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Cabin sole Randy Church at 4:42pm 07.20.08 Big Boats 7/2813 Getting ready to start replacement of teak and holly sole in cabin. Instead of 3/4" veneer plywood
2008 Annapolis Sailboat Show Larry at 3:31pm 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1032 Anybody seen a date for the Annapolis Sailboat show this year? I need to secure the weekend off to a
Water tank installation Val at 3:25pm 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 2/938 I am replacing an old aluminum water tank with a 42 gal. Ronco plastic tank which will lie along the
Reverse Steering - Hunter 27 Russell at 2:55pm 07.20.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/2481 I find that when backing out of my slip, using reverse, that I am better able to control and turn th
Noisy Diesel agaliha at 1:30pm 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 The 3 cylinder Yanmar diesel in my boat has almost 500 hours on it. It runs great, but is making mo
boom vang joefusa at 1:03pm 07.20.08 Catalina 30 2/1295 looking to install a boom vang. i recall somewhere in the dim, dark past that there were recommenda
Mentor Needed by 146 Owner in CT pcascio at 12:36pm 07.20.08 Day Sailers 7/1354 Hi Everybody, I almost gave up on sailing, placed a classified on Craigs and eveything, but I had
Need plans for Catalina 27 Mk 1 1978 padre at 12:13pm 07.20.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1199 Recently acquired, needs cleaning and need plans for marina to decide if it can be hauled on their g
inflatable air valve replacement mike s/v Dream Chaser at 10:54am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1981 Help! I have a 10yr old Seaworthy inflatable and one of the pontoons has a slow air leak that I bel
Repair/replace First 310 holding tank LiMing at 9:33am 07.20.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1064 Has anyone repaired or replaced the holding tank on beneteau 310? The fittings on my tank are broke
Wanting to add inboard track for headsail leads. Scott at 9:12am 07.20.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/3227 The track position set-up for the boat seems awkward. As the photo shows, for a 150 deck sweeping g
long island mel at 8:52am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1660 Do we have a 26m boater on Long Island?
trailering with 9.9hp outboard attached Northern Sailor at 8:39am 07.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1829 I am interested in trailering my O'Day 22 with the 9.9HP outboard attached. I am woried that I will
Princess stove/oven John at 8:27am 07.20.08 Big Boats 7/2456 Princess oven pilot light works fine. The problem is that the constant pilot light will not ignite t
Clean and lube ball thru hull valve? wavespray at 8:17am 07.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4174 I am replacing throughulls in a refit. A new-looking seacock/throughull in the toilet outlet does no
water damage from leaks? Al Winders at 7:29am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1071 I had decided to purchase a 26s, subject to shake down, but when I went to pick her up, there was so
Yanmar Diesel Question Dick Dixon at 7:11am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1146 For all the Yanmar diesel folks.....I have a 1993 30 HP three-cylinder raw water cooled diesel. The
cdi self furling judy at 6:40am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1337 in stepping the mast i decided to make that last inch or two easier by slacking off on the fore stay
Water tanks(s) leaking into bilge Bruja Marina at 6:09am 07.20.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1183 We have a leak in the main tank (66 gals) located under the main stateroom in the bow area. We searc
Mast Step Deck crack John Guma at 5:32am 07.20.08 Day Sailers 2/1505 I have a crack behind the mast step in the deck that seems to be some sort of stress fracture. i hav

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Head Always Full Tally Ho at 2:37pm 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Tally Ho at 2:31pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:23pm 01.20.22 Alas (for me anyhow) - the world is organized such that one must pay, pay, pay. Us boat owners are
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:10pm 01.20.22 @Charles Erwin Here is SC, there is a sales tax, but it is capped at $600 for cars and boats and t
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Charles Erwin at 2:03pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several r
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 1:38pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several re
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NYSail at 1:33pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however i
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 01.20.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 1:21pm 01.20.22
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Stu Jackson at 1:02pm 01.20.22 All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when sailing Was told yesterday that now its
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 12:17pm 01.20.22 Thanks for the replies, for sure we will have the humidity checked by the surveyor.
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Mat Fournier at 12:13pm 01.20.22 Thanks, I am glad to learn that this is common and not a big problem. Also glad that know that the 3
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Mat Fournier at 12:08pm 01.20.22 Thank you for your replies, this information will be very useful to fing the source of the leak.
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei

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