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Nice N Easy - Chef Pass - Rigolets info (1) GuyH at 12:51am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/979 I brought my boat back to Lake Pontchartrain from Pensacola this weekend. As you know, the Hwy 90 br
Cutting hole in hull ... what bit? flyhop at 1:21am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1580 I am replacing raw water intake thru-hull and ball valve properly. PO had a simple Marelon ball val
Is safety an accident? SailboatOwners.com at 2:06am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2419 Sailing is a relatively safe activity but how hard do you try to prevent possible accidents?Do you
Hit something SEADANCE at 3:12am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1889 Hi guys and gals,Have a question because I am still frazzled by this. We were motoring thru the Ba
Winter Blues Don at 3:24am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1550 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 7/1508 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 6/1562 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 1/1479 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 3/855 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 2/1440 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 5/2777 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 13/1170 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 5/1677 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 3/1079 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 4/866 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 4/1024 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 1/1305 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 3/1270 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 7/1280 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 14/1457 O.K. you all convinced me the outboard is a bad idea. Can anyone suggest where I might get a list of

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Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Mark Maulden at 10:31pm 08.31.21
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.31.21 The problem with boats is that the sun will heat the deck which has poor insulation and the interior
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power garymalmgren at 9:11pm 08.31.21 I cruised SE Asia for 3 years. There is nothing you an do about humidity. A fan will move air acro
Tongue weight question. Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.31.21 You are correct, by raising or lowering the ball you can make small adjustments to the tongue weight
Stantion bases Benny17441 at 8:02pm 08.31.21 I think you have your answer about an imbedded aluminum plate. I would use plenty of of penetratin
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 7:55pm 08.31.21 Good evening! Planning on heading out this Friday. How are you guys feeling about the weather? Sca
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:40pm 08.31.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room t
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic (1) Caspurr at 7:33pm 08.31.21 I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 days
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Roadking Larry at 7:22pm 08.31.21 My 1st boat was a Mac 26S.I made my share of mistakes with it and had more than a few pucker moments
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:14pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer tou
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:08pm 08.31.21 When I close the starboard valve and work off forward tank air leak goes away so I know it's in the
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:04pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follo
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 7:01pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased ma
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.31.21 Someone already gave me an idea of adding a second strut. If one properly placed strut doesn't do
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 6:58pm 08.31.21 Ward, Thank you, I think I like what you are saying. I ordered the other pump, but I have a portab
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:45pm 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all p
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased man
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:39pm 08.31.21 I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my so
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump Ward H at 6:38pm 08.31.21 @snoopy_ Here's the Amazon link to the Koolair PM500 pump recommended by Webasto for my 10,000 BTU A
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:36pm 08.31.21 R12 and R134 are not at all compatible. By the time you legally purge the R12 and recharge with R13

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