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Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/935 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1260 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/899 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1538 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1092 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1447 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1064 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1055 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1027 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
wanted cushions/ covers leftovers fm redo 28.5 ohpoppy at 7:00am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/913 My Hunter 28.5 is a hurricane survivor and I am trying to get it nice again.I plan to do it right so
Internal mast wiring??? Lyn at 2:03am 07.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1498 I have a 1982 Hunter 27' with a tall rig mast. Because of the internal halyards and electrical wirin
HELP, PEGGIE! MY DUCKBILL IS SQUIRTING! Bob Todd at 8:01am 07.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1244 My duckbill valve on the vented loop began squirting a steady stream on the downstroke straight up t
Head portlight Replacement Robert at 8:01am 07.22.06 S2 2/2028 My S2 9.2A ia in need of a replacement head portlight. Does anyone know of a replacement?Best Reg
TV antenna AndrewB at 8:35am 07.22.06 Big Boats 1/899 I am installing a TV antenna halfway up the mast and have got the rf cable to the base of the mast.
refrigeration 1990 C30 sully at 10:09am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1375 I have a 1990 C30 and want to convert the wonderful ice box to AC/DC refrigeration system. The box h
under the floorboards concrete ballast mfi at 10:28am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1359 I'm fixing up what I believe is a 1973 Columbia 22 foot. I took up the floor boards and found concre
concrete ballast mfi at 11:36am 07.22.06 Columbia 1/1676 The concret ballast under the floor is pretty rotted away. What is the procedure for replacing it.
26M additional cockpit seats Bill19553 at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/825 I have seen an installation of additional cockpit seatings attached to the aftermost lifeline stanch
Victoria O'Day owners coolbreeze at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1012 HI. I was just at Bosun's Locker in Victoria talking about O'Day rigging and Fern was saying there
Hunter 23 sails and rig Swampyankee at 7:21am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 21/5991 I'm a new owner of an '87 Hunter 23. Unlike our past boats, we bought this one "in the water". I've

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Refrigeration help Justin_NSA at 6:45pm 04.27.21 Try recharging first. Mine stopped cooling last year. I investigated replacements. I bought a recha
Refrigeration help KZW at 6:35pm 04.27.21 Try recharging first. Mine stopped cooling last year. I investigated replacements. I bought a rechar
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 6:08pm 04.27.21 FOG! lake superior fog! i hate fog! i hate fog horns! yeah, i know how cold lake superior nights
O'Day 272 has a Vetus Water Loc for 2" hose but a 1 7/8" hose and 1 7/8" exhaust thru-hull? Is this right? Revolutionary at 5:38pm 04.27.21 Is there a problem with the exhaust? In other words, why mess with it? Hard to believe someone got
Occasional loss of engine power on Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 5:33pm 04.27.21 Tank vent plugged? My JD tractor would start stalling after about 40 minutes of operation. Happene
Hunter 45 DS 2010 mast height (1) sail sfbay at 5:28pm 04.27.21 What you want is dimension I where I = 47.93 ft from SailboatData.com - HUNTER 45 DS Sailboat
Leaking Water Tank Tally Ho at 5:26pm 04.27.21 The other trick is to use bolts and washers, not the small screws provided with the inspection port.
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. marchem at 5:26pm 04.27.21 I removed all the old Ray wires and now have only the power (Gauge 10), ram mic and N2k with room f
O'Day 272 has a Vetus Water Loc for 2" hose but a 1 7/8" hose and 1 7/8" exhaust thru-hull? Is this right? Tally Ho at 5:23pm 04.27.21 I am sure a moderator will see your note and delete it. Greg
O'Day 272 has a Vetus Water Loc for 2" hose but a 1 7/8" hose and 1 7/8" exhaust thru-hull? Is this right? Tally Ho at 5:20pm 04.27.21 Is there a problem with the exhaust? In other words, why mess with it? Hard to believe someone got
First 41s5 manual windlass fullbore at 5:19pm 04.27.21
Occasional loss of engine power on Hunter 356 JoeWhite at 4:52pm 04.27.21 Check primary filter input trap. Mine was 90% clogged with crud causing this same problem. It is eas
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? heritage at 4:50pm 04.27.21 I would think a padeye on each side of the cockpit would be better than having a line running the le
Beautiful work! Will Gilmore at 4:28pm 04.27.21 JS, I think Justin wasn't actually looking at the barometer. He was using "barometer" as a euphemis
Refrigeration help JAE at 3:26pm 04.27.21 Nice work! The inside of the boats is all finished out and trimmed...I would just have to put the co
1976 Santana 21ft (5) mhancock3123 at 3:25pm 04.27.21 First coat. I am extremely pleased. One side down!!
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. jssailem at 3:16pm 04.27.21 I know what a nightmare.
Refrigeration help (1) jssailem at 3:07pm 04.27.21 I installed one of their Nova Kool F3800 3.5 CU FT AC/DC Single Door FreezeNova Kool F3800 3.5 CU FT
Hunter 26 sail plan? rgranger at 3:04pm 04.27.21 You are right to add balance to your thinking. A boat cutting through the chop is much more comfo
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. Harry Mathias at 2:53pm 04.27.21 Thank you John! The weird thing about electronics these days is that the older 2001 monochrome displ

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