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Diesel Fuel in Water Tank! Help! skabeeb at 5:44am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/7475 Yesterday my wife and I stopped at a local Marina to top off the our fuel and the dockhand accidentl
Gasoline transfer pump nemosuit at 5:32am 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2650 Okay, it's really not for my boat, but it's for the forklift that's going to lift my boat off the tr
Question about Holding Tanks mcrow33 at 4:40am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4745 This may be a stupid question. I have a Kracor 15 gal holding tank. I am replacing the head and all
Mast Head Sheaves-lock-up CaptBillyG at 4:24am 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1860 I have a 1995 Hunter passage 42, with a B'R Rig. I was attempting to raise the Main Sail and noted e
Schooner aground Tim R. at 4:21am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4439 In June, a local schooner, Wendameen, ran up on an old wreck and had to be floated off at the next h
Leaking macerator Pump Seal Rick486 at 3:17am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6874 Has anyone replaced a leaking seal on a Jebasco macerator pump? Mine is dripping. I have jury rigged
8 Day Catalina Island Trip CaptDon01 at 9:12pm 07.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1637 Finished out long awaited trip to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. We started out last Sat. and motor
Interior wood care Sublime at 8:52pm 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 4/1726 What do y'all use to care for the wood down below such as the cabinet, door to the head, etc?
Adding Air Conditioning to 36-2 seporterky at 7:48pm 07.31.11 Pearson 1/1877 We are considering air conditioning for our 1986 Pearson 36-2 CB. Unfortunately we are having troubl
H37C spreader replacement ybrad at 7:04pm 07.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1810 Looking at the Rig-Rite web site, it looks like the replacement spreader is Kenyon Spars SP4 Airfoil
Osprey's Hanging out on Masts (3) rpwillia at 6:05pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3711 Sure was happy this was not my boat. Two of the Ospreys we have in our marina were hanging out on tw
Diesel smell in H340 aft cabin KenKindrick at 5:41pm 07.31.11 Big Boats 2/1513 After I fill up my year 2000 Hunter 340 with diesel the aft cabin STRONGLY smells like diesel fuel.
New O'Day 40 owner dtstines at 5:39pm 07.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2836 We just bought a Oday 40 and are looking forward to hearing from other 40 owners We will be bringing
Raising the profile of my Venture sailfisher at 5:25pm 07.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2136 I would like to add about 10" of head room to the cabin of my Venture 21. I already added 12" to th
Plunked down $2200 RECESS at 5:18pm 07.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/7067 We have been doing a lot of deep water fishing in the 10 to 20 mile offshore range. The Mahi Mahi ar
Garmin Data Cards for Bahamas gettinthere at 4:48pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3620 We're looking to buy Garmin G2 cards for our Garmin 3210 plotter. The 3000 series plotters use the
Wiring in an inverter - few questions redunculous at 4:25pm 07.31.11 Big Boats 8/2909 So I'm looking at getting an inverter. The one part I am struggling with is how to wire the ac inpu
HELP gaucho9 at 3:42pm 07.31.11 Day Sailers 2/1485 Is there an specific trailer for the O'Day 23? Or what should I be looking for? We live in Maine b
Wilcox Crittendend Seacock - Part II (2) rdowall at 1:37pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4170 I have 2 Wilcox Crittenden 1-1/2" seacocks that I would like to rebuild. These seacocks are 1995 vin
Wilcox Crittenden Seacock question rdowall at 12:51pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2951 I have a 2 Wilcox Crittenden 1-1/2" seacocks that I would like to rebuild. These seacocks are 1995 v

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No Backstay? Scott B at 5:28am 10.05.22
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? dLj at 5:25am 10.05.22 the boat will be in the Georgia straight so to exactly the wild pacific but we do get some gales. I
Merit 22 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.05.22 Look at the load range for each tire and determine the weigh to include boat, trailer and motor. Al
transmission when sailing Bob_S at 4:49am 10.05.22 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing
Merit 22 trailer shemandr at 4:24am 10.05.22 I think the trailer is too short and too narrow. How does the weight capacity of the trailer compar
No Backstay? danstanford at 2:53am 10.05.22 I think one of the biggest reasons to live without the backstay is the extra roach you can carry in
Cruising Water and Land kappykaplan at 2:29am 10.05.22 Snapshot tho... Tks! :beer:
Cruising Water and Land (1) JamesG161 at 9:19pm 10.04.22 got one looking down at the engine? I have movie of it running today. Can't figure how to let you
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. Leeward Rail at 8:12pm 10.04.22 ... i really don't need any criticism.. You posted a clear question, along with photos... so that
Buy now or wait for recession? Leeward Rail at 7:52pm 10.04.22 It's a Catalina 25.. They are super cheap already! $6k USD with a trailer isn't unheard of. There
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Tom J at 7:50pm 10.04.22 Hi Stu, I did just that. Thanks. I called Warren Pandy at Catalina this am. For the benefit of anyo
Cruising Water and Land Leeward Rail at 7:47pm 10.04.22 Nice Bentley .. Very very nice. The peak of automobiles.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 7:36pm 10.04.22 This stern bridle technique has always worked well for us The stern bridle IS the same idea as the
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 7:34pm 10.04.22 Check out ocean racers and catamarans. Not many have backstays 100% of the golden globe boats do,
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 7:31pm 10.04.22 Essentially would be coming in - grap a bite of the secured mid ships spring line, try and loop the
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Blitz at 7:15pm 10.04.22 As for updating the software on the instruments, I thought that was the purpose for adding the i70
No Backstay? kloudie1 at 7:15pm 10.04.22 Check out ocean racers and catamarans. Not many have backstays
No Backstay? Hayden Watson at 6:59pm 10.04.22 One often overlooked consideration with rigging dependent on a single backstay is if it fails. Whil
No Backstay? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49pm 10.04.22 One often overlooked consideration with rigging dependent on a single backstay is if it fails. While
No Backstay? Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 10.04.22

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