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Sealing the front end of the main hatch on a Catalina 22 ? Leeward Rail at 5:10pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 6/2257 Evening all... I've got another question for you. When towing down the highway, and in driving rain
Sail Shopping.....oh my! JhartSAV at 4:58pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1981 So I've just begun shopping around for a new set of sails for my '84 Precision 16. Trying to deciph
how to fix a crisp dingy cover? waterpirate at 4:36pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/638 So my newest acquisition included a custom boat cover. It is in good shape other than being UV cris
Mildew battle/deck leak on Hunter 23.5 Chris Flanagan at 4:32pm 07.18.16 Smaller Boats 3/532 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 with the knowledge that there was a mildew issue, with 20/20
Sink drain air lock (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1895 The sink in our head is very slow to drain. Until today I assumed it was just because the sink isn't
Companion way track Don Crowther at 2:38pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 6/717 Does anyone know the width of the track for the companion way. I'm not going to be near my boat for
Thoughts on Perko ventilators? Useful or no? (1) pclarksurf at 2:26pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 9/828 after removing all the rest of the deck hardware including the (I'm assuming original ) Perko Ventil
Some kind of cabinet door closure (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 2:00pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 3/712 On my 1983 H34 they used some sort of closure everyplace they wanted to close a cabinet door or hold
Unstep mast with mainsail left in? BayMan at 1:51pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1224 I will soon be venturing down the Erie Canal and so must unstep my mast and lash it to the boat. Th
Replacing rollers on top of mast? DS II LJBrennan007 at 1:28pm 07.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1621 Hi all, I'm a sailing newbie so please pardon my poor terminology. I have a 1970's? Daysailor II th
Advice on selling Macgregor with bad trailer MeggieLou at 12:25pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1006 We have a 21ft 1983 Macgregor Venture. The boat is in great shape with all working rigs and sails, a
V 2-22 with motor well mounting new motor advice mark west at 12:17pm 07.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/653 have V2-22 with motor well ? or cut down transom from factory. Have Evinrude 8hp sail twin long s
flotation flakes gbrian at 12:07pm 07.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/613 I am experiencing tiny pieces of foam filtering down at the stern onto the rear bunks. has anyone el
beneteau props bill edwards at 11:54am 07.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3769 having trouble finding a prop for a 1988 285 first. the prop hub is stamped 15 12LH 30 which would i
Selling Macgregor with bad trailer MeggieLou at 11:21am 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/840 We have a 21ft 1983 Macgregor Venture. The boat is in great shape with all working rigs and sails, a
Hunter 285 Boom Rigging SteveMontgomery at 10:12am 07.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1058 I'm replacing every bit of running rig on my 1985 285. Now, the very last of the project is the boo
anyone tell me about garmine 600c? lee oakley at 9:06am 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 1/290 Can anybody tell me if a garmine 600c is good gps navigator? I might buy one just would like to know
Need Stern Rail for 1977 ODay 23 Dave Chase at 8:22am 07.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1056 The stern rail on my 1977 O'Day 23 was damaged and is bent out of shape. Does anyone have a source f
Are these 2 Diesel problems related? John T1594 at 8:01am 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 14/924 So we got off to a late start this year and the boat (2000 H340) has only been in the water for a we
Weather helm? Leatherneck at 7:53am 07.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2195 While sailing upwind, close hauled in a moderate blow, my Mac 26S kept trying to point to wind. It t

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Discharge of sewage over 3 miles kappykaplan at 9:02am 09.18.23 Unscrew the valve and put a threaded cap over the now bare through hull (blank off). :beer:
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior JoeWhite at 8:57am 09.18.23 Ralf. I am refering to the coolant high temperature alarm sensor that is located at the top of the e
bulge water Tom Fritz at 8:51am 09.18.23 Thanks to everyone who has responded, this is something I can only work on when I have a little time
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:42am 09.18.23 Portable portapotties aren't vented... "MSD" in the name /model number means it has fittings for a p
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders (1) drmelkay at 8:32am 09.18.23 You should be able to duplicate the item with off the shelf parts 3/8 stainless threaded rod (hack
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 8:31am 09.18.23 @kloudie1 Thank you for the information, I will put that on my list of things to check. My mechanic
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 8:28am 09.18.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:20am 09.18.23 "Blank off the thru-hull" is an expression I've never heard before...how does one do that? --Peggie
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway kloudie1 at 8:17am 09.18.23 My first guess would be a plugged fuel tank vent line.. that would allow the engine to run fine for
calling all oday 20 owners. rschuss at 8:15am 09.18.23 If you want more head room, get a longer boat. The liner in these boats just dress-up the inside of
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (1) Geoff E at 8:14am 09.18.23 Thanks both for the info. I took off a lens cover and found they've already been converted to LED a
replacement of glue-in fixed ports william24424 at 7:54am 09.18.23 Thank. you for sharing. I'm inspired to replace mine this winter.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 09.18.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive rgranger at 7:17am 09.18.23
23.5 unsinkable??? JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.18.23 You should check the condition of the foam. Older foam can deteriorate and even become water logged
23.5 unsinkable??? rgranger at 6:54am 09.18.23 First off... @Crazy Dave Condon is da man when it comes to the H23.5, H26 and H260 and has helped
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 09.18.23
Sewing Cushions and Bimini JBP-PA at 6:37am 09.18.23 Hi, I am considering going the Sail-Rite route to making my own bimini, cushions and other boat ca
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 09.18.23 Likely because the surveyor presumes no one is ever going to take a 27 ft boat through the Great La
Legend 43 stock propellor Scott NIelsen at 6:29am 09.18.23 I have a 1996 37.5. I am a fan of 3 bladed props as when in high wind situations the two bladed pro

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