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Holding tank vents lynch7362 at 10:52am 04.07.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1400 Several article on the internet, indicate a "gooseneck" for the vent line. I've tried to install th
Hey Ross! Manny at 12:20pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1314 Are you in yet? I was coming over the bridge from Havre De Grace to Perryville and saw that it looks
Snake Oil? Manny at 12:23pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1352 At work today a coworker that has a boat told me that a lot of people at his marina are talking abou
e-mail forum Buffett Fan at 12:48pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1190 A few years ago there was a great e-mail form you could sign up for and you could sign up for your s
Bleed screws sailaway78 at 10:11am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1106 Went over to the dealer today and bought a new banjo bolt, crush washers and bleed screw to fix the
Spring sailaway78 at 10:04am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 Maybe spring has finally sprung. Saw a lady Mallard last night with three little ones tagging along
No bottom paint, salt water, how long without marine build-up? kenfunhog at 2:26pm 04.07.08 Trailer Sailors 12/9813 I have a Hunter 260 I have always kept in a freshwater lake. I would like to trailer sail in salt w
88 h40 is the hull solid or cored above the waterline ? bob at 9:38pm 04.07.08 Big Boats 5/1144 thanks !
ODay 222 Boom Height - Can it be raised? KAC222 at 4:22pm 04.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1246 Can anyone tell me if the boom height is adjustable on an 1988 ODay 222? It sits really low in the c
Companionway hatch replacement Phil1122 at 11:25pm 04.07.08 Bigger Boats 3/1516 I have an Oday 40 built in 1987. The plexiglass in my companionway hatch needs replacement. Does a
New Owner - Hello All! corkscrew at 11:22pm 04.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1018 Greetings all, new Mac owner here. I just bought my first MAC 26X 97 - In the process of having the
please advise regarding converting from a tiller to a wheel on cal 27 tom burns at 1:25am 04.08.08 Cal 4/2263 please advise as to converting from a tiller to a wheel.
V-tank (1) All-U-Get at 1:55am 04.08.08 Catalina 30 3/1210 My Catalina 30 didn't come with a V-tank and I was going to order one. The question is developing a
Y 26 keel - lead or ferrous? Gil17223 at 12:23am 04.08.08 Yamaha 1/2170 Is the keel of the Yamaha 26 steel or lead?Anyone have trouble with keel bolts or hull cracking fr
Hard Dodger sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:07am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2354 I'm thinking about building a hard dodger. Right now, it will be on the bottom of my priority list a
mast dimensions Justin_NSA at 2:14am 04.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/960 Can anyone give me the width of the 26S mast today? I need to install a bail but I don't know what s
Kiwi Prop - initial test Jim Seamans at 3:01am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1675 Well, finally got the boat into the water Saturday Apr5. Sure feels nice to be wet again.Joan and
Gauging interest in a multi forum rally/race. CharlieCobra at 3:10am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2124 I yak at a lot of cool folks on various sailing forums including this one. I'm thinking of organizi
When is it Time For Bottom paint? Peter Milne at 3:14am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1140 I have a haul-out scheduled to paint the bottom, but I am asking myself how do I know if I really ne
Replacement brace David Kuhn at 3:41am 04.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1360 I own a 1978 Hunter 30 (Hull # HUN50806M78B-30). I recently had a bad day on Biscayne Bay and lost

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Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 3:36pm 11.23.21 Mmmmm, my message with the picture hasn't appeared. Thanks for the info sail sfbay. I flew an asymm
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 3:36pm 11.23.21 From where the blue line connects to the tank, seems to be clear since it worked great when I put it
Pearson 30 DArcy at 3:32pm 11.23.21 don't like the sound of gasoline engines, The A4 runs pretty smooth and is quieter than a comparab
Water tank pick up jssailem at 3:28pm 11.23.21 a real problem to lift them out of the tanks It sounds like you are confident that all the lines a
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 (1) Scallywagger at 3:24pm 11.23.21 200410
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS Rjm st.petersburg at 3:16pm 11.23.21 I sourced my hose from Defender. Used a heat gun and some Teflon lube.
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 3:04pm 11.23.21 For those of you who have problems with your mainsail out-haul, before you start looking at the out-
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 3:03pm 11.23.21 The filter prior to the pump is new, the filter at the pump is clear. When I took the blue line off
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? (3) Rich Stidger at 3:03pm 11.23.21 Tim, Maybe I can help- I have a 1997 h40.5, almost a sister ship. My wiring runs along the starboa
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 2:38pm 11.23.21 Two comments: 1. Suggest securing the furler asymmetrical spinnaker sail to the torsion cable with
Water tank pick up jssailem at 2:25pm 11.23.21 Do you have a filter on your pump? Is it clear or clogged. Do you have a check valve in the system t
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 2:17pm 11.23.21 I haven't tried that because when I put the pick up side in a bucket of water it ran fine on both si
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:10pm 11.23.21 Stu How long is your boat hook? Longer than your telescoping one? Ric
Pearson 30 dLj at 2:10pm 11.23.21 (Yes, a gas engine can ignite. You can get hit by lightning or have fatal car wreck driving anywher
Need info on my Catalina 22 trailer rgranger at 2:07pm 11.23.21 I ran into a similar problem with a trailer from South Carolina many years ago. I was living in Vir
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 2:06pm 11.23.21 Talk is cheap, testing is real. Don't be so willing to plop down your money on large ticket items u
Need info on my Catalina 22 trailer sail sfbay at 2:05pm 11.23.21 Might check with Triad Catalina 22 - Triad Trailers or could have been a local California trailer ma
Water tank pick up Steve_Catalina at 2:03pm 11.23.21 Since you mentioned it happens on both tanks I belive it has to be at a point that is common to both
H23 Anchor Locker (1) rgranger at 2:01pm 11.23.21 Clean it out well, rough up the edges for a good bond and fill it with some "goop". Goop dries int
OK... it isn't a boat, but... rgranger at 1:55pm 11.23.21 If you go the Flex Seal route..... PLEEEEASE film it! And do your best Phil Swift.:beer::poop:

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