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change out to Raritan PHII Mike8245 at 11:21am 07.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1573 Peggy I have followed the list for some time now and have a manual Jabsco head that is near at least
1972 Morgan 22' supernailman at 11:26am 07.24.07 Morgan 3/5915 I went to look at a morgan 22 today and was confused about the wire that connects to center board.
comparing catalina and c and c TI doug at 12:32pm 07.24.07 C&C 14/11903 Hi, any advice when comparing a catalina 27 '86 near mint condition owners are asking 16Kvs.
Need advice on the Keel Lock Trev at 2:46pm 07.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 I have only sailed my Mac 25 a few times, but have not locked the keel as the PO advised he never di
Anchor windlass in shallow anchor well Dave Finley at 2:09pm 07.24.07 Big Boats 11/2917 I'm thinking about installing an anchor windlass in a H-376. The anchor well is fairly shallow with
water leaks in my o'day 30 cabin william dieffenbach at 7:14pm 07.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1278 Hi all,I recently purchased a 1986 o'day 31 and have a question about cabin leaks. The upper cabin
transmission/rudder for mooring stimpy at 10:12pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/948 I am new to mooring and have a Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. How should the transmission be
Garmin, E-trex Legend... Roger at 10:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1230 I'm having problems putting in 'way-points' even with the instruction book. 800# guy talks too fast
Hot wire Deadline at 9:48pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1002 The incoming 110 wire on my Hunter 320 gets so hot as to melt the casing and more recently electrica
Hunter 23 Mainsail connectors to mast Karl at 9:57pm 07.22.07 Smaller Boats 6/1543 My Mainsail connectors to the mast on the vertical rise are starting to rust out and I am missing tw
Friction brake on Pedestal Wolf at 9:50pm 07.22.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1692 Hi there, I've got difficulties with the friction brake on the pedestal steering on my HR 353/#668
Lake ontario losing water Brian M H23 at 11:01pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 Well, it seems like I may have made a little mistake. I found this quaint little bay west of roches
rudder/transmission positions stimpy at 10:56pm 07.22.07 Other Sailboats 1/1115 I am new to mooring and am in an area with some tidal current. My P303 has a 2GMF Yanmar. When left
BOAT RIGGING Ernie Blakey at 11:27pm 07.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 What is the average life of the ropes (Halyard, etc) on a Hunter 260?
NICRO Vinny at 11:20pm 07.22.07 Big Boats 9/1049 vents.Anybody have any repair experience?One of my vents is acting up. I replaced the battery a
Stuffing box?? ken at 11:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 I have heard reference to a "stuffing box" on various forums lately. I am unfamiliar with the term.
Repairing Old Cockpit Instrument Installations Oxman at 11:59pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2384 I bought a Cherubini Hunter 27 (1980) and I'm going completely through it before I put it in the wat
Seasick solutions Deadline at 9:46pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1164 Here's a summary of last week's posts on preventing seasickness...DietAvoid greasy foods, sweet d
cat 22 leaking keel trunk john12339 at 9:42pm 07.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1069 Out of clear blue sky after a rough day of sailing i found many leaks in keel trunk , one leak aft
Cabin Lights tgrass462 at 12:41am 07.23.07 Smaller Boats 2/896 This weekend I hosted my son in law's niece on our 1994 Hunter 26. I showed her how to turn the hea

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Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L ggrizzard at 12:15pm 10.09.21 I replaced my slider rails with teak "bunk boards" which are available from on-line teak sellers. Ba
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chip veres at 12:13pm 10.09.21 One thing that hasn't been mentioned: Please crank the engine every morning with the electric start
Outboard issues chip veres at 12:05pm 10.09.21 Use your ohmmeter to test the windings of the pulser and ignition coil. Pulser and ignition primary
Can't find the intake water strainer Stu Jackson at 11:03am 10.09.21 I reconnected the hose and tried again, but still no suction from the engine. The engine doesn't s
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jrowan at 9:09am 10.09.21 We just use a spinnaker bag which clips to the bow pulpit & then attach the spin halyard to raise it
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jrowan at 9:04am 10.09.21 Yeah, I guess after all the waiting & money spent you still have to drill the holes for the mounting
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? jrowan at 8:50am 10.09.21 We have two group 31's on our O'Day 35. Is there room in your battery box to at least upgrade the s
Auto-Pilots sail sfbay at 8:26am 10.09.21 .........New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering............. A wheel pilot would work on that
Insight on sail condition rgranger at 8:06am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserve
Any feedback/opinions on a dripless shaft seal TidesMarine vs PYI PSS? sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.09.21 My experience is limited to PYI PSS, which was recommended by my boatyard, on a powerboat with two n
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserves
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:16am 10.09.21 If that's the only thing holding you back then go for it. Replace the sails as your budget allows.
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 7:14am 10.09.21
More on Maine Sail dLj at 6:40am 10.09.21 I am in Mass and if he needs help, I am only a 2 or 3 hour drive away to be able to go help winteri
Auto-Pilots Apex at 6:35am 10.09.21 so some local knowledge has it, hearing technical difficulties in B&G of recent? Any experience for
Outboard issues Ken Cross at 6:30am 10.09.21 My honda issues stemmed from rinning car fuel in the engine. I pulled the fuel bowl and found all so
Insight on sail condition Ken Cross at 6:26am 10.09.21 When I finally pulled the trigger on new sails I went with this site right here (Sailboatowners.com)
Insight on sail condition sail sfbay at 6:15am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! Yep ........go sail with the existing sails, and when you are ready, buy new
Can't find the intake water strainer nbraasch at 6:12am 10.09.21 I'll take the impeller cover off today and report back - with pics
Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L (1) sail sfbay at 6:06am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Handrails: make measurement based o

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