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West Marine - Strictly Sail RickS at 3:53am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3045 Chicago Strictly Sail was a great sailing show to visit. Noticablly absent this year was West Marin
Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1978 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3192 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1289 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up
Catalina27.org Is anyone a member of this? c2csailor at 6:41am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 I was debating whether or not to sign up for this association as there is a fee involved. The best I
Curvable portlight replacement material Craig522 at 6:46am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1414 I just bought a pilothouse and the windows had been previously replaced with plexiglass. The window
H26 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Lines BrianW at 7:43am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/934 On my H-26, I have just replaced my rudder head, spacers, red gasket material, shims, nuts ' bolts a
Instrument Panel cover or shield. Honeyman at 8:00am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 The clear plastic cover/shield over the "instrument panel" for the Yanmar (tach, warning lights, key
H-26 Swim Ladder Plastic Tread Replacements BrianW at 8:07am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/889 On my H-26, the plastic swim ladder treads have deteriorated and broken. Has anyone found a good rep
carpeting Summer Wind at 8:06am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 Does anyone know how I can replace the carpeting in the foward and aft cabins of the 461 - it was pa
Oday 25 rudder alteration SBK at 8:25am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3070 My house is on a canal w/4 feet of water, but there is a bar at the mouth that has around 2'4" of wa
New Hunter 49 Claudius at 12:46pm 02.07.07 Big Boats 10/1171 I used to think that Hunters were affordable until I saw the prices for the new Hunter 49. Prices se
Mast question? Soule at 10:17am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I am a new owner of a 1970 mariner 2+2, in the fall i sailed it a few times, and the day before i to
Frozen Thru-hull Valve MarkW at 3:59pm 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/5557 The thur-hull valve in my head is frozen. It's the valve that drains the holding tank overboard. I
zinc replacements and divers Syversens at 2:17pm 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1660 Hi All, I got another maintenance question. I have hired a local shop for my inverter/galv.isolator
Spinnaker for Legend 35.5 Hugh4753 at 9:21pm 02.05.07 Big Boats 13/2523 Does anybody use a spinnaker on their 35.5? If so how does it work, how much trouble to install the
Attack of the Bull shark Franklin at 11:36pm 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1114 Interesting...I wonder what they didn't like about it. Maybe it was the noise the engine made?
Boat comparison Don Chesley at 11:57pm 02.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/939 Hello folks I am new at this forum and I have a question. What is the difference between the Macgrea

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Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:30pm 08.31.21 Not sure I undersand what you did here. Did you use the fittings that were already installed or pu
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump (1) snoopy_ at 6:00pm 08.31.21 My boat has 3 a/c units attached to one pump, but the a/c water feed is from a separate, dedicated
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:57pm 08.31.21 1020 GPH, 1 16K & 2 6K. I think the Seaflow pump you ordered will be enough flow for the 2 units you
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 4:52pm 08.31.21 Hello All, just a quick update: I was able to locate the bleed valve on top of the engine for the co
Winch removal Adhara2 at 4:37pm 08.31.21 Update- put a bar in the opening of the centre spindle and yanked - came unglued, no damage to the b
Tongue weight question. sail sfbay at 4:19pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer toun
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 4:11pm 08.31.21 I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my son
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant jeepbluetj at 3:57pm 08.31.21 <snip> The reason people should not mess with miniature refrigeration is the the critical refrigera
Tongue weight question. rgranger at 3:53pm 08.31.21 On my H26 it does not take much to go from steady to squirrelly. If I load most of my crap in the
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 3:32pm 08.31.21 Semp, would you know what size the units are and how many GPH the pump is? Thank you
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 3:26pm 08.31.21 :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely 33 as an average hig
puck lights that fit (3) Mechone at 3:24pm 08.31.21 These fit perfectly and they have a soft light perfect for Beneteau's recessed lights. (No quest
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 3:19pm 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. d hatch covers are good.
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues SailorFrank at 3:18pm 08.31.21 Thanks, but that's not it. The water flows fine into to the sump box. It's the ejection process when
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 3:07pm 08.31.21 My boat has 3 a/c units attached to one pump, but the a/c water feed is from a separate, dedicated s
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Gil at 3:01pm 08.31.21 Thanks for replying. Of everything I already tried doing, never thought about taking the prop off an
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 2:10pm 08.31.21 My guess is you need a much larger pump but two separate pumps seem to make a lot more sense and may
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:05pm 08.31.21 I ordered the SeaFlow from Amazon, it should come tomorrow. For now I have a portable AC, but it doe
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 2:04pm 08.31.21 You didn't actually say you had the hoses off in your opening post... Anywho... you can run it on th
Single Handed Docking RoyS at 2:03pm 08.31.21 Giro, The snagger I made from an old boat hook. Removed hook and replaced with a T hose fitting. Spl

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