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Forward / Reverse Tom at 1:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4052 I'm new to sailing (not boating) and was wondering about the forward / reverseorientation on my boa
holding tank Serendipity at 7:51am 03.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2824 When I turn on the macerator pump, which is working, and I have the sea cock valve open the holding
Is this a good deal?: Aquarius 21 (2) CPTCarl at 7:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/20030 I am looking to buy my first sailboat and have found a 1973 Aquarius 21 that I am interested in. It
Wiring questions Mark at 7:08am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1574 I have a 26S and have rewired the boat. I have gone from one battier, to a two battier system. I put
Log Shaft Captdgl at 7:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 0/1208 The log shaft around the propshaft Will Leak when we are in reverse. I have PPS system and its not l
Look at this for referance paulj at 6:20am 03.26.08 Catalina 310 5/1869 ChrisCheck this site out.I have a RWB sym.paulj
Waterproofing prior to painting 48dodge at 6:01am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1285 I am stripping all things off the boat preparing it for paint. It's probably going to take me sever
swing keel shane wall at 5:58am 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/982 I have an O'day 25 with a swing keel. The Keel needs to come out and be replaced, does anyone have
Paint removers. The friendly type Ken13531 at 5:15am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1085 A couple of months ago I read a piece of research that someone had done on paint removers used to ta
Lovejoy coupling for damping and ease of engine alignment Paul M. at 5:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1937 Does anyone have any experience using a Lovejoy coupling instead of a standard coupling between thei
MacGregor 26c Chris Williams at 4:52am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/872 Thank you all for the information ref to centerboard on my mac 26c (yassou )most helpfullBest Regar
anchor chain storage to small,chain is piling up h.j.driesen at 4:50am 03.26.08 Other Sailboats 4/1608 i have a moody 38 built 1993, problem is that the 8 mm anchor chain approx 50 meters is piling up an
Replace Cockpit Coaming on DS-1 Colorado ODay at 3:58am 03.26.08 Day Sailers 3/1294 The 1964 wood coaming is at the end of the road and needs to be replaced. Information about possib
autohelm 4000 Gary H16467 at 2:44am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1275 I have a 1994 40.5 with an Autohelm 4000 autopilot. The control head has failed and Raymarine has a
NOT SO UTIMATE SOLE ANNA at 10:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 6/875 We recently purchased ultimate sole because we had heard the stuff was great. We followed the direc
Loose bow cleat on a H23.5 Jack h23.5 at 9:54am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 6/935 When I tied up to the dock last week I noticed my bow cleat was a little loose, so I got a phillips
New found Metals Stainless Portlites Rick2413 at 10:40am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1430 I'm wanting to change out my portlites on my 1979 Hunter30 and have pretty much decided on the New F
Collinite 870 verses 925 Marc14857 at 10:59am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6713 Getting ready to prep the boat for the 2008 sailing season. I have ordered a Porter Cable polisher a
C30 hurth transmission levels with 5411 Tom23442 at 11:18am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 5/1543 I have 1982 c30 with 11 hp 5411. the hurth transmission has a fluid dipstick that appears to have t
hunter 260 water valve David R at 11:38am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 3/987 I continue to have problems with the water lines on my Hunter 260. The back flow preventer or check

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Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21am 11.30.21
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht rgranger at 7:12am 11.30.21 I don't even like actual mooring fees.....:huh:
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:00am 11.30.21 200568
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? jssailem at 6:57am 11.30.21 Nice job.
Switch and fuse panel jssailem at 6:53am 11.30.21 Chinese manufacturer. Cheap price. May not meet ABYC standards. Upon survey may not be acceptable t
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT RoyS at 6:22am 11.30.21 Different boat. When I replaced my fuel tank I ordered a new one with a threaded hub for the fill in
Porta Pot on 23.5 Justin_NSA at 6:10am 11.30.21 Yes, I recommend moving the pot out to the cockpit at night. Now there's an image :biggrin:
Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 6:06am 11.30.21 I can understand your desire to extend the dodger to the turtle if it now stops on the sliding hatc
Tipping angles dLj at 5:58am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check w
Tipping angles RoyS at 5:15am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check wi
Porta Pot on 23.5 Rick Webb at 4:52am 11.30.21 Just remember the cabin floor sits on top of the water ballast tank lid That means short screws fo
mousing line knot Shaw_2112 at 4:16am 11.30.21 Google "attach wire mule tape." Electricians do this everyday. Their methods are proven. Tape the
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 3:58am 11.30.21 Maybe something to assist raising the mast?
jon hansen at 2:57am 11.30.21 me too, love photos
Will Gilmore at 2:12am 11.30.21 Very interested. Thank you. Please, a few pictures would be great. -Will
Replacing valve at engine cooling through hull intake. Beneteau 331 BigEasy at 1:27am 11.30.21 Definitely would replace on haulout. If the thru Hull fitting breaks or becomes unsealed, while in
mousing line knot LloydB at 1:00am 11.30.21 g8qTyx293i8
Traveler Change ... (1) Hayden Watson at 12:33am 11.30.21 Hayden: Thank you for the picture. I didn't know the term (turtle) so I left that out of my reply b
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:28pm 11.29.21 Is it OK to run your engine with the heeling angle? If that thru-hull is out of the water, you wil
Traveler Change ... Joe at 10:48pm 11.29.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have

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