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Do you have a garbage plan AtlanticAl at 9:46pm 02.14.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3988 Many years ago, when i first sailed everything went over the side (ok so we didnt know any better) T
New Owner akhartung at 9:33pm 02.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 49/6148 Just picked this V222 up off craigslist for $300. Came with a full set of sails in good condition to
Lewmar Hatch Handle Fix? budcurtis at 6:15pm 02.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2392 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 with Lewmar hatches. The two at the companionway entrance on the top of
Dinette Table Sea monster at 4:59pm 02.14.12 Morgan 1/2423 I recently purchased a '79 321 with a modified table, does anyone have pictures of what the original
Burglar proof your Hunter 49 companionway hatch for $5 (2) artboas at 3:24pm 02.14.12 Big Boats 9/3450
Trouble Roger Long at 2:59pm 02.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/7348 My computer has been brought to its knees by a nasty virus so you probably won't hear much from me f
Decorative nut covers harryjak at 2:01pm 02.14.12 Yamaha 2/1937 Anybody have an easy clever way to get the little white plastic decorative nut covers on the interio
Bedding Material Boomvang at 1:23pm 02.14.12 Bigger Boats 2/1173 The deck fittings on my O'Day have a black rubber like material about 1/16' of an inch thick that is
C309 sea trial airbusguy at 12:59pm 02.14.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/3618 New member here with questions. Not computer savvy so thank you in advance for any suggestions re:
Tack Tick Instuments DJN51 at 12:48pm 02.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3618 Looking for information on Tack Tick wireless products from owners or user of them.Reliability,durab
34 fuel tank depth Claude L.-Auger at 12:34pm 02.14.12 Big Boats 11/2664 Am interested in installing a Wema fuel tank gauge and sender. does anyone have experience with thei
Short of Splashing the Boat... GorillaToast at 12:25pm 02.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/3729 ...does anyone have any tried and true ways of testing for hull leaks while on the hard? I know, I
Battery monitor recommendation captainpat at 12:13pm 02.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1105 Looking to instal a battery monitor on my 44. Do not have an inverter to worry about. Do I go with
32 Vision Mast TomTauniaTable63 at 12:08pm 02.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/993 I am new to sailing so sorry for term errors. On my 32 Vision there were a few things missing when w
Wheel Lock for Hunter 34 Marc Rivest at 11:37am 02.14.12 Big Boats 4/1265 I'd like to install a wheel lock on my 1986 Hunter 34, but have had no luck finding locating either
Lost prop on a lancer 30 mkv Lancer30vril at 11:21am 02.14.12 Lancer 2/2809 Hi everyone. I'm new to the site and wish everyone well. I just lost my prop when I put the boat i
Wind Instrument deckboyscott at 11:07am 02.14.12 Big Boats 1/793 While the mast was down last fall I mounted a wind xducer and ran the control line down the mast. Le
Introduction- 1976 Cheoy Lee 48 Ketch KingLoon at 10:57am 02.14.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3392 My name is Theo Piper. I currently own a 48' Cheoy Lee Sailboat. I am curious if there is anyone tha
looking for diesel motor Surfagoody at 10:46am 02.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 40/18093 So, after many many hours of tinkering and yes, money I have reached the decision to re-power my new
Introduction- 1976 Cheoy Lee 48 Ketch KingLoon at 10:33am 02.14.12 Other Sailboats 0/1452 My name is Theo Piper. I currently own a 48' Cheoy Lee Sailboat. I am curious if there is anyone tha

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Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) RoyS at 6:36am 03.19.22 You need to carry a spare (new not used) impeller on board. You should probably carry a complete spa
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering kloudie1 at 6:19am 03.19.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 6:14am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. This
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Jim Legere at 6:14am 03.19.22 Roy is 100% correct. I did the cabin sole on my 1983 H37C. The silicone is a bch to get off. I use
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 5:58am 03.19.22 Do you mean, you can't without a pump? I have never seen a pump on a galley sink drain. Gravity wo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailme88 at 5:56am 03.19.22 The first indication of failure should be an obvious decrease in the volume of discharge water at t
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? kjdoyle1 at 5:38am 03.19.22 Thanks guys for the responses! No, there are no dings or damage on the outside of that hole.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 5:36am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. What does the paint or gelcoat look like on the other side? I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 5:35am 03.19.22 I don't see any structural damamge. Maybe there is a small gouge on the outside, probably just throu
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 5:31am 03.19.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice abou
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:30am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Joe at 4:22am 03.19.22 Hi All, We completely gutted every bit of the interior and drive train and are planning on buildin
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? rgranger at 4:16am 03.19.22 I would layer fiberglass from the outside using the 12:1 bevel. I would use epoxy instead of polyes
Epic Fail (Recovery) rgranger at 4:06am 03.19.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to insta
37C Rudder assembly components Jim Legere at 3:52am 03.19.22 David, There are no detailed drawings that I know of. If you download the owner's manual from the "B
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Will Gilmore at 3:38am 03.19.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? Will Gilmore at 1:13am 03.19.22 I made the patterns with heavy news print paper. The curve won't make any difference to the seamstr
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Benny17441 at 10:15pm 03.18.22 Well, the important factor in oil is viscosity while the great enemy of viscosity is heat and diesel

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