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Cockpit carpet strobeone at 6:00am 05.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/813 I have always placed some carpet in the cockpit area (not downstairs) for comfort and have been usin
URGENT HELP.. prop seal janmar at 4:10am 05.24.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1622 Hi am in a remote part of the croatia islands. There are no lifting facilities here. Rope caught aro
URGENT HELP.. prop seal janmar at 3:39am 05.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2632 Hi ... can someone please give us some advice... quickly. we are on a remote island in croatia. prop
O'Day 23 2 needs a boom keatser at 9:33pm 05.23.14 Parts Search 5/5678 Hi Guys, just opened up my boat and guess what - scrappers stole my battery, vhf and my f@'k'n boom
V-berth extension dale4643 at 9:24pm 05.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1687 I cut a piece of plywood to fit in the space to fit from rear of useless vberth to bulkead and then
homemade shifter extension (3) dale4643 at 9:00pm 05.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3309 Got tired of leaning over the transon to shift gears way down on the outboard while loading, unload
rubber plug? mmsailor at 8:42pm 05.23.14 Smaller Boats 20/2215 While sanding the bottom of our boat today I discovered a small rubber plug located almost directly
H26 Pop-top Fred at 6:58pm 05.23.14 Smaller Boats 9/1339 On my 1995 H26 (new to me) should there be a specific dimple or notch to place the support rods that
Tachometer wanders GCR at 5:45pm 05.23.14 Big Boats 8/1714 The tach on my 340 wanders. Engine noise does not indicate it is speeding or slowing down but the t
Catalina Engine Panel used with Beta Marine engine? windcat at 5:36pm 05.23.14 Catalina 30 4/3352 We just totally rewired our 1978 Catalina 30, hull # 959. Next year we plan to repower with a Beta
Going to the boat Lost Parent at 3:31pm 05.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1115 Well haven't seen the boat in almost a month , so flying off tonight to check her out for the weeken
Anti Fouling splash time concerns Buzzlovelace at 2:17pm 05.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/791 I painted my boat, With Zspar 30 days before putting it in the water Are there any consequences I c
lower rudder bolts rocknronnc at 12:42pm 05.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/664 i have a 1995, 23.5" Hunter and i have a slight leak in the boat, it doesn't get down to where the b
Can anyone,,,,,, (1) hummingbirdbassist at 11:17am 05.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/791 1980 Hunter 30 Cockpit floor/engine cover how do remove this darn thing!!!! Screws removed, but it
Drilling Larger Thu Hull Question PGIJon at 8:54am 05.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1472 I am going to replace a transducer that will require a larger hole. Usually there is a centered gui
Cupro-Nickel HE fittings drh1965 at 8:32am 05.23.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1120 Anyone have any experience with Cupro-nickel heat exchangers with respect to fittings? I need to sc
Download the Sail Trim Chart? fourwhitesocks at 8:08am 05.23.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5872 I have what I think might be a great question...why can't you download the Sail Trim Chart after pay
What are you using as a bilge pump fuse holder? sully75 at 5:56am 05.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 27/6908 I'm rewiring my bilge pumps. They were fused with these holders. They seem a bit...chincy to me.
Macgregor 26x outboard cables specs Helvio at 4:39am 05.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/672 Does someone has the specs for mac 26x outboard engine cables or at least the lengths. Thanks in adv
Leaking Jib Track jhat at 3:29am 05.23.14 Catalina 22 1/1160 I have a 1976 Catalina 22 that I recently purchased. One if the things I have been doing is chasing

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How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 12:59pm 07.25.23 There is a test you can take to get your ASA certificate without taking the course. The ASA allows
Jub roller furler setup rgranger at 12:58pm 07.25.23 So in order to lower or change the jib I would need to tie an extra line the the drum end of the ha
How do you prove you can sail a boat? rgranger at 12:53pm 07.25.23 There is a test you can take to get your ASA certificate without taking the course. The ASA allows
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 12:53pm 07.25.23 i found a replacement unit in the vberth most forward locker in the box upside down. no one looked t
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 12:52pm 07.25.23 I think you missed my point. We had a debate about this once before. See this thread https://for
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel Davidasailor26 at 12:43pm 07.25.23 Now should the connection be totally removed. Or should there be a redirection to another post from
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 12:32pm 07.25.23 Is that sarcasm? The exhaust from a fuel cell is warm air and water vapor! :) There are other fu
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Scott T-Bird at 12:25pm 07.25.23 The simplest solution is to just go ahead and get the ASA or US Sailing certificate that they want.
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 11:28am 07.25.23 I am at work at the moment however there is a T pipe from the macerator with one pipe connected to t
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator kappykaplan at 11:21am 07.25.23 I noticed that there is also a flexible pipe coming from the galley area. What is this for? Do you
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Richard19068 at 11:20am 07.25.23 Can you post a link to their website that shows what they mean by "some sort of certificate"?
Well...the time comes to all of us.... kappykaplan at 11:07am 07.25.23 So sorry to hear, Dunlookin. May she fare well with the scrapping.
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 11:01am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outl
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 10:58am 07.25.23 I should have mentioned that I did email them, stating my experience and that I did receive a certif
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 07.25.23 There are many of us who are competent sailors who have never taken a sailing course who are mor
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator George Braun at 10:49am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outle
Electric Sailboat Drives kappykaplan at 10:49am 07.25.23 There is a paddle which doesn't work very well as it runs on Wheaties and is becoming outdated. I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 10:41am 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission is
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Scott B at 10:39am 07.25.23 Did the exact same thing with mine 15 yrs. ago. Poly tank, took out hose fitting into tank and inst
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Rich Stidger at 10:34am 07.25.23 Easiest- Remove the input hose from the macerator. Connect a short piece of PVC pipe with a glued ca

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