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Winter Blues Don at 3:24am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1346 The fall weather is creeping in and the prospect of spending another wet winter in the Northwest is
Increasing Number of Flushes Per Tankful Eric Motter at 2:33am 09.17.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1422 I have an Island Packet 35 with a 15 gallon holding tank and an electric Jabsco head. The head seem
boat seems slow under power Chuck15670 at 3:43am 09.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1438 My 473 seems slow under power. The hull is free of marine growth. The boat is equipped with a stan
help me capt. hawk!!!! bay idyll at 4:37am 09.17.07 Seidelmann 1/1358 i'm sure your expertise extends to the yanmar 3gm30 that is in my boat! first off, the bottom job is
Need help finding someting Kevin C 26S at 5:59am 09.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/793 I'm not sure what it is called, so I can't seem to find it.It is the thing that connects the main
White smoke is likely steam Craig at 5:49am 09.17.07 Seidelmann 2/1320 The white smoke is most likely steam from over heating. I had the same thing happen and it was a par
Adding automatic float switch to bilge pump Ted1394 at 6:01am 09.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2627 I was surprised that my 92 38s5 does not have an automatic float switch on the electric bilge pump.
Inspection covers in cabin GregS at 7:26am 09.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1057 So I am trying to decide if I have to lift my boat off the trailer or not, (To fix the swing keel) s
replacing flexible gally faucet hose Thane22692 at 6:20am 09.17.07 Big Boats 5/1546 my galley faucet developed quite a leak; turns out the metal wrapped flexible hose (that pulls up so
26X Original DVD from MacGregor JoMama12879 at 8:31am 09.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1019 My husband and I were lucky enough to buy a gently used 2002 MacX on 7/7/07. With thte addition of
Window Replacements Jehu dodge at 8:23am 09.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/823 Small windows(6) need replacement. Would like soom info on supplier. Do I have to replace the frame?
boom height stuart22320 at 7:45am 09.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/959 hi, my 85 mac 25 ij have been sailing with the boom above the wide part of the track where the slide
thru-hull P.C.17246 at 9:42am 09.17.07 Catalina 30 1/1227 Had to clean out the fresh water strainer so I closed the seacock, removed the strainer and water co
Diesel fuel stabilizer llogue at 9:27am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1219 Does STP diesel fuel treatment act as a fuel stabilizer for diesel or do I need to look for somethin
MAXIMUM HORSE POWER FOR A HUNTER 270 anahoul at 9:26am 09.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1117 Hi i just bought a Hunter 270 model 1998 and it comes with a Honda 15 HP, but i feel it extremely sl
Replacement diesel instead of outboard? riversailor at 10:22am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1249 O.K. you all convinced me the outboard is a bad idea. Can anyone suggest where I might get a list of
looking for info on islander 33 manual 1965 melleceres at 10:52am 09.17.07 Islander 2/2024 looking for anyone who has information on an islander 33 flush deck 1965trying to get a manual
lead ballast missing? and cockpit floor problem Hal at 12:28pm 09.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1310 I just purchased a 1975 Mariner 2+2 centerboard model, and have inspected the boat more closely afte
HELP!!! My Holding Tank Finally Burst! avalonduet at 12:13pm 09.17.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1370 I've been reading about this "weak spot" in the H37c for years, and it happened this morning. We li
Furlboom on H38 John Marty12799 at 12:07pm 09.17.07 Big Boats 7/2620 We all know that boom angle to the mast is critical with Furlboom but does anyone know how to get th

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Gate Valve Tally Ho at 3:51pm 03.26.21 If it were me, I would inspect the hose very carefully (and the clamps). Squeeze the hose to check f
PSS DRIPLESS question Justin_NSA at 3:31pm 03.26.21 My LasDrop instructions said sailboats only need to vent the seal. Only higher speed stinkpots ne
PSS DRIPLESS question jonelli at 3:03pm 03.26.21 You better keep it then. All new PYI shaft seals are Vented now. Jim... No, that was my point. I p
Mark II Rudder questions... jonelli at 2:58pm 03.26.21 @jonelli Check out this thread about the noise I had from my rudder and what I found to be the cau
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 2:47pm 03.26.21 Fuses should be matched to the wire size. A 75-90 amp fuse is way too high for a 12 ga wire. The wir
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 2:34pm 03.26.21
Bottom Paint dLj at 2:29pm 03.26.21 Photos would really help. That being said, from your description I'd likely be looking at doing eith
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 2:18pm 03.26.21
VHF Channels Tom J at 2:11pm 03.26.21 As I mentioned in your other post about VHF range, I like to program my radio to scan channels 16, 9
Kitchen faucet Tally Ho at 1:35pm 03.26.21 That basin wrench is a very useful tool and can save a lot of skinned up knouckles! Greg
Kitchen faucet Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 03.26.21 If it is a standard faucet like I think it is, the basin wrench pictured above should do the trick.
Kitchen faucet BobH57 at 1:31pm 03.26.21 I initially bought one of those t-handle faucet wrenches to remove the single nut mounting my old fa
Ever Given jssailem at 1:29pm 03.26.21 The images of the ships at either end of the canal anchored awaiting the opening... Looks like a tra
Kitchen faucet jssailem at 1:26pm 03.26.21 Hi @Stouthard. I see you have been a member for a while, and your boat must have triggered enough fr
Kitchen faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 03.26.21 Time to use the help desk, one on one. You will be talking with a former employee
Bearing wear points on catalina 250 swing keel: how to fix it Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 03.26.21 The true experts on your issue are the C25 skippers and their own forum: http://catalina-capri-25s.
VHF Range? chip veres at 12:59pm 03.26.21 Thank you so much, that's very helpful! Do you think 18 nautical miles is enough, or should I repla
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? Stu Jackson at 12:55pm 03.26.21 When I sailed (motored) our boat from SF to BC in 2016, I used more than one predictive resource. L
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? (1) Drinky Crow at 12:54pm 03.26.21 I have the same Yanmar set up with a shunt for flushing the system and flush it after every use addi
VHF Range? Tom J at 12:54pm 03.26.21 It is a good idea to program your VHF to scan several channels, including the NOAA weather channel.

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