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Long Term Storage - SOCal Christopher at 3:11am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 Good morning - I will be away from my boat for a year maybe two, and wanted to therefore save the
H260 Water Pump Connection Herman18887 at 3:28am 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1451 My galley sink pump broke and after checking these forums I decided to replace it with a Fynspray or
PSS paulj at 4:16am 06.10.07 Catalina 310 0/1390 Just put the final touches to PSS systempaulj
s 34 bay idyll at 5:31am 06.10.07 Seidelmann 11/2924 i recently purchased an s 34 which appears to be in very good condition. this is certainly not my fi
LED taillights Wahya at 5:45am 06.10.07 Trailer Sailors 8/1794 For those of you that are fed up with corroded and burned out tail light bulbs. Now is the time to
1969 O'Day Ranger 26" Mike at 5:53am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1528 I just bought my very first boat!!! It is a 1969 O"Day Ranger. It needs some work but I am VERY exci
thru hull donuts miguelgdelrey at 6:59am 06.10.07 Big Boats 4/1286 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 1/1322 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 3/5824 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 13/2429 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 8/1232 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 15/5256 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 0/1095 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

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Rudder cables - need some help kloudie1 at 7:46pm 09.26.21
I left the lights on Ward H at 7:41pm 09.26.21 That said, you can purchase marine LVD's; Blue Sea Systems had one for about $65. A great investmen
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 7:14pm 09.26.21
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 7:08pm 09.26.21 Hi everyone. Got my heat gun and gonna try it tomorrow JS. For this who have taken down their SS ar
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 6:54pm 09.26.21 Joker valves should be replaced at least annually That's overkill, in my opinion. I got 15+ years
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size Ralph Johnstone at 6:53pm 09.26.21 Stainless acorn nuts are 1.20 at ace. Cheaper per each at McMaster Carr but have to buy 25 The te
Gunnel corrosion sunlover at 6:45pm 09.26.21 The 2nd photo of the stancion base and deck looks pretty ugly. Hard to tell if the deck is signific
Quest Water Pipe Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:43pm 09.26.21 Just measured a Qest fitting and it's 1/2" ID. The factory installation tubing (1999) was PEX with
Gunnel corrosion BigEasy at 6:16pm 09.26.21 I'm thinking that I need to strip the hardware to find out what I'm dealing with. does that soun
I left the lights on jviss at 6:12pm 09.26.21 Boat electrical systems are quite primitive, and are not evolving very quickly. On sailboats we are
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running SoSound at 5:53pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help AwwShucks at 5:48pm 09.26.21 Second question - yes, replace the whole cable. Thanks Captain Larry - just looked on Catalina Direc
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? (3) Joe at 5:44pm 09.26.21 I suggest finding a copy of one of Brian Fagan's cruising guides to the Calif coastal area. He has
I left the lights on Ward H at 5:27pm 09.26.21 Thanks for the follow up. And, I joined your club. Went to the boat yesterday and found my batte
Loosening Alternator Belt Scott T-Bird at 5:20pm 09.26.21 @Richard19068 , I think you nailed on all 3 points: 1. The adjustment bolt is not in the picture.
Loosening Alternator Belt Richard19068 at 5:06pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 5:05pm 09.26.21 Snip. The extra slack from the damaged cable might explain why it came off the pulleys in the first
Loosening Alternator Belt Scott T-Bird at 5:05pm 09.26.21 That circled bolt looks like the pivot bolt to me. Even if it is loose, it shouldn't affect the bel
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 5:04pm 09.26.21 So in the midst of a race in the waters off Lewes, Delaware I needed to do a hard over in 20 knot w
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 5:03pm 09.26.21 The electrical panel is so loaded with tight bundles, it might be impractical to attempt to identify

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