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portlights wall nuts at 4:02pm 04.06.09 Cal 1/2036 SOS I NEED HELP GUYS AND GALS i HAVE A 1981 CAL 31 WHICH NEEDS NEW PORTLIGHTS, ALL 4 ARE IN BAD SHAP
Headliner Material (perforated cushion type) zds at 4:01pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2220 Checking out some boats around the marina recently, I noticed a foam-like headliner material that ha
Cell Phone Video Rick D at 3:41pm 04.06.09 Destinations 1/4 Don't know if this will come out. I took a quick cell photo while sailing in Long Beach, CA last Sat
sailed yesterday!! troutsmoustang at 3:40pm 04.06.09 Day Sailers 7/1871 went out yesterday in SC and had a great time. winds were about 10 mph. I have not sailed in 16 ye
Burning Alternators jimberg at 2:39pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 5/2169 We have replaced two alternators on our Catalina 380, which is equipped with two 4D commercial batte
Reefing Mainsail jimberg at 2:09pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 4/1890 What is the best way to secure the first and second mainsail luff reefing cringles to the boom? Does
SS windows? RBDUFFER at 2:07pm 04.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1431 Hey guys, does any body know of a SS replacement window for the fixed windows on the 84-85, 37c?
Boom Wiggle jwieneck at 1:40pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 2/1247 I noticed last year when I was sailing to my winter harbor that by boom was rotated a bit. Where th
MacGregor 26 Owners on the Chesapeake rbillymac at 1:06pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/136 Hard forum to choose since looking specifically for MacGregor 26 owners and on the Chesapeake. My m
Construction photos of a '97 356 windsock1 at 12:45pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 2/1146 After I received help from a lot of you in locating that PVC conduit for cockpit wiring going to the
Compass light JCDSAIL at 12:31pm 04.06.09 Catalina 310 2/1742 Recently noticed that my compass does not have illumination. Is this light connected to the interior
321 walk-through transom seat pkdailey4 at 12:17pm 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1368 What do you do with yours when your not using it ? It seems like there was absolutely no forethought
1981 Cal 31 portlights genovese at 12:15pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3325 Hi to all. We're trying to eliminate heavy leaks on the four fixed portlights. Anyone knows where to
Anchoring in Public Waters- TimCup at 11:51am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 24/7997 I didn't want to hijack another thread, and I've got some questions about anchoring so here goes:
How to fix a broken swing keel cable? nimwegen at 11:43am 04.06.09 Catalina 22 4/7208 How to fix a broken swing keel cable if boat in the water? I checked the cable for the swing keel o
Tiller handle Catalina 30 1979 Hermit Scott at 11:43am 04.06.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1394 My boat was converted to wheel steering long ago. I found the tiller in it's cover hidden away in th
Mast Boom and rigging topinglift at 11:42am 04.06.09 Irwin 1/1954 New member Looking for cut lengths for Mast Boom and Rigging as i am buying a 34 foot Irwin without
extra water tank in 331 Finney at 11:27am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1320 We have a 2001 Ben/ 331. It rides a little bow down with a full water tank. I'm thinking about try
Corpus Christi Hermit Scott at 10:49am 04.06.09 Destinations 6/3274 The Admiral and I have been hanging out downtown and the marina area trying to get a feel for the ar
Pelican Bay,Charlotte Harbor,FL seadaddler at 10:31am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2058 Had a great day yesterday(Sunday) sailing around Charlotte Harbor,sailed past Pelican Pass,Pelican

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Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 4:21pm 11.23.21 Thank you for the video. I do like the wash out ports. I do plan on installing them on each tank. Wh
OK... it isn't a boat, but... DayDreamer41 at 4:16pm 11.23.21 Matching duct tape......or gorilla tape, I see lots of them here in the Detroit area
Water tank pick up Tally Ho at 4:15pm 11.23.21
Water tank pick up TimFromLI at 4:09pm 11.23.21 Is your faucet clogged?
Water tank pick up Tally Ho at 4:08pm 11.23.21 Whatever stuff was smeared all over the outside of the tank pickup line may have gotten inside the f
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries captcoho at 3:50pm 11.23.21 Maine Sail mentions using a DC power supply to equalize batteries in this article: https://marineh
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Leeward Rail at 3:48pm 11.23.21 Now, get off SBO and go sailing. Unfortunately water is a bit hard right now.:(
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 3:38pm 11.23.21 I am confident you will be fine. Go fly it!!
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 3:36pm 11.23.21 Mmmmm, my message with the picture hasn't appeared. Thanks for the info sail sfbay. I flew an asymm
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 3:36pm 11.23.21 From where the blue line connects to the tank, seems to be clear since it worked great when I put it
Pearson 30 DArcy at 3:32pm 11.23.21 don't like the sound of gasoline engines, The A4 runs pretty smooth and is quieter than a comparab
Water tank pick up jssailem at 3:28pm 11.23.21 a real problem to lift them out of the tanks It sounds like you are confident that all the lines a
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 (1) Scallywagger at 3:24pm 11.23.21 200410
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS Rjm st.petersburg at 3:16pm 11.23.21 I sourced my hose from Defender. Used a heat gun and some Teflon lube.
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 3:04pm 11.23.21 For those of you who have problems with your mainsail out-haul, before you start looking at the out-
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 3:03pm 11.23.21 The filter prior to the pump is new, the filter at the pump is clear. When I took the blue line off
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? (3) Rich Stidger at 3:03pm 11.23.21 Tim, Maybe I can help- I have a 1997 h40.5, almost a sister ship. My wiring runs along the starboa
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 2:38pm 11.23.21 Two comments: 1. Suggest securing the furler asymmetrical spinnaker sail to the torsion cable with
Water tank pick up jssailem at 2:25pm 11.23.21 Do you have a filter on your pump? Is it clear or clogged. Do you have a check valve in the system t
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 2:17pm 11.23.21 I haven't tried that because when I put the pick up side in a bucket of water it ran fine on both si

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