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Off to Hawaii tomorrow JasonC at 5:58pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2836 Hope to rent a sailboat while I am there, anyone know of a good place
Cat 22 Gin Pole question porchhound at 5:50pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1411 I have constructed my gin pole with a winch. What load test line do I need to use in the winch for
Perseid Meteor Shower stevec22206 at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1449 Gotta say this was a great weekend to be hanging on our anchor in a secluded cove with good friends.
Racing a Hunter 23.5 Rasemans at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Smaller Boats 9/2955 Hi, I was wondering what my fellow sailors' opinion is regarding racing the Hunter 23.5. I am a mem
How do I find the bilge alarm switch RussNorman at 5:19pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1123 I have an 83 Hunter 30. I got on board today and was practically deafened by the bilge alarm. I did
Thank You, All yammy at 4:11pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1640 Hello, all Since June 18, 2011 of my becoming the owner of a macgregor 26s-Blessed, my first boat,
Murphy's Law Team118 at 3:23pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2085 No questions here, just some plain old learn by my mistakes ramblin's... I took the boat out yeste
Over powered by the jib? How do I know? joes new addiction at 3:17pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 32/9897 This has happened a few tiimes before, but until now I've been putting it off as "pilot error", but,
In mast furling issues on hunter e33 GreggL at 2:56pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/3931 I seem to be having an issue with my in mast furling setup. The problem seems to be two fold and has
Rubber button with raw water impeller (1) Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 08.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2149 I just replaced my impeller for my Volvo MD22L-B. I had put in a new pump about 16 months ago and w
"Simple" wiring question Db421 at 1:02pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 29/5998 I'm re-wiring my simple DC wiring and can't seem to get started. I have a 10 hp outboard electr
Catalina 320 Prop Size freid59 at 12:11pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2761 Looking at a Catalina 320 to buy and the current owner changed the prop from a 2 blade 13 inch to a
Ryobi Li One-plus batteries dying on board BobM at 11:43am 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6526 I left a couple of one plus lithium batteries on board for a few days and they are totally discharge
Adding Air Conditioning to a 1999 h420 therobesons at 11:16am 08.12.12 Big Boats 2/1158 Our boat came with the ducting and vents for AC but i do not know where the AC unit would go. Has an
Masthead light- deck electrical connector (1) prob at 10:29am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6150 Hello all, I'm looking for the male portion (mast base) electrical connector that screws into the
Fiberglass repairs...old damage. vizwhiz at 10:21am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2581 I had posted a couple of these pics elsewhere in other people's posts, but thought instead it would
H310 fresh air vent question canyon at 8:34am 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/863 Can some tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air vents that are inside the cabin sole ceiling. I w
Core Material around port lights? rajhnsn at 6:57am 08.12.12 Bigger Boats 10/1915 We removed, rebeded and reinstalled the starboard salon port light on our Oday 35 last weekend. Whe
Help with a Binding Lewmar Folding Wheel mukilteomaniac at 10:18pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1088 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo
Help - Lewmar Folding Wheel is Now Binding mukilteomaniac at 10:17pm 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1951 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Valve needed xavpil at 7:25pm 10.24.22 Rod Collins explains it much better than I ever could. See the link below. https://marinehowto.co
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 10.24.22 Do not use clear vinyl hoses as they are prone to cracking and sinking your boat. Use marine grade
Stagnant water in the lazarette Ralph Johnstone at 7:08pm 10.24.22 I have the same arrangement in my Hunter 310. Get water into the lazarette and you'll be in there w
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 7:08pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same. not normally
Valve needed dlochner at 7:01pm 10.24.22 Awesome, thx My boat is 40 years old and the bronze pipe is old too. how do I check That it is sti
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar SycloneDriver at 6:56pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:51pm 10.24.22 Small powerboats can have bilge drain because when they are up on plane and moving quickly the wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:49pm 10.24.22 The brass is probably and should be bronze. You are correct, a valve is needed. A bronze or Marelon
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 SVAngelina at 6:33pm 10.24.22 It is typical practice to bed a faucet with something, usually plumbers putty that seals without a
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? sesmith at 6:31pm 10.24.22 Was afraid that would be the answer. Good thing we're in no hurry to leave the Great Lakes then.
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:26pm 10.24.22
Valve needed dlochner at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Well what I have is a threaded piece of brass sticking out of the hull to which an old valve was co
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Unlike powerboats, sailboats typically don't have holes to drain the bilge overboard. Typically wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:18pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 6:14pm 10.24.22 Nice idea. Will it take off VC17 ? If we ever go to salt water I might give this a try if it will
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:12pm 10.24.22
Valve needed dlochner at 6:08pm 10.24.22 Hi all. what type of valve do I need to connect the strainer to the seasick? i obviously want somet
Valve needed Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and w
Insurance claim capta at 6:02pm 10.24.22 I don't suppose you will have much of a choice. The insurance company will pay as little as possible

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