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water tank clogged Don S/V ILLusion at 4:05am 06.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1284 Peggy et alWith help from others on this board, I managed to solve my clogged water tank problem an
New Mcgregor owner kevin at 12:09pm 06.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1203 I recently purchased a 1973 23ft McGregor and sailed her home some 20 miles on the Great South Bay,
Teak oil on non teak surface Tony Litvak at 11:08am 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2105 Last year, I varnished my tiller and sadly to say, I'm begining to see the varnish chip away. Inste
mixing elbow rtmccue at 10:14am 06.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1045 Im trying to replace the mixing elbow on my 1997 376. 3JH2E the inlet fitting is too small does any
Rotten Stringers Nathan Needel at 8:47pm 06.11.07 Seidelmann 3/1709 I have discovered that the stringers on my S37 are exposed on the bottom.That is when they glassed
Gas engines, am I being over cautious? Andy at 10:26pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1549 Simple question. Looking to get a boat that is a bit larger, I have seen a lot of nice boats (I like
Weather Helm Cheers14182 at 10:35pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1398 About two years ago I managed to put our Legend 40 hard aground. The result was no apparent hull d
Frozen Headstay Turnbuckle Corey16781 at 11:20pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1689 Hi;My headstay turnbuckle is frozen and a couple of shots of WD-40 have not yet been able to loose
41 DS sailor5017 at 11:28pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 7/1306 We are very seriously considering the purchase of a 41DS Any one have any comments for us to think
Trailer brakes (again) Dan D at 11:39pm 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1038 Yesterday I moved my axle back 12" as has been recommended by mr bill and several other folks in her
windlass alans at 11:44pm 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1088 hi, msprint 600 windlass will pull for about 10 seconds and then looses power as if battery is drain
Oday 37 Hatches Martin Bosman at 12:32am 06.12.07 Bigger Boats 4/1200 Dear Readers,It's time for me to replace my hatches in the Aft Cabin. The once on Port and Starboar
Soft Spots on Deck Dee23149 at 1:00am 06.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1865 Help and GuidanceMy husband and I are looking at a used (1987) 25 foot Catalina Sailboat. We are r
Bits and Pieces Stewart at 1:23am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1515 Just got a fixer-upper, anyone have owner's manual for '73 22' MacGregor, and also need tiller and r
Bimiis and Booms J. Barrett at 1:27am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/849 Can anyone advise of a good source for a bimini top for a 25? Or maybe any specific measurements tha
Shroud tension? Catalina 27- 1984 Bill Luksha at 1:50am 06.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/8397 What tension (per a Loos guage) should I have on my Shrouds on a 1984 Catalina 27 ???
Transon Ladder Charm at 2:17am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/890 I am looking at putting a transom ladder on my "83 Mac 25'. I purchased a 2 step fold down ladder. A
Pumping Head Dry builds pressure @ pumpout diaphra theArchitect at 3:26am 06.12.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1932 I have an new old boat. When I pump the head dry the diaphram at the holding tank pumpout balloons
ever seen an oday rage its a bowrider/skiboat ? tgp8282 at 3:29am 06.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1054 i have an 89 o'day rage that i purchased it is a 19' bowrider/kiboat with an outboard has anyone eve
removing knot meter sending unit on 1989 42 catali philip vizzini at 4:11am 06.12.07 Big Boats 3/1368 is there an easy way to remove knot sending unit from hull. I just took delivery ofa 1989 catalina

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Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Coastieee at 9:51pm 09.17.21 @ Sailgunner So they should get power from the courtesy light breaker from the manufacture? Currentl
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? (1) HeatherE at 9:21pm 09.17.21 Great! Thanks again, I ordered them and look forward to reading :)
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? Stu Jackson at 9:10pm 09.17.21 You'll find Frank's is a "classic" and Richard's like a "How to". Have fun they're both great reads
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 8:51pm 09.17.21 thanks Stu! I am ordering both books as well! Single Handed Sailing" books by Frank Mulville and Ri
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 09.17.21 Wish I was still there. Spent an enjoyable 18 years in Grand Marina. Good luck. Sounds like a pla
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) HeatherE at 8:14pm 09.17.21 Hello! My wife and I live on a 1979 Cal 34 and I replaced the VHF with a Standard-Horizon a few yea
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 09.17.21 If you have proven power to the interior light receptacle, the problem is most likely the wrong pol
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 6:53pm 09.17.21 Took the ketch out for the maiden/shakedown sail today. I was going to go out yesterday but had a co
New H240 owner - portable toilet question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28pm 09.17.21 Fwiw, the active ingredient in AquaKem is formaldehyde...which, surprisingly is "biodegradable," it
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. twalker H260 at 6:12pm 09.17.21 If you have an oem extinguisher the switch at the engine panel should not have released the extingui
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. MitchM at 6:00pm 09.17.21 if it's an oem extinguisher install you should be able to get lots more info from hu
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 MitchM at 5:55pm 09.17.21 i spent a couple days building a beautiful folding wooden 'dog ramp ' with stainless hinge
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing twistedskipper at 5:47pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:26pm 09.17.21
New H240 owner - portable toilet question caverun at 5:24pm 09.17.21 That's good news- BTW I've had good luck with the Aqua-Kem chemical for the waste tank- really contr
Teak seats and trim. georgetheleo at 5:21pm 09.17.21 There are lots of foam teak looking products that just glue down on FG. Dont buy a China made one
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 heritage at 5:11pm 09.17.21 Years ago while cruising in the Caribbean, we were having excessive barnacle growth on the prop and
thru hole replacement georgetheleo at 5:05pm 09.17.21 Better replace all with Forespar Marelon. Most of Benny s have cheap Italian made thru hulls and at
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Sailgunner at 5:00pm 09.17.21 The frig lights are connected to the Courtesy Lights 1. If your lights are not working its either th
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 4:44pm 09.17.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!!

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