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Live Near New Hampshire or Boston & Know How To Rig a Mac? (4) MacNCheese at 6:48am 06.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2631 I returned from Philly to New Hampshire last night with a Hobie 18 mast, boom, mast step, rigging an
You Can't Go Home Again. Roger Long at 5:04am 06.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8719
Fusing my ignition circuit. TomY at 4:22am 06.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/7294 Hi Maine. A couple seasons ago, a poorly bundled 12 gauge wire came loose above my engine and hit th
Last Leg Roger Long at 4:18am 06.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2076 Sailing days seldom come nicer than on the last sail back to the beginning of the heart of Maine's c
Use Garmin 431s intead of depth instrument? lakesail at 4:09am 06.27.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1597 The dedicated depth instrument (Raymarine ST50) on my Beneteau 35 is toast, and I'm faced with eithe
Butane, propane vs alchohol stoves vmaks at 4:03am 06.27.12 Ask All Sailors 48/16023 My boat did not come with a stove so I have been using my 1 burner camping Coleman propane stove. I
Replacing mixing elbow thetone at 10:50pm 06.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1838 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F. I have read a lot of good posts here on this su
Border Run-2 Long Distance Race CaptDon01 at 10:47pm 06.26.12 Catalina 22 10/2049 We're not racers, but I'm always up for an adventure. So I entered the "Border Run-2" race. We'll tr
Interior Fabrics & How To Best Get Them Installed (1) Sail123 at 10:46pm 06.26.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3269 My 32 aft cabin Clipper Marine needs all new cushion covers and wall coverings where the factory had
Electric Flush Head rfrye1 at 9:48pm 06.26.12 Big Boats 12/2571 Has anyone replaced one of the Jabsco manual with an electric "push button" type? Are they any good?
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lift Pump Leak Nom De Guerre at 8:06pm 06.26.12 Ask All Sailors 17/11040 I have diesel leaking from my 2GM lift pump. I replaced the crush washers on the banjo fittings and
Trailer pad height pehamilt at 7:24pm 06.26.12 Catalina 22 9/2223 Hello, I've had a trailer built and I'm picking up a 1998 Catalina 22 MkII wing keel. The traile
pearson 34 stanchion paulgillis at 5:49pm 06.26.12 Pearson 2/1369 Im looking for a source for a 1989 Pearson 34 II stanchion. Any suggestions? Thanks
Ever Capsize a Hunter 23? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:40pm 06.26.12 Smaller Boats 14/10123 Still conducting "sea trials" of my new (1986) Hunter 23. I was sailing yesterday in a creek off the
H216 forestay tension djamied at 5:14pm 06.26.12 Smaller Boats 1/1118 Hi all, In the 216 rigging instructions, it is noted that the forestay should be fixed to the aft
battery overcharging garethreeves at 5:04pm 06.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1858 Hi All, Forgive my ignorance on this subject. I have read through other posts but I am still kin
Pearson 39 - Centerboard weight and materials Kflannery at 3:39pm 06.26.12 Pearson 6/3659 I lost mine somewhere in the Atlantic, had a new one made from the original mold but believe it's to
P30 Rudder Bushings tadds at 2:59pm 06.26.12 Pearson 1/1085 How often should rudder post bushings be checked/changed? What are the symptoms of warn bushings?
361 boat speed with 30B3 suttonski at 2:49pm 06.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/862 Hi, I have a 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 (27HP) and a 15 in. 3 blade fix propeller. Over the past yea
1988 Catalina 30 mkII air conditioner installation Alethea9 at 2:39pm 06.26.12 Catalina 30 22/14009 My husband and I recently purchased a Catalina 30 mkII and discovered there is less storage space th

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Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 04.26.22 I would like to see some photos of the crack in the hull.
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:03pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Paddlewheel Protection Blitz at 6:48pm 04.26.22 The paint I used on my AIRMAR speed transducer and old Datamarine depth transducer has been the MDR
Advice needed to find parts Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.26.22
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 6:32pm 04.26.22 Use saran wrap to hold the epoxy in place with duct tape or painters tape to hold the edges of the s
Desperate leakinhg Richard19068 at 6:07pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stand
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? AlanSD at 5:39pm 04.26.22 Oh, thanks, I should look more closely. Can you say what Victronics components I'd need to do this
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22 removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.26.22 Best bet would be to try and borrow a Loos gauge (note that there a few sizes depending on wire si
Another Battery Question..... Tally Ho at 4:59pm 04.26.22
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:45pm 04.26.22 Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distract
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 04.26.22 and I wonder whether there would be enough loss going through water/hull/water that I'd get a false
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage (2) jeepbluetj at 4:31pm 04.26.22 1. Hinge a piece of plexi from the top (commercial unit shown, easy enough to DIY): he top: 204818 (
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? dlochner at 4:18pm 04.26.22 On a boat with wheel steering linear drive units are typically attached to the rudder post with a sh
Rudder bearing (3) Voyager1 at 4:09pm 04.26.22 Just an update, I got ahold of Dr.Marine, they indicated Oday 302 does not have any rudder bearings.
Another Battery Question..... JoeWhite at 4:07pm 04.26.22 Boomer, this is a good opportunity to test your setup. Buy 2 new ones and series them with the old o

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