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Water leak at the emergency tiller chelsabella at 6:50pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 11/4629 I have water leaking from my emergency tiller head down onto the stearing assembly inthe rear cockpi
Sink Drain (3) Yabuhebi at 6:43pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 4/6680 Hello everyone. As I wrap up my refit, I am left reinstalling the galley. I removed one of the sin
Optimus Princess Alcohol Stove frank31 at 6:03pm 05.07.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/3428 Two burner stove for parts. Missing a knob pictures available. Pick up in West Michigan, (Muskegon)
Two questions - 3 knots at 5:56pm 05.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1311 Hello -- Two quetions: 1. Does anyone make a steering pedistal guard for the M-26? I want a stain
Winter Wood Shop, Brightwork and Assy Tack (3) Grizz at 5:24pm 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1255 Submitted for review and evaluation, the fruit(s) of hours in the shop awaiting first the snow to en
What is a radio navigation system for mariners? Hermit Scott at 4:50pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1866
Bad Experience rjgmt at 4:25pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1558 Wondering if anyone else has had a bad experience with Annapolis Rigging?
Making more canvas Bad Obsession at 4:15pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 0/1071 I have added a bunch of canvas for my boat. My goal is to eventually have MOST of the woodwork on t
I love this place! Bad Obsession at 4:09pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 23/2817 This place is such an awesome place to share knowledge and hang out with like-minded people. Wouldn
Waxy Buildup?? Need a good stripper... Joe McGinty at 2:36pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1435 I've been using Turtle Wax for about three years on my boat. Its developed some blemishes that appe
Pesky Leak Aquatom at 1:32pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1761 I have a rainwater leak that has found it's way into the aft cabin of my Hunter 280. I haven't been
Locations for autopilot corepack and fluxgate compass cbsailor at 1:06pm 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1517 I finally broke down and purchased the X-5 Smartpilot Wheel. It came yesterday and I have been readi
Hunter 33 Head Engine Access (3) Paul F at 11:13am 05.07.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1468 This is a report on one of those - one thing leads to another projects. My exhaust elbow needed rep
Performance prop ranwhite1 at 10:47am 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1290 I purchased a PerfectPitch propeller (plastic 15x11) from Performance Propellers about a month ago.
Simpson Lawrence Horizon Express howard at 10:28am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8208 I have the above windless and am having some operating problems. it will not let down. i have taken
Broken portlight on H280 tparrent at 10:18am 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1082 Much to my dismay, I found the long, fixed portlight on my 280 cracked in two the other day. I am no
welding stainless steel sailormanbigd at 10:18am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 27/3808 ok, i know this is dumb. Can you weld ss with a stick (arc) welder? I have an old Lincoln 220V arc w
Oops! gkornrneich@comcast.net at 10:12am 05.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2184 Sorry, Peggie. I apologize for spelling your name wrong in my last post. Seems that since my wife's
Pressurized Alcohol Stoves Cpt. Jon at 9:37am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4901 I'm looking for some constructive instructions on lighting an pressurized alcohol stove. I have see
Head feed by fresh water Blitz at 8:10am 05.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3420 I would like to hook my head intake directly to the fresh water supply. I know some will say this i

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can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 5:35pm 03.17.22 @peggie I would like a link to your article on vacuflush heads. I replaced duck bills and toilet sea
Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 5:31pm 03.17.22 Timm R, I'm probably running into a time constraint with all of the other things I have to do, but I
Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills Clutch Cargo at 5:27pm 03.17.22 I called Whitecap industries directly and they were very nice to work with. Being an engineer, I es
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker jnorten at 5:19pm 03.17.22 Guy in our fleet traced it out nice and then I think did it with markers like Sharpies..... What ab
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 5:12pm 03.17.22 Danger Will Robinson!!! Having a 2003 boat makes your macerator(s) almost 20 years old. You should
Have you made cockpit cushions? Calif. Ted at 5:04pm 03.17.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 5:02pm 03.17.22 Outstanding - that boat was a mess, she's going to be a beauty! Thx! She's coming along nicely, we
can't pump out waste tank (1) bawlmer at 4:59pm 03.17.22 Danger Will Robinson!!! Having a 2003 boat makes your macerator(s) almost 20 years old. You should r
Sailboat Cradle dlochner at 4:29pm 03.17.22 Please explain ... I don't follow the connection. Why are boat yards getting rid of cradles? A Ca
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? dmax at 4:20pm 03.17.22 Outstanding - that boat was a mess, she's going to be a beauty!
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? (9) xavierspl at 4:12pm 03.17.22 Here's some pics of last year's work.. currently soda blasting the bottom and getting started on the
can't pump out waste tank smokey73 at 3:56pm 03.17.22 @Peggie sent you a pm.
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:40pm 03.17.22 I didn't see any mention of a y-valve--which is definitely needed !-- in smoke73's post, only a tee
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Tally Ho at 3:34pm 03.17.22 If the 2 ends are butted together and taped, what is catching? When I do it, the tape over the pape
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? dmax at 3:14pm 03.17.22 As long as you leave the bulkheads in place and don't cut up the grid/liner, you should be able to r
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ mikeracca at 3:03pm 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine. This is the #1 reason
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports rgranger at 2:49pm 03.17.22
Freshwater Sailors Columbia29 at 2:47pm 03.17.22 Is there anyone who used the Sea Hawk VMG bottom paint last season? I've used it. After working at
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ kappykaplan at 2:20pm 03.17.22 That's always my plan! :plus::plus::plus:
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') kappykaplan at 2:18pm 03.17.22 After a 20 year US Navy career, "using every profanity and obscenity in the book", that just means

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