacDaysailer at 7:35am 07.09.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4389 I want to refinish the teak wood trim in the cockpit. Some has old finish still and some is bare.
1989 Catalina 30 \| Battery not Charging troubleshooting? rickmds at 4:49am 07.09.18 Catalina 30 8/1979 Two day-sails ago I noticed that my panel tachometer stopped working and that the panel voltmeter st
Replace stuffing box with dripless FlimFlamII at 9:29pm 07.08.18 Ask All Sailors 5/872 I need to replace my current stuffing box and am not able to pull the boat. Does anyone have any ex
Kermit on the phone w/certain SBO members (1) Skipper at 7:09pm 07.08.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1075 153442
how worried should I be? sshev at 6:36pm 07.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1525 I just picked up a '77 Daysailer II with trailer for $300, so I'm not too deep into this project. C
Why re-glass the V222 iron keel? (2) Todd Atchison at 5:59pm 07.08.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1605 Here is a topic that will no doubt spark many opinions. I've stripped my keel to the iron. Yes once
Engine quits after 10 minutes won't restart M3-20 Gordon Shackelford at 5:58pm 07.08.18 Catalina 30 11/1074 Hi all! First I thought I was out of fuel, but no. I changed the water/fuel separation filter and th
Practical Battery Questions dlochner at 4:12pm 07.08.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2089 Here's the set up, 4 nice Deka GC batteries in a nice battery box from Dyno, two questions, the firs
Sailboat Trailer Rental? GorillaToast at 2:39pm 07.08.18 Ask All Sailors 47/13263 Does anyone know of a company east of the Mississippi that rents trailers for 27' sailboats by the w
Beneteau 323 Engine Mounts? HanBan at 1:27pm 07.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1208 Hi Guys, I'm looking through the Beneteau Spare Parts website for some engine mounts for the 323, bu
311/331/323 all chain rode size/length? stevemitchell at 12:33pm 07.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 42/5591 I am considering switching to an all-chain rode on my 311 and am wondering if other owners of simila
PERKINS 4107 RAW WATER PUMP (3) jssailem at 12:26pm 07.08.18 Ask All Sailors 33/5041 The engineers made the water pump inaccessible on my 1974 boat. I figure it is about time I replace
First Sail SUMB44 at 12:21pm 07.08.18 Day Sailers 8/1120 The first sail in our 'new' O'day 20 is currently underway. The first realization I had is that I ne
Galley Sink Plumbing on 1990 35.5 (1) Steverhnm at 12:04pm 07.08.18 Big Boats 1/390 I am pretty sure this is 1-1/2.. boat is in MX, does anyone know the size? See pic. It must be the
Autopilot for Hunter 260 rosypar1 at 9:27am 07.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1199 We would like to install a new auto pilot for our 2000 Hunter 260. Would appreciate recommendations
'78 C25 Swing Keel knotFarmin at 6:38am 07.08.18 Smaller Boats 2/1259 Hi all, Was hoping for some help/info... I've got a '78 25 Swing Keel. I'm pretty sure each of th
Dodgers and Travelers sailme88 at 5:52am 07.08.18 Big Boats 10/1304 Hope this helps others: My Catalina 34 has zippers thru the isinglass to extend the traveler sheets
Home Grown Cat,Who'd A Thunk It! (2) BrianRobin at 4:24am 07.08.18 Big Boats 1/439 This was revealed this weekend in our little city. The neighbors knew someone was up, as this guys d

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Backstay Split Rigging? Justin_NSA at 7:33am 08.09.24 That end is foreign to me too. I use one of my Loos gauges to adjust my split backstay. Basically I
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 6:36am 08.09.24 Typo? Yes. My bad. Correction made. Thanks for pointing out the mistake. Then again.....I wish!!!!
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 6:17am 08.09.24 power banks consist of two 1000ah batteries Typo?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (3) twodzusfittings at 6:03am 08.09.24 I created my own "a la carte" system which currently works for me. I have two 100W panels hooked up
Alternator heat - how serious? Ward H at 4:12am 08.09.24 So, the brown wire should be connected only to the keyed side of the ignition switch? That's how m
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:55am 08.09.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 10:56pm 08.08.24 Hi KC, thanks for your thoughts, as I mentioned in earlier posts, the pull to Port when motoring is
Dipstick ggrizzard at 10:51pm 08.08.24 I can reach the dipstick, but I can't see it either. I take it out, read the level, wipe it off and
Backstay Split Rigging? ggrizzard at 10:36pm 08.08.24 The two short, and possibly smaller gauge wires, mount to two holes on the plate with u shaped conne
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Wolffman08 at 10:23pm 08.08.24 I got the t-bar ends yesterday, put them on today, and then finally got to go out for a sail! Every
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. FastOlson at 9:56pm 08.08.24 In very round numbers.... very.... on each forum that I lurk on there are maybe 10 people whose inpu
Boweye Backing Block Project_Mayhem at 7:46pm 08.08.24 I meant to say use some heavy washers if it's just the plastic block. If it's the fiberglass, you mi
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Project_Mayhem at 7:44pm 08.08.24 I was going off of memory about it starting a fire. Judging by the case, it's totally possible that
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) Calif. Ted at 6:35pm 08.08.24 I don't REALLY expect to be treated with the respect I deserve on the internet ever, but this has al
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) American_Mainsail at 5:20pm 08.08.24 I saw that post come up on Facebook. I have also experienced a little bit of leaking in that same af
Get my engine running. monocerosin at 5:17pm 08.08.24 The lift pump (aka, fuel supply pump) simply provides fuel to the injector pump. It is a simple dia
Get my engine running. dlochner at 5:00pm 08.08.24 The lift pump (aka, fuel supply pump) simply provides fuel to the injector pump. It is a simple diap
Looking for replacement turnbuckles pgandw at 4:53pm 08.08.24 I have a Hunter 23. The deck end of the turnbuckles have become bent. I want to replace them. I'
Mast Tabernacle drgbanks at 4:14pm 08.08.24 Thank you for your input. I will raise the mast with significant help. It seems unstable to me. U
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik Scott T-Bird at 3:56pm 08.08.24 Hey Scott. I have replaced my Scandvik cockpit shower and adapted it into 15mm pex before. Can you

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