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Hot and calm weekend on the boat (1) c_witch at 5:20pm 08.07.12 Trailer Sailors 2/2068 Hiee, I spent Saturday and Sunday on the boat. It was to calm to do anything Saturday so I just l
mystery 27' sailboat (5) artb598 at 4:50pm 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2353 Calt/2 Does anyone have info for this 1972 CALT/2? Thanks.
Water Muffler Box Leak Piratenorm at 4:46pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 6/3047 I have a 1983 Mk 1 Catalina 30 with a persistent leak around the water muffler box. It causes the bi
Base of mast compreson posts jberube85 at 4:43pm 08.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1622 Ok all i have yet another issue that has arose with my 72 o day 22, today after about 5 hrs of saili
Widgeon spinnaker rigging jameslea at 4:34pm 08.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4895 I solved the hull plug problem and took her out for the first time today and she goes good. The boat
2000 420 cc Wood interior Barny192 at 4:31pm 08.07.12 Big Boats 5/1491 Hi again guys, I am re-modeling the Tv/video cabinet on my H420 but I am having trouble identifyin
Stove antonic47 at 4:18pm 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2113 what type of and where do I find a stove for this boat mac 25 1976
popup top instructions antonic47 at 4:15pm 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1549 I bought a sded mac25 has popup top but I dont think all parts are here. I have a hand book from mac
Top of the mast windchime22 at 4:10pm 08.07.12 Catalina 22 4/1330 I am not good with names....what's the thing on top of the mast that the shrouds and halyards attac
Holding Tank Above Water Line Lee Hadjiosif at 3:58pm 08.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/9398 On my Beneteau 381, the head pumps directly to the tank. My question is, what holds the contents fro
Hunter 310 Genset, Possible? crewzen at 3:53pm 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1802 Hi Gang, Has anyone installed a genset n a Hunter 310? Mine is a '99, and I am quite happy with all
Here's a bunch of updates.... cb32863 at 3:15pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1395 OK all, here is a crap load of bloggy updates. I know you have been wondering about it all... ;) The
40.5 Propane Locker ritch at 2:15pm 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1439 wondering if any one with a 40.5 1993 - 1997 can give me insight where the original propane locker i
First overnight trip sallylynnh at 2:12pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 4/1610 I'm going to be sailing to Oceanside from San Diego. I'm curious as to the approximate sail times g
Replacement spreader staining sail sherbo at 2:11pm 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/955
WM Zodiac Inflatable Floor Dinghy DJW at 1:50pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1372 As I stated in a earlier post a friend gave us a WM Zodiac dinghy with inflatable floor that the flo
CSM vs Hypalon DJW at 1:00pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/16328 Looking at a new achilles dinghy. Is CSM and Hypalon one and the same products? In researching CSM
Greasing Selden Inmast furler bearings Ken Honeycutt at 12:08pm 08.07.12 Big Boats 14/5812 Want to grease the bearings on my inmast but there is no easy way to get to them through the inspect
Yanmar engine compartment (1) mjmercer19248 at 11:24am 08.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1958 What are these?
O'day 39, need some help. vytkis at 10:37am 08.07.12 Bigger Boats 25/4381 Hi, I have a project O'day 39. The thing is, one of the part I'm stuck on is stemhead plate. Mine is

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Boat hook dlochner at 5:35am 03.05.23 So far I haven't found that to be the case.... maybe in a few more years. The application might h
Drinking water filter JBP-PA at 5:31am 03.05.23 I have the standard 10 inch under sink cartridge filter with a good carbon filter. I have been usin
Drinking water filter Sailor Sue at 5:25am 03.05.23 Just like Dave, we use a filter on the hose when we're filling the tank. We also installed a filter
Boat hook Sailor Sue at 5:17am 03.05.23 I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There is often some twisting force on the pole, thi
Drinking water filter dlochner at 4:57am 03.05.23 We use an filter when filling the tanks and then use a Brita Filter pitcher for drinking and cooking
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas dlochner at 4:21am 03.05.23 An interesting article on anchoring the PNW. https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/the-cqr-aint-that-b
Boat hook dlochner at 4:19am 03.05.23 A pop rivet or two would also have worked. I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There
MPPT controller location dlochner at 4:08am 03.05.23 I'll keep an eye out for this problem, but installing under the bimini should reduce it significant
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 03.04.23 I also checked the switch, I put my tester on the terminal and on the body while pushing the switch
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:39pm 03.04.23 I apologize for typos in above message. Typing will cradling a laptop offers less than professiona
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:20pm 03.04.23 Hello! This is a worhty project. I mounted two flexible 100W solar panel to the Bimini. Wires ra
Longitudinal prop crack Michael Davis at 8:06pm 03.04.23
H26 centerboard bracket (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 03.04.23
Longitudinal prop crack PK123 at 7:33pm 03.04.23 I keep my first bigger boat there when I lived in Surrey. The boat before our current boat was on t
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:33pm 03.04.23 Do you mean when the key is on, but the engine is not running? Greg Yes. Thanks
Boat hook Tally Ho at 7:07pm 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Tally Ho at 7:05pm 03.04.23 Low Oil pressure switch is good, oil pressure at switch is good, continuity of yellow/white wire to
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas Hello Below at 7:02pm 03.04.23 A wealth of information. Thanks John
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 7:00pm 03.04.23 My understanding was that that groove was for a storm trysail - so you could quickly set the storm s
Longitudinal prop crack Michael Davis at 6:38pm 03.04.23 Most certainly am! One of the few sailboats in there ...and about three minutes door to door from

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