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Hot water pressure please..... NYSail at 1:51pm 07.27.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1540 So this deals with water pressure from hot water heater. On old boat had a new fresh water pump (ca
If you can't do this you aren't a sailor. ;) RussC at 11:21am 07.27.17 Ask All Sailors 73/4989 I'll need more practice ;) 1625765260773215
Hunter 23.5 gooseneck almost worn out bxdobs at 11:01am 07.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/339 This part appears to be cast (aluminum?) in the shape of a triangle with two pins (part of the casti
Boat name poll (2) Sacto Dave at 10:12am 07.27.17 Catalina 22 35/2651 Well, crap. Rethinking my boat name. I spent a fair amount of time considering the one for which I b
H376 Fuel leak to bilge & Removal of aft cabin stbd bulkhead/wall?? Marie T. Murphy at 7:01am 07.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/576 Plz, I have fuel seepage into bilge of H376. 1. Do these "plastic" fuel tanks leak?? 2. How to remo
Carbon Monoxide All U Get at 6:41am 07.27.17 Ask All Sailors 39/2799 Hi all, Just saw the morning news and ABC ran a piece on CO levels on boats motoring on the water.
Cut up hull pictures for reference (10) bojified at 4:34am 07.27.17 Catalina 22 7/2487 I purchased a different trailer for my 1977 last year and when I went to pick it up the owner had th
New Member introducing myself Kayakeur at 10:44pm 07.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/822 Hello, It's great to see a forum of MacGregor owners. Thank you for being here. My name is Bud, foru
Receiving Radio Weather Fax pzmaria at 9:10pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2151 I want to use my Sony SW7600GR as a receiver to get a weather fax to my iPad. I have HF Weather Fax
Tall ships make mistakes too Ken Cross at 8:29pm 07.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/513 Here is a story of the tall ship Lady Washington. It ran aground in Sequim Bay in Washington. This p
I didn't write an article, just paid $15 (1) Sacto Dave at 8:13pm 07.26.17 Catalina 22 3/684 But am thrilled with my new favorite coffee mug: onal Sailing Association! https://www.catalina22.or
Roller Furling Mainsail Vertical Battens bob_pattison at 8:07pm 07.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1894 Though we've been building furling mains with vertical battens on the Beneteau boats since 2007, the
Overnight Sailing Questions The Mariner at 7:27pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1039 Greetings all and thank you for taking time to read my first post. I have always loved sailboats an
Mast step s28.0c Ob1session at 6:28pm 07.26.17 S2 12/2035 hello everyone I'm new to this site so here goes I've rebuilt a1979 s28.0c gutted her painted the in
adding halyards Submarine at 6:07pm 07.26.17 Smaller Boats 2/346 I have two extra sheeves in my mast for halyards but no line to use as a messenger to run new line t
looking for advice robert legerton at 5:13pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 16/982 I am looking for a sailboat between 28 and 35 feet to live aboard and do some coastal cruising to th
Handrails kampuniform at 4:29pm 07.26.17 Yamaha 5/866 I'm about to pry off my handrails for refinishing/rebedding. Does anyone have the inside scoop abou
Vintage Bock sailboat - info? (2) Davekippen at 3:38pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 14/4381 Ahoy! (Man was that cheesy...) anyway, I was just gifted an OLD fiberglass sailboat. Wondering if a
1984 Hunter 35.5 Legend Floating in Florida DiSpencer_May at 3:24pm 07.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1038 Recently received word from a non-sailor that his late grandfather left him a 1984 Hunter 35.5 Legen
O'Day 23 bulkhead door Cujo665 at 3:11pm 07.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/738 our 23 is missing the bulkhead door separating the salon from the head compartment. Would anybody h

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:32pm 06.13.23 Ya know how some things get under your skin? My current one is with the Schaefer blocks people. I h
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Tally Ho at 5:29pm 06.13.23 The three bolts clamp the Rudder limit plate to the Rudder shaft. So yes I think those will adjust
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. (1) Tally Ho at 5:24pm 06.13.23 I wonder if the vendor has a template to use to determine the type/size you need? When I ordered a
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Afraal at 5:10pm 06.13.23 Thank you Stu J!
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:06pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 4:55pm 06.13.23 The Schaefer series 3 cheek block is $41 on Amazon, BTW, so only about 30% more than Garhauer, not
Mast step WI Rigger at 4:50pm 06.13.23 What pictures do you want? I checked the side to side plumb of the mast with the main sheet. The mas
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:22pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Maine Sail for his excellent tutorial on Balmar regulator programming! The cheat
Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 2:24pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would co
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would con
Help Identifying another O'Day Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 2:15pm 06.13.23 Yes, Rich, I'm recently retired and on a fixed income, but c'mon, we're talking yachts here, aren
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 06.13.23 The whole "price gouging" complaint thing gets under my skin! People have choices, and people who m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 2:00pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Obvious price gouging really annoys me. How is it price gouging? What should they do? Twice the

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