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Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4539 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/24680 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1418 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i
Lake Michigan flynfol at 5:12pm 08.10.12 Destinations 3/5014 Looks like the gale warning will expire in time for the Chicago Air and Water show. Anybody heading
Locate Lila Gibbs owner of "Purrfection" Solomons Island MD Baja Will at 5:08pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1260 Calling on fellow sailors to see if anyone knows this person, and how to reach them? Lila Gibbs o
Left the plastic outer layer on my boot stripes jrowan at 5:04pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 5/1786 Say, Didn't know if anyone had any advice on removing the outer plastic protective sheet /coatin
boom kicker hunter240 at 4:48pm 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1458 I am thinking about getting a boom kicker to replace my topping lift. Where do I find info to do thi
Carburetor Rebuilding Assistance Please jviss at 1:58pm 08.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/3380 First, I've 'rebuilt' many carbs, from 60's Mustangs to Honda motorcycles, to stripping, cleaning, a
Is 3 quarts a day a serious leak? SiteReader at 1:13pm 08.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1995 I recently bought a 1961 O'Day Daysailer (No. 1935) with trailer for $870. It sailed nicely the firs
Central Florida Sailing Opportunity vizwhiz at 12:49pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1351 Hello Florida sailors... I'm looking for an opportunity to introduce the Admiral to sailing in a boa
Light Air foresails vizwhiz at 12:37pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3061 Just a quick poll - mostly aimed at v25/26C boats, please (although don't hesitate to chime in if yo
Impromptu Port Colborne wendygould at 11:46am 08.10.12 Sirius 21/22 1/1988 I need one u shaped piece that is inside the car on the traveler that connects the main mast and bo
drive shaft extension mjmercer19248 at 11:31am 08.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1184 Looks like my re-power is going to set the new enging 8 inches farther back in the ecompartment. A
Head backflow problems IanJ at 10:49am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6161 I have a regular hand pump head on my H31, that was new about a year ago. I am noticing that, altho
fresh water pump & water heater. DBarry73 at 10:17am 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1120 I have a 82 hunter33 can't figure out where the water pump ' water heater go. I'm sure they are gone
Good Grief! I mean &%)$#@! Roger Long at 9:58am 08.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4314 Another engine drama begins and the prospect of a winter shoveling snow looms. I noticed that the e*
Gell coat repair Jimongee at 9:56am 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/984 Hi, I have a 2002 356. It has a minor crack on the top surface of the gunnel adjacent the cockpit.
Towing company for the Bahamas JeanGuy Bourgeois at 9:55am 08.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1048 Anybody with good or bad experience with the towing company for the Bahamas area?
Victron BMV-600 Battery Monitor knitchie at 9:46am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2964 I have two isolated batteries on board. Is there any reason I can't wire the BMV-600 with an A/B sw
Passionata SailJunkie at 8:40am 08.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/864 Hello: I purchased my first boat (I'm now on number 3) in 1995. It was a Hunter Cherubini 27 and

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Holding tank discharge hose question sailme88 at 4:07am 01.30.23 To be a better steward of our waterways, why wouldn't you install a macerator? Now to your question
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:04am 01.30.23 If water is getting in, the source could be transom hull to deck joint, waterballast tank lid,, leak
Beneteau part needed Joe at 11:19pm 01.29.23 I googled track end stops and found plenty of resources for what looks like a basic plastic end stop
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 9:45pm 01.29.23 Ralph, thanks for the feedback. The current discharge hose looks like it has been on the boat for a
Holding tank discharge hose question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 01.29.23 Wow. Now THAT saves the price of replacing the macerator pump every so often. I still feel it's no
And this is? Rjm st.petersburg at 9:01pm 01.29.23 To
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:59pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . Not entirely clear here. I can picture your wanting to install
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:56pm 01.29.23 The overboard discharge hose leads directly to the discharge thru hull. No macerated pump in the li
Holding tank discharge hose question Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . r wanting to install the first valve at the tank outlet. I was th
And this is? smokey73 at 8:35pm 01.29.23 Interesting, NFPA 780 has a very detailed chapter on "Protection of Watercraft." I had not read it
And this is? smokey73 at 7:36pm 01.29.23 NFPA 780 has a chapter on watercraft: Chapter 10 "Protection for Watercraft" I wonder if the ABYC
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 7:19pm 01.29.23 So when you're out sailing and your inverter is running your microwave, your ground and neutral are
And this is? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16pm 01.29.23 ....There is an NFPA standard for lightning protection that may not be exactly applicable for a sai
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:14pm 01.29.23 The neutral/ground bonding only happens at the power source So when you're out sailing and your in
When to do Clean up - SPRING? stickinthemud57 at 7:04pm 01.29.23 Nope. Not Pete Seegar Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every pur
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dlochner at 6:55pm 01.29.23 Oh right, he wrote it... I just always remember the Byrds rendition... dj Most of us only rememb
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dLj at 6:50pm 01.29.23 Pete Seegar. :) Oh right, he wrote it... I just always remember the Byrds rendition... dj
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 6:45pm 01.29.23 I would think that the bonding of neutral to ground would be done on the boat itself - much like th
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dlochner at 6:40pm 01.29.23 Perhaps the Byrds, "Turn, Turn, turn" ;) dj Pete Seegar. :)
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? PaulK at 6:29pm 01.29.23 The sun does shine sometimes and the wind blows enough to have them both power an autopilot. If ther

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