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Holding tank vent issue wchevron at 9:28pm 06.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3750 installed a new head, tank, and plumbing this winter. ran the 1" vent about 5' horizontal then had
Question about fuel additives bffatcat at 10:22pm 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1102 I recently bought a new Tohatsu 8hp 4 stroke. The dealer told me to put a capfull of this blue stu
Maxwell (Smart?) (1) Grizz at 12:48am 06.28.08 Smaller Boats 0/918 Installation procedure for the Maxwell 21 - B replacement top cap went exactly as predicted by Allen
Topping Lift Chris Orr at 4:08am 06.28.08 Big Boats 3/1348 I just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340 and noticed that there is no topping lift for the boom. There is
How to control the heeling... Chris Orr at 3:58am 06.28.08 Big Boats 7/2132 Looking for some advice...I am a new owner, my first boat being my 1997 Hunter 340 (and what a bea
Mac Race rodsailshunter5020 at 3:38am 06.28.08 Racing 3/2210 Mac race we will be doing this race for the 3rd time and look really forward to it. We have an aggre
Deck leak At Mast rodsailshunter5020 at 3:20am 06.28.08 Big Boats 0/873 Has anyone had good luck sealing around the conduit with out dropping the mast? I'm leaking around t
Fresh Water Leak Chris Orr at 4:19am 06.28.08 Big Boats 3/995 In my 1997 Hunter 340 I have been noticing that the water pump will cycle on and off. Basically abo
Traveler Install on 1987 Mac 26D Mike Mitchell at 4:50am 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1512 Hi Fellow Mac Sailors,I have been reading posts about installing a traveler on a Mac 26D and the l
Jabsco pump not priming texastom at 4:32am 06.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3566 I have posted several issues I have had with my Jabsco toilet in the past. A lot of my problem is in
flys prosmile at 7:00am 06.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1718 Has anyone else had a problem with flys and other insects in the middle of the LI sound? We were sa
Forestay Chainplate TheCopperMonkey at 12:24am 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1149 I have a Macgregor Venture 2-22 and I have noticed that my forestay chainplate is just a shroud chai
Clam Cleat (#cl-257) on an H26 - installed on rudder (1) Pat Hooyman at 12:11am 06.28.08 Smaller Boats 1/1197 In answer to Brian W's question - I have installed the Cam Cleat on my 1998 H26 a few years ago and
Ranger 26 in Light Air? Mark at 11:42pm 06.27.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/5931 I am considering the purchase of a Ranger 26 for use on inland lakes which traditionally feature lig
Need help attaching outhaul block inside my boom Taylor at 8:04am 06.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2532 I'm not sure what to title this question, but here's the problem. I'd like to put a multi-part tack
Cynthia Woods update JungleJetJock at 9:03am 06.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2021 I know some of you have been following the capsizing of the Cynthia Woods. This was in the online v
Where to buy sails David Underwood at 9:15am 06.28.08 Smaller Boats 3/1101 My 87 Hunter 23 needs a new main. I have checked a lot of sailmaker sites including this one and hav
Honda 8hp.throw away, any takers? Tom at 10:29am 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/999 I have a Honda 8HP with a thrown rod. All but the main case is still in fair shape. It did not charg
Looking for a bilge plug for Holder 14 Jay Joiner at 11:11am 06.28.08 Other Sailboats 7/1814 My dear little Holder ... been under a tarp in my backyard since 1992. Wife has knee problems and ca
MAST BASE G.PICARD at 12:15pm 06.28.08 Columbia 1/2273 I will have to removed the mast at the end of the saisonand Ilike to have information on the mast b

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Injector pump Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 11.08.21 I have bled the fuel up through both bleeder valves of the injector pump. With cranking the engine
New toilet and holding tank system Flying Jay at 5:14pm 11.08.21 Where did you source the Raritan Sani-Flex hose? Did the tank come with the fittings to attach the
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 5:13pm 11.08.21 LOL... so I had to go looking and found these This example is a hilarious comma mistake from a gen
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 11.08.21 (Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine blo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:36pm 11.08.21 Thanks Jim!
More on Maine Sail dLj at 4:22pm 11.08.21 I've also donated. I feel it is a very worthy cause and Rod certainly helped me out multiple times a
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 11.08.21 Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine bloc
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 3:38pm 11.08.21 hurry up and wait. light wind racing. razor focus, rest well, eat well.
Tall Rig or Standard Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 11.08.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 3:14pm 11.08.21 Probably a tall rig. When you get new sails, the sailmaker will tell you the measurements, if you
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 3:12pm 11.08.21 Looks like a lot of them got caught by the current/tide on the East side of the Breton Peninsula, an
Finally went for a sail (2) Artey1 at 3:05pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation.
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 11.08.21 No, but IF you punch a hole in the hull with it, you are using it wrong. I've always used a hole
More on Maine Sail shemandr at 2:53pm 11.08.21 Brave of you to put a number on it. I did the same. Thank you! I think what would be useful is to
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:45pm 11.08.21
More on Maine Sail ontherocks83 at 2:42pm 11.08.21 I've made a donation via his website. I would like to know what forum members consider an adequate
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Rick Webb at 2:34pm 11.08.21 rip saw
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:24pm 11.08.21 https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-it
More on Maine Sail shemandr at 2:19pm 11.08.21 I've made a donation via his website. I would like to know what forum members consider an adequate
Finally went for a sail DeniseO30 at 2:14pm 11.08.21 Picture of your engine with help. I'm assuming you have the same 3GM30? From the strainer to the p

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