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Java - update for September (1) Jim Seamans at 1:40pm 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1397 Update for September How does one start with great news all around. I've just finished my 8th c
oil pressure jso at 12:28pm 09.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1447 sent in error
240 Table Support entmejia at 11:59am 09.18.14 Smaller Boats 1/623 Quick Question: Does anyone know where I can purchase a Hunter 240 table leg or alternatively, have
Need Yanmar exhaust elbow DevlinMike at 10:48am 09.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2489 I am searching for Yanmar part #129171-13550, a mixing elbow for a 3JH2-TE. I thought the hard part
8.6 prop shaft strut AZ sailor at 9:55am 09.18.14 S2 2/1031 Need to replace the prop shaft strut on my 8.6, and would like to identify ' order the replacement b
Confusion about what Oberdorfer Pump to Use 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:45am 09.18.14 Catalina 310 40/10380 I was reading the article about replacing the Sherwood with the Oberdorfer Pump. Within the topic t
Hilarious Trailer Video KrustyKrab at 9:20am 09.18.14 Trailer Sailors 20/3616 Not a sailboat, but you have to see this. Now I know how to replace the bunk carpet on my 23.5 :D.
Keel Removal and renovation sofaboy at 9:09am 09.18.14 Catalina 22 6/1700 Hi to all my sailing friends across the pond. This is my first post as I am now the proud owner of a
Bilge Pump Fuse smoothsailing at 8:26am 09.18.14 Big Boats 2/1096 I have a 1997 Hunter 340. The bilge fuse is located on the battery selector switch panel along wit
trailer hop wingnut/boston at 7:23am 09.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1356 i put my boat on a mooring in winthrop and bring the trailor home to s.nh for the season but with ou
Bavaria 47 2000 chart table? nigelmercier at 7:07am 09.18.14 Bavaria 0/5093 My Bavaria 47 was built in 2000. Has anyone got the same model? I need the following chart table
quality of Beneteau interior wood Richard Olden at 6:06am 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5070 Can someone give me the truth on the quality of the interior wood used in Beneteaus? I have been led
Leisure Sail By Forespar - Boom furling system Rich Stidger at 5:50am 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/6631 I'm looking for likes/dislikes about this system. Most new sailboats have in-mast furling for the m
The 2 best days in a boaters life..... (1) Tally Ho at 8:02pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1643 And I had them both in the last 30 days! I bought my first boat 4 years ago. In my search, I foun
New Mack Pack? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3627 Any sailors out there with a bolt rope mail sail install a Mack Pack recently? My new-to-me O'Day 3
keel type pilot3503 at 7:08pm 09.17.14 Catalina 22 15/2024 I purchased a Catalina 22 last year at my club, great sailing boat. There has been some discussion o
O'day 28 Shoal Draft Swing Keel line tcwaltz at 6:12pm 09.17.14 Bigger Boats 1/1550 Anyone had any experience with replacing this or what it looked like originally. Mines always been
H326 Engine compartment cover Ken13559 at 5:38pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/584 My engine compartment cover opens, tilting forward with hinges at bottom. I'm thinking of putting a
Remove holding tank sender AMYWEST2 at 5:14pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/927 Hunter 340, 2001 model Need to replace holding tank sender but unable to remove sender from tank.
Victron Batt. Monitor - design flaw? syoun10 at 4:53pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2660 I'm using a Victron battery monitor and can't anymore imagine trying to get by without it! Howeve

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Mainsail foot mod question Backwaterdog at 2:31pm 07.19.23 Thanks for all the replies and great info. North Sails also said that it is a foot shelf and that th
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. jviss at 2:29pm 07.19.23 Outside the boat, no risk at all...but in a confined area in the boat, where would the methane rise
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) rgranger at 2:27pm 07.19.23 I'm thinking I might buy some flex-seal tape and try to patch it Legit idea but I'm thinking there
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer BigEasy at 2:27pm 07.19.23 A couple weeks ago I fell down the companionway steps Is this a good approach? Anything better?
Mainsail foot mod question Richard19068 at 2:24pm 07.19.23 I have a mainsail from a 1971 Cal t4 1/4 ton and it seems to have a sewn in addition just above the
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:24pm 07.19.23 Interesting. Isn't methane lighter than air? So, not such a risk? Outside the boat, no risk at all
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 2:19pm 07.19.23 I just reread the whole thread...and while I'm convinced that a new pump is the best solution, this
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:09pm 07.19.23 I just reread the whole thread...and while I'm convinced that a new pump is the best solution, this
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. jviss at 2:04pm 07.19.23 it also generates methane, which is flammable. Interesting. Isn't methane lighter than air? So,
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:01pm 07.19.23 Temporary thread highjack oes to a vent hru-hull in the anchor locker, that's ok. But if the vents
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 1:57pm 07.19.23 Here's an update. I tested two different bulbs in the socket I bought. For both, the two pins of t
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 1:31pm 07.19.23 Are the 'pins' travelling the full length of the slots? No, it's an indexed socket and bulb, one s
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip kappykaplan at 1:31pm 07.19.23 Excellent attitude. A man's reach should always exceed his grasp :facepalm: . A man's got to know
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 07.19.23 I strive to create unique problems in whatever project I undertake. Excellent attitude. A man's
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 Will Gilmore at 12:55pm 07.19.23 Just as dlochner has pointed out, a hard grounding can have a wide range of effects upon a sailboat.
Mainsail foot mod question Joe at 12:50pm 07.19.23 I don't know about making the sail flake more easily, but the shelf foot provides the same kind of e
Let's Buy A Sailboat Thaniel at 12:37pm 07.19.23 He asked how efficient that was and I told me not very much. I think it is funny that so many peo
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? FastOlson at 12:36pm 07.19.23 Takacat boats makes an interesting inflatable dinghy. Amazon.com A friend has one of these and he
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? ggrizzard at 12:35pm 07.19.23 Be aware that there are two types of inflatable dinghy material, Hypalon and PVC. Hypalon is more du
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 12:25pm 07.19.23 1) Assuming you've just launched from a trailer, you can probably turn a 14 boat in the dock or ar

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