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Swim ladder Mac at 3:26am 02.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1129 I'm trying to find the best ladder for my Mac 25. There are alot on ebay, but they look like they w
Swing Keel Cable Mark at 12:48am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 2/1262 Yesterday I had to take out my settee table to run new wires through the compression post and notice
Free Velocity Prediction Programs Bill at 4:23am 02.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4908 Anyone know of any Free VPP's I am trying to make a Polar for my C27Thanks
Forestay On A H260 Bob Fliegel at 1:55am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1474 I have always been concerned that the failure of the forestay, the one single forward wire supportin
fresh water supply for my marine head Thane22692 at 3:11am 02.17.08 Big Boats 9/5269 This spring I'm interested in plumbing the head in my 387 to use fresh water vs. lake water... (the
340 owner with tape measure Andy1237 at 3:09am 02.17.08 Big Boats 3/1012 If you own a 340 and have it close by, could you measure something for me? To make some plans for a
steering system - Broke in 13 knt conditions jd2590 at 7:30am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/968 My steering system broke today on my 35.5 while in such nice sailing conditions, sunny, 78 degrees,
Need new dodger windows Pat at 7:47am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1164 My windows are pretty old and need to be replaced. The windows are sewn into the dodger. I would lik
Cooler drain for O'Day 272 Mark Griffin at 8:53am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1537 After installing a new ice box drain, now what do I do with it? I am tried of have it drain into the
Transom cracks Michael Cotton at 7:51am 02.17.08 C&C 1/3025 We are looking at a 1990 37+ model C'C. The transom has some cracks in it. They are randomly located
Prop Pitch and Size Bad Obsession at 9:23am 02.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3011 I have a Universal MX 25 in my Catalina 30. This is the same engine that was used in the Catalina 3
CNG jdgrnt66 at 9:43am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1177 anyone know where to get cng tanks refilled st pete, tampa, clearwater area? thanks for the help.
SF Bay Sailing 2/12/08 Napa Ed at 10:14am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 Short clip of O-25 sailing in a breeze last week.
Re-certify Life Raft sailortonyb Allied Mis at 9:12am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1383 I have a Zodiac six-man life raft from the PO.It is probaly about 10 years old or older - cant rea
Next Boat 25-27 John S at 12:03pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1762 Hi,I'm currently sailing a 23 foot sailboat and I'm thinking of moving up to something in the 25-2
Diesel "Ultra Low Sulfur - 15 PPM Max" : Is This Bad For My Engine? Joe Mullee at 10:56am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 30/10478 I have a 25 year old Yanmar 3GMF 20hp engine. I have always purchased my fuel from the marina next t
Keeping up with the jones SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2571 How do you satisfy your sailing addiction during the off-season?Can you find the soul of sailing i
solo sailing a 170 Ken at 5:20pm 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1293 The 170 sounds like a great boat however in my case i would be sailing the boat alone wife and daguh
Main hatch ericson 35 Bill Tucker at 1:06pm 02.17.08 Ericson 1/2507 HI,I HAVE 74 ERICSON 35 (349) AND THE MAIN HATCH WAS MADE OF WOOD BOARDS ABOUT 1 1/2" WITH CLACK JO
New Teak and Holly Deck for a 25 Everlong 25 at 8:50pm 02.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1052 I wanted to ask if anyone has ever installed a teak and holly deck (cabin floor that is) in their O'

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Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 8:15pm 11.08.21 From my photo archives- The wire bundle passes through a short PVC tube. The top of the tube is ab
Adding a 115V outlet BigEasy at 6:42pm 11.08.21 Marcus, Agree with you also. When my xantrex 40 amp charger failed after 10 years, I replaced it
More on Maine Sail Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 11.08.21 Other sites on which Maine Sail has posted should also be brought in. AMEN!!! I'll be glad to sp
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:31pm 11.08.21 Jay doesn't say whether the tank came with fittings for the pickup tubes. Ronco includes them if yo
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 6:15pm 11.08.21 We own a new to us Hunter 38 and want to replace some running rigging. In the Operator's Manual th
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 6:09pm 11.08.21 Thanks again to all for the insight. A longer hold for the lift pump solved the issue.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 5:56pm 11.08.21 Thanks David! (If engine block and shaft/prop are not electrically connected to boat bond or shore p
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 5:53pm 11.08.21 Reading your use, I gotta agree. Go for simple install.
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:46pm 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the re
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:45pm 11.08.21 Crusty, Is this your first boat? Are you day sailing? Will you be plugging into shore power on a re
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 5:21pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation. anti-sip
Injector pump Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 11.08.21 I have bled the fuel up through both bleeder valves of the injector pump. With cranking the engine
New toilet and holding tank system Flying Jay at 5:14pm 11.08.21 Where did you source the Raritan Sani-Flex hose? Did the tank come with the fittings to attach the
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 5:13pm 11.08.21 LOL... so I had to go looking and found these This example is a hilarious comma mistake from a gen
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 11.08.21 (Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine blo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:36pm 11.08.21 Thanks Jim!
More on Maine Sail dLj at 4:22pm 11.08.21 I've also donated. I feel it is a very worthy cause and Rod certainly helped me out multiple times a
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 11.08.21 Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine bloc
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 3:38pm 11.08.21 hurry up and wait. light wind racing. razor focus, rest well, eat well.
Tall Rig or Standard Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 11.08.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E

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