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Heads Ken Secor at 7:30am 05.23.13 Catalina 22 10/1633 When we bought our C-22 last November, it had a 5-gallon pail with a plastic seat and lid that snapp
top down furler sempre amantes at 7:29am 05.23.13 Racing 0/2156 I am using a top down furler from Colligo marine on a hunter 42 passage 1990 as you may know tis boa
topdown furler sempre amantes at 7:17am 05.23.13 Racing 4/2786 I race a hunter 42 passage 1990, and I am testing a topdown furler from Coligo marine in California
Diesel burn rate Perfect Excuse at 7:00am 05.23.13 Big Boats 8/2872 Has anyone calculated the burn rate for a Yanmar 50 on a Hunter410 at about 2000 rpm? I understand t
I have never seen today's combination of no waves and good w dlandersson at 6:41am 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/726 I have never seen today's combination of no waves and good winds before. Just amazing.... 8) 19
Mast Pulley System? bootht at 6:31am 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/4555 I am thinking about installing some sort of pulley system from my deck to the top of my mast. I wil
Help with genny (2) Doc_holiday at 6:12am 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/877 I left this on consignment for a year, it was off my old boat and I never used it. It's an older ty
Vacuflush head Compromise at 6:07am 05.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6381 I just bought an Oceanis 41 this last August. I have already had to replace the vacuum pump on the s
How to identify my Jabsco manual toilet -H31 (1) rafip at 5:40am 05.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/10481 My Jabsco manual toilet is leaking from the top of the pump when pumping. I tried to purchase a repa
Mystic Anchorage Roger Long at 5:12am 05.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1645 For anyone visiting Mystic: Survey taken with dinghy and sounding line showing approximate 6 ft MLW
Bolt/ keel lock down Sailor 3269 at 10:40pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1148 I know this is a little late but I could not get back to this topic until now, and someone might say
Head Holding Tank 1986 - 272 Happy Dolphin at 8:11pm 05.22.13 Bigger Boats 4/1640 Started ANOTHER PROJECT! :eek: 1986 Oday 272 Head has a Bag style Holding Tank? Apparently standar
26S cabin lights? Roadking Larry at 8:04pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1059 Does anyone know what the OE bulb is for the rinky dink light over the sink? It had a automotive 115
Splash Day! (2) Roadking Larry at 7:45pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2644 She's in the water! Launched this afternoon. No drama, no major oppses. Biggest issue is I forgot
Open CPN charts Captainron1 at 7:01pm 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4628 Hello everyone. I wonder if anyone can steer me in the right direction to find maps for the OpenCPN
Best Way to Remove Hull ID Stickers foursail22701 at 6:59pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1893 Hi. We need to remove the old identification stickers from both sides of the bow and put on new one
A few additions (2) agprice22 at 6:55pm 05.22.13 Catalina 22 2/1058 Here are a few additions I did today: outhaul led aft, downhaul led aft, halyard led aft, cunningham
Mainsail battens w/main furling in mast Captpete12 at 5:10pm 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1459 I just purchased a Beneteau 40 (2008) and on its maiden "voyage" we had a problem with the main bind
Removing ancient OB head seacock IH82BL8 at 4:47pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1185 I mentioned previously that I've reconfigured the head to omit the dump-overboard option. Now that
best and easiest tape residue removal gutsgolf at 4:22pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2053 P O left masking tape when he tried to tune up stripes on cabin. have beige tape residue all over t

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St. Lucia Don S/V ILLusion at 1:16pm 04.27.23 We keep our boat in Marigot during Summer. Very few places with comfortable overnight anchorages or
St. Lucia brockangelo at 1:11pm 04.27.23 Tell me more about the boat boy culture you've experienced, especially if it was at St Lucia or Mart
Slippery floorboards Trent Tidmore at 1:09pm 04.27.23 FWIW we have visited a high-end sailboat (about 40+ feet) with a "Treadmaster" sole topping. Looked
St. Lucia (1) brockangelo at 1:06pm 04.27.23 Wow thanks for the info. I'll have to plot all these on the map. We're only going to be there for a
St. Lucia Hollyberry at 12:54pm 04.27.23 Over several visits we've done the eastern Caribbean chain from Barbuda to Grenada.. It's 'open ocea
WINCH DRUM tfox2069 at 12:53pm 04.27.23 You could see if the Barton Wincher will work for your winch - its an add on for non-self-tailing wi
Slippery floorboards FastOlson at 12:50pm 04.27.23 FWIW we have visited a high-end sailboat (about 40+ feet) with a "Treadmaster" sole topping. Looked
Glue to attach handle to hatch kloudie1 at 12:45pm 04.27.23 Talk to the Hatchmasters folks.. Home - HatchMasters Marine Hatch Repair They repair hatches and pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 11:31am 04.27.23 Well we got a head start this week but...IT IS ACTUALLY FRIDAY ....:beer:
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux rgranger at 11:20am 04.27.23 I mentioned this thread to a few of my friends at lunch today. One of the guys at lunch said that t
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam smokey73 at 11:15am 04.27.23 Thanks, I was just concerned that there was an anchor attached to the end of that rode. Would hate
How close is too close to shore? jssailem at 10:52am 04.27.23 So much of what you do and how you use your boat is based on where you sail. I would not dive in the
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux jssailem at 10:51am 04.27.23 With the number of boats cruising the waters of the Puget Sound, derelict small boats is a serious i
How close is too close to shore? rgranger at 10:46am 04.27.23 I spent the night on the hook in a lake in my Hunter 26 one spring in 2019. I usually come into the
How close is too close to shore? shemandr at 9:56am 04.27.23 Well diving on it in 10' is a lot easier than 35'. Diving on an anchor is a whole other topic. I'
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 9:55am 04.27.23 I am a little confused? Maybe I'm all wet but other 40.5 owners can correct me if I'm wrong. What s
De-winterization Dalliance at 9:52am 04.27.23 I have pretty much the same routine as Tally Ho and am in Chicago, so same conditions. Oil and filt
WINCH DRUM jssailem at 9:46am 04.27.23 Barlow non self tailing. They are on the mast, both sides. When I rerigged my mast in 2017, I repl
How close is too close to shore? jssailem at 9:39am 04.27.23 My observations breaking down your key points. I'm super paranoid even at 800' out in 35' depth. Bei
Glue to attach handle to hatch jssailem at 9:13am 04.27.23 Can you buy a handle that bolts through the plexiglass? Lewmar hatches use through screwed handles t

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