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Best way o drain hot water tank? iSailor at 3:50pm 11.13.14 Catalina 310 16/6969 Any tips on easiest way to drain the hot water tank instead of just running the tap? Cheers,
Need to replace 26S keel cable Mettee at 3:26pm 11.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3743 Hi, The metal cable that retracts the keel on my Macgregor 26S broke--as I was launching the boat to
Oil canning? I need beer canning (1) Casagf66 at 2:59pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 33/5196 Hello sailors and thanks for the help in advance. Here is my most recent dilemma, "oil canning."
Two quick questions about my Neptune 24 Hooks at 2:32pm 11.13.14 Trailer Sailors 13/7926 1) She's a shoal draft and you can adjust the daggerboard from 2 ft to 3.6 ft draft. The previous o
Torqeedo Tom J at 1:37pm 11.13.14 Catalina 310 7/2253 I love my new Torqeedo outboard. No more storing a jug of gasoline in the cockpit. No more mixing
Anchor and Rode set up/Stow for Pre-86 C-22 CloudDiver at 12:12pm 11.13.14 Catalina 22 10/7503 I'm on the fence about how to set up my anchor stowage and deployment. My 81/82 C-22 came with a Da
cooling question??? jollymon2 at 10:42am 11.13.14 Catalina 30 4/1213 While winterizing a newly purchased 1983 catalina 30 with a universal 5411 raw water cooled some se
ISO Winter Cover Ima90sJezus at 10:04am 11.13.14 Catalina 30 1/694 Good afternoon all - I'm in search of purchasing a custom fit winter cover for my 1984 C30 Tall R
H31 Sink Drain wufibugs at 8:31am 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1075 Replacing the sink and rebuilding the sink drain system but have questions: 1. Should there be a
Issues After Cutlass Bearing Replacement Rhian at 8:05am 11.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/5741 Hi All This is my first post, so I'll take the opportunity to introduce myself if that's OK! I h
Inline Port lehigh375 at 5:16am 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1330 After working on winterizing systems I thought about how much easier it would be if the lines coming
What Furler is THIS!? Apex at 3:43am 11.13.14 Parts Search 5/3035 I am continually amazed that furling systems are not identified other than a sticker...and mine like
Oil canning, 1986 Irwin 35.5 citation (1) Casagf66 at 3:01am 11.13.14 Irwin 0/3323 Hello sailors and thanks for the help in advance. Here is my most recent dilemma, "oil canning."
Brushless/Cordless Tools CYQK at 11:47pm 11.12.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3827 Getting ready to buy some cordless tools for the boat Looking at the Milwaukee Fuel M18 kit Questi
keel problem alfredcaldarone at 11:00pm 11.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1734 have a leak in the keel 40 ft hunter, from bilge leaking out side keel.. understand bolts may need t
Can anyone tell me what this part is from a rolling furler (2) azsailing at 9:20pm 11.12.14 Parts Search 3/1002 Hi Guys, I am looking at a Mac 26 as my first sail boat. The boat has a rolling furler for the ji
To purchase 72 Catalina 27 or not JanS48 at 8:55pm 11.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1267 Greetings I can get a 72 Catalina 27 for next to nothing. It appears to be in fairly good condition
Stinky Subject HillbillyWanderer at 6:02pm 11.12.14 Catalina 22 16/1483 So I need to buy a porta potty to fit in the v berth of the boat. Have been looking online and needl
Cal 39 MKII--MKIII displacement windsweptfoam at 4:35pm 11.12.14 Cal 7/4622 Can anyone help me account for the difference in displacement between these two models? I believe th
Whitebread XXI writeup shemandr at 3:33pm 11.12.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1477 For those of you in the Northeast I hope you will read my article in the November issue of Windcheck

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Winterizing SailDrive in water (1) Hello Below at 5:33pm 11.25.22 Not sure if I understand what the objective is by pouring antifreeze into the seacock with the boat
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:59pm 11.25.22 Hi Keith. Ditto. Same with repacking the stuffing box. Any suggestions on that one? Would it be eas
Passage 42 bulkhead Terry Cox at 4:49pm 11.25.22 This is not the same when changing the oil filter.... If only there was starboard side access ... H
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:42pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the b
Washington Sellers Beware Roland5048 at 4:26pm 11.25.22 I still had to pay the $8.75. :facepalm: you folk in FL have some interesting Toll Road rules.
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:51pm 11.25.22 If I understand these actions.. You removed a diesel engine and are replacing it with the outboard
I bought that 26 O'day! jssailem at 3:37pm 11.25.22 The boat originally had a diesel inboard motor....We actually just under 80 pounds under what that
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 3:33pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the bu
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:22pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:20pm 11.25.22 Congrats! I wouldn't have bothered to climb a ladder to see the interior. Nothing increases a boa
I bought that 26 O'day! Tally Ho at 3:20pm 11.25.22 Congrats! I wouldn't have bothered to climb a ladder to see the interior. Nothing increases a boa
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:16pm 11.25.22 extra large engine, fuel, gen, gas, reefer,..... loading a vessel is a art form. just like poorl
Autopilot Tally Ho at 3:13pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! shemandr at 3:11pm 11.25.22 Congrats! I wouldn't have bothered to climb a ladder to see the interior. Nothing increases a boat
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Puesta del sol at 3:08pm 11.25.22 Maybe crazy - we fought water flow issue for a few years. We had the boat for 7+ with no issues, th
I bought that 26 O'day! jon hansen at 2:57pm 11.25.22 extra large engine, fuel, gen, gas, reefer,..... loading a vessel is a art form. just like poorly
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 2:53pm 11.25.22 What type are you planning to do? I have replaced fuel injectors and also all the "Raw - e.g. water
I bought that 26 O'day! dlochner at 2:44pm 11.25.22
New build Hunter boats shemandr at 2:40pm 11.25.22 I wonder if there's a market for such watercraft? I think there might be. Just look at the Sunfis
Winterizing SailDrive in water BarryL at 2:38pm 11.25.22 HI, I supposed you could use compressed air and blow the water back through the sail drive, then cl

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