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Trailering with a Jabsco manuel head WallyQ2 at 1:16am 06.15.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1138 I have a novice question for a novice head. Is it normal for the bottom of the bowl to have about an
Trim caps uner handrails Carver13014 at 1:30am 06.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/839 Someone had previously posted looking for interior trim caps for under handrails. I am in the proce
Sailing without power boats. sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:44am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1444 Yesterday was another great sailing day on Galveston Bay with few power boats out there. The fuel pr
H28.5 Manual discharge pump repair mister_j at 1:46am 06.15.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1328 Can anyone point me to a post or article that covers the repair or replacement of a manual discharge
Ground wire. Buck 100 at 2:29am 06.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1297 While waiting for the trailer to come and take my 1975 25' Oday to the launch ramp, i thought i migh
Wiring diagram Chilly Willy at 2:53am 06.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2129 Last ditch effort before going to a professional. Anybody have a picture or diagram of the back of t
WASTE WATER STORAGE TANK JEFF at 3:19am 06.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1158 I AM A NEW OWNER OF A 2002 CATALINA 250 WING. HOW DO YOU KNOW WENT THE WASTE TANK IS FULL, THE WAS
Some times the best times sailing....... (2) Maine Sail at 3:21am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1166 Aren't even under sail...We anchored in an idyllic Maine spot last night ' I woke up at 4:25 a.m.
Shift Cable Rob38 at 4:32am 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1094 My shift cable broke come back to port this afternoon. I disconnected the cable from the transmissi
HIN Marianne14937 at 4:18am 06.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1167 I have a 1997 Catalina 28. I can not find the HIN. Can someone tell me please where it is?Thanks.M
Stuffing Box jaydog5000 at 5:12am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1389 Can you repack your stuffing box while the boat is in the water. I know that some water will come t
Successful Boat Move Dick Dixon at 6:08am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1038 On Saturday we successfully moved my buddy's "new" boat from Slidell, Louisiana to Moss Point, Missi
Mast Length DS 1 oki.al at 7:22am 06.15.08 Day Sailers 2/1219 I recently purchased a mast tabernacle for my DS1. The instructions for DS1 installation was to dra
New boat coming...for old timers Les at 3:58am 06.15.08 Other Sailboats 2/971 As I promised several people on this web site I would keep them informed of our purchasing a new Hun
Changing the main furling line Rob2435 at 9:34am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1440 I had to change the furling line for my main sail. It was supposed to be as easy as removing the fo
Dealing with alignment on an S2 9.2A BobM at 2:33pm 06.15.08 S2 4/1616 Whew...put in a solid 8 hours today on Triple Play. In my last post, the diesel mechanic had refuse
sail dimensions needs for 1987 26.5 progolfer_20 at 1:49pm 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/1245 What is the mainsail size for a 1987 26.5 hunter? Thanks.
saloon wood table replacement grevay at 1:48pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1202 I am looking to replace our dining table in our new beneteau 43. The laminated table top has become
How to find make/model of older glass <20ft JKelly at 1:40pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 29/3665 I have a friend that has purchased a large tract of land that has an older fiberglass sailboat that
Feeling fuelish SailboatOwners.com at 1:21pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 50/3500 Perhaps you noticed that fuel prices have increased lately. (!)Sure, we own sailboats that shouldn

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Inboard has been removed, replace with?? dlochner at 9:04am 05.26.21 I'm guessing the builders factored in the weight of the engine on its affects to boat trim. I woul
Catalina 309 charger sailingdeac at 9:00am 05.26.21 The particular boat is a 2006 Catalina 309. Am looking to buy, but owner has no clue, and searchin
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 8:56am 05.26.21 Yanmar parts manual calls this part with associated parts: "Clevis Assembly" part number: 124772-6
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? Justin_NSA at 8:50am 05.26.21 I'm guessing the builders factored in the weight of the engine on its affects to boat trim. I would
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start kloudie1 at 8:48am 05.26.21 Couple of things to check, the injection timing and the injectors themselves..
B and G autopilot commissioning jwerkjr at 8:46am 05.26.21 I am running my AP with my Vulcan 7. I have worked out the issue of the OP. See the start of the thr
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? jon hansen at 8:43am 05.26.21 looks like a nice setup. if you wanna spend some money "new sails' is the way to go. have a great
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer DayDreamer41 at 8:41am 05.26.21 I would say that Frankfort would be better than Manistee as Manistee River has a pretty good current
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? (2) coreyjohnson99 at 8:32am 05.26.21 Thank you all for the input. I'll have to take a picture of the waterline before and after the fami
Traveler Don Guillette at 8:30am 05.26.21 The original concept of the SAIL TRIM FORUM was that it was designed for beginner sailors and that
Catalina 309 charger dlochner at 8:20am 05.26.21 Do you have a particular boat in mind? Do you know what charger is currently installed?
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 8:18am 05.26.21 Who is 'we' and who is 'our'. You just turned this into a commercial. Did you get permission from t
Vakaros Atlas Brian D at 8:08am 05.26.21 Who is 'we' and who is 'our'. You just turned this into a commercial. Did you get permission from th
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 8:05am 05.26.21 194559
Diesel shutoff question RoyS at 7:49am 05.26.21 Yanmar parts manual calls this part with associated parts: "Clevis Assembly" part number: 124772-66
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer Juice6576 at 7:46am 05.26.21 Add Leland MI to your list of places to visit, this little fishing community is rather quaint with e
running aground on a sandbar! kloudie1 at 7:45am 05.26.21 Not sailing related but What is the deal with the YouTube guy not knowing how to use "to" and "at" F
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Thaniel at 7:32am 05.26.21 The rod snaps on to a pin installed on the tiller. You can just press the red standby button and l
running aground on a sandbar! Sailfanatic at 7:30am 05.26.21 I would have deployed the jib and then backed it against the wind, and the resulting heel would have
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? Sailfanatic at 7:21am 05.26.21 .... an outboard will be great for getting in and out of the marina. you bought the boat to go sail

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