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New Sails for the H28? eliems at 10:11am 07.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1599 At least the mainsail which is original from 1993 seems to need replacing as we keep having to put s
What is this..above my engine gauges? saltysailor at 10:03am 07.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/5106 I've recently purchased a Cal 2-27 and am going over everything to learn and fix things. Since I've
Mainsheet Lines and Blocks -- Need new setup ideas saileclipse at 8:19am 07.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2499 I have a MacGregor 22 1981 and the mainsheet system needs upgrading. What d oyou suggest? Where to
1968 or 1969 cal 30 zeehag at 8:09am 07.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2224 neighbor of mine in sd has one for sale--is in good shape and even runs well--sails well. has full k
How to charge battery from Yamaha OB (3) Nicky17000 at 8:05am 07.07.11 Trailer Sailors 3/6185 Our Nissan 9.9 died and we had to replace it. Now I have a Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke. I would like to conn
1981 22' Macgregor Questions from New Owner bobcatflip at 7:43am 07.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/11411 New sailboat owner new to sailing. Just a few easy wonders....1) Any idea what the model name was on
Tonnage Measurement Depth (1) sea_wolf_70 at 6:49am 07.07.11 Bigger Boats 1/1703 Hi Everyone Is there someone who know the Tonnage Measurement Depth of an o'day 30 1984? http://
23 Pop Top Curtains or Skirt drmyy at 6:24am 07.07.11 Day Sailers 2/1634 Hi Everyone, I have just aquired a 23. She has the old skirt for the poptop but I am not sure if th
1978 23' O"Day toilet system replacement kersse at 5:37am 07.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1819 I recently purchased a 1978 23' O'Day fixer upper. I noticed that the toilet has a system that perm
Newbie with a 23.5 and questions. av8erdunn at 4:54am 07.07.11 Smaller Boats 20/3566 I recently bought a 1994 23.5 and I have a question. Is there a plug that needs to be installed prio
Carbon Monoxide Alarms seadaddler at 4:28am 07.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4126 My carbon monoxide alarms are driving me crazy when not even running the motor and it happens when I
Manson Anchor PERCHER at 4:17am 07.07.11 Big Boats 15/4209 I have recently purchased a 45CC and am a bit concerned about the standard anchor. We are planning
Hunter326 Mainsail battens Dubai at 1:33am 07.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1663 Mainsail on my 326 has 4 battens. The upper 2 are full battens. However they are different in that t
Where the heck is the leak????? toby11537 at 10:17pm 07.06.11 Big Boats 3/1461 I have a 1998 Passage 450 and am so frustrated in that I can not find the source of a leak! It i
Prototype Folding Tiller 2002 Hunter 270 (2) jimfrankelly at 7:54pm 07.06.11 Smaller Boats 0/2106 I developed a prototype folding tiller that seems to be working well ' folds up `flat`against the st
registration numbers on an inflatable Geoff K at 7:27pm 07.06.11 Ask All Sailors 19/19478 How do you make registration letters/numbers stick to a PVC inflatable? We put them on yesterday, pu
CDI Furler bowlinguy800 at 7:27pm 07.06.11 Catalina 22 2/1503 Hello all, One question with the CDI furler I have on my 22. I just set it up this weekend for the f
smelly ending TommyBoy at 7:00pm 07.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4294 I have a problem with my Reritan electric head smelling. It works great and never smells unless we t
Daysailor 1 center board KENWADUDE at 6:14pm 07.06.11 Day Sailers 3/3017 HI, I have an 85 daysailor, new to me. I am having difficulty lowering the CB unless I relieve the p
You think you got guts? Rick at 5:21pm 07.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4422 Got caught out in a bit of a blow? Just got to survive back to the slip.. or not. Wow! http://yo

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Gelcoat questions. Kaysirin at 8:09pm 08.08.22 Nice, thank you rgranger, sail sfbay & Ralph Johnstone! :beer::cool:
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:06pm 08.08.22 208139
Flush! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:06pm 08.08.22
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 7:59pm 08.08.22 So the kit arrived. With an addtitional CAD$99 import duty and $40 for the gaskets, I'm well over $1
Hot water tank use when at anchor dlochner at 7:44pm 08.08.22 Yep, the water in the tank is replaced with cold water. This is not all bad as the water in the tank
Rebuild Perkins Diesel jssailem at 7:42pm 08.08.22 It made sense to me to practice good maintenance. Cruise the boat and fear not using the engine in k
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:32pm 08.08.22 Of course, you have to find your intake line thru-hull and open it. Do you have a thru hull dischar
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Zinger88 at 7:30pm 08.08.22 Obviously, this topic is dependent on whatever your personal situation may be and there's really no
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 08.08.22 Just to explain pumping water from a sink ... the premise is to let the sink drain into a line so th
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 08.08.22 It does work to simply pour water into the bowl and pump it out with the waste, but it's not a good
Flush! Tally Ho at 7:18pm 08.08.22 Here is a bit of video that gives an overall layout of a typical system with a holding tank. ftNRht
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:09pm 08.08.22 Take a picture and post it ... It's very simple ... if you have a marine head, you use the hand pump
Flush! Plymouth Sailor at 7:00pm 08.08.22 What's the make/model/approx age of the toilet? --Peggie No idea, looks like 90s or even 80s, how
Flush! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:50pm 08.08.22 She's very open with sharing her knowledge but you should buy Peggie's book. Money well spent. As
Hot water tank use when at anchor JoeWhite at 6:28pm 08.08.22 When you turn on the hot water faucet, the water pump detects low water pressure and pumps fresh col
A jib and a genoa? (1) Gene Neill at 6:19pm 08.08.22 This may or may not help, but here are the luff, leech, and foot measurements for the five headsails
Flush! BarryL at 6:12pm 08.08.22 Hi, As mentioned, marine toilets do not have a water tank like a home toilet. Most marine toilets a
Mixing elbow cracked. sailcapt340 at 6:11pm 08.08.22 All the advice you have been given here is correct. You will save yourself a lot of work by removin
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor BarryL at 6:06pm 08.08.22 Hey, It's your boat and only you can decide on the gear you equip your boat with. There are no wron
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? (1) Gene Neill at 6:04pm 08.08.22 I pulled all this out of Daydream when we first got her home. PO had packed it into various lockers

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