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Beneteau 473 head venting Full Circle 473 at 12:09pm 02.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/4021 Just tried to pump out the master head holding tank. It didn't seam to hold much and wouldn't take
oponions of 16 to 18 ft over former 22 ft. catalina 19jib39 at 9:47am 02.04.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1332 I am 77 years old ,sold my 22 ft catalina but sailing is still in my blood as I have sailed over 40
window recondotioning (5) Casagf66 at 9:25am 02.04.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2901 Hello gang, So I've tackled my through hull project and am on to the next one of 100,000,000. LoL,
Cost to drop the mast in British Columbia Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:16am 02.04.16 Catalina 30 18/5159 For those of you up in British Columbia - I just wanted to throw out a couple questions regarding co
Will It Run? Jtcf78911 at 8:55am 02.04.16 Ask All Sailors 32/2060 Dear friends in sail; Decided I mustn't be afraid of member scorn :kick:when I submit possibly lame
Attn. Hunter ('83-'87)31 Owners (3) HMT2 at 7:55pm 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1692 I need the answer to two questions. In the included picture the red arrow is pointing at a teak pla
Adjustable Genoa Cars on h36? Dan_Y at 6:42pm 02.03.16 Big Boats 8/1015 Before I go reinventing the wheel, has any h36 owner converted to adjustable Genoa cars that you can
Tanktechsrx.com Mark Maulden at 4:51pm 02.03.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1639 anybody use this? Peggy, what do you think? They were at the Seattle boat show
Installation of an Electric Lift Pump on a Yanmar 2GM20F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 02.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 13/12180 I recently had the pleasure of finding an external weeping fuel leak on the lift pump of my Yanmar 2
tiller extention piedpiperIII at 4:33pm 02.03.16 Catalina 22 11/5129 What length tiller extension works well on our 22ft boats? My 89 had one but I don't knoe hoe long i
Port Light in V-Berth on 1985 26' Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.03.16 Day Sailers 7/1348 Just curious if anybody has added a port light in their V-Berth. I could swear I saw somebody on he
Stove for i28 Matchmaker at 11:19am 02.03.16 Islander 5/2528 Hi. Does anyone know if there is a propane replacement available for the two burner alcohol stove in
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:56am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1808 I borrowed a Loos gauge Model "A" from a friend. Anyone know the specs for the 26 or the Javelin?
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:43am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/459 Disregard, double post.
irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7840 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1686 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/656 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3610 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/10043 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8974 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and

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No core?? (2) dmax at 12:04pm 03.21.24 Yeah, some of the nuts are hard/impossible to reach - not unlike every other boat I've seen. Yes, I
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 11:35am 03.21.24 Thanks for that info, @Terry Cox . I think, generally, long chain anchor rodes are somewhat overra
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (1) rgranger at 11:24am 03.21.24 Active captain used to be a great way to find local marinas and I would call ahead and ask about par
Hull damage mac twenty five dlochner at 11:22am 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 11:13am 03.21.24 It is often assumed that West Marine will have the worst price but...earlier this week I purchased
Hull damage mac twenty five rgranger at 11:12am 03.21.24 Thankyou so much !! Cant wait to work on it ! I am in Northern Mi its snowing! You will have to wa
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. rgranger at 11:00am 03.21.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not ma
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Bob S at 10:29am 03.21.24 I have no experience with SSB, I'm a coastal sailor but I read an interesting post (SSB/Starlink) on
No core?? Arrgh at 10:07am 03.21.24 I can't disagree with any of that :)
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 kerryedwards at 9:54am 03.21.24 With a no-start condition on an engine with glow plugs, the first thing you should confirm is operat
No core?? twodzusfittings at 9:25am 03.21.24 Let me say, it's not how she handles, it's in the quality of the build. As already stated, lack of c
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Rick D at 9:17am 03.21.24
No core?? Arrgh at 9:03am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and h
Backstay Connection to Mast (1) JBP-PA at 8:49am 03.21.24 Can you get a better picture? The topping lift should be inside the backstay, but on the O'Day 22 I'
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. jssailem at 8:35am 03.21.24 What do you think? I think you can stumble along picking up stones to see if there is one that is
Backstay Connection to Mast jssailem at 8:11am 03.21.24 They criss-cross at the very top, but I'm pretty sure this isn't right. You are correct. Just not
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 8:09am 03.21.24 Anchoring in Desolation Sound is no different than anchoring anywhere else. Many of my favourite an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:05am 03.21.24 that was great. Convinced me I don't want to mess with lithium batteries. I think I'll just go to A
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? JeepN3RD at 8:04am 03.21.24 Just wanted to "WATCH" this thread and ask you / folks responding, when you launch I assume they wil
Hunter Propeller Anode jssailem at 7:58am 03.21.24 stray current corrosion in marinas being an issue in fresh water. Simple answer is Yes. It can be

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