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Rub rails and deck hull joints jssailem at 8:46am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1568 Recently I read a message from a new owner looking to replace the rub rail on his craft. This caus
Hunter 33.5 new boat owner j24jaded at 8:35am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/988 I just adopted a '93 33.5' for my latest rescue. the boat came with out battery's. befor I but the
Yanmar 2GM Alarm Question pateco at 8:00am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 15/8925 Went out sailing yesterday, and motoring out everything was fine. Once we got the sails up, I went t
Bow Roller Replacement-H42 Art Dennis at 6:22am 09.21.15 Big Boats 5/1369 Good Morning, My bow rollers are shot and need replaced. Anyone know the make of the bow roller
circuit diagram DockH at 4:32am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/753 Two questions: My Don Casey "Sailboat Maintenance" show a "Sniffer" in circuit diagrams but there is
Nicro Cabin Vents rukidn at 7:02pm 09.20.15 Catalina 310 18/3309 Thinking about adding Nicro vents or equivalent this fall to help ventilate during our long Lake Eri
Black water discharge from manual vs electric head Dan_Y at 7:01pm 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2721 My question is whether or not an electric toilet can pump as well as a manual head to sufficiently e
wiring diagram form 1982 23' O'Day angrod at 6:52pm 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/992 My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina
Duluth, MN berg123321 at 6:48pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2574 Hello all! This may be an odd request, but I figure I'll give it a shot. Next Sunday, September 27,
Does anyone use the cabin top grabrails? Stan Linado at 6:45pm 09.20.15 Smaller Boats 19/4253 I am in the process of eliminating all the teak on the exterior of my '89 C-25 and replacing it with
Could my bilge pump thru hull siphon back? danstanford at 6:42pm 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 17/4523 2000 Hunter 290. Been almost bone dry through the month we have sailed her...we think! Did a coupl
Servicing NOVA KOOL refrigerator 1Goldie at 4:38pm 09.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1602 I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther
Trailering a 302 dscribner at 4:25pm 09.20.15 Bigger Boats 1/720 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1835 About a week my outboard would start and die so I had to get towed In. I went yesterday and starte
Teach your children well (1) Kermit at 3:37pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/838 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3713 Local club races yesterday, great day for racing on our lake, winds running 12-14kts and unusually c
Closing the stack pack zipper on the 340 smoothsailing at 1:12pm 09.20.15 Big Boats 1/979 I know this was posted a while back but cannot find it. Unless your a giant, what's the easiest w
Increase sliding hatch opening--stop screws Windtherapy at 11:22am 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/496 So I am redoing all my teak which includes the hatch slide rails. I got to thinking, the hatch does
Rotted inboard engine cover danark57 at 10:49am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1015 I have a 1990 Capri 26, purchased in May. I noticed the top step was loose. When I removed the full
Pumpout Problems mpl239 at 10:20am 09.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5241 I cannot pump out the front head on a 2003 two cabin 393. This is a new boat to me. First effort t

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Fore Stay Bow Connection Project_Mayhem at 2:28pm 12.20.23 Many bolts have a non-threaded part. This is going to be much stronger than the threaded section. 1/
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 2:26pm 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflictin
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:08pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Fore Stay Bow Connection tailboom at 2:04pm 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold Ralph Johnstone at 2:01pm 12.20.23 Beautifully detailed video and nice piping layout.
H41 DS access to starboard jib block kloudie1 at 1:31pm 12.20.23 Most likely screwed into an aluminum plate which is embedded into the combing
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 1:20pm 12.20.23 Although it's possible to replace all the cables with the mast insitu, as mentioned earlier, I don
Prop rotation question dlochner at 12:54pm 12.20.23 Tempted! You better than anyone here knows YOLO. Go for it, its only the kid's inheritance.
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 12:52pm 12.20.23
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 12:35pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint Thanks for suggestion. I will try those as a last
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 12:24pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 11:32am 12.20.23 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 12.20.23 I'm hoping our initial issue was just due to the stiffness of the brand new sail. Buried somewher
Fore Stay Bow Connection KCofKC at 11:26am 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience zinahewitt at 11:17am 12.20.23 Any smelly updates ? or is it scentless sailing ? Happy Holidays.
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 10:43am 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflicting
Selden in-mast furling questions LloydB at 10:09am 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days w
Selden in-mast furling questions George Braun at 9:40am 12.20.23 The age and condition of the sail is of primary importance. We bought a lightly used 2008 Hunter 36
Fire Port (1) gwoolverton at 9:30am 12.20.23 Here's a photo of the 310's engine cover / companionway. Maybe the triangle area on the aft end wo
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 9:09am 12.20.23 Progress report: Thanks to the Selden manual we determined the sail was rolled the wrong way. (And

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