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Swim ladders r.bostic356 at 11:33am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 5/2387 I am looking at putting a swim ladder on my boat. I have a stern pulpit and was considering putting
26S cockpit drain filter?? doehunter at 11:21am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/5368 I went to my boat today in the rain to get my fridge owners manual, and found about 5" of water in t
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Jerry Watkins at 10:34am 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1307 Does anyone know where we can find a Poly Holding Tank vs. the aluminum original equipment type tank
Battery Connections CaptGregg at 10:14am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 23/2647 Well I thought the battery location was close to the volcano but apparently one of the PO's of the b
Using Navionics CompactFlash Card DAVID BLOCH at 10:02am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4303 I have a Navionics CompactFlash card. My card reader shows lots of empty space on it; more than eno
Hunter 23' Francespar Mast parts (1) carboman at 8:27am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 7/3451 I have seen the www.rigrite.com site, but they don't seem to want to talk to anyone. I need a few
Bullet Dodged Roger Long at 8:14am 03.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2569 But not the mortar round. I've just been over to sign the paperwork for hauling at the only yard th
Lower shrouds and spreader brackets (1) RHigh at 7:24am 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1898 I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I recently purchased a Catalina 22 #874. I want to re
Rubber Washers rgranger at 6:23am 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 5/1869 Hello All I need to replace all of the rubber washers on my keel bolts and the bolt my keel cable p
Finally installed our 4 ports! JimLor at 6:23am 03.20.12 Pearson 0/1091 Bottom line up front, we got the ports (4) into the boat on Saturday with very little fanfare or pro
hinged mast step ishmael antar at 5:59am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8046 does anyone know if the venture 21 came with a hinged masted step or if one can be fabricated to fit
Which Anti-Fouling Paint for West Florida carboman at 5:43am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 9/1789 So I have done a ton of reading and talked to the SeHawk rep in the Tampa area. He has a good story
Great Boat in This Movie GorillaToast at 5:17am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1324 I stumbled across an old movie on Netflix last night. It's called Crosswinds. Rather generic south
Mastervolt Generators RHUMB RUNNER at 11:18pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 1/1236 Does anyone have comments on the 8kw Mastervolt generator, good or bad and if you prefer the Fisher
macgregor 25 head enginerd at 10:10pm 03.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/8481 I love my 25 and it does almost everything I need. Its not that the boat is too small, the problem i
Who is liable? Sail R at 9:42pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3663 Ahoy Mates. I am hopefull that I can get a question answered on the subject of insurance liability.
Spreader bases. gr8_2_av8 at 8:17pm 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/721 I am wondering if anyone has ever replaced the welded on spreader bases on their mast. Just wonderi
When things go wrong CaptGregg at 8:08pm 03.19.12 Catalina 22 31/3049 I was on such a roll, two weekends ago, drove a friend's pickup to Gloucester, VA and bought a 22, s
Passageway curtain doors puflinger at 7:52pm 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 6/3860 I am interested how people with a Catalina 25 replaced the passage way curtain doors between the hea
Exhaust hose recommendation rhythmsurfer at 7:43pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1460 I just bought a new muffler (vernatone inline) for my Hunter 1981 36. I am astonished at what West M

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Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jviss at 6:49am 03.28.22 I didn't think he was planning on charging the house bank up from empty to 100% regularly with this
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Will Gilmore at 6:46am 03.28.22 although he does not know that the pointy end is not called the stern Ha ha ha. I thought spell c
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Capt Robbie at 6:45am 03.28.22 If $39 photo tachometer from harbor freight is accurate the yanmar tachometer seems to be off by app
installed Groco HF rebuild kit but pump leaks Hayden Watson at 6:36am 03.28.22 I can't find "reed valves" in the parts list.. Groco HF instructions What's its real name and par
installed Groco HF rebuild kit but pump leaks Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:16am 03.28.22 I can't find "reed valves" in the parts list.. Groco HF instructions What's its real name and part
A lost art: Conserving ice. jon hansen at 6:14am 03.28.22 between the the ice box and the hull on the starboard side, where the glass ribs are on these old al
Greatest knot tying in the world rgranger at 6:12am 03.28.22 Years ago on a lake in Virginia, I had my boat break loose. Luckily a neighbor was able to fetch he
Primer needed? rgranger at 5:58am 03.28.22 Are you using ablative? Does it have ablative now? If the answer to those questions is "yes" then
H240 Hatch board storage tip patbratton at 5:49am 03.28.22 I just learned something new. I asked here a few months ago about ideas for storing the hatch board
A lost art: Conserving ice. JamesG161 at 5:44am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 5:40am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the to
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire SailingLoto at 5:35am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the top
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Parsons at 5:19am 03.28.22 I'm with @Will Gilmore (although he does not know that the pointy end is not called the stern), the
O'day 23 through hull access Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 4:56am 03.28.22 This is done with a hand powered hydraulic hex swager. I know from recent berating on the fb that
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? sailme88 at 4:16am 03.28.22 On one's Massachusetts income tax return you are asked to declare out of state or online purchases
O'day 23 through hull access JPonHudson at 3:49am 03.28.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You m
Vulcan 7 vs 7R? Apex at 3:38am 03.28.22 as I understand, yes. I was looking for Vulcan 7 from several marine sites, and decided new, and as
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 3:20am 03.28.22 Heeling is likely the difference between, at the dock, and out for a sail, but moving water can also
H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th

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