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Yamaha 33 gate valves Rick at 4:19pm 05.20.08 Yamaha 5/2115 Just bought the boat. Surveyor said the gate valves must be changed to ball valves. Any wisdom on
Inflatable Tenders, Achilles LS4-RU vs. SeaEagle 8.10 Wind Dancer MDR at 3:55pm 05.20.08 Ask All Sailors 4/5730 I own a 27' Hunter and need a new tender. Smaller boat, smaller tender. I have done my research an
New Interior cushions for Oday 23 Jim B at 11:54pm 05.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1522 Hello fellow Oday fans. I have a 1982 Oday 23 that is in pretty good shape except I need to get new
Onboard refrigeration... Doug/Karen at 10:59pm 05.18.08 Big Boats 3/872 Being new to built-in refrigerator/freezer operation, two questions have arisen: 1) How to defrost
Anchor Light (2) Rich (P303) at 9:56pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 Installed a new Hella anchor (LED) light Sunday up at the yard. Previous PO had no anchor light. I p
Mast Step stress on Macgregor 26 C Dancing Loon at 1:10am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3401 We have just purchased a 1992Mac 26C. It is basically original with a few interior upgrades. The mas
companion way steps Stephen K at 1:38am 05.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2569 I read awhile back about putting something like black sealant or silicone in the "groove" of the com
Garhauer after one season.. (2) Maine Sail at 12:32am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2103 Wanted to post a photo of my untouched, meaning un-polished, Garhauer main sheet blocks after a full
Stu, What Happened to the "Sailing Web Sites"? Bob4203 at 12:30am 05.19.08 Catalina 30 3/1232 Stu,For the last month or so , when going to "resources" and accessing the "sailing web sites" whe
Survey says blisters JerryP at 12:25am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/965 3 dime size on hull. Is this a problem ornot. Should I buy this '89 Hunter? Thanks.
Survey says JerryP at 12:18am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1053 3 dime size blisters on the hull. Is this a bigproblem? Should I purchase this '89 sailboat?Than
Plastic thingy Deadline at 12:14am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1101 Under heavy wind, the aluminum rail popped up after it stripped the screw right out of the boat. I s
Moving the mainsheet... Mook16714 at 1:28am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1025 ...to the cabin top is what I'm hoping to do on my old Annapolis 26, which will facilitate the addit
Location of 26S promotional video??? Kip Hamilton at 2:11am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1640 Hey Guys...Does anyone know of the internet location of the MacGregor factory promotional video fo
Javelin Boom Vang? (1) Meg at 2:12am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/946 My husband and I just picked up a Javelin and we are reading up on it - can anyone tell me about ins
Core moisture Derek at 2:16am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 Water meter reads moisture in core, she's22 yrs old. Shall I buy and fix or not.
Yet another item added to my list / hull-deck joint 48dodge at 3:07am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1319 Did some more work on my 222 this weekend. Removed even more deck hardware, the windows and forward
battery location bart5008 at 3:14am 05.19.08 Smaller Boats 6/1200 The battery location on a 240 is in the worst possible place. I am not sure of the mentality of whoe
Attn: Fred and RAD Phil Herring at 3:32am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1071 Would you guys send me an email when you a moment? I'm trying to reach you and getting a bounce. p
NEW RADAR victory04 at 3:58am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 3/985 THINKING OF INSTALLING NEW E80 RAYMARINE NAVIGATION DISPLAY WITH RADAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE FOLL

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DIY Fuel Polishing System capta at 3:19pm 10.27.21 There is little advantage to a polishing system if your tank(s) are not spotlessly clean. You alread
DIY Fuel Polishing System Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.27.21 A cheaper approach might be to have the tank professionally polished (check the cost of pressure was
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 2:58pm 10.27.21 Looks really good. And, I like the low maintenance aspect!
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode LakeShark at 2:57pm 10.27.21 I have the New Design with the anchor locker in the bow is that what your using? Either way don't
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 2:53pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. I guess if one was reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllly into racing, a recessed mushr
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.27.21 @dLj I agree. I used Sikaflex 291 for my thru hull bedding and also used it on the the thru hull t
DIY Fuel Polishing System dmax at 2:34pm 10.27.21 That's an expensive system, you can build one yourself for much less. This thread has lots of good i
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 10.27.21 Ahh that make sense! I forgot about the whole bleeding thing. I've played with similar connectors fo
Winterizing bilge on my H37 DanMaine at 2:30pm 10.27.21 So...you drill a hole in the keel low down for this and leave it open?
S/E Marina Recommendations kloudie1 at 2:17pm 10.27.21 I have some experience with the Oriental NC area ; a very nice sailing oriented area with a few nice
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement artboas at 2:15pm 10.27.21 If you are looking to upgrade your system... My insurance wants me to install an ELCI breaker. You
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 2:12pm 10.27.21 More systems should be designed like this! I'm not sure if there's any added benefit to doing this
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 2:11pm 10.27.21 @dLj I agree. I used Sikaflex 291 for my thru hull bedding and also used it on the the thru hull th
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? shemandr at 1:38pm 10.27.21 Ut oh. You said "Anchor."
Tabernacle replacement chip veres at 1:37pm 10.27.21 On my Mac 22, all three are machine bolts that straddle the wooden support post in a triangle. Inte
DIY Fuel Polishing System DeniseO30 at 1:15pm 10.27.21 I would suggest, you save your money or use it to make access into your fuel tank, get spotlessly c
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 10.27.21 More systems should be designed like this! I'm not sure if there's any added benefit to doing this
More on Maine Sail Rick486 at 1:03pm 10.27.21 Im happy to donate, but in general I don't do Gofundme, etc unless I have some information on the
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. On the Mk2's, they used a recessed thru-hull with a huge head. On the 1/
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 12:44pm 10.27.21 Thanks, will do.

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