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Mile Minus Eleven (1) Roger Long at 7:34am 03.20.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2845 We are at anchor back in Hampton, VA after covering 281 nm in five days from Southport. This delive
Poptop gasket Justin_NSA at 7:32am 03.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3345 What have you all had success with? I want to replace the gasket a PO installed with something that
Self adhesive recommend for forward hatch gasket Starrfish at 7:15am 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2463 Need to replace my tired cracked gasket on my forward hatch. Any recommendations for gasket material
Port side owl vent hoses keljohnso at 6:14am 03.20.15 Catalina 22 3/921 Port side cowl vent hoses There are no hoses connected to the vents and I've had a gas smell in the
Suggestions for installing solar Bad Obsession at 6:13am 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1587 I have narrowed it down to buying a semi-flexible solar panel and mounting it on the bimini. I have
LED Spreader Lights Snotter at 4:51am 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5846 The mast is on the hard laying horizontal at waist level--ideal for working on. The plan is to repl
Passage 45 Replace Forward Holding Tank yynhymr at 4:14am 03.20.15 Big Boats 9/1213 Has anyone replaced this tank? it looks as though it cannot be removed without complete disassembly
Bilge question PopeyeJoe at 4:09am 03.20.15 Catalina 22 4/1890 I have previously owned Hunter's (25.5 ' 28.5), but I just bough a 1979 Catalina 22' with a swing ke
Tuning the mast All U Get at 2:27am 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2494 Hi all, When we had our Catalina 30 I learned how to tune the mast only after seeing it leaning o
fresh water leak Neal Edward Albrektsen at 2:22am 03.20.15 Big Boats 5/1025 we are out cruising Mexico, yesterday my wife had just finished washing the dishes and then noticed
Battery terminal cover Ted at 8:10pm 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 2/987 I can't seem to find a battery terminal cover that is designed to fit a cable with a battery clamp t
Restoring a Widgeon (5) Tyler R at 8:06pm 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1427 Okay, so I have a 1969 or 1968 Widgeon and I've been attempting to restore it. I am having difficult
Carbon fiber mast, masthead rig Kestle at 7:53pm 03.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3000 As anyone bought the carbon fibre Mac mast and rigged it masthead, so you can sail with old J24 sale
Hunter 380 aft vanity sink drainage djm32491 at 7:33pm 03.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1904 Hi all, I'm new to this forum but have heard stories of the incredible wealth of knowledge on here s
Do you recognize this toilet? (1) Ken Cross at 5:51pm 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1029 Hi all I'm trying to identify the toilet on our boat. Do you happen to know make and model of the o
Aged CDI Furler - Replace or Repair? Happy Dolphin at 5:49pm 03.19.15 Bigger Boats 9/8991 Checking for advise and direction concerning the 1988 "Original CDI Furler" on our Oday 272: Questi
Hot Water Heat Exchanger Coolant Change (1) KZW at 5:22pm 03.19.15 Catalina 310 16/3951 I'm possibly a bit slow here. I have a C-310 with M-25 XPB with a hot water heater. The hot water ta
Alternator Test Results braol at 3:15pm 03.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1782 Hitachi alternator from H27, output = 11 volts. :( Next question, where do I get a voltage regulat
Some classic boat shots (3) shemandr at 3:04pm 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1435 A friend gave us a tour of a boat building/repair facility nearby on Wednesday. I knew about this b
23.5 trailer coupler mmsailor at 2:13pm 03.19.15 Smaller Boats 8/928 The trailer coupler on our boat trailer is giving me problems . I can be on a perfectly level surfac

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Lantern Advice (1) dlochner at 10:16am 10.23.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general l
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 10:13am 10.23.23 I have both the #700 and the #600 (no longer made). Both get quite toasty and give off a bit of hea
Plugged Waste Vent Line Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.23.23 I really don't want to try flushing water down it If you are concerned that you will somehow be c
House Battery Condition Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 10.23.23 The only point that concerns me is it seems the bank is running down faster overnight. Does this
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 9:46am 10.23.23
Downeaster Fourm sailingdisconect at 9:40am 10.23.23 Im here downeaster 32 "disconnect" on the east coat chesepeake bay...for now..
Plugged Waste Vent Line JoeWhite at 9:23am 10.23.23 Why not use water hose and flush water in the vent line? If that does not work, either replace the h
Mast Trailer PaulK at 9:02am 10.23.23 According to his profile, the OP has a C&C 30 Mk1. Taking the mast home might be a good idea if you
New Sails rgranger at 8:52am 10.23.23 If you go with sail-slugs (slides) instead of a bolt rope to bend the luff, you might consider a dow
New Sails dlochner at 8:02am 10.23.23 With traditional lazy jacks, i.e., not integrated into the sail cover, the sail is dropped and flake
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Jacktar at 8:01am 10.23.23 Send a bid to ruddercraft!
Mast Trailer Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 10.23.23 I hope he checks bridge clearances! :oops:
New Sails kappykaplan at 7:53am 10.23.23 I intend to install lazy Jacks. How does a sail bag work with them. Anyone have experience with the
New Sails HomeyD at 7:50am 10.23.23 Thank you for all your tips. I have explored all of them and am coming to a comfortable decision. SI
Mast Trailer duality at 7:44am 10.23.23 thanks dave, just to be clear, i dont recommend this from my pictures, not my area of expertise. t
Mast Trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 10.23.23 Most states have laws pertaining to overhang from the backend of a trailer with red flags and/ or li
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:14am 10.23.23 Rudder came out super easy! We marked on the quadrant exactly where to re-align it back up in the s
Downeaster Fourm shemandr at 5:45am 10.23.23 Shouldn't it be an Upwester?
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:31am 10.23.23 Hello everyone, thought I would follow up. I pulled the transmission last week. Actually, it went
Downeaster Fourm sailme88 at 4:32am 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Down

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