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Bulkhead Replacement Christian7591 at 10:41pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1885 I've scanned the archive section of the site with regard to "Bulkhead replacement" for the Catalina
Netting around stantions; childproofing Christian7591 at 10:58pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1525 Our one year old daughter is beginning to get her 'sealegs' and while we have one eye on her at all
Web access for smart phone users.... Maine Sail at 12:49am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/869 Hi All,I wanted to pass on some information that might be usefull to folks who own a PDA/Smart pho
Brian and Steph--Keep those articles coming ! megaboat2003 at 1:31am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/876 Your articles are great! I've been following your adventures from the beginning. It's like reading a
Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1660 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/860 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1888 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/880 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1217 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2998 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4087 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1669 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1773 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1126 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere

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New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 10:43am 06.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We have the same model boat, so hopefully I can help. On mine when I open th
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging AaronD at 10:34am 06.29.21 Forget the manual. Use 5/16 for the halyards. On my C27 I built "tapered" halyards by covering a
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Captain Larry-DH at 10:30am 06.29.21 @Rick Webb take a look at the video I linked in this prior post Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <---
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? JamesG161 at 10:14am 06.29.21 It is the Reversing off the "stuck" spot that stirs up the Silt. Run you engine in idle after becomi
Oday 23 or Oday 272 Ward H at 10:07am 06.29.21 Congratulations on your 272!
Adding Mast Base Blocks Ward H at 10:02am 06.29.21 The parts you circled in the diagram clearly calls them L brackets and gives the part #. Try callin
How to tell if oil is in gas? Tedd at 9:47am 06.29.21
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.29.21 Every single domestic water pump MANUAL has a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. Do you have the manual for you
Adding Mast Base Blocks Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 06.29.21 With the sail up the boom WILL clear the Bimini--but with the sail down the topping lift needs to
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Rick Webb at 9:31am 06.29.21 While I agree people should remove canvass, I think it's TERRIBLE idea to require a commercial serv
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:53am 06.29.21 If US Spars doesn't come through I was thinking of trying the backing plate but cutting it so that I
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? jssailem at 8:53am 06.29.21 Also, I have gotten into the habit of always checking that water is coming out of the exhaust when
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 06.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We have the same model boat, so hopefully I can help. On mine when I open the
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:48am 06.29.21 Unfortunately, yes--two out of my three filaments have broken while under sail. Now--I didn't repla
Beneteau 323 Bimini? sail sfbay at 8:39am 06.29.21 If you want to make one yourself might look at this link for how to videos: Biminis & Dodgers Marine
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 8:32am 06.29.21 When you jump onto your boat. I urge new owners not to be looking at all the things they think they
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Ward H at 8:31am 06.29.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? markwbird at 8:31am 06.29.21 The water from the raw water pump goes through the heat exchanger and then into the exhaust at the e
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 sail sfbay at 8:30am 06.29.21 Ouch!! Same issue came up on this thread on a Hunter 37.5: Hunter 37.5 Serious leaks aft cabin 1994
Beneteau 323 Bimini? (2) JRacer at 8:23am 06.29.21 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a p

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