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Where can I get this plug Mougly at 10:34pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1314 Hello all, I have a Lawrance depth sounder and in need of the Power/Data plug..I do not need the sen
Birds in the Mast rod1029 at 9:31pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4250 Hello everyone, I have run into the issue of realizing that birds have used my mast as a home:con
Early Childhood Sailing Education and training paulj at 9:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1593 Grand kids not too young to sail a Catalina 310. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phd6UX6Vu5w'featur
Discharged battery's effect on amperage draw Randy6414 at 8:41pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2038 I need one of the electrical gurus to help set me straight on this: does a deeply discharged battery
Living on board sandiegohoffs at 8:40pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 3/1966 We are considering selling our 28 foot Columbia and purchasing a bigger boat to live on. Bed size i
Demast Yearly? Scup at 7:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 16/10143 I demasted my 27 footer with a 37 ft mast last year at haulout time and I am thinking about it again
Vagabond 42 philippe06 at 7:00pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1907 Hello, I'm looking for information about vagabond 42, defaults, avantages, how is she under sail...
Repacking stuffing box WJA302 at 6:48pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2930 Hello, Another new owner question. (Thanks to all who helped with replacing the anchor light ' bos
Whale Gusher Galley pump... broken? rogerlwhite at 6:19pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5668 I recently purchased a Capri 26 with a non-working Whale Gusher Galley Pump MK3. I ordered a rebuil
Gin pole and temporary shrouds dasboot at 5:50pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4662 Built a gin pole a la Dale Mack's article and it works pretty slick. What i don't get is the tempor
Specs on ports & Hatches on standard H34 (1) Jim D at 5:15pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 4/2907 Just had the Hull Painted on a 1983 H34. Looking to replace hatches and ports on the boat along with
ST40 Wind System Bud H at 5:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1987 I would like to hear some experience with the Raymarine ST40 Wind System. The ST60 is more than I w
Recutting a Jib Rob McClain at 4:36pm 09.11.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/9937 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with the Seldin in-mast furling. We have the Furlex reefing system for the
Help with water ballast SteveG84 at 2:27pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2759 Just purchased a 1985 Mac 25. Prior to taking it out, we searched everywhere for the water ballast
Portable MSD Choice russg at 1:52pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3640 Peggie: I'm ready to replace the OEM porta-potty in my boat, per our phone conversation a while ba
H-27 (1984) thru hulls amcmahon at 1:39pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2032 Hello Everyone, This fall, I'm planning to pull my 1984 H-27 to paint the bottom and I'm planning to
Vberth door misalignment capejt at 1:33pm 09.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2064 I've just run into a problem I'm having trouble making sense out of. I normally leave the door to th
Worth Repairing? (with pics) (5) YardBoater at 12:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4377 Hi everybody, I've been bouncing around these forums a bit looking for information and it looks like
Below Waterline Blisters Tim Grace at 11:59am 09.11.09 Ericson 0/2615 Greetings, I am looking at an Ericson 35 which was surveyed 2 years ago which stated that she had
Companionway slides Brent25 at 11:56am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/6603 I am currently restoring a 1983 MacGregor 25. The wooden slides for the top hatch and companionway

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Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE RitSim at 8:20am 01.15.22 It looks to me from your pics that you would have sufficient room to remove the lower bolts. In all
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 8:08am 01.15.22 Yes indeed. That's how my SSB is run. I've not seen it done any other way actually, the root of my
National Championship Crusty Ol Salt at 8:06am 01.15.22 Very nice. I am not so much a Georgia fan as much as I dislike 'Bama. It was a nail biting "Go Dawg
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? RitSim at 8:02am 01.15.22 Sailboat listings https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&sb
C27 teak parts Looking for 73 inches Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port and Stbrd (1) sail sfbay at 7:46am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet search on "sailboat cabin top teak rails" to find them o
C27 teak parts Looking for 73 inches Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port and Stbrd dmax at 7:42am 01.15.22 When replacing exterior teak, you should consider using synthetic teak, no maintenance, always looks
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 thinwater at 7:41am 01.15.22 OK - there are indeed 4 more digits. Unfortunately the meter is not working so the same numbers sta
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? (3) patrickfarley at 7:34am 01.15.22 Purchased for $900. Docking for one and a half years with that $900. Normal docking is $1,800 a yea
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 7:33am 01.15.22 Hi David: I know nothing about engines. It's nearly impossible to find anyone who will work on a 7
Sailing 2021 round up dLj at 7:08am 01.15.22 @garymalmgren Nice lines. What kind of keel and rudder? dj
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer Banooma at 7:02am 01.15.22 I think I posted this question to the Hunter Mid size boar forum with a subject line of 2007 hunter
Help! Identify Antenna's dLj at 6:51am 01.15.22 @dLj With SSB the normal antenna would be a modified backstay. Meaning, the backstay would be cut a
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer sail sfbay at 6:50am 01.15.22 Can the salon table be lowered / is it designed to convert to a bed? If not, are there any easy solu
Resting Keel on Bottom RoyS at 6:34am 01.15.22 You need to be sure your sailboat does not lean too far over after it contacts the bottom. You can g
What is this? RoyS at 6:22am 01.15.22 One side of that object has countersunk mounting holes for flat head screws. The other side has a fu
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Light air at 6:06am 01.15.22 I"m a sucker for "lost causes". Worst come to worst, you can part it, if it came to that, out for t
What is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 01.15.22 That does not help me
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) Light air at 5:53am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! how do plan to avoid getting the mainsail stuck in the mast track? Ho
1987 Cat 22 SK: Cutting Halyards with Hot Knife Light air at 5:38am 01.15.22 I just re-rigged my boom vang while in the water. I used a butane lighter to melt the outside of th
Trailer Weight Tater at 5:35am 01.15.22 Have it weighed. I think bathroom scales will work one wheel at a time. Maybe today. Thanks.

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