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New Head Problems Dan at 8:38am 04.07.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1362 Peggie,I have been having a difficult time with the new toilet, a groco HF. While on the hard this
hr 352 wanted walki at 8:29am 04.07.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/30629 I am searching a well maintained hr 352 with double spreaders in europe. I prefere privat offers.
Chart Plotter - Pedestal guard Steve_Catalina at 7:54am 04.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1771 I have an 88 with the original classic pedestal and the short straight pedestal guard.I am interes
Mast and roller furling work Patrick at 7:45am 04.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1175
Renault Diesels Tom23406 at 7:11am 04.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/742 I recently replaced the Renault 8 hp deisel in my Hunter 27 with a Yanmar. The Renault runs fine, b
Dinette bed Mark M26D at 6:54am 04.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1440 I still have not figured out on my new to me Catalina 30, 1984, how to set up the cushions for the d
Compass Mount Don-MT at 10:02am 04.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1078 I would like to mount a compass on my '80 23'. The logical position is on the rear of the cabin bul
Hood Stowaway In Mast Furling Part or fix needed (1) Jlogan at 11:07am 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/6299 I'm looking for a source for parts or a fix for a cracked part on my 1980's era Hood Stowaway mainsa
Mac 22 traveller Timo42 at 11:25am 04.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/912 I am refitting my 77 22 and would like to add a traveller. It looks like the only place to mount it
Looking for Flying Junior Manual Marty at 1:27pm 04.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1342 Hi there..Just picked up an older Flying Junior for the days when I don't have time to take the Mac
Different Trailer (1) Bill at 1:24pm 04.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/836 I bought my 1992 26S about 6 months ago and have really enjoy it. The trailer had a lot of rust, but
Deisel Duel 2 stage conditioner - help Rick at 1:50pm 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1384 We have a Nelson Filtration Products "The Koalescer" 2 stage fuel conditioner water separator onboar
Gas tank locker wall renom2 at 1:22pm 04.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1296 HelloI am a new owner of an O'Day 26. At some point the wall of the gas tank locker (aft port sid
1998 Catalina 400 abby mezrow at 12:54pm 04.07.07 Big Boats 2/1655 I am interested in purchasing 1998 Catalina 400. I would greatly appreciate your feed back as to pr
Oday 240 Gooseneck Dave9870 at 11:28am 04.07.07 Day Sailers 1/1367 Hi All At the end of ths month I'm getting an Oday 240. The owner told me that the boom does not ho
hi Ted at 11:28am 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1024 Happy Easter!
Rub Rail Replacement Frank at 2:19pm 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/965 Anyone know of a source for rub rail material that meets the design of the Cal 28.2?Seems hard to f
Icky Head Smell Kristen Posey at 12:54pm 04.07.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1281 Peggie,I have a problem with head here. We have a Raritan PHE II and all works well with it in ge
Cushions Margaritaville at 12:53pm 04.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/1145 I was wondering has anyone replaced all the interior cushions on an H31? I am thinking it is time.
Exhaust port T37 Phil at 11:10pm 04.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1041 The Universal M18 diesel engine has two ports at the exhaust outlet on the block. The flange for th

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Anchor chain joiners Screen Saver at 4:33am 06.18.21 Good points and all noted thankyou very much. I had not considered peening and how I would do it on
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck RoyS at 4:25am 06.18.21 You could shorten the rod to just clear a single elastic nut and not use the other nut or the lock w
Boat Explosion in Greenport sailme88 at 4:24am 06.18.21
When 11 knots is really 25 knots ShawnL at 3:33am 06.18.21 The 110 was really too large. I'll have to look for something smaller. I need to work on (practice
When 11 knots is really 25 knots Will Gilmore at 3:25am 06.18.21 Bottom line for me is that the C-22 Demands, even insists somewhat violently, to be balanced. Not
Anchor chain joiners Captain Larry-DH at 3:15am 06.18.21 I used a Crosby G-335 Missing Link "c-link" for about 3 years. Worked fine, and went through the gy
Beneteau 423 toe rail NYSail at 11:38pm 06.17.21
When 11 knots is really 25 knots pclarksurf at 11:19pm 06.17.21 Just did the very same on the Columbia River (exacerbated by current that never stops pulling you to
Solar Trickle Charger (1) ricksoth at 10:32pm 06.17.21 I was thinking about what you are dealing with this spring. I got a basic 50watt panel and 10 amp c
1979 Hunter 25 rudder for a shoal keel JamesG161 at 9:25pm 06.17.21 Former Hunter employee will advise. You might want to call Foss Foam or New Rudder in Florida and s
Hull Thickness JamesG161 at 9:13pm 06.17.21 You can remove it (built in check valve ro minimize water entry) and insert its companion plug. If
Replacing furling line on under deck furler Terry Cox at 9:11pm 06.17.21 Different model boat here, but ours came with a below deck Hood double line furler. The furling line
Sailing Brownsville TX Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:00pm 06.17.21 Padre Island to Port Isabel normally is a windward sail. Once at Port I , I'd go outside and sail fo
Mac 19 Prairiesailor19 at 8:57pm 06.17.21 Whoa, thanks for your reply, I'll have to look out for this. Previous owners fixed the motor in pla
tachometer not accurate JoeWhite at 8:44pm 06.17.21 In my case it was caused by broken alternator bracket and loose belt.
Shroud Cotter Pins (1) Justin_NSA at 8:40pm 06.17.21 Two words. Wrap pins.
tachometer not accurate Stu Jackson at 8:31pm 06.17.21 My understanding is that dielectric grease is a non-conductor so it inhibits the flow of current bu
My new EchoMap UHD is a ULD (ULTRA LOW DEFINITION) Hayden Watson at 7:59pm 06.17.21 I cannot find anything in the manual about setting up the transducer but it is not the best written
tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 7:58pm 06.17.21 @Hayden Watson , ...Consider using dialectric grease or at least T9 on them. Good luck. My underst
Shroud Cotter Pins Crazy Dave Condon at 7:55pm 06.17.21 If applying tape, there are two suggestions. First do not tape all around the turnbuckle body as y

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