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Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07am 04.21.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2771 (reposted in "ask all sailors") Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh wat
Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 3/964 Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh water to flush a sea water toilet?
is it okay to walk on the hatch roof? gitpicker2007 at 6:51am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 15/1638 I know this may sound stupid, but is the roof of the hatchway, the sliding part designed to bear the
320 Galley faucet water line size? Scooter2368 at 6:37am 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/835 We are purchasing a Catalina 320 and the galley faucet has a leak where the line comes into the fauc
Fresh Water Vent Issue? rafip at 6:13am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/786 I have cleaned and resealed my water tank on my 1985 H31 as per some previous posts in the forum. A
Canal Barge All U Get at 4:44am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/638 Hi all, We had the Amara Zee next to us this weekend, interesting sail design. http://sailingb
trailer sailing a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 4:03am 04.21.14 Smaller Boats 24/8480 i wonder if trailer sailing (rigging every time i sail) a capri 18 is feasible or is the rigging too
Venture Pop-up dodger install EnginesForward at 2:45am 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1474 I just bought a 1972 Venture, It came with a dodger which had never been used. The anchor points an
Galley Cockpit Pass Through wufibugs at 9:06pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/948 The PO did a nice installation of some instruments on the outer wall between the galley and the cock
Bulkhead replacement dnimigon at 8:28pm 04.20.14 Catalina 30 11/3852 Hi List. I've looked around but can't seem to find what I'm after. Our 1979 Catalina 30 is in nee
Replace ignition switch MBPerini at 8:23pm 04.20.14 Catalina 310 5/1830 Anyone know how to replace a keyed ignition switch and where I might purchase one for my Catalina 31
It's ours now... Now the work begins! (1) Thomasjbrothersjr at 6:28pm 04.20.14 Catalina 22 3/918 Late last fall we purchased the DEBBA III a 1986 Catalina 22. We trailered her about 100 miles home
Maxwell-Nilsson VWC700 Windlass Head Sail at 5:33pm 04.20.14 Big Boats 0/1402 Anyone have any experience with this windlass on a 1989 C34? This is an older vertical windless but
Fender inflation DAVA390 at 5:04pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1181 Anyone know correct air pressure for 6" X 18 " Taylor made ?
bottom stripper/ remover itsjojo at 4:43pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1189 Hi, I have a 23 foot O'Day that needs the bottom paint redone. I'm not sure what kind of paint is o
Shaft log hose - How old is too old and what would you do? (2) Dalliance at 4:15pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5593 We pulled the engine and transmission this winter to repair a minor transmission oil leak that start
House / Starting Bateries Ron-Anne at 3:01pm 04.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1160 We are getting our Hunter ready for the summer and she's in need of two new batteries, PO used two d
Farwell from Java Jim Seamans at 2:23pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 54/5677 Well this is a difficult thing to announce. On March 28, 2014, I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Ca
Need traveler for V17 Notalotayot at 2:11pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 1/659 I'm looking for a U-shaped, or semi-circular, traveler for the transom of my '71 Venture 17. Does a
B$G Depth Transducer Ken Boucher at 12:44pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 1/580 On my 1994 C270. depth readout shows all dashes. no growth on transducer. Speedo , temp etc works f

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Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 7:38pm 10.02.22 Welp..the boat sold to a guy who didnt require an inspection of the bottom. The boat was super clea
Broken Outhaul ? shemandr at 7:37pm 10.02.22 More sailors have done this repair than haven't. You are in good company. Since it's an outhaul I
Turn-Around Destinations? David in Sandusky at 6:54pm 10.02.22 When we were going somewhere in Lake Erie or beyond, we planned 8 to 10 hour legs or 40 to 50 nm. Th
Getting cold out here Leeward Rail at 6:45pm 10.02.22 Haul out is October 12th. Antifreeze, oil & filters are already on the boat for winterizing. Haule
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast Zinger88 at 6:29pm 10.02.22 If you haven't already done so...check out Stingy Sailor who has some good videos on mast raising/lo
Broken Outhaul ? AaronD at 6:19pm 10.02.22 You can probably source a cable somewhere else (maybe even a local hardware store if you aren't insi
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 6:04pm 10.02.22 I think this is the replacement. Note, my boat is a Capri 22. Outhaul Replacement Wire C-22 8:1 Inte
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries (1) jdrutten at 5:32pm 10.02.22
Turn-Around Destinations? Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 10.02.22 Depends on how much time you'd like to rest and relax. As an example, from where we are in the very
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 5:08pm 10.02.22
Getting cold out here Dalliance at 5:02pm 10.02.22
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Ken13559 at 4:59pm 10.02.22 Try checking to see if the impeller is slipping on the motor spindle under load.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida NYSail at 4:24pm 10.02.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida NYSail at 4:06pm 10.02.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 3:27pm 10.02.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida NYSail at 3:08pm 10.02.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:58pm 10.02.22 Let us know where he is in real time. I imagine he is going to be hunkered-down, hopefully somepla
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida NYSail at 2:36pm 10.02.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 1:40pm 10.02.22 Take the cover off of the water pump and check the impeller vanes. Are they perfectly flush with the
Turn-Around Destinations? Terry Cox at 1:27pm 10.02.22 How far would be your most distant ONE-DAY (each direction) destination(s), and what would it/they

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