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Erecting Mast and Rigging Hunter 18.5 Rick at 1:50am 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3451 I recently purchased a used Hunter 18.5 and had it put in the water and rigged professionally last y
bildge discharge roger marshutz at 2:52am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1080 Where does the bildge water go when pumped on my 310? I assume to the manual bldge pump drain. Thank
Hatch board leaking John at 3:02am 05.28.07 Smaller Boats 5/886 For all of you H26 owners that have rainwater coming in through the hatch boards. I posted my solut
Anchor Windlass on S37 Nathan Needel at 3:19am 05.28.07 Seidelmann 3/1667 Has anyone installed an Anchor Windlass on their S37? Ahead of the Vberth there seems to be pleanty
OC281 Leaking Windows YBSLO at 3:25am 05.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1197 I finally made it out to the lake after being "too busy" for way too long. I found that most of my
mast sag- need opinions tim cup at 3:36am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/810 i'm getting out of my O'day 22 and looking at a 1978 h33. The mast is showing 1/8 to 1/4" sag. I've
sovereign 20 bryan at 4:43am 05.28.07 Other Sailboats 2/3982 We're buying what our neighbor says is Sovereign 20 "pocket cruiser," complete with trailer and I ca
small leak~sabre 28 foggyidea at 4:51am 05.28.07 Sabre Sailboats 4/2695 upon launching our Sabre last week we discovered a small leak. It is in between the stuffing box a
I need help with the Racor Joe Mullee at 3:37am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2856 Twelve days ago I replaced the old Perko fuel filter with a new Racor 230. The Racor is much larger
Water Tank Sensor wallace shakun at 5:29am 05.28.07 Big Boats 0/742 Need to locate port side water level sensor. Gaugenot reading at this location.
Question of the day.. Jed Jarrett at 7:20am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/799 How is the best way to rig my mac for solo sailing... I am thinking of extending all the lines to le
mounting second motor on MacGregor 26 kauai26 at 5:58am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1490 I asked about this last year and someone sent a nice photo how a second backupmotor was mounted sta
Lead keel mystery Hubert at 8:21am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1232 Each year when I haul out, my lead keel has patches of creamy coloured calcium carbonate adhering to
Just for fun - Froli story PHitchcox at 8:48am 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/796 Thought I'd share a weekend story; hopefully I'm not violating any standards of the site by mentioni
P42 John Melton at 9:10am 05.28.07 Big Boats 5/861 Georgie and I are the proud new owners of a 1990 P42. Our first night on the boat and after a shower
Looking for honest experience/opinions Jim D at 9:05am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1562 Greetings. My wife ' I are planning on acquiring a sailboat next Spring after she completes schoo
Overtheating of 2GM20F-YEU Ed Carrillo at 9:20am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/977 Hi,Some facts:1. Engine running fine for years after replacing mixing elbowThen recently:a. Remo
Pulling the Boat David2752 at 9:37am 05.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 We have a Catalina 25ft swing keel boat. We would like to pull the boat to various lakes in the Mid
What, me worry? SailboatOwners.com at 10:09am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2079 Some of us have come to rely on modern boat handling tools and electronic navigation aids. These
pelican hook spring viktor at 10:36am 05.28.07 Big Boats 7/3329 Anybody know where I might find one of those little tiny springs that are on a Merriman life-line pe

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Speaker volume control JamesG161 at 6:48pm 06.30.21 Well that's an interesting way to control volume It is called L-Pad control. Web search it. Jim..
New guy with second boat Project_Mayhem at 6:47pm 06.30.21 A little bit of grease on those sheave bushings goes a long way
Speaker volume control JamesG161 at 6:45pm 06.30.21 I have replaced one. Look for it here Hunter 450-456 volume control Jim...
to be or not to be Project_Mayhem at 6:44pm 06.30.21 I'd sail it till it breaks. Or sinks!
Retrofit Question MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 06.30.21
Speaker volume control Project_Mayhem at 6:36pm 06.30.21 Well that's an interesting way to control volume... Normally the volume is controlled by adjusting t
To go sail sfbay at 6:36pm 06.30.21 You can list it on the classified section on this site.
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 5:54pm 06.30.21 Sorry this took so long. I finally got out to install the modified clevis fork, and stop cable. Had
Retrofit Question Michaelminer at 5:52pm 06.30.21 Certainly you can make that assumption. You can also assume the world is flat. I struggle to under
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Doug J at 5:28pm 06.30.21 CRS Sorry, I don't know what that means.
Retrofit Question Michaelminer at 4:45pm 06.30.21 I get your point.... but I have all of Lake Michigan to wash my hands, or bottled water and a towel
C-42 replacement traveler SSAlexander at 4:25pm 06.30.21 Is the Garhauer replacement C-36 upgrade kit?
C-42 replacement traveler Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 06.30.21 Garhauer.
New toilet and holding tank system Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 06.30.21 Stu, if it were just you and I, I'm guessing we'd pinch our noses, skip all this work, and go saili
1987 Catalina 22 SK Upper and Lower Shroud Boots Gene Neill at 4:14pm 06.30.21 FWIW, turnbuckle boots aren't essential. I quit using them a couple years ago, and I don't miss 'em
240 center board Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13pm 06.30.21 Time to go under boat and observe the centerboard housing
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Crazy Dave Condon at 4:09pm 06.30.21 CRS
Shaft and Strut Material sail sfbay at 4:04pm 06.30.21 Definitely painting it. I got some velox plus for it. If the shaft and strut are aluminum I will nee
Retrofit Question Stu Jackson at 4:04pm 06.30.21 Thanks Dave. The sink and the oven are gone!!! We had a 1981 #4981, SRFK, from 1987 to 19908 - gr
Best Anti-Seize for use on outboard and general use Leeward Rail at 3:58pm 06.30.21 would I need to adjust my torque settings when using anti-seize? Technically yes. Torque specs as

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