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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 24/3119 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 11/8969
Fusing my ignition circuit. TomY at 4:22am 06.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/8427 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 4/2183 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 3/1741 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 48/19127 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 8/1981 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 10/2144 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 12/3407 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 12/2764 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 17/11684 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 9/2454 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 2/1661 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 14/10843 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 1/1193 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 6/2030 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 6/4066 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 1/1209 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 0/948 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 22/15206 My husband and I recently purchased a Catalina 30 mkII and discovered there is less storage space th

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My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 2:05pm 01.28.23 Find the rubbing piece of wood and sand it so that it doesn't rub. This is the only method that I h
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 2:04pm 01.28.23 Hi Douglas, your post title states 420 Passage. Is that correct or is it a Passage 42? If a 420, I'
I'm changing out my batteries dlochner at 2:00pm 01.28.23 Stick with Deka. They are available under the Deka brand and also several other brands. I abused min
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 1:28pm 01.28.23 Thank You, will check these out.
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:27pm 01.28.23 the seafire unit should have a bypass switch on its control panel. I agree. I believe the switch i
National Documetation Portal BigEasy at 1:16pm 01.28.23 This scam has been occurring for a few years. Official looking return address on envelope, and seal
Fuel tank sending unit 87Jayhawk at 12:32pm 01.28.23 Thanks for the help. Tight quarters so I didn't want to struggle with the install. I will spend th
And this is? Calif. Ted at 11:40am 01.28.23 Interesting because if you are in a marina, you want your neighbors sailboat mast to be a slightly
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? jssailem at 11:39am 01.28.23
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 11:33am 01.28.23 At the risk of sounding like a newbie, which of course I am. I would like to know what the toilet b
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 11:29am 01.28.23 I have a tacktick mn100 micro net wireless wind system Reading the manual, the mm100 is a multifun
And this is? jssailem at 11:18am 01.28.23 Im pretty sure the wire brush doesnt do anything bad. What? I was hoping it was a key to the Bermu
And this is? walt at 11:15am 01.28.23 FYI, the wire brush will enhance corona current. There is a good description of how this works in on
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 11:14am 01.28.23 Thanks for all the responses. Very informative!
Considering sonar Tom J at 11:05am 01.28.23 At 5 feet, I will feel/hear my centerboard dragging the bottom (I draw 6' with the C-board down, 1.
And this is? Calif. Ted at 11:03am 01.28.23 I always thought those things were to dissipate any static electricity from standing rigging and spa
And this is? Tom J at 10:56am 01.28.23 Wow! Ok thats cool. Much thanks for the info. Hope it does work to at least some degree While it m
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 10:27am 01.28.23 Thanks, the video was very helpful!
And this is? walt at 10:16am 01.28.23 The article in post 3 is interesting because it discusses the futility of this type of device in dis
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:56am 01.28.23 Pick the one you like best...not necessarily "marine"...that'll let you drill a couple of holes--one

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