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Lower oil install merc 3.3 Cmp1110 at 1:59pm 03.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2081 Hello I have a 2005 merc 3.3 outboard. I drained lower oil but it is seemingly impossible to refill
Roller furling sail help millertara at 12:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1639 My name is Tara and I have a 1973 macgregor 24-25 and I have a roller furling I want to put on now s
Domestic Sealand MSD (2) rgranger at 12:28pm 03.21.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/8871 Hello I'm hoping you can help me understand how this works. I have a Sealand porta pottie that is
Decision? No, wait, this is a decision. No.... Roger Long at 11:33am 03.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 30/6143
Is this the shape of boats to come? (3) sea_casper at 11:31am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 22/8536 Boat #747 in the video won the Mini Transat. YouTube Video The Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Tra
Baltimore Harbor Festival Warren Milberg at 10:26am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2462
Danger at Boot Key Sailm8 at 10:21am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1085 There are sagging power lines at the entrance to Book Key. Hopefully this is a temporary situation.
Owners Manual gkboomtown at 9:51am 03.21.12 Pearson 1/4987 I have a 31-2 and am in need of an owners manual. Open for suggestions My email is gkboomtown@gmail.
Anybody know the maker of... ewoden1 at 7:41am 03.21.12 S2 4/1566 the original throughdeck fuel, water and waste fittings for S2's? They have a bigger four-screw fla
Solar panel placement RECESS at 6:43am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2145 I know this has been discussed ad nausium but there are a few considerations I wanted to ask about.
Saloon Table Mike Culik at 6:11am 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2010
Winch Maintenance Beneteau 321 at 4:45am 03.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2155 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 (new to us) The primary winches are Lewmar Ocean series 2 speed self tra
Bow sprit bgoodoooo at 3:33am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1317 Good morning , looking for information of construction of bow sprit on my 1975 Irwin 10-4, when re
So now what do I do? centerline at 9:49pm 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 28/6625 I sold my powerboats and bought a sailboat..... A '77 Mac21. I know a lot about power boats and boat
corrosion issues packman at 7:06pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 I'm finishing up my new mast and concerned about corrosion issues between the tabernacle bolt and th
Burgee Cabasa 83 at 6:40pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6173 I want to fly my burgee correctly, but the line is not tight so the burgee doesn't fly right. What i
WiFi kit from IslandPC arrived Bonzai at 6:28pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1509 Has anyone had experience with these "bullet" set ups? Good for up to 2 miles out I hear. Planning t
Reassembling companionway RHigh at 6:26pm 03.20.12 Catalina 22 18/2820 Does any one have a detailed picture of the companionway assembly? I believe I have the pieces to re
Electrical grounding strip for flexible shaft coupling Kite Runner at 6:12pm 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6083 I'm installing an R ' D flexible shaft coupling to a Yanmar 3MY30 on my 2009 Hunter 36. My question.
I-Pad as GPS ??? GreenLight at 6:04pm 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2201 I recently received an ad for the new I-Pad which looked like it might have the capability to work a

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Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 10:45am 08.30.22 Thank you. I feel I'm the blind one here. Just to try to be clear, I am referring to aluminum-framed
depth/chart plotters Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 08.30.22 Wifey' read the responses and said "if you know the direction (compass), you know the weather (phon
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 08.30.22
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 10:27am 08.30.22 thank you everyone for your timely and useful input. Wifey' read the responses and said "if you know
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 08.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:15am 08.30.22 You should be getting a couple of drips/minute max. while motoring and nothing while at rest. Now
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 08.30.22 I see said the blind man. Wrong condensation. @RitSim 's procedure is what you want.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:08am 08.30.22 For your first time, it's best to have a buddy in whom you have 100% confidence working opposite yo
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 08.30.22 Yes I do and now I get about 2 drips per second when before it was about 1 drip every 3 or 4 second
Island Time Progress report CaptainRed at 9:59am 08.30.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun? Its certainly the gift that
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:51am 08.30.22 After looking again and again at photos #8 and #10, I am convinced that your only problem shown in
Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 9:44am 08.30.22 Fair question. Not interior condensation. The AC was on all night and working fine. I was referring
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.30.22 Definitely plugged before hitting he water. If you do want to keep it bone dry back there, purchase
Bonding/electrolysis ? (2) Maine Sail at 9:32am 08.30.22 That makes a lot of sense to me, having read the article. I have never seen it done, though. Is t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:32am 08.30.22 Do you have a conventional packing because if so, it should have a small leak because that is what
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 08.30.22 This originated from overnight condensation and not a deluge, so I feel I need to address this soon
Weird Electrical Experience WayneH at 9:27am 08.30.22 When I bought my first home, there were two breakers in the panel that would fight each other. Reset
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Giro at 9:24am 08.30.22
Bonding/electrolysis ? Maine Sail at 9:22am 08.30.22 So the question is whether to bond or not to bond? Anyone care to weigh in on the pros and cons??
Oday 35 winch replacement sail sfbay at 9:13am 08.30.22 Welcome to the forum!! Photo? What size do you have now? If you like the winch, replace it with the

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