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Leaks on Oday 23 Gnageyj at 3:46am 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3216 Just curious on how best to seal the toe rails and hand rails. Also, I bought 2 new teak hand rails
"Death of a Sailboat", or Mac Anatomy 101 (5) MrMikey64 at 10:48pm 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3319 "Just sit right back, and I'll tell a tale..." As I mentioned some time ago, I was considering scr
Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions amontem at 9:16pm 05.20.11 Irwin 1/4508 Hi , I am refurbishing my 1979 34' Irwin. I have some questions that perhaps some Irwin owner(s) can
Deck repair Mark H at 8:59pm 05.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1532 Re: Deck/Cock pit Non Skid Area Paint My 1993 Hunter 23.5....My white non skid area on my deck
haylard replacement block JouJou at 6:49pm 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/870 Hi My jib haylard came out of the block during a storm. Today I tried to thread the rope back throu
We have Been Underway Chuckbear at 5:56pm 05.20.11 Destinations 3/3299 Beach House and crew have been underway from the Chesapeake to Florida and we are posting our progre
Outboard stuck in down imdalziel at 4:57pm 05.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3686 Hi all, I'm needing a little bit of advice. The problem is that my 1985 90 hp Johnson motor needs a
Jib furling Srushton at 4:07pm 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/973 Hello all, First time posting. Just purchased a 1989 Hunter Vision 32 footer. Really miss the fur
Possible Purchas 86 Catalina (1) sparkem at 3:43pm 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/2595 Hi, I'm finally making the plunge and planning to get into sailing. I'm going to look at a 1986 C2
Inspired by Sum...My first welding project (2) highdesertM26 at 3:24pm 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1871 I added a bow roller. I really hope it helps with lifting the bow up when retrieving the boat.
online manuals merlinuxo at 2:08pm 05.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/14688 I'd posted a thread with links to online manuals and mentioned I had gotten the manuals from another
Looking for bow rollers robwatt at 1:55pm 05.20.11 Big Boats 4/1586 I need 2 new bow roller wheels for my anchor pulpit on my sailboat. Both are 2 7/8" wide and have a
Intex Inflatable Dinghies ms-card@cox.com at 1:53pm 05.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1965 I'm looking for a dinghy for transport between anchorages and moorings to shore and back. Don't even
Charger lead Solstice at 12:05pm 05.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3107 Mainsail, Just bought a new boat and my first project is to add a starting battery. I've done this o
Single Line Mainsail Reef line twist smitski2001 at 12:02pm 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/4119 Hey All, We have a '97 C320 with the single line Mainsail reefing system. I run into an issue with
Online Manuals merlinuxo at 11:32am 05.20.11 Morgan 2/3546 One of the Yahoo Groups Morgan Owners members passed on the following links for all sorts of manuals
Holy LED Batman! Roger Long at 11:13am 05.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5125 I've seen the numbers but they didn't really sink in until I got the battery monitor going. I've co
Yacht Specialists Pedestal dborko1 at 10:31am 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1878 I am looking for part of pedestal that goes above throttle / Transmission body and the compass mount
Prop question, again The chief at 9:00am 05.20.11 Catalina 30 2/1663 I have decided to change out my Two Blade to a Three. I was advised by some on the forum to go with
Another Fresh water flush option for SeaEra Electric head? Solstice at 8:33am 05.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2756 Hi Peggie, Just purchased a new boat that comes with a Raritan SeaEra electric head. Unfortunately i

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Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:23pm 09.08.22 I find it remarkable that you are unaware of her steady and persistent encouragement to boaters tha
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:18pm 09.08.22 As for never buying another Johnson product, I think you will find that in most case Jabsco is far
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 7:11pm 09.08.22 Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the Cadillac of boat toilets for as long as I can remember.
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:06pm 09.08.22 I threw out every brand but Raritan for consideration. Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dlochner at 6:27pm 09.08.22 Walk away. The first picture is a really poor attempt to stop a chain plate leak. Leaks can not be
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Scott T-Bird at 6:00pm 09.08.22 I've been to Defender's brick & mortar store numerous times and been on the phone with them as well.
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? artboas at 4:28pm 09.08.22 Or you could just buy a PVC "hose mender" fitting (male-male) and "cement" the hoses onto it using
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Tater at 4:25pm 09.08.22 This reminds me of a time fishing. The boat was a 30? runabout with big twins. Once we cleared the b
New Mailsale Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 09.08.22 Depends on the loft but generally the company is respected. Is the loft near Oriental?
Internet entrance test Will Gilmore at 3:42pm 09.08.22 And I think you'll have to admit that THAT is truly amazing ! And not just kind of unique, but "ve
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Stu Jackson at 3:40pm 09.08.22 Realized this toilet will never be reliable, removed it, photographed it for this post, and will sh
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 09.08.22 Everybody responding so far has made their fair share of derogatory comments about numerous trades
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Siamese at 3:28pm 09.08.22 Yeah, ya gotta keep a watch. Even on a "brand new" Coronado 30.
What is this cable for? Kingjim91 at 3:06pm 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this, ginal question.
Electric panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.08.22 Perfect. You're off to a great start. The first wires we want to look at are : s your battery sho
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Thank you for the review of the Johnson toilet. I have to agree with @kappykaplan, you get what you
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Re. Self-taping threads in plastic. They are only destroyed when re-assymbling if you do it wrong.
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 2:51pm 09.08.22 I am not sure what is funnier, the grammar correction or the fact that an English major is trying t
Electric panel (3) capseaquel at 2:49pm 09.08.22 If you have power to the "switch", and I have no idea what this switch is, why would you be looking
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 09.08.22 ... and a great workman knows how to hide his mistakes.:beer: You hide that mistake and you'll wi

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