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Double checking my retrieval procedure jhogle at 7:46pm 05.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1684 Everything has been going really well with my first boat so far except for taking the boat out of th
Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2126 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1541 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/333 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7898 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi
Leaks in starboard genoa track area (2) Karcher at 3:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1003 This picture is taken from below of a leak in one of the bolts of the starboard genoa track. I am pl
Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1442 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need
H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2850 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/525 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4769 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast
What size rode? Dusty Mac at 10:44am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 9/997 The new boat is a 21 foot sailboat weighing about 4K lbs. laden. Will occasionally overnight in reas
H240 shoot thru hull transducer Drew13440 at 9:11am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/1116 Anyone ever successfully install a shoot thru depth finder in a 240? If so, where did you place the
Rookie education CapnGL at 8:36am 05.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1584 Don't laugh... Posting for other newbies... So I was advised to sail with one sail to see how the b
EV100 Wheel Pilot Pb2388 at 7:54am 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/407 Just to let everyone know as there are sceptics out there with regard to the performance capabilitie
Beneteau 361 mast shake bshock at 7:39am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1484 Hi folks, I've just got back from (fine) tuning my mast and putting boom/sails on, so all ready to
Hole in mast base doesn't align with deck plate? Happy Camper at 6:35am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 32/2261 I am getting ready to launch my 240 for the first time (for me!) Yesterday I stepped the mast and pu
Exterior / Interior Calk Used 423 NYSail at 6:01am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2353 Hello all, Need to redo the calk on my large deck windows in salon and was wondering if anybody knew
AquaSignal Anchor light question DougM at 5:18am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/525 I just received a new AquaSignal SW34 anchor light to install on my new mast. It arrived as 2 Parts,
McVay Victoria 18 gizmo needed and raft recommendations karena at 7:57pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/768 Another question from a newbie Vic owner. What's the name of the gizmo that fits into the mast chan
Blisters in barrier coat (2) lost soul at 7:07pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/615 I pulled the boat after several years and as I was scraping the barnacles I started to notice small

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Y33 running bilge blower while underway Ralph Johnstone at 1:36pm 06.14.24 This is how I wired by my bilge blower which is not a bilge blower but an exhaust fan to cool the al
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 06.14.24 One last MAYBE and I do mean maybe. With the holding tank known to contain some liquid (maybe 1/4 f
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damaging
Universal M18 burning wires ? BTC1984 at 12:49pm 06.14.24 Fixed with the help of some awesome people !! It was an electrical short due to chaffed wires. Rep
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:27pm 06.14.24 Ah good. Back to the pump again. You don't want to remove the pump if the pump is not the problem
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 06.14.24 WHen you are dumping the tanks, after the tank is empty, the macerator still pushes air out, you ca
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:07pm 06.14.24 Oh :poop: :poop: :poop: ! We carry a spare pump just for the possible eventuality of this disaster
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:04pm 06.14.24 I'm afraid this is getting closer to the cause of the problem. How old is the macerator in questio
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 11:56am 06.14.24 I have a spare, terrible job to do though... LOL Oh :poop: :poop: :poop: ! We carry a spare pump
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 06.14.24 Sounds like the macerater impeller may be bad. The motor may be turning and making noise but the im
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:46am 06.14.24 Sounds like the macerater impeller may be bad. The motor may be turning and making noise but the i
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:46am 06.14.24 Could you please elaborate on this ? Not clear where you are seeing the air and where the air is c
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 06.14.24 I added some enzymes and waited a couple of hours, tried again, I do get air coming out the bottom
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working danooxnard at 11:43am 06.14.24 Sounds like the macerater impeller may be bad. The motor may be turning and making noise but the im
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:12am 06.14.24 Or even worse ................ the stem of the thru-hull valve may have snapped and the valve is s
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 06.14.24
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Hello Below at 10:25am 06.14.24 The trash (garbage) can is listed as: "CAN TRASH BEIGE 41 1/4 QT #2957 54656RL" A Google search com
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 06.14.24 Try to match the perfect replacement with an Oval Shaped cut. :facepalm: Yes, I imagine it would
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Hello Below at 10:18am 06.14.24 On a 4 years newer Hunter 33 (2012) there is a front loader Dometic CR-1065 and top loader Waeco Coo
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 06.14.24

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