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Toilet Odor after Cleaning gypsylounge at 9:27pm 08.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2705 The Sanitation System project from Hell. I have replaced most of the sanitation system on my a
Dumb question on my trailer (1) Mick at 8:20pm 08.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1201 On the front of the trailers for the Mac 26s there is some steel shaped like a square. . Been told i
rigging adjustment newboatowner at 8:05pm 08.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1312 I have found that the two aft lower shrouds are loose. They have tubular turnbuckles and one of the
Bouncing Fuel Gauge Nelsonhow at 6:59pm 08.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1421 The fuel gauge on my 1981 H 30 seems to work but it bounces back and forth when ever the power is on
centerboard is down and not connected to the wire Open Water Sailor at 6:32pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3162 Greetings, I don't want to bore you with the gory details of how this may have happened, and so, let
north atlantic rowing record dlewis812 at 6:25pm 08.01.10 Sails Call Lounge 5/3429 off sailing topic.. however just wondering how it is possible that it took over 100 years to beat th
Oday 25 Halyard replacement - part wire? Ran-Dee9229 at 6:06pm 08.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1581 I have a 1975 O'day 25. I need to replace the main and jib halyards. The main is part traditiona
Rigging a spinnaker on a 222 SailingSully at 6:01pm 08.01.10 Day Sailers 11/3381 I have a beautiful spinnaker that I would like to use. There is a spinnaker pole with a clip on one
Mast lights not working SailingSully at 5:47pm 08.01.10 Day Sailers 19/9805 I have a 1984 O'day and I'm attempting to fix the mast lights while I have the mast down. The forwa
Mercury 5hp stalls pick53 at 3:49pm 08.01.10 Catalina 30 0/1245 I have a 2004 Mercury 5hp 2-cycle engine that only runs on "choke". The engine was tuned in the spri
Smelly Hotwater pick53 at 3:34pm 08.01.10 Catalina 30 9/2954 I have noticed this summer that when I run the hot water in my sink or head that it has a very foul
Cam cleats matthew at 3:29pm 08.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1438 Am upgrading my original v cleats for the jib on my mariner and was wondering if anyone has an opini
control knobs for old gsi marine stove tobygirl at 3:05pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1930 Hi All, I am looking for 3 replacement knobs for my 1988 GSI marine stove. I think the brand is a
Adding a bowsprit gray_penguin at 1:28pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 40/28095 Hello all, We Purchased a 78 Hunter 33 a few months back and I have been doing a lot of research on
Beneteau Cyclades 43 Spinnaker? run242 at 11:51am 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2258 Does anyone know if the Beneteau Cyclades 43 can be rigged for a spinnaker easily or have experience
Chainplate HELP! (2) bruce1309 at 10:17am 08.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2768 I noticed as I was storing some equipment this morning that the stainless steel bar that goes from t
new owner TGunn at 9:23am 08.01.10 Catalina 22 3/1326 Hi All, I was recently given a project boat, and have never owned a boat in my life. It is a Cat
Mysterious looseness in rigging adamk at 8:14am 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1815 Hi, The mast to my 1978 O'day 22 broke off in a storm a few weeks ago. I fixed the mast and replace
For Safety's Sake Use Fuses (1) Maine Sail at 6:34am 08.01.10 Musings With Maine Sail 22/10313 Did a trouble shooting consult yesterday and found this. Note how the wire had been connected to the
northeast bareboat dlewis812 at 5:56am 08.01.10 Destinations 0/3069 plan to spend a week either in maine or cape cod. while there would like to sail at least a day or

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How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 8:59am 04.02.22 Yes... Diesel Bug is a fun catchall term. More scientific term is "Fuel Contamination" This site ha
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:59am 04.02.22 The power output of a diesel is in proportion to its speed. I imagine if the OP rev'd it up high i
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:46am 04.02.22 Gave you an idea? That's exactly what I have been saying! :) You are correct, I hadn't read the
Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Amanda_dk at 8:44am 04.02.22
the great lakes are open. the season is underway DougM at 8:36am 04.02.22 Edgar B. Speer was the first upbound boat through the Soo locks on April 1.
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE jssailem at 8:30am 04.02.22 Very well said @PaulK It is your boat and you have to sail it. The helpful discussion hit all the
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 8:18am 04.02.22 Thanks Terry. Some days it is all Love and Kisses... Some days it's a maelstrom... Kind of like s
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE PaulK at 8:02am 04.02.22 It can be done, but as others have mentioned, the cure might be worse than the disease. Moving the t
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 8:00am 04.02.22 I believe the 'working' email for Ward is.. ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com I'm considering re
Bent Wing smokey73 at 7:55am 04.02.22 What is an "unprotected trailer?" If it was a professional boat shipping company that had it on its
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 7:51am 04.02.22 Happy Birthday to your wife. I'm sure you'll treat her well.
Fender cleanup BigEasy at 7:22am 04.02.22 I use simple green on mine, does a decent job. Have never tried tilex: however, looks good. I woul
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 7:15am 04.02.22 Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit ou
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator PaulK at 7:09am 04.02.22 Try Auto Zone? This sort of thing is used a lot for car trunks, hoods, and pickup covers. Look up
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:44am 04.02.22 I suspect that the heavy load on the alternator is causing the issue, but I do not know why the gov
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:42am 04.02.22 This gave me an idea. With the engine running turn the key off but do not kill the engine. Try the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. senang at 6:26am 04.02.22
Bent Wing W.P. Smith at 6:14am 04.02.22 Thank you for your input everyone. For clarification, the keel is lead. Both wings were damaged (t
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) lehighsail at 6:03am 04.02.22 Several years ago I reused my Fairclough cover, originally for my H290, for my H33. I added a secti
Cutlass bearing kappykaplan at 5:51am 04.02.22 @Dave Groshong should be able to help you.

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