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anchor chain swank at 6:07pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I am replacing old 5/16 60 ft anchor chain. I would like to go to 1/4 150ft. I'm thinking HT chain.
Bottom paint for a lake Cat36Amoore at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3442 My Catalina 27, 1983 is in need of bottom paint. When I purchased the boat two years ago the survey
Jabsco fresh water pump Gzito at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1422 Have a jabsco 46400-9500 fresh water pump that keeps running with a slight hiss at the pump. Filled
trailer extension while attached to truck piedpiperIII at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Catalina 22 26/2494 I have read and re read posts from here and others so I understand the extension proses. But chockin
Replacement bilge hatch woverend at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1108 Does anyone have any ideas on replacing the wooden hatch cover that has the cutout for the mast? Pre
Shaft Anode Question? pateco at 5:19pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3859 While I was cleaning the bottom during a snorkeling trip a couple of weeks ago I noticed my shaft an
Zar Rib owners? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 0/760 Long shot question - anyone here own one?
12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Mater Marc14857 at 4:31pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 5/853 12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Meter As discussed by many on this forum the hour meter died again on my n
Selden In Mast Main Furling Line Marc14857 at 4:26pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2135 Does anyone know for sure what size the furling line is for the Selden in mast main? Hunter owners m
Wall and headliner repair NiceBeny at 4:25pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1496 What is the best brand glue for gluing the vinyl back together?
Need picture of hunter vision 32 rigging Mhutchinson at 4:04pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1394 I need help if you have some picture of the rigging at the mast. I took it all apart to remove the m
Holding tank deck access cstonedent at 3:27pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2558 After spring launch of our B311 I can not open the holding tank access on deck. I have tried wd 40,
Macerator Pump simply installed: Dumping of Sewage Regular Guy at 2:46pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 2/6886 Hello to all, I created a thread at Hunter Owners - Smaller Boats about putting a macerator pump di
O'say 23-2 wirong question Ziradog at 2:10pm 04.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1633 O'day 23-2 wiring question The wiring on my boat (1983 model) is the usual mishmash of original fac
Bottom Painting Pricing Computation SailMaster at 2:02pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 3/941 I just had a non boating person ask me this. When the yard prices a bottom paint job, are they prici
O'day 23-2 mast rake? Ziradog at 2:01pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 5/1650 So I am getting ready to put the mast back up on my 1983 model, and I realized that I forgot to chec
hardware question on a 27 timmeehle at 1:48pm 04.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/710 We've recently acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 (outboard motor version). the PO (previous owner) started
help identifying (1) jimharris at 1:18pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 6/4435 I recently got a O'Day sailboat but not sure of what type any help would be appreciated.
Leak From Mast? (4) drummer3278 at 12:20pm 04.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/2393 Hello, I purchased a Hunter 33.5 last summer, which my girlfriend and I are very pleased with.
VA area service dealer for 26M?... DavidEBIDLOCAL at 11:45am 04.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/673 I recently acquired a 2006 MacGregor 26M, and planning on sailing the Bay, and am wondering who the

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Square top main on water ballast? caverun at 5:43pm 10.23.23
Downeaster Fourm Dave at 5:35pm 10.23.23 Along those lines, another owner's forum here, for "Pace Ships" has a link to a web page, paceship.
Well, now Ive seen everything. Rltgold at 5:10pm 10.23.23 I was telling my brother in law about this and he found Jim's Little Boat video on you tube about hi
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 5:06pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 4:31pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... strap first, if works, I'll n
Racor filter size Alan Gomes at 4:01pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in lin
Downeaster Fourm shemandr at 3:49pm 10.23.23
Racor filter size (4) Richard19068 at 3:26pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. I believe that the on engine recommended filter #298854 is a
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 3:24pm 10.23.23 I have owned a Downeaster 45 since June of 2022 in Washington state. Is there a way to maintain a l
Racor filter size Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in line
Lantern Advice Art12050 at 2:59pm 10.23.23 We have two on our boat, the large and small model. Both are bulkhead mounted on gimbals. As mention
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! ... A particularly strong pumpout can even implode a tank. ... The best way
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 2:35pm 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Dow
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Michael Davis at 2:33pm 10.23.23 This is what I love about SBO. Have a problem and someone will have a couple of great solutions.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 2:29pm 10.23.23 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent li
Halyard mast clutch question thinwater at 2:29pm 10.23.23 The main cause of rope damamge by clutches is releasing them under load. The rope has to skid past t
Cockpit drain not draining pgandw at 2:16pm 10.23.23 Small toilet plungers are the favorite of ODay Mariner sailors to keep their cockpit drains cleared.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! Holding tank vent lines 101: All tank vents have two main functions: to pr
Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.

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