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Drilling through the transom Mac at 8:41am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1204 I'm adding a bilge pump on my Mac 25 right next to the cable entrance for the swing keel. I drilled
replacing cabin port blinds Bill Reed at 8:53am 06.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1304 Has anyone replaced the port blinds in their Catalina? We have the pleated shades that are 14 years
Anchor Chain - Where to buy?? Bob F at 9:27am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1356 Looking to replace nylon rode with 100-150' of chain. WM must think their chain is gold plated, they
Lost battens Bob K at 9:33am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1273 I have a continuous problem with losing sail battens. Lost battens mean ordering on the phone or we
Need a motor for O'Day Tempest austin6691 at 10:50am 06.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1270 Want to put a new 4 stroke in my tempest and those familiar know that this boat has a well for an Ou
Saturday's Storm on Ponchartrain ChuckThomas at 10:43am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1260 Did any one get caught in storm Saturday? We had our boat hauled out Saturday morning for some quic
first solo john Kivel at 11:04am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 4/1258 My ten year old took her first sailing class two years ago. Last year she took the intermediate jr
Side stay pulled out Gary Byers at 6:21am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1141 Last week while sailing our '01 Hunter 240 the lower stay on the starboard side broke loose from the
Bimini Top AL USER at 6:13am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1083 OK! Boom height is 5'. I am 6'. Need 6'-2" head room. Boom topping lift is in the way of any decent
My new Hunter 36 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 5:37am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1323 Well I am the proud owner of a new 2007 Hunter 36. But I have not been able to take her home yet be
MacGregor 210 1968 Deborah at 10:25am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/998 We have purchased an older MacGregor. The outside is beautiful, but other than the wood on the insi
44DS Commissioning Questions Steve Feinsilver at 12:20pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 9/1399 Finally commissioning new 44DS after the usual boatyard delays, in the water and should be actually
Vibrations driving me nuts rsn48 at 11:30am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1323 When I am motoring, the panel (or whatever its called) in the back by the transom where the travelle
Universal M25 engine mount problem?? Scott Fuller at 11:22am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1717 This winter (as previously reported) I replaced my engine mounts, propshaft, PSS dripless packing sy
Rail Mounted Outboard Bracket Syversens at 12:53pm 06.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1155 Hi All, does anyone know how to make one of these ? Iv' been looking around online but Can't find an
Removing Sheared Off Stantion Screws Barry at 1:25pm 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1231 I am replacing a stantion on a 1998 Hunter and the bolts were sheared off at deck level. Besides try
Robert A Pastrick Marina Mike8193 at 1:34pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1441 Thinking of sailing south from Chicago Harbor this weekend and spending the night at Robert Pastrick
Alternator belt alignment Chief at 10:14pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1473 A few months back I posted a ton of requests regarding replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30. I had
docking annie at 11:02pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 32/2169 lol I know I am a newbie at this but does everyone else have as much problem docking and if so I ca
st6000 captain-dutchman at 12:47am 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/864 i WAS WONDERING WHERE I MAY BE ABLE TO GET PARTS FOR A ST6000 AUTO PILOT! i BOUGHT THIS BOAT BUT IT

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Single Handed Docking Giro at 9:32am 08.31.21 Interesting devise. Would a typical boat hook work as well? Or was a boat hook modified to produce
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Benny17441 at 9:26am 08.31.21 There is nothing much that you could do by removing the pick up tube other than unnecessary damage.
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 9:11am 08.31.21 Are you talking about the glazing or the frames?
RF ground Brian D at 9:11am 08.31.21 I have Raymarine instruments on my boat. They come with notoriously bad instructions. Most instru
RF ground Brian D at 9:09am 08.31.21 OK... looks like problem solved. Excellent.
RF ground markwbird at 9:08am 08.31.21 I have Raymarine instruments on my boat. They come with notoriously bad instructions.
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 9:06am 08.31.21 Most helpful..thanks sfbay
RF ground mjsb at 8:50am 08.31.21 Installing Raymarine Axiom+ 7, i50 depth, i50 speed, i60 wind. After further research RM says to att
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 8:49am 08.31.21 Another question...am looking for Spinnaker sheets with a soft eye and soft shackles for it. Any id
Low rpm on full throttle. smokey73 at 8:47am 08.31.21 It could also be fouling on the prop or something wrapped around the shaft
Low rpm on full throttle. Josko at 8:36am 08.31.21 Will try,many thanks.
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.31.21 .I managed to get the main out (w less effort than previously) and back in (still difficult). For
Low rpm on full throttle. Benny17441 at 8:18am 08.31.21 Check fuel flow, other than clogged filters sediment in the tank can clog pickup tube. Check the ai
Fuel line crack. Benny17441 at 8:09am 08.31.21 Wherever you have fuel leaking out when the engine is running, you could have air seeping in when th
Single Handed Docking (1) RoyS at 8:06am 08.31.21 Wife shown here with our "No Jump Cleat Snagger." Attached to a pre-measured midship spring line it
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 08.31.21
Cowl vents on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:03am 08.31.21 There are two almost flush openings on the deck with flat covers to close them if desired. They feed
Pigtail? sail sfbay at 8:02am 08.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! I think these marine shore power Y splitter adapter SS2-50P male 50 amp plug
The 260 is home! Ottdreamer at 7:48am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot o
Another Anchorage Gone (1) RoyS at 7:37am 08.31.21 Here is the USDA Fact Sheet suggesting that eel grass usually does not grow here in the Northeast in

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