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thru hull donuts miguelgdelrey at 6:59am 06.10.07 Big Boats 4/1285 what is the best material for thru hull donuts?My boat came with 3/4 marine plywood but a friend s
Distance from base of mast to the spreaders sailingdude at 7:26am 06.10.07 Catalina 30 1/1320 Can anyone tell me the approximate distance from the base of the mast to the spreaders? This is for
Carry-on Air hatch bag r. gallagher at 8:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 We just bought a new to us Hunter 28.5 that also came with a Carry-on Air unit. The hatch bag is mis
Chart Navigator data to Garmin MapSource? Rich Stidger at 8:32am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1758 I would like to plan waypoints and routes in MapTech's Chart Navigatorsoftware and then transfer th
Hatch Repair Al17265 at 9:29am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1385 I need a complete set of replacement gaskets for some Bomar hatches on my Catalina 30. Where is the
Wind scoop? Orion17194 at 10:03am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/5823 I have one of these wind scoops but no idea how to hook it up. I figure I attach the top to the job
Rudder/Wheel issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1497 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Wheel/rudder issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2428 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Major project creep... Maine Sail at 10:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1231 Hi All,I recently purchased a CS36 and hauled her out a week and a half ago to replace a few throu
Full battens--sort of... Roger at 11:16am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 I'm the guy who chopped his mast to go under bridges. Works great!! However, one of the main sails i
Stray Marina Electricity Chuck970 at 11:22am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 15/5255 I want to dive under the boat in the calm of the marina to clean the prop and bottom, but I am conce
Mac 26s Don Chesley at 1:22pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1211 I just had a look into the Lazerette in my mac. WOW! what a huge space. Has anyone done any mods for
Sailing Crew Wanted Bill at 1:44pm 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/1092 I want a partner (Male or Female) to accompany me sailing the boat (Columbia 31) from Oahu to Puget
White Smoke Scott at 1:16pm 06.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1546 2002, C34 MKII with a M35B and 300 hr'sI noticed there is what appears to be white smoke coming out
Match made in heaven? SailboatOwners.com at 1:23pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2387 Sailing is fraught with sentimentality, superstition and emotion, and we frequent this board because
1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/918 I need to replace my topping lift on my 1983 H31 before the boom falls. The topping lift is frayed.
Pop Top Cover oreana123 at 3:14pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1388 I finished my pop top cover project for the 26D. I made the cover from a white acrylic polyester can
To thin or not to thin Sikkens Cetal Marine Sailoff at 10:25pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/15050 We are refinishing the teak on our new old boat. We removed it and brought it home to strip and var
Lightning... Roger at 7:40pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1350 A lot of thunder and flashes in my area. So, i rigged a thingy of heavy (1/2") copper cable that can
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:01am 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/723

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Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 12:48pm 09.26.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Loosening Alternator Belt kloudie1 at 12:07pm 09.26.21 The belt looks too narrow (or the pulley too wide). It should be sitting higher in the alternator pu
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 12:01pm 09.26.21 198643
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... rgranger at 11:55am 09.26.21 @DougM It sounds like you have paralled some similar issues. One of the reasons I moved to Charles
Loosening Alternator Belt quadrille38 at 11:47am 09.26.21 Hello, I have an 82 Catalina 27 with a Universal 5411 and the drive belt (there's only one) keeps
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running Davidasailor26 at 11:38am 09.26.21
A simple list of preparations... jon hansen at 11:20am 09.26.21 yUi0gsxVHZM
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M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 11:11am 09.26.21 wow you have been extra helpful and who ever you are thank you very much! You're welcome. I'm just
M15 engine is overheating catalina30 at 11:05am 09.26.21 wow you have been extra helpful and who ever you are thank you very much!
M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 11:03am 09.26.21 Where would you hook up your hose pipe to do the flush in each direction? I would unhook the water
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) SamLust at 10:56am 09.26.21 Very good information! Happy to see it is not a lost cause! And at this point I have NO recollecti
M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 10:55am 09.26.21 Once I remove it how exactly do you test it? To properly test it. Warm it in a pot of water on the
M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 10:52am 09.26.21 Also how exactly do you remove the thermostat from the housing while the engine is running? Let th
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running SoSound at 10:51am 09.26.21 Is it possible to put too much grease in it? I had mine replaced last fall. I had noticed uneven w
M15 engine is overheating catalina30 at 10:45am 09.26.21
M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 10:43am 09.26.21 I guess first step would be just pinch off the return line and see if that helps the engine cool I
M15 engine is overheating catalina30 at 10:41am 09.26.21 That's actually the thermostat housing. The thermostat could be new or look even worse. How long ha
M15 engine is overheating (1) catalina30 at 10:40am 09.26.21 You can do a back and forward flush with hose water. No chemical harm will come. Inspect what comes
M15 engine is overheating fox9988 at 10:40am 09.26.21 I will attach a picture of the thermostat, it is pretty old and looks possibly original. That's ac

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