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Too Much Water To Sail! Abby Normal at 3:27am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1329 If any of you saw the flooding in SE Kansas on TV this week (especially Coffeyville), it's all windi
Rudder blues Tim Horvatich at 3:39am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1358 We had our own fireworks on the Fourth of July. Sailing reefed in brisk 12-20 knot winds we were ha
Good Source for Main Sails (Catalina) Bo at 2:20am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1454 Looking around the internet, the prices for new mail sails runs the full spectrum. I might consider
2007 Hunter reefing instruction Mike16400 at 2:15am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 Im sailing my 2007 Hunter 25 from Hyannis to Nantucket this weekend, and am not sure how the reefing
Docking and low tide 48dodge at 2:00am 07.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1150 Anyone here have experience with pluff mud and docking their boats at low tide? My question is abou
gasket or stopper for cable to keel BB16258 at 3:49am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/952 I'm looking for where to find a replacment gasket that helps keep out splash while underway up thoug
Repowering 27ft Chad at 5:16am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1952 I'm wondering what people are repowering the Hunter 27 that came with the Renault RC-8D engines with
Head Door Chris at 5:56am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/842 In trying to get the door to the head to open completely, I think it needs trimming on the bottom.
&$!@!##! Hot Water Heater Dan at 5:58am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1510 I'm trying to get at the element of my hot water heater to replace it. It's snug and framed in unde*
PORT LIGHTS (and pic of boat) (1) SEADANCE at 4:45am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1620 Hi, Its me I found two leaky port lights yesterday during our thunderstorm that cancelled our trip
Coast Guard Authority higgs at 6:23am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1278 There has been some discussion about what the CG can and cannot do to us and no one seemed to agree
Weak Cockpit Seat Sonny Sharpe at 6:30am 07.05.07 Smaller Boats 2/1399 The material that was fiberglassed under the port seat in the cockpit areahas turned loose. Now whe
v berth hatch leaks d ryan at 7:19am 07.05.07 Other Sailboats 4/1138 i take the hylas up and down the atlantic twice a year, 1500 miles each way. this does not include h
Drop Board Search WIlker at 7:06am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1229 Hi. I have been searching the internet high and low for drop boards or 1/2" teak to make my own. D
O'Day 15 specs for front and side stays Brian Voke at 7:22am 07.05.07 Day Sailers 2/1250 I purchased an O'day 15 to teach my 4 kids to sail on Cape Cod and need to replace the front and re
We got the spreaders........... Gregg9020 at 7:30am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1186 Now what. How do we go about the install of them? Dwyer Mast said to attach with seizing wire, but
Replacing head on 28 Catalina MKII mongoose at 7:58am 07.05.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1684 My husband bought this boat last fall. Of course on my first voyage I mess up the head. So we want
Boom Crutch Kevin3439 at 7:50am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1330 Just purchased a Venture 21. It is missing the boom crutch. Looking to purchase a boom crutch or a
HUMOROUS SAILING DEFINITIONS caguy at 7:50am 07.05.07 Other Sailboats 1/1153 Came across this and thought you might enjoy. ;DFrank
New London to Block Island seadaddler at 9:56am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1436 Depending on the wind and current watch hill or the race.Any advice on planning a trip to Block Isl

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T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 4:52pm 09.27.21 The only part of the holding tank that I can view is the very top. To see any other part would requ
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new sail sfbay at 4:51pm 09.27.21 Welcome to the forum!! If it is a USCG documented boat a title search can tell you that (as it did
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers (1) sail sfbay at 4:44pm 09.27.21 $70 pair of Sony 140 watt speakers from West Marine SONY XS-MP1611 6 1/2" Dual Cone Marine Speakers
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize RitSim at 4:39pm 09.27.21 On my previous C30, I drained the water muffler (had a petcock on the muffler base) and drained the
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? JoeWhite at 4:37pm 09.27.21 On the holding tank, there is an incoming hose and an outgoing hose. Follow the outgoing hose. It go
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 4:34pm 09.27.21 Do we get a trip report? Thursday has come and gone. If it went poorly it didn't go so badly as t
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 4:26pm 09.27.21 Haha :) Mark, haven't joined anything yet! Great idea! Looking now, thanks!
Furling main replacement KZW at 4:18pm 09.27.21 My furling mast (sail 307 built in 2005) is Charleston Spar. I believe all the furling masts were CS
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Claude L.-Auger at 4:16pm 09.27.21 All good advice here and since you mention changing the antifreeze it means you only need to winteri
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineering, my father was an engineer, I'm an
Fresh water pump noise sail sfbay at 3:59pm 09.27.21 The pump noise is the pump cycling. The cycling is caused by the pump's built-in pressure switch th
Water system hoses and connectors sail sfbay at 3:37pm 09.27.21 Same 4 gpm pump, which I recently installed on my powerboat. My sailboat has a 4.3 gpm Jabsco Par-Ma
Difference between Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro vs Non Sail Pro Gene Neill at 3:28pm 09.27.21 The right prop makes all the difference in the world.
Teak seats and trim. Hollyberry at 3:26pm 09.27.21
Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.27.21 Looks good! I'd like to put some on the companionway steps to the saloon. Where did you buy it?
Water system hoses and connectors (1) Udi at 3:18pm 09.27.21 I wish I won't need one but I believe I do because the flow of the new pump is larger then the deman
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 3:08pm 09.27.21 Brain bleach!!!!! Please, more brain bleach!!!
Water system hoses and connectors sail sfbay at 2:46pm 09.27.21 Maybe you do not need an accumulator. I do not have one on my Hunter 46 and powerboat with a Jabsco
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? timjneedham at 2:34pm 09.27.21 As a former Hunter dealer who introduced that boat for Hunter , I will be glad to assist but max he
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank dlochner at 2:23pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineering, my father was an engineer, I'm an

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