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Leak into cabin Rob at 2:58am 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1156 Hi.I have a leak on the starboard side of our 79 C27. Water(brown) drips on to the shelf in the qua
routing ignition/throttle wires for outboard mike C16582 at 2:37am 05.22.07 Bigger Boats 0/924 So I broke down last year and removed my Saildrive. I just bought a new 15hp outboard that has elec
165-170 Genoa gerald at 1:41am 05.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3109 I am starting my research on adding a larger genoa in the 165 to 170 range to my sail inventory. I h
Dufour 27 gooseneck replacement Rick at 1:27am 05.22.07 Other Sailboats 0/1216 My buddy has a Dufour 27' (not sure of year, but I think it is a 1975 model). The gooseneck broke 2
Jabsco head problem revisited George Kornreich at 1:17am 05.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1384 Hello Peggie,After lubrication, Jabsco manual head pump quickly (a week or so) develops lots of fr
Garmin GPSMAP 210 David Ochoa at 4:48am 05.22.07 Big Boats 1/1163 My Garmin GPSMAP 210 is going thru internal batteries pretty quickly last couple of years ( every 6
rOnDAYvous update mike C16582 at 4:14am 05.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1170 well it's been a while for an update, so I thought I'd let you know that things are moving along. W
Tachometer Bob at 6:36am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1131 If my tachometer reads 1000 rpm with the engine off, does that mean that it is miscalibrated? Shoul
Looking for Owner's Manual for 85 Catalina 30 mparmer01 at 5:14am 05.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2714 Does anyone know where I can get my hands on an owner's manual for our 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig?
Port Madison, Puget Sound TN at 5:09am 05.22.07 Destinations 3/2611 Do any of you know if there is a place to go ashore to walk a dog if you anchor overnight in Port Ma
Hanging th boom mjewell at 8:21am 05.22.07 Smaller Boats 2/1235 a problem i have discovered: when i drop the main, i have to have someone clip the aft part of the
boom question mjewell at 8:22am 05.22.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1404 a problem i have discovered: when i drop the main, i have to have someone clip the aft part of the
Rudder Seal sailing by at 8:42am 05.22.07 Bavaria 6/3528 I have 2001 Bav 40. It has a rubber boot on the rudder post - just above the lower bearing and below
Raising Jib Amir at 9:29am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/911 Hello All,Hope everyone is in the water ready for an exciting season!I have a H 336 1995. I tri
Motor Mount Joetech at 11:19am 05.22.07 Catalina 22 1/1116 I have a 77 C-22 I bought about 6 weeks ago. The PO also sold his 7.5 HP Honda 4 stroker. This wei
Just bought a boat! pmhellings at 11:24am 05.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1098 Hello All,I've been looking for a trailer sailor, and asked advice from this forum about a MacGreg
Washing Sails gary at 11:32am 05.22.07 Smaller Boats 3/1408 I am planning to wash our sails before putting our boat in the water. I am hoping to use some laund
1985 ofday anniversary 26 ftr JS13113 at 9:51am 05.22.07 Day Sailers 0/1052 I AM REPLACING THE GUDGEONS ON THE TRANSOM OF MY 26, MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I BE CAULKING THEM IN AND
bildge pump back flow roger marshutz at 12:08pm 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1174 Seems that my bildge pump with the float switch does not to seem to shut off. I put in a brand new
Green Light paulj at 12:21pm 05.22.07 Catalina 310 6/1663 When is this green lite supposed to turn on?paulj

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Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 3:42pm 06.29.21 I've laid 2-3 layers of glass over the area and a few extra layers in the top dimple. Raining today
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues JoeWhite at 3:40pm 06.29.21 Since you mentioned lights dimming, I would guess that your battery is not meeting the required curr
Which boson chair do you use? thinwater at 3:39pm 06.29.21 Climbing harness. Much easier to move in, particularly when ascending. Easier to brace with feet. T
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? jssailem at 3:34pm 06.29.21 You got a Steal. Ward. How can you live with yourself? I'm guessing you may want to make a contrib
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 3:27pm 06.29.21 Composting toilets sounds interesting. I seriously contemplated these for a house I built 40 years a
Low East Of Corpus Christi? JamesG161 at 3:22pm 06.29.21 Weather Radar shows you the Tops of Rain events. The higher the clouds the more likely the heaviest
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Low East Of Corpus Christi? jssailem at 2:43pm 06.29.21 It is important to distinguish between area weather patterns and weather events. The thunderstorms y
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC sailme88 at 2:43pm 06.29.21 I replaced my hand pump with an electric macerating head. One thing that I need to overcome was beca
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 splax at 2:29pm 06.29.21 that filter with the bolt on top may not be screw-on, mine isn't. the bolt holds the canister compre
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 2:23pm 06.29.21 My practice has been, if the engine is not ready to start, remove the key from the ignition and plac
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Looking for an H260 in the PNW Doug J at 1:29pm 06.29.21 I sold nearly a quarter of the production for both lines. If 1995, it is a 26. Hull number please
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1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging shemandr at 12:09pm 06.29.21 This may be late advice but I don't like to tape halyards or other running rigging together to repla
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