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How concerned should I be with these rusty keel cracks? (3) micksbuddy at 1:21pm 01.08.15 Big Boats 10/4482 I recently had a Legend 40 surveyed and all went pretty well except for these two rusty cracks in th
Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? dlandersson at 11:05am 01.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/14398 Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? Their facebook page said they were relocating because they had out
First 38 toilet brand (1) PekuHako at 10:52am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1904 Does anyone know the brand of toilets in the 80ies beneteau boat? More specifically First 38. I need
boom vang on traveler? JoeSailer10 at 10:38am 01.08.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/16378 I bought a Macgregor Venture 21 mid season last summer. It was set up with the mainsheet mid boom a
fuel line hole in hull? gitpicker2007 at 8:26am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 7/1698 Has anyone ever cut a hole on the back hull for the fuel line to the outboard? One of my minor irr
Kick up rudder bugsboat at 7:46am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 9/2610 On our way south with our 1990 Catalina 22, the pintles and pintle housing was damaged on the kick u
Steering maintanance Video Sailvayu at 7:44am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2469 Here is a new new video I just completed for Ocean Navigator Magazine and Edson Marine. It covers th
Beneteau 361 stanchion bases removal Philip_Oceanis 361 at 7:15am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1677 Has anybody ever removed the stanchion bases from a Beneteau 361? I need to fix the fiberglass just
Refitting Finished !!! (5) ELMAX at 4:35am 01.08.15 Big Boats 5/1263 Refitting Finished !!! After 23 months (the gestation of a whale) I finished the job it was a wonder
Guest battery switch problems ? Bob 04 H260 at 4:25am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1622 I had my boat on the hard all summer. In July when the yard did the monthly inspection they called t
Head Replacement-Sanitary Lines? Curiousgeorge206 at 3:29am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2470 Recently purchased a 1984 C'C 30' Mk II. In the midst of replacing the the original leaky head with
2015 B.E.E.R. Cruise CaptDon01 at 10:26pm 01.07.15 Catalina 22 13/2174 Don't know how many know of this event. I think we'll stick around the Florida Gulf Coast after the
type of main sail question timothy_c at 5:12pm 01.07.15 Smaller Boats 25/6045 My wife and I managed to blow our mast during a race last fall on our H23-5. A 42 kt gust got us on
Force 10 part frankiedogs at 4:05pm 01.07.15 Parts Search 5/1801 I am looking for the locking pin for a gimbaled force 10 stove/oven. To clarify I mean the pin that
Motor Sailing In Aggressive Conditions NICK1951 at 3:10pm 01.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/5552 Don, I purchased your book over the holidays and found it an excellent read! Complex issues were
PROPOSAL: 2015 First 235 Nationals at Wayzata Yacht Club Jackdaw at 2:33pm 01.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1644 Crazy, but hear me out. Let's get the band back together! There are now FOUR 235s at WYC. Ther
Yale Whip Lock (2) Bad Obsession at 1:39pm 01.07.15 Ask All Sailors 12/5992 Today I tried my had at putting Yale Whip Locks on the bitter ends of my new running rigging. Since
Bene 473 new sheeting snadd1s at 1:24pm 01.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1145 Im trying a new post.. Unfortunately i have to sail my bene 473 single/short handed most of the tim
Whole list of H23 winter projects I could use advice on DanFleig at 10:38am 01.07.15 Smaller Boats 24/2947
Nomenclature question... braol at 9:45am 01.07.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2341 ...so I'm working on my new wooden gaff 'boom' and reading through some old books about square-rigge

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'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 7:19pm 09.03.23 No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IMHO), but do on the intake lines. The one for th
Blown exhaust not enough I guess kappykaplan at 6:31pm 09.03.23 this time that pulley turning but again with a big squeaking sound. I just went through this with
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 6:28pm 09.03.23 Can anyone confirm if there is a vented loop? No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IM
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:28pm 09.03.23 I had a coolant pump fail. Actually it was the pumps seals. Coolant came out unde pressure through t
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 5:21pm 09.03.23 I would get the adjustment bolt loose, take the belt off, and try to turn the fresh water pump by ha
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Tally Ho at 5:19pm 09.03.23 I read that. Greg the raw water pump produces the water out the exhaust. He stated the pulley on th
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:06pm 09.03.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Tally Ho at 5:03pm 09.03.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:01pm 09.03.23 Did not take long to see the belt had broken. adjuster bolt was seized and I did not want to s
New sails for 29.5 Tally Ho at 4:48pm 09.03.23 I've always looked at my main with the idea of getting a main with a full roach. However, with a
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 4:25pm 09.03.23 Hello chichiflys: Today pulled the two aft chainplates. Brought them home to clean and then remove
Intertec 2000e thinner Dave at 4:20pm 09.03.23 No. Interlux 2000 barrier coat is an epoxy. The two parts chemically bond and cure. They are not lik
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:06pm 09.03.23 The previous owner of my boat replaced just the last 4 feet of his sanitation hose and I am going t
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:48pm 09.03.23 The intake vented loop is in the wrong place. As you'll see in the installation instructions for eve
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 3:45pm 09.03.23 Ullman in Santa Cruz? Hodges and the gang. Great sailmakers. The did a stack pack for us a few year
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma marchem at 3:40pm 09.03.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the grom
Raritan PHII long term review Terry Cox at 2:10pm 09.03.23 No wet blanket intended on this saga, but our two 1991 Jabsco electric macerator sea water toilets s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Terry Cox at 1:38pm 09.03.23 how do you get through the gypsy Hi Ralph. Our horizontal windlass has a drum and gypsy together o
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 1:09pm 09.03.23 Do you mean like this? handle direction primarily for strength reasons. But thanks for noticing thi
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 12:59pm 09.03.23 It flows into a "catch" in the bilge with its own bilge pump. The only lines into the holding tank a

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