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Diesel Odors Tim Fletcher at 11:27am 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2306 My boat has a distinct diesel odor which phas permeated the interior cushions, and within a couple o
Aft spin set up Joe Wienecke at 11:53am 10.29.07 Big Boats 4/1019 Has anyone set up the 376 for using a A-spin or larger Genny for down wind work. I am looking for w
Beneteau 373 o A.Sellick at 12:12pm 10.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1521 My Beneteau 373 does not sit nicely on her marks. The bow sits about 5 inches high. Is this a common*
outboard prop walt at 2:04pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1080 In the outboard thread, there is mentioned "low pitch four blade prop" being best for this applicati
electric start battery install Ted22520 at 1:57pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2525 I'm getting delivery of an electric start Yamaha 9.9 HT (extra long shaft) outboard for my newly acq
Washington State Ferry Don-MT at 1:38pm 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 If you haven't seen these, I just wanted to share these photos from a wind storm in Puget Sound a co
Is your boat water tight? jleblanc31 at 1:38pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1167 Is your boat water tight or do you get a little water in it when it rains? I have to clean my boat e
Welcome... and... HELP!! Phil Herring at 4:17pm 10.29.07 Pearson 2/1578 Welcome to our newest web site, PearsonOwners.com!We hope you'll take a few moments to support the
Winter and a water ballast tank jwt911 at 9:41pm 10.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1092 Any thoughts on how to survive the winter with a water ballast tank? The obvious answer is "empty i
Loose foot main Chuck Creel at 10:43pm 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 Just got a new main sail for the hunter 30 and it is a loose foot sail.any tips for not stretching
Sail size Sunaroo at 12:31am 10.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1571 Anybody know the luff size of the spinnaker for a Catalina 22 (1981).
Upwind sailing jday at 1:30am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/808 Recently sailed a 2002 Caliber LRC as prospective buyer. Wind 15-18 kts., 135 % genoa, in mast furli
leaky head pump ASC at 1:24am 10.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/926 I have a WC marine head and when I "wet" pump it water leaks out of the top where the pump handle go
Hunter 23.5 trailer John at 1:15am 10.28.07 Smaller Boats 3/975 Hi everyone,I've recently purchased a Hunter 23.5. It came, alas, without a trailer and I need to
Sail cleaning jleblanc31 at 2:53am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1366 Has any one put there sails in there washing machine?
Line for roller furling Bob at 4:10am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1141 I need to replace the 5/16 line on my roller furling, but the choices are endless. The 5/16 line I'v
Los Angeles sail? Dave at 4:12am 10.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/849 My wife says next boat has to have wheel steering and I'm looking at MacGregor 26s. Because these ar
Water Heater - Overheating Dan L at 5:07am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 4/923
Transporting Mast after taking mast down. Charlie L at 4:43am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2270 I was thinking of going North toward Maine but the thought of going through the Canals in New York S
Transporting Mast on Board After Taking Mast Down Charlie at 4:37am 10.28.07 Big Boats 2/1080 As you may be able to see in a previous post I mentioned I was thinking of going North toward Maine

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Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 Lilo at 2:36pm 09.30.21 Well if you are sure it is not a chain plate, then I can't see a reason to not open it up and look.
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Hello Below at 2:33pm 09.30.21 Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, t
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 2:20pm 09.30.21 Well if you are sure it is not a chain plate, then I can't see a reason to not open it up and look.
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E33 Sol� TV rgranger at 2:17pm 09.30.21 A 2104? It should start working in about 83 years.:poke:
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 1:54pm 09.30.21 I removed the light bulb and checked to see if there was any voltage there. None, no matter what th
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? shemandr at 1:53pm 09.30.21 Are you saying that you checked the connections where the wire enters the tube - assuming the wire r
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 1:53pm 09.30.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil don't know if this link will get y
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 09.30.21 If you were starting from scratch, would you do a button or a cable? Thx for your detailed answer,
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 1:38pm 09.30.21 I don't know if this issue is with all the 35s5's, but we found the cushions were not well supported
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 1:36pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 1:13pm 09.30.21 Hi Eric. Re progress on the autopilot question, yes, it appears that the Raymarine ST4000 Mk2 wheel-
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 1:00pm 09.30.21 Why? Honest question. I have an O'Day 272 with an inboard and a tiller. The original controls wer
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers cb32863 at 12:47pm 09.30.21 If you want simple and good: pairs with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth. You can use them sing
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 12:47pm 09.30.21 Just a therory............if the hot exhaust gas and water are not fully mixed due to insufficient c
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 09.30.21 and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. Why? Honest question.
Changing Hoses jeepbluetj at 12:37pm 09.30.21 What ^she^ said. But I like to use absorbent puppy piddle pads to catch the spills. They're terribly
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers jeepbluetj at 12:31pm 09.30.21 So are you NOT recommending these speakers? I'm confused... dj p.s. I'm following this tread as I
170 Under Main Only markwbird at 12:27pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:24pm 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any

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