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Trailer bumper? (1) jjsbiggs at 1:23pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1954 The rubber bumper for the front of the boat on my trailer has a few cracks in it and I was going to
Trailerability and launchability Squidd at 1:06pm 09.26.11 Trailer Sailors 26/12505 Hi, new guy here, Caught the sailing bug again... 20 years ago I had a Sunfish type boat sailed i
Exhaust system rickc198 at 12:38pm 09.26.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2681 I recently repowered my Pearson 33 with a rebuilt from Moyer. I discovered that my real issue was b
Marelon Thru-Hulls Warren Milberg at 12:19pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3165 My H28.5 has four white Marelon thru-hulls. All are a foot or more above the waterline (anchor well
1980 Catalina 27 Keel Question Ajay73 at 12:17pm 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/3969 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 and have a "smile" question. Currently the boat is out of the wate
How fine a filter needed for raw water cooled intake? JonnyQuest at 11:46am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1814 have a couple of different filters and both seem to have larger sized screens than I had expected. I
Link 10 Negative wiring sail4340 at 11:27am 09.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2386 Could you please provide instructions as to how to wire a housebank of 3 group 31 batteries in Paral
Seasmoke is coming available again... CharlieCobra at 11:27am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 43/7925 The current owner has reached his personal stopping point and is walking away. Over 55% of the hard
Mac V22 on Craigslist rgranger at 11:19am 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1330 No affiliation... http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/boa/2605953072.html
Southco Pop Out Knob Latch abyssal at 10:49am 09.26.11 Catalina 310 3/2966 I need to replace the pop out knob latch which secures the top refrigerator and/or the dry storage b
High Winds Wkemple at 10:17am 09.26.11 Big Boats 24/3852 Does anyone have any recommendations for how to get out of a slip in high winds when sailing alone?
Purchased a Catalina 27 Ajay73 at 10:10am 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 17/9714 Well I did it. I bought a 1980 Catalina 27. Boat appears to be in pretty good shape. I've gone ov
Winter Storage on The Forked River NJ Loose Ends at 10:01am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1398 Where do you winter store on the Forked River? Do they have any restrictions on doing your own work
336 owners stevestk at 9:58am 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1332 I would like to get some feedback from 336 owners. I looked at one over the weekend and liked a lot
O'Day 25 CB questions cb32863 at 8:01am 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6441 I asked a similar question a while back in the Catalina forum but I would like to know similar infor
Boat Yard Rules when on the hard... BillyK at 7:54am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 66/16388 Question about the rules I've just read in one of the boatyards around here that will block sailboat
Battery Installation CCHer at 7:45am 09.26.11 Catalina 310 14/3945 I'm replacing my OEM 4Ds after 7 years-5 with PO and 2 with me. One has failed and the other is prob
Overheated Outboard Motor Neil McDonald at 7:23am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/5050 The water cooling system on my dinghy's quite new 9 horse Yamaha 2 stroke outboard failed and, not a
O'Day 39 Gary Patterson at 6:22am 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1188 Good Day O'Day Owners, We have a 83 O'Day 39. Our questions are all about proper mast setup. 1) O
Trickle charge Bill1565 at 5:40am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2965 I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a post in a battery thread. Post warned against

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Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug BigEasy at 11:05am 10.23.22 Curt, Replaced my standard marinco plug years ago with a smart plug & repurposed the marinco c
Water filter clarification... Captain Larry-DH at 10:55am 10.23.22 I just talked to two different boat owners with old Universal diesels and they will not pump water
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 10.23.22
Water filter clarification... (1) jssailem at 10:06am 10.23.22 It sure appears to be a mystery... Here is what your filter looks like on the shelf. water flows in
Sinks draining slowly. Stu Jackson at 9:57am 10.23.22
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) dLj at 9:55am 10.23.22 I'm not quitting. But I am 150mi from the boat so I can't just pop down to try something. A number
Sinks draining slowly. (1) jssailem at 9:44am 10.23.22 Justin... they probably were not thinking from a marine perspective. Slow drains are most likely ob
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 9:42am 10.23.22 Rich, don't quit now. You can ask the yard to place a shrink wrap door over the chock and you can p
Sinks draining slowly. Justin_NSA at 9:35am 10.23.22 You did the right thing. P-traps are designed to be a water seal between sewer gases and the sink dr
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions sail sfbay at 9:35am 10.23.22 ......... I am trying to replace the lifelines and cabin cushions...... Unfornately the owner's man
Sinks draining slowly. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 10.23.22 My boat had "P" traps under the sinks in both drain lines as delivered from the factory. Drainage w
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Rick D at 9:08am 10.23.22 Ill pile on and say that I did the same a couple of years ago. The twist lock was just so darn hard
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:02am 10.23.22 You need to know the hole diameter at the top of the stanchion tip to make sure the new lifeline fro
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Hollyberry at 9:01am 10.23.22 I've switched to the Smartplug receptacle and simply changed the cord-end fitting twice.. On our las
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug marchem at 8:07am 10.23.22
Sinks draining slowly. sail sfbay at 8:02am 10.23.22 Should drain freely. Sounds like an obstruction. If you cannot clear it suggest replacing the hose
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tally Ho at 7:46am 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 7:32am 10.23.22 Many thanks for responding and wish you and your fellow Floridians well. I look forward to any pho
Sinks draining slowly. Justin_NSA at 7:16am 10.23.22 "best you can tell there are no blockages"? Did you run a snake? Plunge it? How could you tell? We k
Sinks draining slowly. Tally Ho at 7:04am 10.23.22

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