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Flushing Odors Hal B at 5:18am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/7120 Peggy - We just replaced our toilet with a Raritan II, replaced all hoses with Trident 101 on our C
ABC Yachts - take care John at 4:49am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1293 Occasionally I cruise the different yacht brokers web sites just to see what's for sale at what pric
Info Needed Devian at 8:22pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1631 So today I did some more thorough digging through my 1969 Columbia 28'. I found what looks like an i
Mast replacement for Cal 34 (1967) optionf at 6:18pm 07.28.09 Cal 0/2503 I have 1967 Cal 34. The mast was damaged this weekend and I now need a replacement mast. Does any
Damariscove Island, Maine Maine Sail at 6:16pm 07.28.09 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3860 This is where we are tonight. I shot and uploaded it within the last hour.. Beautiful night, but I f
Yanmar Tach Calibration... Dan Johnson at 5:50pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/10487 This task finally came to the top of my "Wanna Do" list. My H34 has a Yanmar 3GM30F with the "standa
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:47pm 07.28.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1337 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:41pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1722 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Anchor Alarms Bob S at 4:12pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 33/6808 My hand held Garmin has an anchor alarm feature. Is there a rule of thumb when setting it? If I let
stiff helm sdur100 at 3:33pm 07.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1145 Steering progressively more difficult.Rudder from below has dropped about 1/4 inch.Where is the adju
Javelin need help with fiberglassing Mark P. LeGassey at 2:37pm 07.28.09 Day Sailers 3/1609 I have javelin with straight crack about 10" in the starboard hull on the left of keel. It was from
S2 jib size hmbjr at 1:59pm 07.28.09 S2 2/1732 Just purchased an "82" S2 36C with no jib. It has a Harken roller furling. What is a good size to pu
Hunter Tank Monitor (1) shoeless at 1:49pm 07.28.09 Big Boats 12/9951 This monitor (picture attached) is original equipment on 2004 Hunter 386LE. It reads full tanks empt
H170 rudder mount bracket modification (2) heliBartek at 1:47pm 07.28.09 Day Sailers 1/2144 Last weekend while manoeuvring my boat near a beech the rudder popped right off its mount. This was
Looking for new main sail Atlantic_Watch at 12:43pm 07.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1738 Im new here so forgive me if this is the wrong place for this but anyone have any insight in to wher
hunter 19 Adrian9458 at 12:30pm 07.28.09 Smaller Boats 2/1196 Been enjoying the season with our 19 hunter but it gets a little scary when the boat is in 2 to 3 fo
Lazy Jacks source maryvlad at 12:30pm 07.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3559 I want to install a lazy jack on my MG 26 m. I'm having a hard time deciding on manufacturer. . Anyo
Water leak Chief at 11:53am 07.28.09 Day Sailers 4/1908 I just purchased a 1983 O'day 25 with a center board. I am getting water in the cabin. The water app
spinnaker? cw8 at 11:33am 07.28.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3377 Interested in getting a spinnaker - not sure if assymetric or symmetric would be better? Anyone have
h26 phrf Bilgewater at 11:15am 07.28.09 Racing 4/3663 I race every Sunday at the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club in central Ohio. This is my first year, and I st

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Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Tom J at 10:07am 04.10.22 Lots of great suggestions for getting rid of old flares. My boat is based in Massachusetts, and I'm
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... MikeHoncho at 10:00am 04.10.22
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve MikeHoncho at 9:50am 04.10.22 I do as well. I called the Marina office. Got the run around. Called the Fire Department. No one ha
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 9:40am 04.10.22 Logically, if you use less than the LEL (lower explosive limit) the fluid cannot detonate on the up
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 04.10.22 After 2 years of COVID cancellations our yacht club was able to hold its annual sock burning again t
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Mark Maulden at 9:39am 04.10.22 We have a flare party at the beach and invite the local clubs and anyone else. We notify the Coast
Mast step H310 wdonovan at 9:35am 04.10.22
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Tally Ho at 9:22am 04.10.22
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve jssailem at 9:11am 04.10.22 Sounds like a down home, Maybe rural hills type of solution... I could do that.
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf hunter34austin at 9:08am 04.10.22 Can anyone recommend a tool that can remove these cap screws? I don't want to have to resort to dr
Volvo shaft seal Tally Ho at 9:08am 04.10.22 I think as long as the shaft is smooth and clean where the seal will move on the shaft, you should b
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 (4) Hayden Watson at 9:06am 04.10.22 One thing to keep in mind with any underwater metal prep. The surface oxide layer forms very quickl
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:05am 04.10.22 204237
Hull Rot DArcy at 9:03am 04.10.22 That looks like old bottom paint to me. Fiberglass doesn't "rot". The most common way for solid fibe
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 8:53am 04.10.22 There is a lot of brain power working this challenge. The MFD has a beautiful display. Showing beaut
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal BigEasy at 8:44am 04.10.22 So why do you advise PYI / PSS shaft seals? My Volvo seal is 15 years old (replacing it on upcomin
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve rgranger at 8:44am 04.10.22 Large metal drum.... some scrap wood ... light the wood and then ask someone to hold your beer and t
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35am 04.10.22 TWO hose clamps are always needed in all sanitation hose connections because one can create a "pucke
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Jacktar at 8:35am 04.10.22 Do not follow the incorrect advice of contacting coast guard or CG auxiliary or power squadron as th
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (2) hvac&r tech at 8:33am 04.10.22

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