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Help my bottom (1) Phoebe 1 at 8:56pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1460 I Posted this on Ask Mac owners and realized it may not be an Mac only issue. So this is my probl
Pressurized Alcohol Stoves....Again gwp at 8:47pm 08.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1333 I have read all the posts regarding the pros and cons of these old oven/stoves and am very aware of
Alternative Air Filter for Yanmar? symmes1 at 8:45pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/6645 I have a 1gm10C Yanmar. I use Napa Oil filters on the engine. Does anyone know of an alternative A
Air Conditioning timbotim30 at 8:27pm 08.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1111 Anyone have recommendations for where and what kind of sea water cooled air conditioner to install i
Mystery Leak in Main Saloon Siamese at 7:47pm 08.04.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1797 After a recent sail, we had water accumulating on the ledge just above the dinette. Didn't hurt the
furling system Jerry75 at 7:46pm 08.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2102 I am looking to put a furling system on my 1990 macgregor. Has any bought one and where is good sour
BBQ Comments ? PKFK at 7:45pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2702 Lots of questions from my corner lately - thanks in advance for your inputs. I am also looking to
acrid head odors alan2414 at 7:10pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2215 We have recently acquired a Beneteau 411(2001) with a persistant acrid odor in the head, especially
Carpet or wood? SantaCruzS2 at 6:46pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3344 Hello everyone!! This is my first post and am new to the world of sail boating! My wife and I
Hunter 26 roller furling rigging (3) mtbque at 6:39pm 08.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3033 Hunter 25 roller furling rigging Ok, new boat owner. Novice in terms of sailing experience mostly v
Pump Out Burp Rick D at 6:21pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2163 The following is an e-mail my wife wrote to 'friends'. Enjoy. You may as well: The "other" in min
Centerboard maintenance Gudenuph at 5:15pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 3/2120 Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, how do you access and maintain the centerboard of an O'Day
Hull Number - HUN60007M77F - 33 KingFish at 3:42pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1403 HI- First of all, thank you for all of your responses to my posting regarding the birthday etc for
Water Sensors Dawno at 3:13pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/1954 I was emptying my fresh water tank so that I could add some new water and a bit of Aquabon to avoid
Question Regarding Rudder Position BOBSPICER at 2:50pm 08.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1438 the rudder on my daysailer 3 has a line attached to the rudder that runs from the tiller to the rudd
Too much Varnish on Cabin Sole? capejt at 2:48pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4133 Hi everyone, I'm redoing the cabin sole on my '79 H33. I stripped (the old finnish that it is) and s
12 V Crockpot Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3056 I just thought that it would be a cool thing to get a small 12V crock pot for the boat. Think about
216 Rudder Action Paul Wash at 2:29pm 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1172 So Bill Perry (on another thread) brought up an interesting point about his 216 rudder and how he ne
beneteau 35s5 steering sdur100 at 1:54pm 08.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1713 Any idea why steering would be getting harder and harder and where to check.Rudder may have dropped
the new legend 170 john6206 at 1:50pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 2/1789 looks exactly like my hunter 170 . . . . was there a name change? I have been seeing "legend 170"

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First of 4 panels Light air at 6:42am 03.17.22 It has a walking foot that matched the bottom dogs in movement, an 11" throat, and a foot that can b
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:41am 03.17.22 Contrary to popular belief, opening the deck pumpout fitting cap doesn't provide enough air into the
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 6:34am 03.17.22 @Light air Nice machine. Over $4k new so you got it for a good price. Based on what I could fin
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 6:29am 03.17.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch sail sfbay at 6:11am 03.17.22 My Hunter has a rope clutch mounted on the side of the mast for the jib halyard, albeit it is run th
Isomat reefing line length (1) jviss at 6:10am 03.17.22 Is this the reefing system you have? as Isomat, but it turns out it is Offshore Spars; but it may b
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning RoyS at 5:59am 03.17.22 When I worked for a Transit Authority I engaged several chemists to recommend an effective and inexp
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:54am 03.17.22 Update: I turned off the charger yesterday, around noon or so, I don't remember exactly when. The
New Dodger sail sfbay at 5:49am 03.17.22 ..............Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Davidasailor26 at 5:43am 03.17.22
New Dodger RoyS at 5:32am 03.17.22 Beware of the screws that hold the dodger to the deck. Most installations have simple screw threads
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 5:22am 03.17.22 Install an inspection plate. Clean the tank every year.
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing RoyS at 5:19am 03.17.22 We get sea water entering from the rudder packing on a different boat. Worth a look on yours.
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Joe at 5:18am 03.17.22 Since you never use it, why do you need to buy another clutch? Just install a horn cleat. All you
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 5:16am 03.17.22 I don't see any discharge (yes, 2+ miles offshore). That should be 3 miles, Captain. boatwaste_bro
New Dodger Joe at 5:12am 03.17.22 All in on my custom made dodger in 2018 came to almost $3400. I had quotes as high as 5k, but I foun
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 4:46am 03.17.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove th
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 4:27am 03.17.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
First of 4 panels (1) Light air at 3:53am 03.17.22 I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used
can't pump out waste tank peterwynndavies at 2:27am 03.17.22 Firstly the senders. These are sensors attached to the outside of the tank. The adhesive fails. I re

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