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Companionway step and other questions. Bill and Kathy McDonald at 3:55pm 10.27.16 Catalina 22 18/1814 IMG_3437 by Bill and Kathy McDonald posted Oct 27, 2016 at 4:44 PMThe piece of C### step at the comp
Good Cover Solutions for Teak protection from sun while boat in water Ksailboat Owner at 3:38pm 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2490 Fellow Sailors, I own an O'Day 272 that sits in the water all year long in GA, and have to continual
What to do after reverse polarity oday630 at 2:22pm 10.27.16 Musings With Maine Sail 17/8171 So...after completing the exhaust overhaul, some wiring upgrades and yearly maintenance it was time
even the macgregor camper boat can be a well balanced sailor TortugasRoyal at 10:52am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1448 Even the macgregor camper boat (26X) can be a well balanced sailor. Wow. I have achieved it. Boat i
New guy here Sea-r-cy at 10:42am 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/350 Not a sailboat person, scrapped out a 30' Luger, looking for info of value and where to sell a 30'
Beaching a Mac (4) walt at 9:33am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1892 Sumner posted about his trip to Flaming Gorge which I really enjoyed http://forums.sailboatowners.c
Question about leaving a heater plugged into shore power on Pathomas at 8:47am 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4612
Info on fixing H33 - 2005 Side Cabin Window Leak Maurice Doran at 8:31am 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/930 I am looking at buying a H33 that had a leaky window. The issue was "fixed" by the previous owner w
Cabin top winch relocation chrisings at 8:30am 10.27.16 Catalina 30 41/5521 Has anyone relocated the starboard side cabin top winch, the one we use for hoisting the main? On ou
Blue Angels Airshow: Pensacola, FL. Nov 11 & 12, 2016 FlyboyTR at 8:07am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/925 The Blue Angels will be performing on November 11 ' 12, 2016 at their home-base in Pensacola, Fl. We
Advice on refreshing deck after new bottom job... (1) SVMySalvation at 7:32am 10.27.16 Catalina 30 4/741 So, last month i was blessed with a new to me '98 30' catalina mkiii. due to it being such a big in
Dang-blasted cooling pump for fridge! DayDream2 at 5:55am 10.27.16 Big Boats 6/1810 Hey Hunter friends, I bought this boat almost two years ago and have been through two freshwater coo
Davits for Oceanis 45? (1) JoeRickard at 5:09am 10.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2425 Does anyone know who fabricates davits for the Oceanis 45? When clicking around I found a boat for
Mac 22 Galley $iRe408 at 8:30pm 10.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1357 Any Mac 22 owners add a galley to their cabin's? Could you send any photo's, instructions, links e
Cracked encapsulated keel Oday 28 (2) blackout at 6:24pm 10.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3122 Has any had any experience with repairing a crack in an encapsulated keel. Evidently we did not tra
How much should we budget for annual maintenance supgirl2277 at 6:20pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/6326 We are looking at getting a 23 foot Hunter (1986) or 22 foot Catalina (1980). Visually they both see
Genoa Car Part (1) SDcondogirl at 5:53pm 10.26.16 Parts Search 1/636 Hi. Looking for the rubber housing that keeps the block upright on my Genoa Car. Beneteau's spar par
Recommendation for new head in aft cabin 40.5 Hunter 1993 Buoysmom at 5:45pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/568 has anyone replaced the aft head to an electric one on a 1993 40.5 Hunter. We wanted a full size hea
Color of plexiglass on 1993 Hunter 40.5 Buoysmom at 5:42pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/478 we need to replace all fixed windows and portholes and needed the correct color, anyone know?
Fixed window coverings Hunter 1993 40.5 Buoysmom at 5:41pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/585 I am wanting to replace the coverings inside the boat on the fixed windows and portholes with ones I

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Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... shemandr at 10:26am 03.22.24 I hate seeing your question post slide down the list where it is less likely to draw eyes. All I c
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 10:14am 03.22.24 Ted, I think twoduz answered you in a kindly manner. My answer is: did you really get through scho
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 10:12am 03.22.24 When I worked in marine retail, (short lived career move), I had a customer who would come in and a
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 10:08am 03.22.24 obviously i'm not really interested in reading books and every boat topic that comes up. I just ne
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries twodzusfittings at 10:05am 03.22.24 Can anyone resolve this for me? Always remember to provide contributions which will help others.
Venting 3 compartments at once twodzusfittings at 9:52am 03.22.24 When I worked in marine retail, (short lived career move), I had a customer who would come in and as
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 9:51am 03.22.24 Ted, it is a good choice but one of many OPTIONS. Like asking "What's the BEST?" which is areally
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 9:41am 03.22.24 so would you suggest golf cart batteries and a high cranking battery for a sailboat? Ted, it is a
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 9:33am 03.22.24 You must have missed seeing this sentence "Or you can keep the sink drain seacock closed except whe
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? jssailem at 9:32am 03.22.24
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 9:24am 03.22.24 Yep the balls get smaller over time and need to be replaced, but I also rarely see mold anywhere so
Venting 3 compartments at once Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:23am 03.22.24 does this mean that flushing the toilet with fresh water from the head sink would be helpful too? Y
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 9:20am 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 9:17am 03.22.24 Of course sea water intake odor CAN be dealt with--even eliminated...I've posted the cure many time
Venting 3 compartments at once Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:12am 03.22.24 There are 2 main causes of odor in the head, human activity and sea water. There's not much that can
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? JamesG161 at 9:03am 03.22.24 Great Place to Eat in the Pass Chistian Harbor, pull your boat up, easy docking or walk from your sl
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 9:02am 03.22.24 Needing a marketing label is for folks who choose not to understand the properties of their selecti
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 8:59am 03.22.24 It does, except when it is in the water! (I have been known to leave the slip with the ladder in t
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 8:58am 03.22.24 Ted, it's your boat you can within limits do what you want with it. However, you have a bunch of sa
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? JamesG161 at 8:52am 03.22.24 Another that is designed well and fast access to the Gulf. https://pass-christian.com/departments/h

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