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Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1427 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2277 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2141 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1651 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5362 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2301 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1557 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1680 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4308 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo
Replacing 2003 Bavaria 44 Portlight Lenses & Seals La Bestia at 2:15pm 03.17.09 Bavaria 4/6153 Hello: I'll like to replace all lenses and seals on the portlights of my 2003 Bavaria 44. It has
My new BOAT BUDDY (1) Merry Prankster at 12:26pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1631 Another rainy day, sigh. I got out my sewing machine and a pair of scissors and converted my 5 gal.
masthead light- rewire HELP sweetpea at 12:24pm 03.17.09 Catalina 22 7/3290 Just bought the boat, the masthead light wasn't working... after looking at it, the wireing was shot
Need to make a shopping list mister_j at 11:57am 03.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1224 I'm about to pop the top on the fresh water tank in my H28.5. As long as I'll be resealing it for a
Re-seating a Thetford 735 bellows? delliottg at 11:39am 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4454 During our last freeze cycle here in the PNW, I left water in the top reservoir of our Thetford 735.
Bilge pump pmeyers at 10:35am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1972 The more that I get into my "new" 1979 Venture 25, the more it appears that I need to do. I was jus
I Need Mast Raising Kit for Venture 25 JoelHoover at 9:51am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6507 What works? I've read that the kits for the new 26m can be converted to work on older boats, but I w
Sliding bulk head door in 22' O'Day islandjim at 9:41am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1855 I have a 1977 22' O'day, which according to all of the information I read, it is suppose to have a s
O'Day parts PatSul22 at 9:26am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1042 I am interested to see if anyone has any parts for an Oday 272 you would be looking to make a few bu
Alternator problem garylinger at 8:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8094 REVISED Alternator problem I have searched for an answer and can't find one so I am asking here...F
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:15am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 38/4142 I've decided to buy my boat back my boat from the insurance (Now I own it outright :) ) and fix it m

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309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.
Sail slug replacement shemandr at 12:41pm 02.25.22 I'm guessing you have full battens. Full battens put compression on the mast and conventional slide
Hunter holding tank DayDreamer41 at 12:41pm 02.25.22 Near as I can tell it would be a 20 gal tank (that's what the 31 has) this may be helpful a link fro
Hunter holding tank (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 02.25.22 15 gallons. I have the same boat. My tank is metal but they came plastic too.
What are these. jssailem at 12:32pm 02.25.22
Battery options jssailem at 12:31pm 02.25.22 Here is the 20amp version of the Sterling. Reasonable price. Has the ability to set your own profile
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 jviss at 12:24pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. The input received from everyone made th
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 12:20pm 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interru
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 kappykaplan at 12:12pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. Congratulations! :beer:

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