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O'Day 35 cabin cushions Ron10215 at 5:28pm 06.18.13 Bigger Boats 1/873 Need a couple replacement buttons for the setee cushions. They are original in great shape and are N
Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13881 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/839 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 4:14pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/867 Have launched the boat on lake tahoe . However am experiencing rigging problems particularly with f
Solar? phxfan at 4:06pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 14/2456 New to me old to you how many watts solar to keep my 1 deep cycle going...Only run mp3 player, it la
Mainsail Traveller julian h at 3:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1276 I have an Oday 27, my Mainsail Traveller has always been in front of the main cabin hatchway. Has an
bilge pump cockpit handle jmhenry at 3:09pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1358 I purchased an '88 Pearson 31 last year. It was missing the bilge pump handle for the cockpit. I've
Finished woodwork in the V birth... (7) woodster at 2:59pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1938 ok i have finished the battens in the v birth ..i used andaroba material makeing all the battens 1 7
Oday Ospray project (1) athollis at 2:54pm 06.18.13 Day Sailers 3/3954 I have purchased a 15'9" oday ospray sailboat (a shorter version of the daysailer) and could use som
Oceaniss 351-How to reattach fridge drain hose? jpeac2 at 2:35pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1122 All - Finally discovered a decent source of mold in our boat. The drain hose that runs to the bi
"Owner's Name" Change Concerto at 1:33pm 06.18.13 Catalina 310 3/1257 How does one go about getting the owner's name changed on the Membership List of Current Association
HAPS June 14-16, 2013 Kingston Rendezvous Mikem at 1:26pm 06.18.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2306 What a great weekend!!! The weather was perfect, the food superb, and the company fantastic. It se
1971 kells 22 taking on water gladys at 1:12pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/1872 my friend just bought a Kells and put it in the water got a leak how do we find it and fix 1971 Kel
Polar charts for Oceanis 390 rongroth at 1:00pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2052 Does anyone have Access I can't seem to find them posted on the web
Rappahannock River sailing skaterp14 at 12:50pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/966 The wife and me were sailing on the river a few days ago and she decided to do some recording here i
centre board javelin at 12:36pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/743 Just getting to know my Mac 26M. I get where the depth of the centre board should be when sailing o
Smaller, older TV Antenna replacement Mike D at 11:16am 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2507 I have and older TV antenna, I think it is a Shakespeare. brand. Our boat is a 1998 Hunter 376. The
I've Sprung a Leak SailAway1 at 10:39am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 12/2640 First, I keep my C22 (1980 vintage) on the trailer, mast up, and I launch every time I use it. First
Main Sail sticks Okiesaylor at 10:36am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 16/2829 I'm sure this has been asked before. When I or the Admiral hoists the main, it goes up nicely except
Davit replacement rope DMParmenter at 9:03am 06.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1919 I have to replace my dinghy davit rigging lines. It looks like they are some kind of custom rope wi

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Ducks in my backyard! Ward H at 7:15pm 05.08.23 Just idle blind curiosity on my part, but any reason why you didn't go with the usual arrangement o
Self Tacking Jib Experience PaulK at 7:13pm 05.08.23 Solings (27') use self-tacking jibs racing. They allow for very quick tacks; all the crew has to d
Electric terminal block Johnb at 6:47pm 05.08.23 I have measured the solenoid current on my 3QM30 and it is almost exactly 20 amps.
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Cat30-007 at 6:40pm 05.08.23 There is always water in the lift muffler. You will get a bit of increase in back pressure as the
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 6:27pm 05.08.23 I've never seen an air vent with a ventilated loop. That almost certainly has to be the raw water
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 6:27pm 05.08.23 That's good to know that's not just my engine with the floppy belt. I'm not seeing any dust and I h
Electric terminal block dlochner at 6:26pm 05.08.23 Do you have a Yanmar? Is the wire to the solenoid outside of the wiring harness? There is a known is
Self Tacking Jib Experience thinwater at 6:22pm 05.08.23 Had one on my cruising cat. Put it away day two, tried it once later, and never pulled it out again.
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 6:18pm 05.08.23 The 20 amp rating is for each pair on the terminal block. The starter wire is the connection for t
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Scott T-Bird at 6:13pm 05.08.23 I've never seen an air vent with a ventilated loop. That almost certainly has to be the raw water i
Electric terminal block dlochner at 6:10pm 05.08.23 The 20 amp rating is for each pair on the terminal block. The starter wire is the connection for t
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help (1) bonkle at 6:00pm 05.08.23 The inspection port looks like it is an opening somewhere in a finished space? If you're standing i
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Hayden Watson at 5:54pm 05.08.23 good point thank you . I do know about that. We are on the hard and running water intake from a H
yanmar water pump leaking after replacement Dan_Y at 5:44pm 05.08.23 Dave- Thanks for posting this and the PM for me since I have the same issue. The latest Yanmar 3YM
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 5:37pm 05.08.23
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Hayden Watson at 5:36pm 05.08.23 Im not sure which one is 'B' I got as far as the first nut past the bleeder knob. Tomorrow im gonn
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Crusty Ol Salt at 5:25pm 05.08.23 I've never heard of a boat sinking because of blisters, and been sailing 24 years. I had only 2 on
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Goobs at 5:21pm 05.08.23 Just to be safe. First things first, you did not mention if you have closed the raw water thru-hul
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16pm 05.08.23 Who did you order the spreaders from, US Spars or the forum store? Call Dave at US Soars outside
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Hayden Watson at 5:12pm 05.08.23 Just to be safe. First things first, you did not mention if you have closed the raw water thru-hul

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