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Hatch hinge... Doug/Karen at 6:29am 10.03.11 Big Boats 2/1501 I do not know if this problem is unique to the H356 or if the same hatch cover is used on several mo
Winch COnversion Kits kersse at 6:07am 10.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2817 I have a 1980 23ft O'day with non tailing winches. I would like to convert them to self tailing. Doe
More Furling Problems blockboy at 6:03am 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2168 I have a 2007 Hunter 38 with a Selden furling main. I have put up and removed the sails before with
Winch Conversion Kits kersse at 5:50am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1508 I have a 1980 23ft O'day with non tailing winches. I would like to convert them to self tailing. Doe
Source for cabin top handrails? Bron at 5:30am 10.03.11 S2 6/2137 Does anyone know of a source for the teak cabin top handrails. It looks like a 1" x 3" x 10'6" mill
DIY Winterizing Engines + Water Systems Ducati at 5:19am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2929 My yard wants $500 to winterize our boat. Seems like alot of dough to me and was thinking of learnin
Racing and Reefing? (1) Lookout at 5:03am 10.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2426 Hi Everyone I am the owner of a Catalina 27, 1977 Hull Number 2525. I have done very well this yea
Solar Vent Location twodzusfittings at 4:47am 10.03.11 Smaller Boats 3/1221 Thinking ahead for a few winter projects, one of which should help with getting the heat out of the
hunter 33 1981 a good boat? Manureva at 4:26am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/14268 looking at a hunter 33 cherubinni 1981, the price is good, it does need a little work but it would j
21.7 mast lowering kit twalker at 1:48am 10.03.11 Trailer Sailors 4/6470 I have just purchased a 21.7 with a kit for lowering the mast. The trouble is I cannot figure out ho
Shrouds on or off when trailering drock10 at 9:23pm 10.02.11 Catalina 22 5/2211 Hey quick question do I have to take all 3 shrouds off on both sides when lowering the mast or can I
need more head room USCG369 at 8:24pm 10.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1779 I have recently been looking at a couple of options to give my 74 mac venture 21 a little more cockp
Good maintenance (2) sailaway78 at 7:58pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2863 For anyone who has any doubts that regular oil changes and quality oil and filters are not well wort
sailing with capt. Obvious! USCG369 at 6:29pm 10.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1748 When I bought my first sailboat several years ago and began to actually "learn to sail" I had a big
replacement windows dseaverme at 6:24pm 10.02.11 Pearson 4/3051 we would like to replace the windows on our pearson 36 (1988). any suggestions?
WinchRite Power Winch eliems at 6:02pm 10.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2681 Anyone used/purchased one of these? (My wife has trouble getting the Main Sail up using the manual h
Ball Valve Recall elcriollo at 5:39pm 10.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1621 The ball valve on my macerator thru-hull is leaking through the inside. That is, no matter which way
Surfing in a V222 rgranger at 5:32pm 10.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/932 Hey Guys. I had a first for me last Friday. I got my V222 to plane. Went out on Smith Mountain La
Catalina 30 Chesapeake Fall Sailing Video rbmcintire at 5:27pm 10.02.11 Catalina 30 6/3785 Alright, I know there was a lot of discussion on reefing, BUT those are SPEED wrinkles on the luff :
Reminder about posting boats for sale Phil Herring at 5:22pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1273 Just wanted to remind everyone that boats for sale should not be posted in the forums whether or not

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Water filter clarification... jssailem at 7:33am 10.24.22 I am not a believer in the cancel culture BS. I am not triggered nor frightened seeking safe space
Recommendations on bottom paint requested rgranger at 7:31am 10.24.22 In the Fall of 2020, I moved to Charleston SC and this has been my first experience with keeping a b
Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 10.24.22 I used a filter like the one you show, on my new to me boat for about 6 months. It was readily avai
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot rgranger at 7:25am 10.24.22 It's like having an extremely well stocked kitchen at your disposal. If only Lowes or Home Depot
Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 10.24.22 Oh, and going back to the "filter". I've always seen instructions that show the strainer mounted in
Water filter not needed right? Justin_NSA at 7:20am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... (1) jssailem at 7:19am 10.24.22 I used a filter like the one you show, on my new to me boat for about 6 months. It was readily avail
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:13am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 10.24.22 You've been calling it a "filter" and all the time I've been thinking that is odd terminology to use
Merit 22 owners (1) ssmith1627 at 6:51am 10.24.22 I looked at several Merit's before pulling the trigger. There seems to be way more support for the
Merit 22 owners Shakalaaka at 6:40am 10.24.22 I know ! I got my merit 22 last summer. First thing I had to do was fix the keel lifting wench. Coul
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? twodzusfittings at 6:40am 10.24.22 From the picture it looks like you need to gently lift, with a small flat head screw driver, the li
Merit 22 owners ssmith1627 at 6:36am 10.24.22 Even if not specific to the Merit 22 -- a general Merit group would be nice. I just bought a Merit
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection shemandr at 6:17am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 6:08am 10.24.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar smokey73 at 5:56am 10.24.22 A lab test would be definitive but I'm not sure it is necessary. Emulsified water in the oil will s
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 5:52am 10.24.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Dubo at 5:45am 10.24.22 Before trying to clean it you might want to figure out what it is. It looks very much like oil tha
Morse dual lever controller lever question dlochner at 5:34am 10.24.22 To change the direction of the throttle, move the cable to the other hole.
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug CYQK at 5:28am 10.24.22 +1 on 303 good stuff

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