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Save me from a $300 mistake! Ol Dave at 12:53am 09.13.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1270 Tell me what you think for spinnaker control. A Chutescoop for $145 OR an ATN Sleeve for $432. I sai
Jabsco manual toilet pump tough to work George Kornreich at 12:59am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4647 The pump stoke on the manual Jabsco toilet becomes very hard to work. A small squirt of baby oil or
Routing speaker wires steve leon at 1:04am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/857 I want to put speakers above the forward bunk. I know it will be a bit messy as I'll have to pull a
Microwave oven Gene at 2:44am 09.13.06 Big Boats 0/815 Wondering if anyone has installed a microwave oven in a Hunter Legend 35.5, and in which location wa
pedestal for dinette gplankca at 4:08am 09.13.06 Catalina 30 2/1330 The bottom bracket on my dinette pedestal finally gave way. The metal fatigued and broke at the clam
Plastic shims BigGerman at 3:11am 09.13.06 Smaller Boats 5/1310 I have completed the redux on my rudder and am planning to reinstall it this weekend. Anyone know wh
shaft log repair John12429 at 4:25am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2362 Anybody had to repair a broken shaft log. On my catalina 3O its thin fiberglass extends about 2 inc
weight of an oday 25 ptsbug at 8:41am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2668 interested in a 25, but after owning a few different travel trailers, I get nervous when weight gets
Mac 25 Sail Tuning Abby Normal at 4:20am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1199 Okay, I know I'm wearing you guys out and we discussed proper routing of the jib sheets outside the
Hoisting the main hman at 7:36am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/945 I recently purchased an O'day 23 in rough shape, I have been working on it trying to get it in the w
Marine head or porta-potti? NautiDuck at 7:32am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2677 I am the proud new owner of a Catalina 250. The PO had installed a regular small porta-potti. We pl
Rudder post tube leak Dan at 7:26am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/846 My 1981 Catalina 30 leaks where the fiberglass tube is connected to the stuffing box on the rudder p
main sheet, slide remover (1) matt at 7:03am 09.13.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 This picture was taken on a 1989 30 hunter it is of the steel slid mechanism, that is loosened to re
I knew when I bought my 222 I'd have questions. - Chuck R at 9:54am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/859 When sailing to windward, I hear a grown or two coming from the chainplate. At first I thought it wa
September 11, 2006 Calif. Ted at 12:27pm 09.13.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1659 Don, In keeping with your suggestion thought I'd post the photo of my boat a friend took the weekend
Companion way leak walmsleyc at 9:11am 09.13.06 Big Boats 9/1459 Two questions for Hunter Legend 35 owners (mine is an 1987):1) My hatch boards leak when the wind
genset question hunter 340 menestheus15689 at 11:57am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/775 iam thinking 0f adding a genset to my 1999 hunter 340 anyone had any experence with install of one ?
Broken holding tank gauge Brandon9402 at 11:42am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1077 My holding tank gauge on my Hunter 376 always registers empty and my fresh water tank gauge always r
26 M vs S vs X vs C vs D etc CobraEarl MAC26s at 10:43am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1619 New to this forum.. New to sailing, took lessons this summer and bought 18' Daysailer to learn with.
self furling jibs deb piec at 10:15am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/942 we are looking to buy a 27 catalina, with a self furling jib. we found one we really like but the s

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Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 5:32am 06.14.21 The water in the bilge is coming from a dripping hose. I need to verify which one, The soft spot is
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? Jollyroger at 5:10am 06.14.21 Portajon, you should write it up, and submit it to one of the boating DIY magazines, like Good Old B
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Pagan Baby at 4:46am 06.14.21 I had a Vega for 15 years. Loved the boat and the only reason I got rid of it was that SWMBO wanted
Hunter 27 2005 furling with spar mast trepanim@me.com at 4:27am 06.14.21 Ok we done it. so case close
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. shemandr at 4:20am 06.14.21 GPS/Charplotters do not use a transducer or require a thru hull. Depth and speed gauges do. They c
Venture 222 interior painting Davidasailor26 at 4:16am 06.14.21 You can also try gentle use of a heat gun to help scrape more of the loose stuff. Might be easier th
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 Maine Sail at 4:15am 06.14.21 I found the source to definitely be that the main ground wire and the wire to the starter were both
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:42am 06.14.21 Addendum: The "Good" - the deck feels firm everywhere except ..." should probably be listed under "
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 3:37am 06.14.21 Fresh water or saltwater? Salt water.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:35am 06.14.21 The only "Bad" there that makes me wonder is the water in the bilge. And 1.5 inches may not mean th
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? shemandr at 3:29am 06.14.21 I don't know but I don't think they are OEM. That gu,y the PO, prolly installed them judging by the
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? Will Gilmore at 2:55am 06.14.21 However, if a rogue ever gets close to land, isn't it then a tsunami? Rogue waves typically form f
Waste System - How does it actually work? Paul Mermelstein at 12:07am 06.14.21 My boat has holding tanks mounted vertically next to and above the toilet. The waste must be pumped
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. nightowle at 11:35pm 06.13.21 Fast Olsen has helped already by mentioning the magnet issue. Beyond this, read the different featu
Waste System - How does it actually work? nightowle at 11:29pm 06.13.21 Yes, get Peggy's book. It's worth it, for sure!
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 nightowle at 11:24pm 06.13.21 It sounds like it could be a decent deal. I'd want to know where the bilge water is coming from. J
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) (1) Hayden Watson at 10:55pm 06.13.21 I got my EV-1 installed behind the drawers in my C30. I checked the location with the app and it sh
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue Georgedoyle at 10:47pm 06.13.21 Just got around to checking mine. All was fine. I did end up tightening the negative cable lugs for
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 10:30pm 06.13.21 We wintered at Port of Poulsbo. Living aboard this summer with no port of call other than the next a
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 TheLouie at 10:03pm 06.13.21 So after a long day of working on the issue I found the source to definitely be that the main ground

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