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surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2379 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1457 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m
Cool sailing......... Glenn17427 at 12:40am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1278 Hi all,Dawn and I arrived at Ventura Marina Sunday morning around 10:00 am, after about 30 minute
Motoring Speed Gerry Bogert at 12:57am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1784 I have a Hunter 31 (1984) with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 3 blade prop (not sure of size). What s
How to cut Tempur Type Memory Foam pimerese at 1:29am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1627 The admiral has determined that the 3" thick Tempur memory foam mattress topper we purchased at a lo
3GM30F operating temperature follow-up John T1594 at 1:51am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5952 I wrote a week or so ago asking what was the normal engine operating temperature for the Yanmar 3GM3
gooseneck replacement Gerry Bogert at 2:49am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/904 Anyone know where to get a replacement part for an older 36?Currently getting prices from machine
Atomic 4 transmission behavior sailingdude at 3:05am 07.09.07 Catalina 30 3/3149 I just finished moving the shift and throttle controls on my 1980 C-30 up onto the steering pedestal
Restoring Exterior Teak Kevin Twine at 3:14am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 12/3424 We just bought a 1985 Pearson 303. We are new to sailing a boat of this size. The previous owner c
foul weather sailing Yvan Brouillard at 3:17am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2444 I hit my first foul weather ever two weeks ago ! Sudden storm, high winds, lightning etc. The ligh
Rust Stains Shep10699 at 3:25am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/4418 Looking for recommendations on how to remove rust stains from my new Achilles.
Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2381 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 4/1053 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 9/2919 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 5/1073 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 4/3049 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 3/845 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 3/1070 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 18/1540 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 2/1035 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to

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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
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 8:59am 09.30.21 198847
Nav System Replacement tfox2069 at 8:49am 09.30.21 I have a 12" touchscreen at the helm that is 8 years old. No issues in any weather. It is covered
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 8:48am 09.30.21 Just an anecdote. Here in Maine I fill my diesel tank in the fall and do nothing else. I don't us
Inavx Help senang at 8:47am 09.30.21 Have you setup the correct wireless connection? It is quite a struggle the first time. If you see th
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:43am 09.30.21 When I dealt with my lifting deck, I used expanding foam and the tubes that came with. I drilled 1/2
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut (1) W_Alves at 8:38am 09.30.21 My B411 shaft is 30mm diameter. The coupling nut thread is M14-2. Your shaft may be smaller. Th
Changing Hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19am 09.30.21 Pick a slow day at the marina and fill and pump the holding tank several times. As I've posted many
Nav System Replacement kappykaplan at 7:52am 09.30.21 Most of the Raymarine MFDs are touchscreen and I worry about that in a marine environment. I have
Fuel Filter Replacement dmax at 7:48am 09.30.21 The boiling point of a liquid is dependent on the atmosperic pressure around it - at 30 Hg of vacuum
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 7:43am 09.30.21
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? FastOlson at 7:39am 09.30.21 It's not just the 220 volt small size wiring and switching devices. About a decade ago several build
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 7:36am 09.30.21 Just an anecdote. Here in Maine I fill my diesel tank in the fall and do nothing else. I don't use
Check Valve for Galley Faucet twistedskipper at 7:36am 09.30.21
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 7:34am 09.30.21 blackjacksparrow..........if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the e
Check Valve for Galley Faucet sail sfbay at 7:32am 09.30.21 Curious why a check in the galley faucet water supply line? Is the line cross-connected to sink raw
170 Under Main Only stickinthemud57 at 7:20am 09.30.21 Clark, You mentioned roller furling as a mitigating factor (if I read you right), so I wanted to di
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 7:16am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30'

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