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Dumb question on my trailer (1) Mick at 8:20pm 08.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1226 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 1/1339 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 2/1471 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 12/3282 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 5/3520 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 4/1626 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 11/3530 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 19/10406 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 0/1324 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 9/3123 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 1/1463 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 2/1972 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 40/29069 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 2/2320 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 12/2926 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 3/1345 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 7/1870 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 22/10851 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 0/3102 plan to spend a week either in maine or cape cod. while there would like to sail at least a day or
In Mast Furling Sail, Winter Storage? sigbear at 4:44am 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/3815 I'm sure people in Florida leave their sails intact all year long, and people living in the frigid n

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Fridge/freezer use Stu Jackson at 10:31am 07.01.22 O.K., gotcha, refrigerator only. Mine's quite large, and on trips I always start it off with a cou
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Justin_NSA at 10:25am 07.01.22 Those kinda look like rivnuts. Doesn't look like a very secure design as you are finding out althoug
Mystery beneath my prop strut vwjim70 at 9:50am 07.01.22 Thank you all for your insight. It helps A LOT! I am currently in the process of removing the cutla
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Muttondressedaslamb at 9:07am 07.01.22 Mmmmm, rotten lettuce scraps in the bilge.... As if it doesn't smell bad enough already. :) I wo
Air conditioning issue (1) JamesG161 at 9:06am 07.01.22 This may help you Trouble shoot your Dometic AC. for help. Jim...
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 07.01.22 Here are a couple of pictures showing the rotted backing plate before and after removal. I am just
Air conditioning issue Lee Hadjiosif at 8:41am 07.01.22 With your setup, you should have one intake hose and two outflow hoses. Are both hoses running water
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast isaksp00 at 8:39am 07.01.22 My guess is that line with the arrow is the topping lift, especially if it's attached to the end of
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:30am 07.01.22 Please don't.:badbad: Think of the potential food wastes that could plug up your main Bilge pump.
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 7:41am 07.01.22 Oh, well if you don't need the space sure, I can see that working. Makes sense, use the frig side as
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 7:38am 07.01.22 Mmmmm, rotten lettuce scraps in the bilge.... As if it doesn't smell bad enough already. :) I wou
Fridge/freezer use danm1 at 7:36am 07.01.22 The op's question is if you just freeze the freezer side and not turn on the spillover fan would th
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) JamesG161 at 7:32am 07.01.22 diverting the grey water into the bilge Please don't.:badbad: Think of the potential food wastes
Mystery beneath my prop strut dmax at 7:31am 07.01.22 "I used Sika Flex 292 a couple of times when I had to remove my strut." Hi Allan, I've used Sikaflex
Do you use checklists? Tedd at 7:22am 07.01.22 Link to the Checklists for Sailors product that @dmdiehl64 mentioned, above.
Do you use checklists? Tedd at 7:17am 07.01.22 I was shocked to learn that hospital OR's have started to use check lists in the last few years. Cu
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 7:08am 07.01.22 The op's question is if you just freeze the freezer side and not turn on the spillover fan would tha
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Tally Ho at 7:08am 07.01.22 I am effectively eliminating the galley sink thru hull and diverting the grey water into the bilge
Do you use checklists? Justin_NSA at 7:08am 07.01.22 I agree wholeheartedly. I make up a checklist all the time. Nothing worse then leaving the dock and
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 7:07am 07.01.22 If you are motoring rather than sailing it is a very easy day trip. I helped another C30 owner del

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