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Clogged Head Sink Billy the Kidd at 10:23am 08.17.14 Catalina 30 6/2211 Just bought an old (1978) Catalina 30'. Sink in the head has since filled with water - sink pump is
Water temp gauge ChangsinLattitudes at 9:22am 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1094 Ran the motor today at idle (Universal M4-30) and the water temp gauge was twitching all over the pl
H26-Steaming/Deck Light-Lens or No Lens? (1) BrianW at 9:08am 08.17.14 Smaller Boats 5/724 On the Aqua Signal steaming/downward pointed deck light, does the deck light have a clear lens? Mine
Crack under mast plate (1) arigione at 8:47am 08.17.14 Day Sailers 1/1011 I am considering purchasing a hunter 170 that has a crack underneath the mast plate. Attached is a p
Couple Questions after First Mast Stepping Dfisher at 7:35am 08.17.14 Smaller Boats 5/791 First of all I would like to thank Brian W for talking me through the first mast stepping on my 94 H
Sole TV- fix or replace jayncee at 7:27am 08.17.14 Big Boats 2/697 Our tv just started scrolling through red, yellow, blue, etc. screens. Pulled the plug for extended
C-310 Diagram (1) KZW at 7:23am 08.17.14 Catalina 310 51/8614 I've been going through Amazing Grace making a diagram of the location of various equipment. I thoug
Real Sailors kloudie1 at 7:05am 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1451 Check this out.. Interesting find: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-viking-ship-discovered-near-
O day 222 Mast destroyed bischopj at 6:09am 08.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1876 The mast on my o day 222 came crashing down yesterday while racing in 15mph winds. It bent in half j
Another engine mount question kito at 5:51am 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1556 Another engine mount thread got me thinking about my engine mounts. How do you know when the mounts
Jammed Wire/rope Main Halyard On A C27 Anonymous 121765 at 5:45am 08.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1493 My friend has a mid '70's C27 w/o'board in the well. He has a jammed wire/rope(AARGH) halyard I beli
Truly Amazing (1) jwieneck at 4:59am 08.17.14 Big Boats 2/768 We took delivery of our new (to us) 2005 Hunter 41 DS yesterday. I am sure I will be coming to the
Dorade horn (3) rblevens at 4:29am 08.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1109 Any one have a dorade horn laying around for sale? http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center
Fridge/Freezer Freon Gas Scallywagger at 1:44am 08.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/709 Hello again Another question if I might? What type of freon gas does the fridge and freezer take
Stuck steering mechanism. Joe Umali at 7:57pm 08.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1236 I am in the Philippines and I own a MacGregor 26 X (Hull No. 09521697) which I bought from a previou
Head Sea Water Intake and Shower / Refrig Pump Out (3) KZW at 7:20pm 08.16.14 Catalina 310 30/5126 I recently acquired a 2005 C-310. Learning about the systems is interesting given the inaccuracies i
smoke from my bilge pump wiring av8erdunn at 6:39pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/2446 Well I was at my boat today and remembered the previous owner had disconnected the bilge pump for so
Hunter 22 ( early 80's ) cover pattern? 203 at 5:56pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 4/956 I'm curious if anybody has ever developed a DIY cover pattern for the older Hunter 22. I came acros
hatch board material Kivalo at 4:54pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 14/2485 Does anyone know what the companionway hatch boards were made of on a 2003 260? (obviously not the t
Sliding hatch on H23.5: driling new holes Rick Macdonald at 2:30pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/1678 I've been searching through the forum and found mentions of this issue, but not enough to give me th

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Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? kappykaplan at 1:14pm 11.07.22 You can try here: Used gear for sale
Can't Find that darn leak ! buddy0 at 12:53pm 11.07.22 You didn't mention checking the stuffing box / prop shaft.
TS Nicole - Every time a bell rings a storm is named rgranger at 12:44pm 11.07.22 Good info.... As always... THANKS!
First Oil Change Parsons at 12:19pm 11.07.22 I have a few solutions to finding that exact spot to drill a hole like that. One is to drill from t
Do you put your bimini down? jssailem at 12:03pm 11.07.22 This bimini was utterly useless Unless... You sail at a specific angle to the sun and you maintai
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 11:55am 11.07.22 Just posted info on TS Nicole on the Weather Forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/ts-nic
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... AlanRothenbush at 11:34am 11.07.22 From what people hear about MacGregor 26's, Dyneema could be overkill. Would still work, though. I
First Oil Change jssailem at 11:26am 11.07.22 The most difficult part is locating the exact point to drill the hole. Hole size is part of the so
First Oil Change Rich Stidger at 11:23am 11.07.22 Chances are your engine is under the companionway ladder and has a piece of plywood going from side
Battery Maine Sail at 10:53am 11.07.22 An alternative answer might depend on how you use them. Group size 4D 12-volt flooded makes a good
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Dalliance at 10:44am 11.07.22
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? PaulK at 10:28am 11.07.22 Our "boat neighbor" wrapped his hull with vinyl. It lasted about two seasons before it began to sho
Battery Scott T-Bird at 10:16am 11.07.22 Makes me wonder why someone would ask such a vague question without bothering to respond with essen
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? LloydB at 10:14am 11.07.22 In an earlier life I was tasked with putting identifiable colors and labels on small fleet of compan
Shorty markwbird at 10:06am 11.07.22 Reaching strut. Used to improve the shape of the headsail on a reach. Not used much these days.
Need to replace roller on rope clutch from 1984 Hunter 25.5 Claude L.-Auger at 10:04am 11.07.22 I have the same Easylock clutches. I did replace the rollers but since I had access to a machine sho
First Oil Change (1) Claude L.-Auger at 9:56am 11.07.22 Chances are your engine is under the companionway ladder and has a piece of plywood going from side
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 9:56am 11.07.22 That's why refrigerator magnets stick to SS appliances. I thought it was because they put silver p
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Claude L.-Auger at 9:44am 11.07.22 If you do decide to use the port, then to avoid any shavings, remove it and drill away from the tank
Any Guesses Hollyberry at 8:58am 11.07.22 I think it's fair to assume the park buoys have been inspected if the chain is free enough of growth

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