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keel haul control line GregMartin22hunter at 11:10am 06.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/819 I'm installing a new line for my new keel for my Hunter 22. Should the line be rope or steel? How lo
stuffing box service alans at 10:50am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2535 hi, has any one repacked the stuffing box while in the water. seems like theres not enough room too
Mast Raising Problem herbertziegler at 10:50am 06.20.13 Catalina 22 20/3069 I recently purchased this boat and it the first time I have tried to raise the mast since I took it
Speaking of 'Telltales' Need help to find a link Flyboy69 at 10:43am 06.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3887 There was a link here at one time, I think... about trimming sails and steering relative to behaviou
Hunter 216 hydraulic lift and rudder ggrusso at 10:40am 06.20.13 Smaller Boats 1/1134 I am currently looking to buy a Hunter 216 but my concern is with the hydraulic lift and the rudder.
Pumping from all 3 water tanks DAVID BLOCH at 10:33am 06.20.13 Big Boats 2/799 We rarely pump from our three water tanks, since in the marina we're always connected to city water.
V22-forestay question QuinnMcColly at 9:51am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2994 Hello all! My wife and I wanted to rig our 'new to us' Macgregor V22. The problem we encounted was t
curious about battery charger specs rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:49am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1360 I recently bought a used Cat 30. There is a 5 amp battery charger installed charging 3 batteries. It
Multi-tester shemandr at 9:37am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1701 Both my multi testers are kaput. I need a new one and would like to get a decent one that is easy t
chemical dehumidifiers kpgraci at 9:21am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2212 I bought some of those damp-rid closet dehumidifiers, the ones that come on a hanger and have a plas
VolvoPenta D2-40B Elect. Diag. Needed crzhors at 8:36am 06.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1378 Hello from the jungle, Can anyone lend info on finding a Electrical Schematic for the 2007 D2-40B wi
Depth offset on 2012 H(e)33 Serena1 at 7:39am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1401 I would like to know what the distance is from the depth transducer to the bottom of the keel on a 2
Collecting tools to keep onboard IH82BL8 at 7:29am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 36/3853 I want to keep tools on the boat, separate from my tools at home. Initially I thought I'd buy a bas
Mainsail telltales gettinthere at 7:26am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1049 Looking for some best practice advice for attaching telltails to the edge of our dacron mainsail. Se
VC 17 bottom paint cruising for season in Florida Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:38am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3264 I'm thinking about taking our 356 down to Charlotte Harbor for the winter from Kentucky Lake. I nee
Rolling Ball - V22 Snoopi at 6:30am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1127 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Mac V22 - Rolling Ball Snoopi at 6:29am 06.20.13 Parts Search 0/3544 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Beneteau First 32S5 'Sound Wave' Gino at 5:40am 06.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1569 Boat HI
New water heater Ron-Anne at 5:19am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/948 I'm about to install a new water heater and was wondering what I was going to run into with the heat
Topping Lift to Support Davits Piratenorm at 4:22am 06.20.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/740 Good morning all. I have added 50 lbs or solar panels and framework to my davits adding to the weigh

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1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 5:58am 05.07.23
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour dlochner at 4:25am 05.07.23 If you don't have it already, here's a link to the 3jh2e service manual. It may be helpful in locati
Mast Electric Connector dlochner at 4:20am 05.07.23 It is common practice to have one DC- for a masthead light. In DC wiring the negative should be blac
Install galley faucet on 11/16" water lines dlochner at 4:03am 05.07.23
Urgent warning to genset owners jon hansen at 4:03am 05.07.23 the other lesson to note, all thru hulls should work. a stiff or locked up thru hull is very dangero
Propane tank rectertification jviss at 3:48am 05.07.23 Or just go to your local Ace and hope the 17 YO kid doesn't notice. Well, I think tank certificati
Urgent warning to genset owners Rick486 at 2:44am 05.07.23 Rick, The 12 minis were fitted with water / gas separators. So, the underwater through hull was not
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 10:12pm 05.06.23 The genset is just another diesel engine, and as such is also at risk of a siphon situation with th
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Crusty Ol Salt at 10:06pm 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time. Sums up the thoughts in this thre
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 9:42pm 05.06.23 Good info Joe, appreciate it. Gary
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Joe at 9:39pm 05.06.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today! good luck with your survey. I wanted to remin
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:29pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 9:15pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told m
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:11pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailb
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 9:06pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have"
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have" a
Ducks in my backyard! (1) RSHunter27 at 8:56pm 05.06.23 Yes, probably three or four. Now yours are pretty nice, they look manageable and somewhat utilitaria
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 8:52pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailbo
Propane tank rectertification TimFromLI at 8:38pm 05.06.23 Or just go to your local Ace and hope the 17 YO kid doesn't notice.
Ducks in my backyard! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 05.06.23 Just idle blind curiosity on my part, but any reason why you didn't go with the usual arrangement of

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