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Mast lowering question chrisolavitch at 6:30pm 09.09.09 Smaller Boats 8/2267 Our boat has a roller furler. (23.5) We are very new to sailing. I need to lower the mast to work
Fuel/Water Seperator Filter for outboard motors dserrell at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2968 Fuel/Water Separator Filter for outboard motors 1
Whatever happened with... Ron20324 at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/213 The thread that had the drunken powerboaters coming in the next slip? Can't find the original thread
Wet Fridge Problem... rpell46 at 5:42pm 09.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1515 Hi all, My Cat30 has a DC refridgerator with a drain that doesn't drain. The unit works very wel
tightening the inmast main sail fullsails at 5:30pm 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/2236 My wife and I are very new to the sailing game. Purchased a 2005 Hunter 27 this summer. We noticed
Oday 23 - plywood panel in bilge behind compression post rtrimmer at 4:39pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1523 Looking forward in the bilge, there is/was a small piece of plywood fiberglassed in the bottom of th
Black Soot On Transom kloudie1 at 4:24pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3169 We were sailing last spring on South River around Thomas Point Light on the Chesapeake and noticed a
Pop up top restraints Ron Q at 4:12pm 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2025 After 50 years my wife and I have decided to sail again and have purchased a 1985 Mac 25. The boat i
Looking for a 260 Gregg9020 at 3:23pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 In California. Am I living a pipe dream?? I ccan't find one in Cali anywhere. I am deciding wet
Legend 37.5 Water Tank Replacement Steve Carpman22174 at 1:10pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1003 Has anyone replaced the water tank on a Legend 37.5? If yes, where was the replacement tank purcha
Engine Fails to Turn Over Sometimes Steve Carpman22174 at 1:00pm 09.09.09 Big Boats 14/2365 We are having a problem starting the engine in our Legend 37.5. The problem we are experiencing is i
White Smoke from 1995-3GM30F James Dugan at 12:37pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1358 While comming in this weekend, we were at 2800 RPM's heading directly into 8 knot wind pulling my 8'
Cabin Floor renom2 at 12:12pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1331 I have an ODay 25 and just noticed that when I step belowdecks it sometimes flexs a little. Being m
finally ready to tackle the hoses Shooter II at 11:41am 09.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2562 Peggie, I am finally about to act to change out the hoses on the boat, an '83 H31. I am following yo
Fiberglass Repair-Vancouver Area morris at 11:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1516 Anyone know the best craftspeople for fiberglass hull repair in the general Vancouver, BC area?
Search for Cat 27 to buy delandz at 11:06am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1453 I am looking for a Catalina 27, mid late 80's or early 90's model w/ wheel steering, inboard eng. s
small Blue Water boat cedarpoint at 10:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9678 So, sailing the ocean blue in a Mac25 is uncomfortable at best and life threatening at worst, and th
Installing AC on Hunter 33.5 bugsboat at 10:27am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/3854 Has anyone installed air conditioning on a 1988 Hunter 33.5? I am considering doing this myself and
Macgregor rudders CPCLIPPER at 10:18am 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3955 Looking for someone that has an orginial rudder for a 1974 25' venture / macgregor and the true meas
Macerating head packman at 10:13am 09.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2467 Hi Peggy, I'm shopping for a new head, Can you recommend a good electric macerating head for my L27?

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Epoxy and stainless steel. Bob S at 5:17am 04.20.22 Greg, I was thinking of doing the same upgrade but thought of taping a piece of G10 and epoxying it
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Leeward Rail at 5:07am 04.20.22 The owner got mad at me when I removed them the first time. When I removed them again and then put
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 5:06am 04.20.22 do you know if they can be easily connected and disconnected? my boat will be on a mooring so would
Epic Fail rgranger at 5:04am 04.20.22 You can spread it open. Attache the spreaders to the brackets and then use them as levers to widen
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? rgranger at 5:03am 04.20.22 The video does not play.
Gas prices, inflation concerns Maine Sail at 4:42am 04.20.22 I. Was speaking with one of our sport fishing customers the other day. He bringshis boat from Maine
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 4:40am 04.20.22 The turn around time for small rigging projects is usually short, a few days, not months.
Epoxy and stainless steel. dlochner at 4:38am 04.20.22 A stronger solution would be glass in the threaded part of the fitting. There will be more surface a
Epoxy and stainless steel. Will Gilmore at 3:59am 04.20.22 Try this article. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.worldstainless.o
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:55am 04.20.22 Simple. You can purchase a remote control box from the motor manufacturer with parts to attach cabl
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:50am 04.20.22 It takes a long arm. I dial up he resistance knob so that is will hold a straight heading and then s
Epoxy and stainless steel. (2) NYSail at 11:09pm 04.19.22 Ha yes very vague indeed. Beneteau has a water feed to the shaft tube which is made of fiberglass. T
Reverse Polarity Problem jssailem at 10:50pm 04.19.22
Reverse Polarity Problem (1) jssailem at 10:48pm 04.19.22 A simple tester will help you identify if the wiring is the issue.
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? jssailem at 10:34pm 04.19.22 I took off my lifelines. Have them to the shop along with the measurements I took. They reproduced t
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 10:22pm 04.19.22 when my key is on but engine is not running the low pressure alarm sounds and the fuel pump is stil
Fresh water flush Xstream at 9:49pm 04.19.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure, but if my freshwater system
Reverse Polarity Problem c07chrisjohnson at 9:31pm 04.19.22 Benny17441, I think the problem might be how the cable fits into the marina pedestal, it is definit
Reverse Polarity Problem Brian D at 9:09pm 04.19.22 Inside the boat, if you have a DVM (Digital Volt Meter) or even an analog meter, you can test any ou
Reverse Polarity Problem Benny17441 at 8:37pm 04.19.22 Check that the prongs on the plug of your shore power cable are not fitting loosely on the outlet at

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