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What is the angle of the transom on the 25? Bill 12890 at 3:12am 03.12.07 Seidelmann 2/1771 Does anyone know the angle of the transom on the 25?I need a new (lifting "auxiliary") motor mount
Diesel storage oceansail0 at 3:32am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 My newly purchased 1984 h31 has been in dry storage for 3 years. The previous owner claims to have d
INSTALLING A HOLDING TANK IN AN ERICSON 27 Rich Fischbeck at 3:58am 03.12.07 Other Sailboats 4/2233 Would like to know if someone has a few photos of their holding tank installation on an Ericson 27.
Doyle Utility Power Sail John Ehricht at 4:01am 03.12.07 Big Boats 23/5779 Does anyone have a 36 with a Doyle Utility Power Sail? We found out about this sail on this forum a
Question on DSC radios Cactus Jack at 4:18am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1255 I want to buy a new VHF radio with DSC. I know that if you interface a GPS unit with one of these r
looking for a manual Alpan at 4:23am 03.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/899 I own a 21 ft Ventura Mac. 1976. I Had to dismantle it for repair. Now I am ready to go but don't ha
Help!!! companionway crack rob at 4:47am 03.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1199 I am thinking of buying an Oday 28 and there is a crack between the inner and outer liner at the com
Meals option Dave C20469 at 5:15am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1178 Anyone ever try these meals called "heater meals"? I have no idea if they taste like chewed cardboa
water ballast neal warren at 6:09am 03.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 After draining the sea water ballast,on taking boat out of the water for a clean up,i noticed that i
water in head tarracott at 7:14am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1120 I have a Beneteau 32s5. After I pump the bowl of the head dry, the bowl fills with about 3 - 6 inche
water in head tarracott at 7:12am 03.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1400 I have a 32s5. When I pump the bowl of the head dry, the bowl fills with about 3 - 6 inches of waste
Led Courtesy Light allsail at 8:44am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/902 Looking to add a 12v LED courtesy light to my pedestal guard to illuminate cockpit table. Looking/ch
O'day 32 centerboard pin and mounting hardware Scott at 9:48am 03.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1138 Hi all,I have a question about where to obtain some parts for my O'day 32. The centerboard pin fa
Storing gas for an outboard? Bad Obsession at 9:50am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1556 I am going to add an outboard to my dingy this year. I am not sure where to store the gas for the o
Dry Storage Chuck Turner3968 at 9:59am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 2/945 I bring my C22 sport to Destin, Fl for January through March. This year I stored the boat at a loca
helmsman's seat Matthew Zurowick at 10:16am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1463 Would anyone have a plan for a helmsman's seat that would go between the the cockpit seats in the ba
Cabin leaks Ron_S at 10:29am 03.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1106 I just spent an hour or two hosing down the boat with me inside.Last fall I spent the night in the
Transducer Placement Mark M26D at 10:52am 03.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1168 Has anyone successfully used an in hull transducer to shoot through the hull?
Will this boat float Jacques Leblanc at 11:43am 03.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1257 I will be buying a Mac 25 this weekend and it will need some restoring I really like the all wood in
zinc alloy engine anode Michael Grose at 11:56am 03.12.07 Big Boats 1/3926 Is there an anode that needs to be inspected and / or replaced on the seawater side of the cooling s

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Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 6:42am 08.13.21 I would go the EZ Out route if you can drill straight into the bolt. Apply some PB Blaster (or simil
Rode Length Rick486 at 6:41am 08.13.21 Your wish is possible. Tie a trip line to your anchor. Let enough line out to deal with the depth a
Rode Length Tedd at 6:39am 08.13.21 Then one night during the tide change I heard something scraping the bottom of the boat while lying
Rode Length justsomeguy at 6:29am 08.13.21
A few quick battery box questions (1) sail sfbay at 6:26am 08.13.21 Consider a vent at the top corners as show in the photo below for this commercially-available four (
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often (1) Maine Sail at 6:21am 08.13.21 Yes the bolts are super tight. I think I will reconfigure the bracket a bit (extend the adjustmen
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 6:11am 08.13.21 On our 2006 H41DS we carry a bank of 6 6v Trojan Batteries (3 sets of 2 in series). The aH's for th
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage smokey73 at 6:07am 08.13.21 @galliob53 Did a few searches and found a marketing brochure for a Passage 420 and I stand correct
A few quick battery box questions GonzoF1 at 6:06am 08.13.21 If I know your flute size I will have to get my slide rule out and start making calculations. What
A few 260 upgrades caverun at 5:52am 08.13.21 Can you share some details on your ACR install on a 260? Mounting location etc? Upgrading my solar c
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW galliob53 at 5:49am 08.13.21
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Jimongee at 5:46am 08.13.21 Yes the bolts are super tight. I think I will reconfigure the bracket a bit (extend the adjustment
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW smokey73 at 5:40am 08.13.21 I wouldn't trust a lasar range finder when it comes to inches of clearance on some bridges (maybe ev
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW shemandr at 5:39am 08.13.21 Please keep us posted about the trip. I made the trip from Maryland to Florida last Feb./March and
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW smokey73 at 5:35am 08.13.21 Thanks for that info, I figured we would need to pay close attention to the tides as we made our wa
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW galliob53 at 5:18am 08.13.21 Thanks for that info, I figured we would need to pay close attention to the tides as we made our way
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW smokey73 at 5:10am 08.13.21 Has anyone taken their 420 Passage up or down the ICW and what advice can you offer? Our boat has
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Davidasailor26 at 5:07am 08.13.21 Welcome to the forum, and congratulations. The traditional Beneteau switch layout uses a switch for
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW galliob53 at 4:49am 08.13.21 Hi Nodak7, we will be entering the ICW at Norfolk and making our way south, commencing in early Octo
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Nodak7 at 4:41am 08.13.21 On our 2006 H41DS we carry a bank of 6 6v Trojan Batteries (3 sets of 2 in series). The aH's for the

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