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Hi all. I'm looking to swap out the porta potty on my 2002 Mac26x for a marine head. Wondering wher
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Wood Refinishing   (1)
hornjb at 9:42pm 05.04.24
Fred, Thank you for this information! It will help me a lot. 1. I will check to ensure deck cleara
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brockfromwa at 9:41pm 05.04.24
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Hayden Watson at 7:58pm 05.04.24
I ended up needing to pull the front balancer pulley from the engine and take it to a machine shop t
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UpperPintle at 7:01pm 05.04.24
I remodeled the galley and tried to get corian, but couldn't get anyone to do the job and couldn't s
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Sanfelice at 6:51pm 05.04.24
Another option is the Alado system which has had good reviews. This site will show installation. ht
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heritage at 5:02pm 05.04.24
Even if one could provide good exhaust venting, the thought of having an ac unit at the top of the e
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colin59 at 5:01pm 05.04.24
Thanks Jim whats the best way to clean and preserve it? thanks Colin
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Sailor Sue at 5:00pm 05.04.24
Aside from the mast becoming bent.... Is the mast actually bent, or are you concerned that it migh
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pgandw at 4:18pm 05.04.24
Most Mariners came with (or have made) mast supports that fit on the rudder gudgeons and the mast ta
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The trailer looks to be in good shape. Have a good look at the tires and decide if you want to repl
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Thanks, again, to that expert marina staff! I'll add that to a pretty long list of F***Ups by untra
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