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Removing water from diesel tank. Dennis W. at 12:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1765 Just finished 3-days at Two Harbors, but, had engine trouble developed on the way over. Rough runnin
Halyard mystery NorfolkRagbagger at 7:11am 05.04.08 Catalina 30 0/1289 I am one of those infamous people who used a messenger (despite my better judgment)to replace my mai
Fred- the Avatar is attached (2) Dennis W. at 7:51am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1206 Fred, This photo shows 4th of July cove looking East across Isthmus cove into Big Fisherman, Santa C
Deck Soft Spot. What the....? Gary at 5:46am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 87 Hunter 28.5Have a small (~14"x14") soft spot starboard of the mast. The area flexes about 1/4 in
Head sails dale at 9:41am 05.04.08 Catalina 22 4/1326 I would like to know what everyone has for head sails. On our 22 we have a 1.5 oz. 150% drifter, a
pressure sink Louis at 10:00am 05.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/903 Finally took the boat out into the water today. After a winter or fixing up and cleaning it felt gre
Rewiring Mast Jim22491 at 11:19am 05.04.08 Other Sailboats 2/1184 I am rewiring my mast, My problem is all the wires ar just through the deck and siliconed. This cann
Head Lighting Greg W. at 11:28am 05.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/940 I have two wires entering the ceiling of the head on my boat just above the mirror. I thought they m
Short changed ? Canukwi at 12:27pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1055 I don't know if I missed something in the past several years that I've used Interlux VC-17m for my b
Raymarine ST 69's or Tacktick? palacegrand at 12:40pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1089 Recently purchased a Yamaha 30 which while overall in good shape, features some rather old instrumen
Favorite sailing music Dave at 12:12pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2628 I'm working on filling up my iPod, and have lots of varied music. I decided to work on a sailing tun
pictures tpolo at 11:58am 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1075 I was able to post pictures in the past but for some reason it does not work anymore for me....this
marina Real, gyuamas MX monty at 11:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1466 Can anyone give me lat. long. for marina real? I am moving there next week during hurricane season a
does any one know the first outlets on the circuits? I'm bob at 1:18pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 2/855 adding or rather have added a Freedom Marine inverter/charger and now have to change the first outle
is Home Depot GCFI the same as marine GCFI? bob at 1:07pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 it costs twice as much at west marine ?????
Dagger board stop rope length needed..... Nik at 2:07pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1467 My 26D didn't come with the safety line to prevent the dagger board from dropping too low. how much
Hard water deposits Brian at 2:13pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 1/1007 I just looked into the aluminum water tanks on my 10 yr old liveaboard boat and saw lots of calcium
Captain Pigot... or Captain Kangaroo? SailboatOwners.com at 2:21pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1406 There really ought to be only one captain at a time aboard a boat; often there isn't time for a deci
oil change windsmaker at 1:55pm 05.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/6204 Ok I'm perplexed? Changed the oil in my perkins 4 108 this weekend. pumped out ~4 quarts. and put
Looking for mast for mac26D Greg at 1:24pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/821 Hello fellow Macgregorians.Can you please let me know if anyone has a 28' long, tear drop mast for

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12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Scott T-Bird at 9:59am 12.12.21 Perhaps I am missing something, but it looks to me like you can't start your engine from the house b
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tally Ho at 9:52am 12.12.21 Thanks for the help Tom and Greg! I closed the seacock and it started right away. I will keep that
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water MikeHoncho at 9:46am 12.12.21 spend your money on something cool for your boat. It doesn't need bottom antifoul paint.
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 9:39am 12.12.21 Forgot to mention: while you're back there, you should also replace the cockpit drain hoses, they u
Etiquette pet peeves Calif. Ted at 8:34am 12.12.21 That's still more fingers than I can use on a keyboard.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Tally Ho at 8:30am 12.12.21 . OUCH :facepalm: ! ! ! No offense intended! Just curious.:) Greg
Etiquette pet peeves (1) Will Gilmore at 8:22am 12.12.21
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 8:02am 12.12.21 @Bill Russell a lot of good responsives but two questions for a better response. First is traile
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 7:51am 12.12.21 The first owner of my boat built a mount for the traveler. I am going to the boat today to winteriz
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 12.12.21 Welcome @Perry Welch to the forum. I too do not trust Facebook , twitter and the rest of social med
Chart Plotter Location F260SS at 7:47am 12.12.21 I'm adding a chart plotter to my wish list. Curious to know if anyone has installed one and where i
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 dmax at 7:44am 12.12.21 Forgot to mention: while you're back there, you should also replace the cockpit drain hoses, they us
Etiquette pet peeves SFS at 7:34am 12.12.21 Ewwwww. That middle finger looks broken.
Etiquette pet peeves (1) BlowMeAway at 6:39am 12.12.21
Removing centerboard? David in Sandusky at 6:37am 12.12.21
Etiquette pet peeves (1) Will Gilmore at 6:26am 12.12.21 This thread!
H26 crutch mount bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 12.12.21 If going that route, make sure the pole is straight up and down which any mount might need a shim.
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 12.12.21 I have seen this post before. At issue is the cost of saving a buck sacrificing damage to the boat
Removing centerboard? patbratton at 4:04am 12.12.21 I had saved this from this site. Centerboard Line Replacement Without Boat Lift! Sep 14, 2008 I re
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? patbratton at 3:53am 12.12.21 If you are talking about doing the Great Loop here is someone who did it on a Hunter 260. https://fo

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