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Plumbing Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:18pm 10.26.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/942 Does anyone know how the fittings on the water lines go together/come apart?Assuming they screw on
Peggie, Need your opinion on which head to install JB at 2:00pm 10.26.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1450 Hi Peggie, and all sailors.I'm installing a new head in my Cal 34. I was going to install a Raritan
Holding tank chemicals in my bilge Wind Dawg at 2:37pm 10.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/825 I recently pumped out my holding tank for the 1st time since I bought my H-31. I bought the b
Wind Gusts - How to manage Melody Miller at 9:19pm 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1781 Hello Everyone,When a gust of wind comes along and the boat heels to a rather uncomfortable level
Marine Refrigeration sailor420 at 11:16pm 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1032 Has anyone had any experience with dealing with rparts.com for refrigeration parts especially for re
Danforth Compass (1) John Ehricht at 11:39pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 2/2871 It has been a year and we are still working on getting our new 36 properly commisioned as a result o
Westerbeke 30B3 Stan at 11:33pm 10.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1453 I'm going to replace both the primary and secondary fuel filterson my Westerbeke 30B3 engine. The
Important Yanmar issues John Richard at 11:45pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 6/936 I had our engine serviced at 921 hours. A couple of issues of interest to other Yanmar owners. One
Florida Marinas PhilRains at 10:17pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 1/872 We're doing a scouting trip to look for marinas as live-aboards and a launching site to South Florid
Laguna Boats BarryL at 12:34am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1051 Hello,I'm looking for information on Laguna boats, specifically the 33 GT. I have searched the web
stink from vent dave19453 at 1:02am 10.25.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1582 When at suitable location where overboard discharge is permitted l have noticed foul odor coming fro
25.5 bow pulpit wiring Bill at 3:11am 10.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/939 The wiring to my 25.5 bow pulpit running light has broken where it exits the deck and enter the pulp
What causes the boat to squat under power? Jack at 3:25am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2928 What causes the boat to squat under power? My 1986 Catalina 27 with the M-18 does nicely under power
Sailing w/ Autohelm ST3000 Amorita at 4:59am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 18/5316 Hi we just bought a Columbia 34' and it came with a ST3000 auto pilot. we know nothing about these.
mast collar blocks matt at 4:46am 10.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1007 I just removed one of two Garhauer blocks due to the wheel cracking and missing edges. I have attemp
Galley Sink Jon Paine at 4:23am 10.25.06 Big Boats 2/965 The galley sink needs replacing becasue it has been pitted through by a corrosive chemical. It is a
Water fill location Roger at 4:08am 10.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/863 Were did thy hid the fresh water fill on the Hunter h27 1978. I took photos of every inch of the bo
How do I lower the keel? (1) spikesc at 6:00am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1036 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 with a retractable keel. I can't figure out how to release
Winch Handle (1) spikesc at 6:05am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/870 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 without a winch handle and I can't find a new one. Does any
Repair or replace swing keel Al Davies at 6:19am 10.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/811 Anyone have experience with repair or replacement of the swing keel . The bolt has broken through th

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Water Ballast Catalina 250 rgranger at 9:50am 01.26.21 Opinion on what? treating the ballast tank? I had a MacGregor 26S with water ballast that I kept in
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor JoeWhite at 9:48am 01.26.21 In my Sailing area, San Francisco bay, 30+ knot wind is not unusual in late afternoon. I have had to
oxolic acid (1) rgranger at 9:48am 01.26.21 Oxalic Acid is a relatively strong acid, so... Oh damn.... Sorry but I can't help myself...:conf
Salvage markwbird at 9:41am 01.26.21 Another option is if it is in any kinda decent condition you could donate it to a charity. OR just
Do these charge voltages look ok? BAD ORCA at 9:35am 01.26.21 Thanks Benny. I looked for manufacture dates on the batteries but i didn't see any. There was a lo
Salvage markwbird at 9:34am 01.26.21 Stop paying the slip fee.
oxolic acid (1) rgranger at 9:24am 01.26.21 I read the same, and that it causes organ damage. :huh: I hate organ damage
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor capta at 9:23am 01.26.21 The joys and pleasure of living on the left coast, and according to meteorologists, there's more fun
Painting bimini top frame ? capta at 9:18am 01.26.21 Aluminum can be painted, but it requires an etch primer to bond. However, you are just making anothe
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats JRacer at 9:14am 01.26.21 "Well, I left my Jag in Kansas City" - Grover Muldoon (Richard Pryor)
Funny Friday!!! (2) rgranger at 9:11am 01.26.21 189608 189609
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats kappykaplan at 9:07am 01.26.21 We have significant thread drift on this one! :facepalm:
AC75 New Zealand jssailem at 9:05am 01.26.21 David. As I understand Americas Magic damage repair would take longer than the available 7 days to p
AC75 New Zealand Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 01.26.21 This article seems to say they could be sailing soon - America's Cup 2021: All the latest from the P
Water Ballast Catalina 250 Justin_NSA at 8:55am 01.26.21 Opinion on what? treating the ballast tank? I had a MacGregor 26S with water ballast that I kept in
Water Ballast Catalina 250 John Marrone at 8:45am 01.26.21 Looking for an experienced sailors opinion. Not an answer to a question. Maybe I didn't make myself
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Justin_NSA at 8:42am 01.26.21
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? nveater at 8:40am 01.26.21 Two more to add to the list which I have enjoyed: 1) Gone with the Wynns 2) Sailing Yacht Talisman B
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) (3) thinwater at 8:36am 01.26.21 Yes, that is ice. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAVTCxMtk2I/WmULnbNH1sI/AAAAAAAAObw/eLLZ7ywwafMufuLQZuK
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread (3) jssailem at 8:28am 01.26.21 The SCAMP. Visit the NWMaritime Center in Port Townsend and you will find the production center for

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