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boat dock lines seaStan at 8:04am 03.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2745 My local lake finally rented me a slip after being on the waiting list for many years. They only ha
Clean Stainless Steel w/o harming wax job Ed H at 7:18am 03.17.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1635 I used your method of compounding and waxing on my old Hunter 33. Is there a safe way to clean my st
Full Moon Wind Tide (3) Roger Long at 6:32am 03.17.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4733 Full moon wind tide here in Portsmouth. The docks went under at half of the astronomical tide. htt
Attaching Forestay while afloat midgard IV at 6:24am 03.17.14 Smaller Boats 10/2481
Complete Refurb - 78 C&C Mega 30' SwitchintoglideIII at 6:15am 03.17.14 C&C 251/102074 Have begun a near complete re-fit, inside ' out.....have a ton of new features and ideas that I am g
Galley cabinet doors jkeaton at 5:46am 03.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/2135 I'm looking to remove the micro-wave that came in my 2008 320 and use the space for storage. Does an
What type of line for sheets hewebb at 5:28am 03.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1285 I replaced my genoa sheets with 1/2 inch line that is not comfortable to use and slips on the winch
G4 LED from China or local what is recommended drtsr1 at 2:54am 03.17.14 Big Boats 6/1299 Reason I ask is there is such a big price difference. Looking for pros and cons.
Buying my first cruising Cat grboregon at 8:41pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1025 Roger-I am heading to Trinidad to look at a 33' 1988 Dean Catamaran. Having a survey done, have an
Headed to Trinidad to look at a Catamaran grboregon at 8:28pm 03.16.14 Destinations 0/1502 Hello. I am headed to Trinidad (Peakes Marina) to look at a 33' Dean catamaran. any input on the a
old boat, new sailor, lots of questions (4) Cope at 8:23pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 101/10519 I will start by thanking you all in advance for the gerat info here. my boat is a 1973, Catalina 22
Heat exchanger repair yanmar 4jh3-te drtsr1 at 7:46pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 4/5489 The end caps are leaking on my yanmar heat exchanger, I also want to clean the the exchanger at the
Daysaailing today at Marina del Rey, CA (3) pupluv at 7:45pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 To all of my ice-bound sailing brethren, we had a beautiful daysail today in Marina del Rey, CA. Not
Help choosing a kick-up rudder for Holder 20 Sailboat adrenaline at 7:39pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1121 I need to replace my rudder. I keep my Holder 20 sailboat up on a lift in the water and need to eit
Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in! (3) dgreen1991 at 6:44pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 25/2824 I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had
reffing line DEB AND DION at 6:40pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1764 I want to install reef lines and run them back to the cockpit on a 30 ft sailboat. I 'm not sure wha
Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/720 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos
For those that like pressurized water (4) dgreen1991 at 5:55pm 03.16.14 Smaller Boats 0/947 A poster on this web site, whose name fails me at the moment, gave me a great idea. They saw my gard
Class B Transponder (1) hvbaker at 5:37pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/841 73116.vB class B transponder installed this weekend. Now when crossing shipping lanes at night near
Identifying bottom paint Captn TJ at 4:56pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3964 Purchased a used boat that was bottom painted. The dealer thought it was VC17. Does anyone know a wa

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Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 1:03pm 06.14.23 It's an O'Day 15..found it.
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 1:02pm 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed
Engine raw water thru hole location Hollyberry at 1:01pm 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . .... at
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Hollyberry at 12:57pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. Correct and important!!
Thru hole and keel crack, (1) rgranger at 12:56pm 06.14.23 It would probably be worthwhile to replace the hose with one rated for use underwater and replace t
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 12:56pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. One or the other, ha, h
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 06.14.23 Yes, typically non-detergent SAE 30. This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths us
Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 06.14.23 I'm shocked. I mean, did you have a survey done, and buy insurance? Forget the past and deal with
Engine raw water thru hole location BigEasy at 11:44am 06.14.23 Yes, that is a disaster waiting to happen. Another thing is that insurance sometimes won't cover a
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 11:21am 06.14.23 Our boat has the type of transmission oil needed stamped on the bell housing, which was ATF. User m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 11:04am 06.14.23
RAM mic cable rewire? LloydB at 11:02am 06.14.23 Giny Handy 8-Pin Microphone Cable Coiled Microphone Cord Male Female Cable - after I looked in the S
First Boat Purchase Calif. Ted at 10:57am 06.14.23 I used to launch and retrieve my Lido 14 with a 1965 Dodge van by use of a hitch on the front bumper
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem arcadiahunter28 at 10:54am 06.14.23
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem BigEasy at 10:50am 06.14.23
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number jviss at 10:44am 06.14.23 Hard to know for you. I bypassed all the potential failure points (foot switch, solenoid, wiring) a
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number Tim Alden44 at 10:29am 06.14.23 Just the motor. Deal with the rest on your own. Just my view. Are you sure it's the motor that f
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. artboas at 10:26am 06.14.23 Thank-you - we are going to try the pump out. Worst case no dip tube and I have to insert this ho
First Boat Purchase amistret at 10:25am 06.14.23 Thanks for the help all. I picked up a Capri Omega 14 on Monday! Excited to get rolling! I have a q
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 10:22am 06.14.23 wire nuts have no place on a boat. Sounds like a good title for a new thread.

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