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Help! Forward head pumps straight to vent! redunculous at 10:00am 10.16.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/7177 When I pump my forward head it comes straight out of the vent on the outside of the boat The tank
Engine Cooling gr8_2_av8 at 9:43am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1580 Is it correct to say that a Yanmar 2GMF is a "fresh water" cooled engine, meaning no heat exchanger
Stuck Inside of Mystic with the Manhatten Blues Again Roger Long at 6:42am 10.16.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4666
Auto Pilot...again jorgefife at 5:41am 10.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1828 A while back, I got the wheel for the Raymarine auto pilot, which I installed Yesteday I got the flu
In mast sail released by itself? Dragon at 2:08am 10.16.11 Big Boats 3/1307 Very Recently I purchased a H38 with in mast furling. Today we had steady 35 knot winds in the harbo
electric fan g5665 at 11:29pm 10.15.11 Yamaha 5/1874 I want to install an electric fan on the cabin of my Y25MKii Would like the fellow owners to give
Electric keel winch update........ nemosuit at 11:16pm 10.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1317 Remember? My M22 didn't come with a winch; and the online store selling Dutton-Lainson winches would
Using Vodka to Winterize Fresh Water System? JoyRide28 at 10:13pm 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 29/15567 Ahoy All, a friend of mine recently suggested that the best way to both protect the fresh water syst
Removing teak decks (maybe) CrazyLegs at 7:08pm 10.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1466 We are the happy new owners of a 1984 Beneteau First 42. She looks to be a great boat but has one sm
Another Newbie Knot Tied Down at 5:41pm 10.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/4532 Hey everyone, I'm new to here as a member but have browsed and read many posts over the last few mon
companionway hatch dimensions Mac 17 pupluv at 4:17pm 10.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1412 I'm looking for the dimensions of the hatchboards that cover the companionway on a Mac 17 (1969). T
Climbing Harness Ducati at 4:00pm 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 38/10496 I needed to get up on my mast for 15 mins of work. Bosuns Chair @ West Marine - $150.00 Climbi
Removing fuel tank 1985 nauticalrich at 2:27pm 10.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1090 Does anyone have experience in removing the fuel tank in an Oday 30 or 31. Any advice will be appre
UK Halsey Lazy Cradle experience? obsailor at 1:57pm 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/5559 I'm thinking of installing a UK lazy cradle to replace my mainsail cover with the idea of simplifyin
Mast Question... SailorDave5050 at 1:40pm 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2340 First year as a sailboat owner. Now it's time to take the mast out to trailer the boat to its winte
O'Day 37 holding tanks Peter Brennan at 1:39pm 10.15.11 Bigger Boats 9/3883 A previous owner removed the holding tanks from both heads in our 1982 O'Day 37. He installed a Lect
what are they for???? SenecaDaze at 1:27pm 10.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1861 well i have no picture but maybe someone can enlighten me. the boat is a 1981 hunter22 on the dinett
Running Coax Inside Mast on 26M powersailor at 1:18pm 10.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2687 Just discoverd (the hard way when I removed the mast cap) that the mast on my 26M in filled with ex
Overheating and White Smoke senseipower at 1:13pm 10.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1350 On my last day sail this year I ran out of wind and had to motor back. After about 3 miles my overhe
Bimini for C&C 99 ondinesail at 12:37pm 10.15.11 C&C 0/3308 We are in process of purchasing a C'C 99. One concern we have is that there appears not to be enoug

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Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Rick Webb at 4:46am 07.25.22 I'd bet that sort of statement is standard boilerplate on all policies and is buried in the 37 pages
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:40am 07.25.22 Precious memories, indeed, to be treasured always.
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? JamesG161 at 4:28am 07.25.22 Does this mean I bought influence? No, but the Geico Agent was under the Influence of an Adult be
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad kappykaplan at 3:40am 07.25.22 filling the cockpit with Maine water. I like this idea! :beer:
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad All U Get at 3:24am 07.25.22 Years ago we made this trip in the heat of summer. We found good relief by blocking the cockpit scu
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Rick486 at 2:57am 07.25.22 With just a quick look it appears to me to be a bending failure across the stress concentration effe
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:20am 07.25.22 a j111 out foxed the 52's. it out foxed the 70's, using the thunder bumpers like a pinball. :cool:
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:17am 07.25.22 this year was a stormy 333 mile spinnaker run. is there anything more fun on a sailboat than flying
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:55pm 07.24.22 I went to Luna today with one goal in mind. To get the engine wired up and working off the control p
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:49pm 07.24.22 Well done. You are the first C30 owner I have seen that has removed the aft portion of the counter
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 10:09pm 07.24.22 I'm really curious, what batteries did you choose to install? Westmarine model #15020191, two of t
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 9:52pm 07.24.22 I think you are on the right track. Let us know how it goes. Be sure to grind down the corners to pr
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 9:48pm 07.24.22 I have concluded there are too many taxes dipping into our recreational pleasures. We work hard. We
Beneteau 461 furling Gennaker info required. sail sfbay at 9:24pm 07.24.22 Welcome to the forum!! Install a bow sprit with a top down furler. That is what I installed on my H
replacement of in-deck solar and of interior ceiling lights Boatkeep at 8:37pm 07.24.22 Hey, these are not the same model, but it might help you out. Here at my favourite solar-powered mar
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:24pm 07.24.22 I have installed Cleats on the mast with screws, Cam Cleats too. I suspect that clutches will work.
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jssailem at 8:20pm 07.24.22 i like when the sailmaker delivers the sail and shows me how to fit it. then i give him the check.
Murdered 170 Centerboard rcairflyer at 7:59pm 07.24.22 1/8th or 1/16th should do. The forces are not that formidable. 8" either way (16'' total) would giv
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? jssailem at 7:58pm 07.24.22 I have concluded there are too many taxes dipping into our recreational pleasures. We work hard. We
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Froudy at 6:41pm 07.24.22 DM me - #29

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