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Epifanes wood finish - help! (3) holdech at 4:35pm 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/10573 I fabricated a new engine panel from a teak plank and used Epifanes wood finish gloss on it. I degr
Speedseal wflowe2 at 4:19pm 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2555 Anyone have a Speedseal on their raw water pump? Do you like it or not?
Saved a 41 from going on the reef, looking for a good home! 41saver at 3:04pm 04.07.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/175 I saved a Morgan 41 out island sloop 1977 walk thru config from going on the reef. Crew helicoptered
electrical issue Just Joe at 12:33pm 04.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1534 Owners; I have a Mac 25 '83 and am facing the same electrical issue of not having all the fuses in
Racing-Etchells-PHRF-J24 Alexsip at 12:25pm 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 6/6488 Hello. I currently sail a 1974 Catalina 22 (not my own boat) as PHRF in Yucatan, Mexico. I've been l
Hunter 23 Power Maintenance omnivox42 at 11:06am 04.07.15 Smaller Boats 15/2407 Howdy. My wife and I got our first boat! Score, right? I grew up with boats and she has not however
Jib Sheet Turning Block-Rail Mounted ???? (2) caltom at 8:55am 04.07.15 Catalina 30 20/8593 I recently had a local sail maker at my Catalina 30. One point of interest for me was the Jib Sheet
Adding Coolant to 272 Pat at 8:00am 04.07.15 Bigger Boats 6/1100 This may be a crazy question so forgive. The 272 has a 10 hp Westerbeke diesel...also has an coola
15 percent discount for on-line Beneteau USA part orders Jackdaw at 7:49am 04.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1561 Not sure how long it is going to last, but for now there is a 15% discount for part orders placed on
Dingy grows grass! Prevention concepts? Chief RA at 7:30am 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3390 After leaving my dingy in the salt water for 4 months I could have mowed the grass that grew on the
5411 Water Pump seal Bruce Adams at 6:56am 04.07.15 Catalina 30 0/960 My Catalina 30's Universal 5411's water pump is leaking for first time in thirty years. Does any on
1985 Fabric Interior kperks at 6:05am 04.07.15 S2 9/2220 I just closed on a 1985 S2 11a and have been working on reconditioning the interior. The head liner
Mainsail for Hunter 30 HSMCh30 at 4:43am 04.07.15 Parts Search 2/1876 Help preserve an important part of Maryland history and promote sailing on the Chesapeake. Historic
H34 Split Backstay Mark48 at 9:01pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 17/2064 I was working on my boat today, and started wondering where others hook the backstay. I have been h
shallow water sailing electronics High Plains Drifter at 7:18pm 04.06.15 Trailer Sailors 31/7251 I have recently purchased MACGREGOR 26S and am eagerly awaiting my maiden voyage. I have spent a gre
Compression post rotten (3) Alctel at 7:09pm 04.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2581 While my mast is down, I took off the teak casing on the compression post and jabbed the wood undern
swing keels shouldnt stay in the water? piedpiperIII at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 17/2744 I read that swing keels should not stay in the water long time is this true? I also read that people
Changing keel on Hunter 28.5 bjmileham at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1415 I'm moving my Hunter 28.5 from TX to FL. Apparently my 6' keel is going to be a problem, so I was th
my mast crutch (3) piedpiperIII at 6:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 6/1262 This is what I came up with
1986 Hunter 34 "My First Big Sailboat" chrisrezba at 6:22pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 18/2275 My boat doesn't have a tachometer. Is this uncommon for a diesel ? I don't even see where it should

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macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 5:54pm 10.27.23 The 12V vs 24V would sure make a difference. @sabbatical88 Last May you had a similar problem and
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.27.23 My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. ct when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop s
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 10.27.23
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) sabbatical88 at 4:18pm 10.27.23 Thanks everyone! My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. When I stopped getting vaccuum I installed
Fuel lift pump feels hot question jssailem at 3:51pm 10.27.23 Is there any harm in letting it run without starting the engine? No. 15 min more than enough. Fuel
Lantern Advice Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 10.27.23 Are you suggesting there are people out there in the internet that know less than they think they d
Fuel lift pump feels hot question mforum at 2:55pm 10.27.23 The green (left one) is a heater pump I put in for a diesel heater forward of the port settee. This
Winter Project Bents at 2:27pm 10.27.23 Thanks Greg, I'm going to need all the luck I can get. The bilge has a lot of cracked paint. I plan
Winter Project Tally Ho at 2:17pm 10.27.23
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 1:17pm 10.27.23 I tried coming in from the port lazareete - I can see where the drain line routes under the engine t
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access BigEasy at 12:29pm 10.27.23 It would be nice to get the drain back in operation as it is connected to a pump to send the melt w
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access BigEasy at 12:20pm 10.27.23 Never understood why some boat manufacturers put a drain in the bottom of a refrigerator. [QUOTE="
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 12:20pm 10.27.23 I do have a Chest Style - top loading Refrigerator. I like the idea for a day / weekend sail to dum
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) JamesG161 at 12:13pm 10.27.23 lift power depends on hold tank level and boat's water line.
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Ralph Johnstone at 12:13pm 10.27.23 No electric fuel pump is specific to one engine. Can you get a name off the pump and contact them f
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 10.27.23 Exactly as @Don S/V ILLusion describes. I have a stopper in the outlet 100% of the time. The most
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 11:55am 10.27.23 just a wye fitting rather than a wye valve, :plus::plus: No valve needed.:pimp: Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 11:53am 10.27.23 Pump outs depends on the Hydraulics of your boat. If a newJabsco macerator, like my forward head, t
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.27.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn'
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 10.27.23 Never understood why some boat manufacturers put a drain in the bottom of a refrigerator. My suggest

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