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Polish Deck? (1) Capri at 5:57pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1123 Hi everyone. My 1981 22 has areas on the deck, aside from the nonskid, that lol like they have had b
Can bottom paint wait? shank at 5:22pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 2/848 Hello, I'm taking ownership of an 87 C22 this weekend and the owner is nice enough to deliver it to
baby stays sailnewbie at 4:19pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/694 I have a venture 224 and need to attach some baby stays, where is the best place to attach them? pic
Oday 28 Holding Tank Replacement (1) DYFLWD at 2:39pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 48/8821 I will be replacing my Holding Tank on my 1983 Oday 28. It is yellowed and "crusty" and I cannot see
ZAP restoration product. JHoward at 2:35pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 1/527 Has anyone had experience with this as a gel coat cleaner?
Sheaves for slab reefing - Hunter 376 DSqr at 2:33pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 2/639 I'm trying to install the reefing line through the Z Spar boom and have found that there is only one
Should I recess my bilge pump? OS2Dude at 2:15pm 05.09.16 Catalina 30 5/1239 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Capri 16.5 Ron P at 2:12pm 05.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/539 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.
New trailer recomendation for Macgregor 26D Michel G at 12:31pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1499 Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a replacement trailer for the 26D for salt water use? M
One keel hanger bolt is bigger than the rest... Minnesail at 12:16pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 3/1015 Hi, This will be my third year with my 1974 Catalina 22, and I decided to drop the keel and inspect
Should I recess my auxiliary bilge pump? OS2Dude at 12:02pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1594 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Lose rigging???? - UPDATE!!! Piotr at 10:46am 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2043 UPDATE to the UPDATE!!!!! So I did what I was told and after removing the backstay, tightening the j
C & C 37 Boat speed sensor.. PNW SEAN at 9:36am 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/510 1982 C'C 37 where is the Boat Speed Sensor ?.. A friend nearly sunk her SJ28 in the Puget Sound whe
222venture value range mark west at 9:14am 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/785 Found venture 2-22 1974 on is this boat a good sailer self righting has 4sails trailer in boat an
Where to put solar vents in C&C 30 MkII? serpa4 at 7:46am 05.09.16 C&C 1/1165 The C'C 30 has 4 opening Lewmar hatches; two in the cabin, one in 1/4 berth, and one in the bathroom
The graphics are ready!! (1) Jammin jr at 7:31am 05.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 0/626 Almost done now. Graphics are ready, just waiting on the striping tape. Not much longer!!!
77' 30' Hunter Cherubini no emergency tiller jmclean1963 at 7:23am 05.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1340 I have looked high and low and don't see an emergency tiller location any ideas or suggestions.
Compass/ Stereo speaker conflict knotatwork2 at 7:01am 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2629 I think I know the answer to this already, but I was hoping that there might be a Sheldon Cooper Ski
Mast for 310 with inmast furling Richit at 7:01am 05.09.16 Catalina 310 6/1729 I read with interest the stories of getting boats ready for the season. Living in Ft. Lauderdale, I
Mark II Water Heater Removal Almost Impossible! Bob4203 at 5:41am 05.09.16 Catalina 30 21/2165 I ran a thread several months ago about removal of the six gallon hot water heater in the 1988 Mark

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Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) Tally Ho at 10:32pm 01.20.24
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 10:09pm 01.20.24 Thanks for the reply I will check into it sounds like it will work for me. By the way, I kept the
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 01.20.24 If you have hauled out, loosen the straps on the stuffing box I think @Ken13559 is still in the w
Replace Radar buddybear at 8:44pm 01.20.24 I upgraded from a Furuno gray monochrome screen to a Raymarine digital color Chartplotter with ra
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 01.20.24 OK. Glad to see you're right and I'm wrong. Multimeter is out, wiring diagram is out and you're re
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. (1) Hello Below at 8:29pm 01.20.24 I expect that the problem circuit runs from here and I I will be looking at this again tomorrow. I
Acoustic guitar and boats. (2) DArcy at 8:07pm 01.20.24 I met a guy carrying a guitar case through the marina parking lot. When he cruises he buys a 50$ ac
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 7:08pm 01.20.24 Yes there is a second panel with windlass, electric winches, start battery relay, oil change pump an
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. quadrille38 at 6:20pm 01.20.24 Been away from the Hunter 50 for 7 months now so may be missing something obvious. There is no powe
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 6:14pm 01.20.24 Well John, you will have to ask Hunter why the fans and CO monitors run when all breakers on the DC
Odd Yanmar issue quadrille38 at 6:14pm 01.20.24 If your engine has an electric stop button, it would be a simple matter for your fire suppression s
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose JoeWhite at 6:13pm 01.20.24 The hose fits on the outside of the shaft log and outside of the stuffing box, they should be the sa
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 01.20.24 I don't know if this is going to be a problem : ou currently have this hose in hand :
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:30pm 01.20.24 Would the 2"ID x4" length Buck Algonquin Shaft Log Hose fits my 1" shaft? Never worked on this en
Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 5:29pm 01.20.24 Come on ic9qN3g6ybA
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 01.20.24 I believe this circuit, like the main cabin fans and CO monitors, bypass the circuit panel so there
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Davidasailor26 at 4:43pm 01.20.24 Glad I didn't bet on it. I thought the same thing when I learned there were ones without bolts. I
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ken13559 at 4:37pm 01.20.24 Would the 2"ID x4" length Buck Algonquin Shaft Log Hose fits my 1" shaft? I believe it's standardize
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Rich Stidger at 3:14pm 01.20.24 Mechanic diagnoses that the water ingress to oil was occuring in the fuel injection unit. Replaced
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... tgzzzz at 2:48pm 01.20.24 Glad I didn't bet on it.

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