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Microwave Replacement on 2006 Hunter 36 Frank Reinhart at 12:25pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/440 Does anyone know how to remove and replace the wood trim in front of the Microwave oven on a 2006 Hu
Gideon spacing on Oday 222 peterbud at 11:48am 08.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/568 I am in the process of building a mast chruch for my ODAY 222. MY BOAT is over 3hrs away. If anyone
Dead thread? Tarditi at 11:15am 08.28.17 Bristol 8/2455 I have a 1967 Bristol24 Corsair and was looking to share information with others...
Single Boarding Step jviss at 9:59am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1354 We need a nice looking, single step to get up from the dink onto the deck. We don't want to mar the
Protecting A Painted Hull? jviss at 9:32am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/336 My new boat has painted topsides, probably Awlgrip or Awlcraft - not sure yet what it is. I was t
Tiller Handle Upgrade (2) ArcticFarx at 8:58am 08.28.17 Smaller Boats 5/617 Thought I'd post this. We did some beach combing a few weeks back, mostly collecting garbage and pla
H34 hot water lines Charlie98117 at 8:37am 08.28.17 Big Boats 5/610 I noticed some coolant on the floor in the galley and see the hot water lines are routed along the h
Replacing Hurth transmission Padrone at 8:17am 08.28.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2756 It looks as though I am going to have to remove/replace the transmission on my Catalina 30 driven by
Tropical Depression 10 JamesG161 at 8:02am 08.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/949 The storm that over Central Florida the last two days is entering the Atlantic on east coast and spi
Transport question give Tim22 at 7:57am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1481 I want to move my Hunter 310 (31 ft) from Ottawa to Toronto (about 4.5 hours). Highways are major ro
Yanmar 3GM30F - What are these wires for sailcapt340 at 7:57am 08.28.17 Big Boats 8/1701 On my 2000 Hunter 340, with Yanmar 3GM30F Engine. I have two wires, with bayonet connectors attache
Is teak oil a black mold magnet? Brian S at 6:44am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4730 This year, I decided to get rid of all the loose and flaking Cetol I tried before. I decided to use
bilge blower question Gunni at 5:32am 08.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/1989 My bilge blower died and I had a new one installed. It is pulling air in from the transom dorade an
What are these wires for? (2) sailcapt340 at 5:20am 08.28.17 Big Boats 7/778 On my 2000 Hunter 340 I have two wires, with bayonet connectors attached, that are not connected to
Galley overhaul on my Mac25. morningdewman at 9:58pm 08.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/914 Help! I have not been able to figure out how to supply fresh water to my little sink on my moving ga
Raised Cockpit Seat Cobalt79 at 9:30pm 08.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4353 Hi I am wondering if there is an upgrade or after market seat for the cockpit? I have a 1981 Catalin
Cat 30 Fuel hoses Tucson Sailor at 9:12pm 08.27.17 Catalina 30 5/1084 My Cat 30 MKIII is two hours away. I'm having a leaking fuel tank repaired and forgot to measure th
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:34pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/566 Has anyone ever replaced their halyard while the mast was up - how did you splice the line?
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:32pm 08.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/449 has anyone ever replaced their halyard on an Oday 222 while the mast is up? How did you splice the
how can I replace a center board line on an Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:30pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1793 does anyone know if a center board line can be replaced while the boat is in the water - possibly fr

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Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 12.27.23 I have the Thetford 550P. Although it's a discontinued model they are still out there, as the link
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:09pm 12.27.23 Looks like this is finally happening. I've bought the potty, and now I've started this thread. So t
Water lock broke Michael Davis at 9:07pm 12.27.23
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 8:34pm 12.27.23 Just thinking out loud here. I need to order some sanitation hose to go from the potty to the Y pipe
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker gwoolverton at 8:05pm 12.27.23 Take care when reading the Catalina Direct page about their breaker. They say it's 135Amp, but the o
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 6:57pm 12.27.23 Here is the way I look at ratios about sailboats. The question I ask is what was the use for which t
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities shemandr at 6:43pm 12.27.23 People have crossed the Atlantic in little more than a refrigerator but that doesn't mean I'd do it.
1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable NYSail at 4:55pm 12.27.23
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 2:44pm 12.27.23 If you are a good navigator, competent in weather planning, have the needed provisions for your boat
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities (1) tfox2069 at 12:55pm 12.27.23 I suppose the answer is sure, you could sail the 32RK across an ocean. But would you want to? @Dav
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning jssailem at 9:43am 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) jssailem at 8:59am 12.27.23
Yanmar question dlochner at 8:55am 12.27.23 Just for the record, many, possibly most, motorcycles share engine and transmission oil with one su
Thru Hull Replacement? Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close If you can dive on it I suggest plugging it from th
Thru Hull Replacement? American_Mainsail at 8:45am 12.27.23 I'm guessing there's something stuck in there, for sure. The 90 degree bend in that very small (half
Yanmar question Sandy Stone at 8:42am 12.27.23 Also, I believe the Atomic 4 has a shared oil system for the engine and transmission.

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