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inexpensive shorepower cable txtowman at 6:56pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4536 I am looking over the rules for a corpus christi marina. My little catalina 22 only uses shorepower
its been a while... couple questions? had a good summer! luvitt at 5:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1950 ive been real busy having fun on the boat and havent visited the forums in a while. Everything has b
Bent My Mst...sos CaptTripps at 4:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1347 Ok...you can't call me any names I haven't called myself. The bridge was about 9" lower than I thou
Inflatable choice hypalon vs. PVC Hermit Scott at 3:45pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 41/19857 I am looking at getting an inflatable around 8' to 9'. In my price range, I can buy a 20 year old hy
Yanmar fuel feed pump Tom23352 at 3:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3255 I knew not to over torque that bolt on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my 2GM20F but I've b
Mast storage RussB at 2:22pm 09.13.09 S2 14/3873 I will be storing my unstepped mast on the deck of my 9.2A for the first time. It will be supported
Anyone else on the upper Potomac yesterday? (Sat 12 Sep?) wonkodsane at 12:37pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1766 My girl and I spent seven hours on the water yesterday, the first time since we got the boat that we
Diesel Tank Removal - 1983 Catalina 27 abacoboy at 12:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2469 HELP! HELP! Must remove and replace leaking diesel fuel tank (Skyline Industries 14 gallon aluminum)
Spinnacker halyard inthesprings at 7:40am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 4/2254 Hey folks, My wife and I got an 86 ODay 31 this spring and we're having a great time with her.
Keith, size question Shoaldrafter at 5:35am 09.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1390 Keith, What are the size of your winches, and make? Ed K quote from another sailing board: "Sail
Spinnaker 450 rds9533 at 5:11am 09.13.09 Big Boats 2/1828 Has anyone rigged a Passage 450 with a spinnaker? If so do you have pictures or any advice? Thank
Winter storage on a lift. Oldhokie64 at 4:54am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 3/2459 I had asked this question before and got some good answers - thanks but now have additional input:
Pics of new Hatch (5) Phoebe 1 at 10:10pm 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2308 Here are some pictures of the hatch I had to have made for my 81' Mac25. The mold was taken off of
Nova Kool R2600 frige RiBurton at 9:16pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/6395 I am considering installing a Nova Kool R2600 frige. It is 2.4 c. ft and runs on both 12VDC and 110
replacement helmsman seat and dodger for 303 saildude60 at 9:07pm 09.12.09 Pearson 0/1587 We recently bought a 1983 Pearson 303 which does not have the original molded fiberglas helmsman sea
Packing Nut does not drip BUT also does not get hot... (1) Levin at 4:25pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2291 Hello all, So I'm having an issue on my Hunter 340 that has me a bit stumped. About a year ago I n
Mild Hose Smell Jehr at 3:52pm 09.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2033 Hi All, I put a new system (toilet, tank, etc) in my boat in the spring following Peggy's book. S
P30 Head Holding Tank timkb at 1:54pm 09.12.09 Pearson 2/2966 Would like to know the original location, volume and shape of the factory head holding tank on a Pea
Islander 44 Capstan/Windlass J Reese at 12:35pm 09.12.09 Islander 2/3268 I purchased an Islander 44 (Wind Raven last year and am in the process of refitting and upgrading he
Oday 222 Main Halyard back to the Cockpit KAC222 at 12:00pm 09.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4996 Right now I am looking for new Z Spar sheaves to replace the split one at the mast top. When I do re

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Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 03.22.22 The chain always just dropped down onto the lower shelf and/or lower anchor locker and never gave m
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos sail sfbay at 3:38pm 03.22.22 Looks really good!!
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Hayden Watson at 3:30pm 03.22.22 Hayden, great idea. Have you found a single mass often, if so over how many years? Just trying to
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions capta at 3:05pm 03.22.22 It is wise to keep in mind the fact that the ACICW was designed for tugs pushing barges, not pleasur
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 2:20pm 03.22.22 This question pops up often. Rather than post my beliefs, I thought better to post the relevent regu
Build a Better Boat Hook? kappykaplan at 2:19pm 03.22.22 That's quite interesting, @Dalliance . . .
JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! newmoon333 at 2:02pm 03.22.22 thank you, will do :)
JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:54pm 03.22.22 It occurred to me after I posted that "not sucking (pushing actually) enough out" could be the probl
Build a Better Boat Hook? Dalliance at 1:43pm 03.22.22 I have three of the aluminum telescoping boat hooks because they fit in my lazarette, but yes, they
Christmas in March Dalliance at 1:19pm 03.22.22
Do You Know A Good Broker? dlochner at 1:04pm 03.22.22 Give Allison Lehman a call. She usually deals with higher end boats, however she is a good fair brok
Water Standing Under V Berth mikeracca at 1:02pm 03.22.22 I The pressure side is finished. I have one drain and the holding tank vent left to replace. The p
JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! newmoon333 at 12:02pm 03.22.22 thank you so much peggie <3 i have been searching high and low for a alternative control panel but
Leave the refrigerator on or off? jviss at 12:01pm 03.22.22 I also keep a baggy with "mine Canaries" (ice cubes) to tell me if I have had a power outage. That
Touch up interior wood jviss at 11:59am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF? Wow, that's a great document!
Keel smile and 6 bolts Constantcraving55 at 11:54am 03.22.22 Thank you much needed advice. Appreciate the web links.
Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 11:49am 03.22.22 Yeah, WM sometimes has outrageous prices but on some things (rocna anchors for instance) they are qu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 11:42am 03.22.22 If the cubes have reshaped themselves into a single mass, I know the box has warmed and anything pe
Catalina 30 Table/hardware Hayden Watson at 11:26am 03.22.22 Wow... WM sure does enjoy a premium mark-up. Here is the same bracket for $50 less https://www.am
Catalina 30 Table/hardware rgranger at 11:06am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Bras

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