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Mast Winch - Anyone Have One? GorillaToast at 3:50pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 9/1999 And if so, which side of the mast is it on? My boat came with one on the port side of the mast, a
Waste pump out odor greg simon at 3:27pm 02.28.12 Ericson 2/3607 When I pump out my holding tank, it smells the boat up for a day. Is there a leak in a hose. There
Silly Question Swan at 3:05pm 02.28.12 S2 6/1500 We are (hopefully) getting closer to purchasing our S2 8.5 and I'm searching for a dingy. My questi
Recommendations on auto-furler for Catalina 30 longterm at 2:38pm 02.28.12 Catalina 30 11/3191 I just got my boat home today, motored it to the marina (zero wind), and have decided that, rather t
sulfated battery? patman70 at 2:20pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1491 I have a 6 month old walmart marine battery ' I store it on the boat for emergencies ' I keep a sola
Rub Rail Screw Seepage (1) Nodak7 at 1:44pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 14/4174 OK getting set up for the spring work list and one item I have on my list is to repair a very slight
NASA Splice standard Grasshopp at 1:05pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3279 Came across this in my daily reading. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-n
Bubbles in fuel? Stephen Trapani at 12:48pm 02.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/3085 Does it make sense that my Yanmar 2QM15 would get tiny bubbles in the fuel that would prevent me fro
Sufficient solar power? rhythm and brews at 12:42pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 3/1572 Hello all. Im a newbie to the group so forgive any dumb questions I have. I wanted to get som vali
Winch mountings Reggie Collette at 11:10am 02.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1216 My 1981 Catalina does not have bulkhead winches mounted for the jib and main halyard. Since I have
Chain Plate Question Propnut30 at 9:48am 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Ok Im still In afghanistan and am about to order some hardware for the MAC. I wanted to replace the
leaking companionway 33.5 '93 psherwin at 8:55am 02.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1782 Discovered dry rot of very poor choice of wood by Hunter. They had anchored the tool tray in the mo
How to sell a boat MrBill_FLL at 8:45am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2714 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-WE...1a4e6c80#v4-37 sorry, I couldn't resist...
40 horse mercury AtlanticAl at 8:42am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1347 My neighbour, just asked me if i could change the impeller, on his 4 year old, forty horse mercury o
boom length Larry O at 8:28am 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Hello, becuse my boat and manual are two thousand miles away I have this easily answered question.
Gps Wiring Question JimLor at 7:10am 02.28.12 Pearson 1/1226 I intend to install a Garmin 546s (w/o transducer for now) and am curious about the wiring. I instal
Clear View mavourneen at 6:56am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1131 I have a wind breaker on my new 1987 27LE Oday. It has some clear well almost clear plastic panels.
Tug stuck beneath NH bridge Soundbounder at 6:30am 02.28.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/6514 The tug Eugenia Moran rescuing the stricken tug Miss Stacy, which became trapped below the Memorial
1917 Herreshoff Found in NH Soundbounder at 6:22am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1774 Peter Sterrett of Herreshoff Yacht Sales reports that a previously unknown Buzzards Bay 15 has been
FYI your GPS Alan at 6:19am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3254 Although boaters view the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to revoke approval of a n

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Key issues with C275. Mike8074 at 6:16pm 11.22.22 It's going from freshwater to freshwater, so not a huge deal...but it does have that VC17 on it whic
40 ft hunter electrical Stu Jackson at 6:00pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 5:56pm 11.22.22 Sorta kinda... A boat can be to windward of another while still being clear astern (or clear ahea
Racing rule questions PaulK at 5:24pm 11.22.22 Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact, boat A is clear astern in the first sketch. It is
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:50pm 11.22.22 Just shopping for wood in case I need to make a rudder. Cannot find anything suitable that is 1 inch
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 11.22.22 I've repaired cracked frames with fiberglass and paint. They looked decent at 5ft away. I can elabor
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:16pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Winterizing the A/C artboas at 4:05pm 11.22.22 I have used a 5 gal bucket with a drain installed to winterize both my engine and my AC. I place th
Oday 25 portlights terry_buda at 3:47pm 11.22.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 11.22.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 11.22.22 In the first sketch, how is boat A to windward? Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact,
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 2:21pm 11.22.22 Thanks John This is just what I needed. unfortunately, the 2.62 transmission is different than w
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Mechone at 1:55pm 11.22.22 I'd go out on limb that the rigging has been over tightened , which can cause stress cracking and
40 ft hunter electrical Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Warped Rudder rgranger at 1:16pm 11.22.22 Check out what Jamestown Distributors recommends, they have a lot of products intended for wood. :pl
40 ft hunter electrical Rick.johnson at 1:10pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 11.22.22 and offer any commentary or advice you feel is appropriate. In the first sketch, how is boat A to
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 11.22.22 Looks like in the photo, that only one of the extrusions is bent and so you should be able to buy on
33.5 fuel tank leak dmax at 12:02pm 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 11.22.22 Dutch can be really tricky, language-wise, so it is quite possible your Magic Carpet friends were c

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