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Would a mac sink like this? williamtl at 10:43am 10.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4243 An unfortunate sailing family had their boat sink. See the "My boat sank today" Discussion in 'Ask A
Port side water deck fill Dominick13 at 9:21am 10.10.15 S2 1/746 Filling my water tank to the point of overflow out of the deck fill port, water leaked in two spots
Unfreeze bolts lpbosch at 8:26am 10.10.15 Catalina 30 8/770 What is the best product to help unfreeze mast stays?
Electrasan odor question THECUSCUS at 7:46am 10.10.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/826 I have noticed a distinct odor in the area of my boat where the electrasan unit is after flushing th
Hunter 34 wheel replacement Ilanortho at 5:35am 10.10.15 Big Boats 24/2835 Hi; 1986 Hunter 34; Would like to replace wheel with a smaller diameter wheel; is very hard to get a
Minifish outstanding condition. keep it oem? FHHUBER at 1:31am 10.10.15 AMF 1/4195 Boat condition: I got hold of an Alcort Minifish, everything OEM, almost perfect except the halyard
Snailmail while cruising Mark Maulden at 3:43pm 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/721 now that i retired over a yr ago, we're going to go cruising for several months into the Broughtons
T/s association north island cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 3:05pm 10.09.15 Trailer Sailors 0/461 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj
Tsa north channel cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 2:54pm 10.09.15 Destinations 1/710 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj
Waited to long h22 is sitting in the mud. GeorgiaBII at 2:02pm 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1929 HELP! I just got the call telling me that my Hunter 22 is sitting on it's fixed keel in the mud nex
28-2 traveller location Dave Adolf at 1:02pm 10.09.15 Pearson 0/586 Looking at 88 28-2 with Traveller on coach roof which prevents dodger install. Anyone with experienc
Free (minus shipping) to a good home locker lid allen-deckard at 1:00pm 10.09.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/587 Since I finished my anchor locker project I have an anchor locker lid for my 1986 catalina 22. It's
Source for cleats on a 38 orcaspirit at 11:59am 10.09.15 C&C 1/987 I have a '76 C'C 38 and the bow ' stern cleats are just about had it from tied to the dock in a salt
(widgeon or javelin) vs ds1 John Stevens at 10:38am 10.09.15 Day Sailers 8/6393 I sold my DS1 a year ago to buy a 14 catboat. I like a lot of things about the catboat, simple and
Sales tax warning northptsailor at 10:11am 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 40/3515 Yesterday I received a mailing from NY State Dept. of Taxation and Finance. It stated that they had
Shurflo freshwater pump leak (3) Blitz at 8:44am 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2138 I'm Hoping someone had a similar problem and can help. I have a SHURflo pump model 3901-0216 that
Y25 keel (1) furdui at 2:39am 10.09.15 Yamaha 5/2047 Hi,to all Yamaha sailboat owners I've created a problem for myself this year at antifouling time.Th
Some changes to "conversations" (pm's) Phil Herring at 9:23pm 10.08.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/435 There was some confusion today between forum posts and private conversations. I think the name "con
Nice piece of new equipment for my boat Bad Obsession at 9:01pm 10.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/611 So I was trolling around at West Marine the other night. I am wanting to add a house VHF radio to m
79 l25 rudder service (1) Steve22116 at 8:46pm 10.08.15 Lancer 5/2105 I pulled the rudder yesterday for the first time, which came out easy along with a couple of shims t

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Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? dLj at 1:02pm 08.03.23 I have a broken electric winch that I may or may not be able to repair. This Lewmar winch is obsol
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion cymeyer at 12:58pm 08.03.23 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal? I would n
87 hunter 34 value splax at 12:57pm 08.03.23 Thanks everyone.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) jviss at 12:52pm 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading? Idle cold is about 700 - 800. For some reason I don't und
looking for a 23 mast base zspar rgranger at 12:31pm 08.03.23 Call the SBO store right here on this site. I've purchased all sort of Z-spar parts here.
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head capta at 12:26pm 08.03.23 It looks as though you rotate the light side up and remove the back. However, I've never seen those
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment capta at 12:21pm 08.03.23 I put mine above the tank in the salon hatch to ensure it didn't get too how. Lasted 6+ years. It di
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 12:04pm 08.03.23 Ok, thanks,
Fuel tank issues Stu Jackson at 11:59am 08.03.23 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve
VHF Handheld jviss at 11:58am 08.03.23 Looks like knobs have gone the way of the dinosaurs I know, that sucks! I don't see the problem w
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jviss at 11:56am 08.03.23 What's inefficient about the lift pump method? Wondering; I assume by lift pump you mean the electr
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 11:52am 08.03.23 No more on the paddlewheel. Never on the paddlewheel! I remove mine and install a blanking plug w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 11:50am 08.03.23 Hiccups abound on this project. Still sending happy thoughts your way. :beer:
Fuel tank issues Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 08.03.23
Wind sensor error fix needed (1) Dr. D at 11:23am 08.03.23 I believe I found the reason for the drifting TWD: A fouled paddlewheel on the triducer (DST810). He
VHF Handheld BigEasy at 11:21am 08.03.23 . I wish it had simple squelch and volume knobs instead of buttons, but I guess I will have to adap
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jon hansen at 11:05am 08.03.23 growing up, dad had a 38' alden racer, ( U.S. ONE DESIGN), wood, no selfbailing cockpit, no electric
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 11:04am 08.03.23 Are you adding a drain plug to the low point of your exhaust so that you can drain the system down?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 11:03am 08.03.23 Best of luck getting all the issues resolved. It's never a straightforward path, don't we know....
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head (1) arthur.goldberg at 10:55am 08.03.23 Hi @arf145 . Perhaps. Now I have a photo. otation depends on which end of the light is being viewed

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