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Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/972 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/935 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2472 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4058 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1011 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1488 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1033 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1221 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it
MacGregor Original Equipment Winch (1) dancing bear at 10:56am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Attached is the diagram and parts list for my 1986 MacGregor 25 Keel Winch. I hope someone finds th
Help with my Compass. Dan Dallas at 1:54pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/1298 My compass on my Catalina 25 needs fluid added. What do I use? Is this possible?
Advice in purchasing a 25' sailboat... Alan7219 at 12:03pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1655 I'm relatively new to sailing and have been looking at Hunter 25 and Catalina 25. Most sailing woul
3/8" Gudgeon catsailor13190 at 11:43am 07.19.07 Catalina 22 0/1367 I found a great deal on gudgeons. I ordered Monday evening and my new gudgeons arrived Thursday. T
Sliding hatch cover question Joyce13081 at 10:08pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/910 I'd like to prop up the sliding lexan and fiberglass cover while we're at anchor for more headroom a
The day after Capn Pete at 9:45pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1366 As my wife used to say when (as a teenager) she got disciplined after staying out partying to late,
Keek bolts Question Bob Fox at 10:20pm 07.17.07 Other Sailboats 2/938 Has anyone had their keel bolts checked.I have a 32 year old boat with a cast Iron keel. I have no
Model identification...Marston Plastics...GD O'Day wfender at 10:53pm 07.17.07 Day Sailers 0/1286 Hello,I am trying to identify my sailboat. The Hull plate reads Marscot Plastics Fall River Mass GD
Spreader Boot Rob at 11:42pm 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2898 Does anyone know why most retailers are not selling rubber/pvc spreader boots? Most of what I see a

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Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 10:04am 09.30.21 So, the pivot point is at the 2-pin base plate, right? I have two methods for "pausing" the proce
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 10:03am 09.30.21 Use 16 gauge wires from house battery bus. The solenoid must be able to pull 1" of travel. Use 3 AMP
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:03am 09.30.21 fuel pump sieve/screen Is your fuel pump before your primary? If so, you should re-plumb it to be
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? NYSail at 9:55am 09.30.21 I sold my first boat, a 1977 Cal 34-III to a gentleman from St. Petersburg Russia. When we were spea
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 9:53am 09.30.21 I'm not sure how that would work here in hot - humid coastal South Carolina and the cost of the Biof
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 9:49am 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any p
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 9:48am 09.30.21 The bulb that failed in less the 50 hrs use.
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Rapport at 9:46am 09.30.21 The first bulb had failures in lest than one year they second has not failed in the first sailing se
M15 engine is overheating odaydokay at 9:27am 09.30.21 If the thermostat is stuck closed, this won't help. But it's a good place to start. I'd remove the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:25am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel kappykaplan at 9:19am 09.30.21 I do all of the above in the fall.
Fuel Filter Replacement odaydokay at 9:17am 09.30.21 I have vacuum gauges on both of my primary filters for the auxiliary and the genset. Neigther seem
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:16am 09.30.21 How are you getting the boat out of the water? Crane, travel lift, trailer/ramp, ways? If you're
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:14am 09.30.21 That is not a one person job. Don't know what type of mast step you have but the base of the mast
Fuel Filter Replacement All U Get at 9:08am 09.30.21 I'll bet that unless your fuel supply gets contaminated with algae, it will be good for 10+ years.
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 9:07am 09.30.21 Speaking of crossing an ocean, do not assume that having anyone "inspect" that used rigging is a

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