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Wiring a Sea Era toilet in Cat 30 MKIII head. Tucson Sailor at 1:53pm 05.04.16 Musings With Maine Sail 0/612 This topic was also posted in the Cat 30 Forum: We bought the Sea Era and purchased some gear to wir
fiberglass questions sailnewbie at 1:45pm 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 23/957 Macgregor 24- pulled out my leaking thru hull speed/depth senders. My plan was to just fiberglass to
Yanmar spray paint Jalepeno at 1:18pm 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 12/9997 Has anyone found an equivalent to the Yanmar genuine part # 60567 YDA Gray marine spray paint? An o
B361 propane tank bshock at 1:13pm 05.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2606 Hi All, When I bought my B361, it only had one propane tank, but space for another in the gas locke
Yanmar 3GM30F Elbow clean-up PGIJon at 11:13am 05.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 19/3035 I began experiencing some 3GM30F overheating again at FT. I had a flow of water but possibly not en
Similar -but different - Single Handed Docking jbulot@yahoo.com at 8:57am 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2277 I have a similar question to that by Raven on single handed docking. I sail from a marina that doesn
Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard CA BudGates at 8:54am 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/374 Last fall I told someone on this site that I'd let him know the next time we'd be heading to Channel
O'day 192 Masthead light plug - LEAK! rswift at 8:54am 05.04.16 Day Sailers 16/2862 I have a 1987 O'day 192. I noticed a small wet area in the carpet inside the cabin. It appears that
Hunter 376 refrigeration Larry737 at 7:44am 05.04.16 Big Boats 16/2426 I looked at a 1996 Hunter 376 for purchase yesterday and discovered that while it has the standard r
Mast raising pole mast fitting? flynhi4u at 6:47am 05.04.16 Trailer Sailors 11/1905 I just made a mast raising pole for a friend's Hunter 212. I was amazed how easily it raised the mas
Hunter 306 T Base Mast Step Question Gianna at 6:26am 05.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1548 The Hunter 306 is a new boat to me. Just stepped the mast yesterday using the yard crane. There was
Meeting Forumites All U Get at 5:16am 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/453 Hi all, We sailed into Annapolis and met up with Ron 20324 and did some catching up while Ron took
New Old Macgregor Venture 21 (1974) Owner with questions EV21 at 5:30pm 05.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 90/15058 Just acquired a Macgregor Venture 21 about 2 weeks ago. Knew going in the craft needs a good bit o
mac26s owner needs help gbrian at 5:09pm 05.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/688 I need detailed pics on installing a 26s mast raising system.
Wiring the Sea Era electric toilet in Cat 30 MKIII Tucson Sailor at 3:41pm 05.03.16 Catalina 30 15/2919 We bought the Sea Era and purchased some gear to wire it in the boat. I ran a snake from the panel t
H31 owners treat yourselves to one of these (2) IH82BL8 at 2:45pm 05.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2170 I had to pull the engine control panel and found that is was in really bad condition. One of the PO
Time for turning lights?? ronald.hudson1 at 2:38pm 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 58/3066 One of the few arguments that we have on our boat is "Do we accept that the approaching boat underst
Prop Size Windborne at 2:32pm 05.03.16 Newport 2/1028 Greetings. Does anyone know the prop size on a 1988 N30 MKIII with Universal M25XP engine? There are
NEW hose stinks! IH82BL8 at 2:21pm 05.03.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/862 So I'm finally ready to replace the hoses to the head. I've done a lot of work to get to this point
dinghy davits frankies56 at 1:07pm 05.03.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/792 I have been pondering or more like postponing the the thought of putting dinghy davits on the boat,

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Holes in rudder? (1) stickinthemud57 at 8:23am 04.03.23 Here's a side view that will hopefully be helpful. Hold-down cable/rope assembly is in red. Rope goe
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Jacktar at 8:07am 04.03.23 Aint nuthin like the hum when you get going in fair winds, love the sound
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 7:59am 04.03.23 I see now what your talking about. leading it through the rudder, i didn't see it at first.
HBW50 Hurth jssailem at 7:59am 04.03.23 one of the things that makes no sense until it does and then it becomes crystal clear and you wonde
Stuck tell-tales stickinthemud57 at 7:34am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forg
Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 04.03.23 You are welcome, and glad to be of help. If by "hook it to the boat" you mean attach it to the hull
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:30am 04.03.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank. Okay so I didn't have t
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 7:19am 04.03.23 I'm beginning to suspect that the switch is bad. Toggle should not be illuminated all the time I be
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Sailfanatic at 7:07am 04.03.23 There's a discussion of various NER lines here PDAUozfyDsg
No bottom paint (1) rgranger at 6:37am 04.03.23 I have this pressure washer similar and if you ever leave the boat in the water for more than a day
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 6:34am 04.03.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place
Experience with Embarcaciones de Pesca? Spanish fishing boat site rgranger at 6:33am 04.03.23 Have you tried "The Hull Truth"? It is a similar forum that specializes in recreational fishing boa
Stuck tell-tales All U Get at 6:09am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forgo
No bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 04.03.23 Use to.be a MacGregor dealer years ago. You were given excellent advice. If you see any scum wash
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 04.03.23 Pat thank you for that link. It is great that you would drain the bladders before pulling the boat
No bottom paint jodyjuli at 5:28am 04.03.23 thank you
HBW50 Hurth dlochner at 5:08am 04.03.23 Shift lever upside down? Yes and no. The lever is in the traditional position which happened to b
No bottom paint dlochner at 4:52am 04.03.23 When speaking of bottom paint, one is usually speaking of anti-fouling paint. No need if the boat on
No bottom paint Terry Cox at 4:47am 04.03.23 No, not if you store your boat on the hard. Spending long periods in the water without movement spaw
No bottom paint SailingLoto at 4:46am 04.03.23 If you are only trailer sailing and not letting it float for long, you do not need bottom paint.

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