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keel venture 224 vrs 25 sailnewbie at 5:39pm 02.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/968 anyone know if a mac 25 keel will work in a venture 224, mines rough and there's a 25 for sale
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 4:04pm 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 5/649 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
Anchor roller Windtherapy at 3:49pm 02.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/719 Does anybody have any photos by chance of their anchor roller installed on their O'Day? That is one
Hunter 216 Headsail anchoredatasandbar at 3:21pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/411 Has anyone replaced their stock jib on their Hunter 216 with a genoa in the 140 -150 range? Has it p
Wanted - Toilet with option of Pumpout or Manual emptying Jim Hawkins at 3:02pm 02.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/6592 *Title should have read "and" not "or" I sure hope Peggy is out there or someone that can steer me
NOCO charger and commissioning new batts Elysium_Van_Isl at 2:04pm 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1553 Maine, have a question on commissioning and breaking in a new set of batts. Background for you firs
Hunter 376 keel bolts Shawnboom at 12:22pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/915 My keel bolts appear to have a slow leak. When I haul next month, I plan to tighten and or re-bed th
Where to sail in San Diego YVRguy at 12:21pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4176 I am going to be visiting friends in San Diego next week. They enjoy sailing with me on my boat whe
Fresh water system info for owner's with newer (2000's?) boats (2) Craig Cook at 10:06am 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3902 As a reference for those of you that have Hunter's built recently. I don't have exact dates but hop
More on ACR with Battery Chargers Dan_Y at 9:25am 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1084 Mainsail - I noticed the BSS P12 Battery Charger has an output for controlling an ACR (open when ch
Drippy front hatch cover flynhi4u at 8:39am 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 3/663 The front hatch cover on our boat is great at bringing in large amounts of fresh air when we are on
Fresh water flush system marathonguy at 7:06am 02.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4333 I own a 2001Catalina 28 MKII. It is equipped with a 26 hp Universal diesel with a fresh water flush
stiff steering on Hunter 42 Passage BellaSogno9119 at 6:32am 02.17.16 Big Boats 12/2969 I have been re-conditioning a 1991 Hunter 42 CC. The steering was very stiff when I purchased the b
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 6:27am 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1988 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
lookin for a dodger Highpirate66 at 12:26am 02.17.16 Parts Search 0/664 looking for a dodger for my 1965 pearson vanguard, if anyone know where i could find a used one in a
Spinnaker Lobinson at 12:04am 02.17.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1261 Hi all, Thanks for the help with my reefing question, will be conducting a reefing practice on the
Catalina 400 Stern Tube hump reset kimelmore at 10:10pm 02.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/3056 I have had my eye on a Catalina 400 for a while as I think about upsizing. There is one that has be
Stuffing Box n Cutlass Bearning captianjim at 7:37pm 02.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/510 Help ! My 1975 Oday center cockpit, I need to replace my dripping stuffing box, no repacking doesn't
Best sealant for through hull replacement. obdoor at 6:09pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/7404 I'm not a fan of 5200. I'm replacing a depth/speed transducer and through hull what do you folks rec
Calculus professor who has clearly never been sailing (1) Phil Herring at 5:43pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 58/2858 119752

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MARINE GROWTH (1) jssailem at 8:19am 11.09.23
MARINE GROWTH Kings Gambit at 8:09am 11.09.23 This year, I am amazed at how much barnacles and growth I have on the bottom of my boat. I'm locate
Vented Loop MaryEllaRose at 7:59am 11.09.23 We flush the toilet with fresh water from a dedicated tank. Do I still need the vented loop between
2013+ MH-40 Discussion tfox2069 at 7:52am 11.09.23 Thanks for the reply. The M-H 31 seems to be a very rare boat indeed, especially out here on the
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 11.09.23 Some bottom paints lose efficacy when dried out. As you were hauled for a period for maintenance, th
Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 5:15am 11.09.23 I put a cork into each hole to stop cold air from passing out of the boxes into the bilge I use ju
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11am 11.09.23
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. TomY at 3:27am 11.09.23 Thanks for the followup, Tom. Really glad to hear this repair has been solid! For the ones where
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail dLj at 12:49am 11.09.23 Sail questions seem addressed above. On your dagger board/swing keel/whatever it's called - there sh
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. dLj at 12:37am 11.09.23 A fundamental problem is that the winch direction needs to be in both directions. It depends upon wh
FAREWELL Skippers john2 at 12:01am 11.09.23 thanks for all the info, and good luck !
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BigEasy at 9:39pm 11.08.23 Appears to be a waste of time & money. Could have made that cleat hitch in much less time than the
2013+ MH-40 Discussion matts997 at 8:28pm 11.08.23 Thanks for the reply. The M-H 31 seems to be a very rare boat indeed, especially out here on the w
Vented Loop Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54pm 11.08.23 No need for a vented loop, although a high loop would be helpful in preventing back flow from the ta
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Davidasailor26 at 7:39pm 11.08.23
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) dkinzer at 7:36pm 11.08.23 I replaced the 3" exhaust hose on my 2007 41AC last year. I didn't relish the thought of trying to w
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail (1) rgranger at 7:34pm 11.08.23
Replacing main sail halyard dkinzer at 7:19pm 11.08.23 Sometimes the direction gets turned around by inexperienced crew. When we bought our 2007 41AC tw
Vented Loop dlochner at 7:03pm 11.08.23 No need for a vented loop, although a high loop would be helpful in preventing back flow from the ta
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. dlochner at 6:38pm 11.08.23 What will they think of next? I suppose if you own one of those floating multi-story condo cats a po

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