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Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2378 2002 34 MK II with an M35B with 300 hr's....While returning from a trip this weekend with the engin
240 starboard list woody at 4:29am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1051 my oday 240 is equipped with a honda 9.9 extra longshaft and electric start. It list to starboard e
Peggy...I still have a slight odour... Paul H at 5:18am 07.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2915 After several cleanings of my holding tank...I did the "sniff tests" on all of my connection hoses,
Replaced your cabin bulbs with L.E.D? Jeffrey at 5:32am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1070 There was a young man selling the small L.E.D. replacement bulbs at a marine swap meet here a few we
Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3043 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/844 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1068 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1538 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to
Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1568 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1968 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/1103 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1615 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1444 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1605 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/932 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1228 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-
Great sail Saturday...finally had a camera RobG at 10:58am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1050 So I thought I'd share:)Great steady wind at 8-10.
torqeedo John R. at 11:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 30/2735 I am planning to buy a small dinghy and a motor for the dinghy. I've read a little about and seen th

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Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers FDL S2 at 8:29pm 09.27.21 I put exciter speakers in each corner of the cockpit of my boat: Dayton Audio - DAEX19QLP-4 Quad Fee
Fresh water pump noise ricksoth at 8:10pm 09.27.21
Help remembering small cruiser name Murgatroid at 8:07pm 09.27.21 There certainly are some interesting stories about the Flicka, but that wasn't the one I was thinki
I left the lights on (6) patrickfarley at 7:59pm 09.27.21 Simple setup. I just need to remember to turn off the lights and not kill another battery. Just goo
Fresh water pump noise Tally Ho at 7:42pm 09.27.21 Sounds a little loud, but then again, so did the water running in the sink. good news is that it ap
Furling main replacement leo310 at 7:33pm 09.27.21 Had both sails replaced by North Sails an found the performace increase by 0.5-1 kt in 10 kt winds
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? DArcy at 7:31pm 09.27.21 I'd bet you are seeing a lot of European charter boats from the Med for sale at cheaper than US mar
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? AaronD at 7:28pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) mea
Water system hoses and connectors jviss at 7:24pm 09.27.21 I really like having an accumulator. I like that the pump doesn't have to run if someone rinses han
Adding kayak to sailboat SoSound at 7:18pm 09.27.21 We have the same carriers and have used them with the Pelican kayaks that we got from Costco, and no
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) DArcy at 7:16pm 09.27.21 Looks good, let us know how it works out John, I may get a set of holders like that. I currently hav
I left the lights on jviss at 7:12pm 09.27.21 I also use an inverter to...charge the phone. It would be much more efficient to use a 12VDC phone
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank sesmith at 7:02pm 09.27.21 I'm more or less and every other year joker valve replacer. Concerning throwing away perfectly good
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... DArcy at 7:02pm 09.27.21 A flakey connection might cause the diodes to fail. If There was current flowing and then the cable
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 7:00pm 09.27.21 This is the McGregor 25. I powered the boat lights bilge pump fans and interior LED lights. I also
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Tally Ho at 7:00pm 09.27.21 From a non-engineer, and a Raritan manual PHII user in fresh Lake Michigan water, I replace my joker
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? (1) Two Sails at 6:41pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) meas
Adding kayak to sailboat Hello Below at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Nicely colour coordinated John. :) I frequently see those racks used on both motor vessels and sail
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new Rick D at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Does anyone know what the 40.5 Legend sold for new, back in 1994? I'm trying to identify the depre
Adding kayak to sailboat sail sfbay at 6:13pm 09.27.21 Nice and built-in ballast while on a starboard tack!!

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