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wc head intake failed sdfriedman at 5:55pm 06.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2801 need some help. i have a wc newport electric head and the intake doesn't draw water. i took it apart
Too late to ask yet too important to ignore yammy at 5:46pm 06.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1 Hello Macgregor-ers out there! After laser-ing for 3 years, I bought a 1992 Macgregor 26S, my firs
compression post Scott at 5:35pm 06.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1183 About 7 or 8 years ago, we had the compression post on our '86 h31 r/r by a very reputable yard whic
Electric Head = "Blender" Mattsail at 5:02pm 06.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4718 Electric Head issue - Jabsco Electric 37045 (plumbed to fresh water) It is 7 years old ' Has w
Coolent mixture oceanblues at 4:44pm 06.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1418 I just purchased a 1994 Catalina 320 and was changing the Coolent but not sure how much water to mix
Rudder Post Slides out of Blocking ((Bracket?) Rich Bright at 4:26pm 06.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2030 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 . The Rudder was actually in the Cockpit Stainless Post ripped in half)=. W
Groco HF won't intake sea water. Smitty at 4:07pm 06.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/10776 I have a Groco HF that I replaced 2 seasons ago. The first time I tried to use it this season, it re
New Head (5) CaptDon01 at 2:57pm 06.26.11 Catalina 22 3/1480 We've been working on an idea to improve the head situation on our C-22 MK-II version. With the fact
diesel generator alallen1 at 2:25pm 06.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3596 Has anyone had experience with installing a diesel generator in a 37 (1979)??? If so, where installe
Looking for stanchions Bron at 12:50pm 06.26.11 S2 2/1602 My S2 8.5 was t-boned by a powerboat over the weekend. It bent all four stanchions on the port side
O'day 35 documentation JudeHey at 12:46pm 06.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1502 I am in the process of purchasing a 1985 O'day 35. I know for a fact that I want to replace the runn
photos of rigging skipper pam at 12:38pm 06.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/1181 Hi I just bought this Hunter 19' need help rigging the main and jib pictures would be great!
singlehanding the hunter 36 sailfresh at 12:21pm 06.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1616 I am considering the purchase of a hunter 36 and am wondering how difficult it is to single hand. I
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Parts - Help! DharmaBum at 11:49am 06.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/6189 My 1979 O'Day 25 (tall rig) has an OMC Zephyr Saildrive. Other than it's noisy and a chain-smoker, i
10, 20, OR 30 Amp Charger? What Do You Recommend? Joe Mullee at 7:48am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 22/7996 According to the customer serviice guy at Xantrex it appears the TrueCharge 10A Multi Stage charger
Rain water accumulates (2) g5665 at 6:17am 06.26.11 Yamaha 3/1874
gasket sealent NYSail at 6:12am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1873 Hello all..... I am replacing my impellor and thermostat and was wondering what everybody puts on t
Thanks everyone! jfrench at 5:47am 06.26.11 Catalina 22 3/1293 After seven and one-half months of fix up and clean up, I finally launched my new-to-me '86 Cat 22 y
Portable radio batteries All U Get at 4:39am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1876 Hi gang, I recently received a used ICOM M15 portable radio with nickle-cadmium batteries. After pu
Racing Etiquette Ducati at 4:00am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4969 We recently participated in a PHFR race. Winds were super light and we barely had one knot. As we a

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Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Rick D at 2:20pm 01.18.22 Based upon what you have, they should be through bolted. Hopefully, there is no cabinetry in the way
New tool :) (1) jeepbluetj at 2:17pm 01.18.22 Can you show a picture of that? I just got a solar setup for my boat still trying to figure out th
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 01.18.22 You start with a very ambitious plan but then you make it sound all sketchy when you talk about DIY
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? shemandr at 2:00pm 01.18.22 At least in regard to the Shinnicock Canal, which isn't in your route but is part of the ICW, there
bolt rope extrusion removal from selden mast dlochner at 1:41pm 01.18.22 Try warming with a heat gun. That should soften the PVC enough to bend. If the mast is down it may
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 1:21pm 01.18.22 I assume you'd be trying to minimize the hardware you have on board so a gin pole using your boom or
Lower shrouds AaronD at 12:53pm 01.18.22 Some pictures would be helpful. If I understand correctly, your new shrouds have swaged eyes, design
Dometic AC needs capacitor Ken13559 at 12:34pm 01.18.22 I don't remember much and keeps forgetting where I ....... I'm that old too.
Trying to identify this boat cb32863 at 12:29pm 01.18.22 I love how people try to convince someone to buy a rotting POS and put money in to it. :rolleyes: Ju
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? SandCat at 12:16pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design. They have very well thought out mast rai
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 12:10pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes and the rates are consid
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 01.18.22 I'm a sailor and love wind in my wings. It appears I will need to un-step/load&carry/re-step at lea
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 11:06am 01.18.22 Soooo..... I phoned the uscg just now and the person explained that there is a bug in their software
Coast Guard multi year renewal NYSail at 10:59am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentatio
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:58am 01.18.22 . But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:50am 01.18.22 But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 10:43am 01.18.22 At a marina I used to stay, I watched my slip neighbor step his mast by rafting his boat to two othe

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