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pop top enclosure chris at 5:01pm 07.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 Does anyone know where I could find a pop top enclosure for a 25.5? There isn't any listed on the ch
Universal M-25 XPB - WARNING Maine Sail at 10:02pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/3394 Hi All,For about six weeks now I've noticed a funny vibration/rattling when running my engine and
SAIL LINE QUESTION (1) jerry10848 at 11:14pm 07.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1012 The bottom 4 or 5 sail slides on the mainsail of my ODay 28 are not directly attached to the sail, b
Exhausted after 4 hours Tony Litvak at 11:16pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1027
Replacing a keel cable Malcolm & Darlene at 11:16pm 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1191 I am soon going to have to replace my keel cable,,,what working strenth should I use,,and how do I k
void under companionway step Bill at 11:28pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 1/1339 FYI - I was searching for the source of a leak around the companionway on my 1984 C-30. I removed t
Icebox Captain Flipper at 11:57pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 0/1098 I have a 76 Catalina 30 with a front loading ice box.The outside frame is cracked, and it has the d
Owners Mannual Seekswind at 12:26am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 I am trying to find an owners mannual for my 1985 O'Day 28. Does anyone know where to find one.
Help a prospective owner Pete at 12:24am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1030 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
Tachometer- test Jim at 12:50am 07.10.06 Big Boats 2/978 My tachometer if reading all over the place . I am doing 7 knots and it is reading 500 RPM'S or less
The smell is gone!!! walmsleyc at 1:29am 07.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1468 We have just replaced ALL the head hoses on our Hunter Legend 35 (1987) in hopes that we can reduce/
Lowering the Salon Table for sleeping! Nina at 5:15am 07.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3812 We recently purchased a 95 Beneteau Oceanis 351 and can't seem to find the easiest way to lower the
A Venture 25 with only two dead lights or ports? Old Salt at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1705 There is a 1972 "McGregor 25" on ebay that has only two port lights. I have never seen a Venture 2
direct replacement cleats? Ed Kruzel at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/871 Does anyone have a source for a direct replacment for our plastic horn cleats? I'm starting to do a
Is a Catalina 30 a reliable/sturdy cruising boat Patman at 5:04am 07.10.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/992 Im looking at a 1978 Cat. 30, tall rig with a 4' 5" draft and am wondering about Catalinas reputatio
Help a prospective owner Pete at 6:05am 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/865 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
drain question Justin_NSA at 3:23am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1026 Has anyone added a screen of some sort to the cockpit drain? I flushed a lot of debris from mine yes
beaching a 260 Tim at 3:14am 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 6/1740 I'm wondering if anyone has been beaching their 260, resting on the keel in the up position. I woul
Datamarine depth sounder question Brian Faris at 3:03am 07.10.06 Catalina 30 1/2608 I reciently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 with a Datamarine Corinthian series S 200 DL depth sounder.
Cockpit Cushions Jeff21163 at 7:53am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1082 We just purchased a 1999 26X and are looking for cockpit cushions (boat never had any). Any suggest

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Brightwork product Mark Maulden at 8:49am 05.31.21 For exterior teak on the boat.
Reefing Line Size(s) jssailem at 8:44am 05.31.21 Stuart. I like the 3/8's diameter. Less weight up in the air. I use something like sta-set. Double B
Reefing Line Size(s) stuartsw at 8:24am 05.31.21
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 7:54am 05.31.21 You can easily rebuild the manual Raritan toilet with a rebuild kit. unless something is broken in
Brightwork product FastOlson at 7:47am 05.31.21 Sounds interesting. For your boat? Interior or exterior?
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Will Gilmore at 7:38am 05.31.21 welcome. sailboating is easy. your going to have fun. always loved biking as well. Don't listen
1982 Hunter 22 - need Swing Keel replacement kloudie1 at 7:27am 05.31.21 If you have both of the parts, the weighted fiberglass board can be repaired by a good fiberglass re
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification (3) Tally Ho at 7:25am 05.31.21 You can easily rebuild the manual Raritan toilet with a rebuild kit. unless something is broken ins
Behavior of marine batteries jssailem at 7:25am 05.31.21 When I disconnected shore power. the inverter screen displayed 13.1V and both batteries checked out
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 05.31.21 The Venturi drain system is called a CR 330. It works as described but the key to keeping the water
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 6:54am 05.31.21 The Venturi drain system is called a CR 330. It works as described but the key to keeping the water
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 6:53am 05.31.21 The Venturi drain system is called a CR 330. It works as described but the key to keeping the water
Running wires for electronics dsaniti at 6:53am 05.31.21 Thanks for your comments. wondering how you open up the compression post? I had my mast off and wa
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 6:40am 05.31.21
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 6:38am 05.31.21 You can get a venturi set-up so it goes out with the cooling water. Dometic actually sells them. S
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 5:41am 05.31.21 @dlochner i checked my written notes: analog gauge read 14.4V, not 14.2 . I did see in the manual th
1982 Hunter 22 - need Swing Keel replacement shemandr at 5:38am 05.31.21 BTW I've gotten the centerboard of two boats caught on the trailer cross beam. I was fortunate neit
1982 Hunter 22 - need Swing Keel replacement shemandr at 5:35am 05.31.21 Mars Metals makes keels. If you can locate a local foundry it will be a lot less expensive. https://
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Deleted member 117556 at 5:29am 05.31.21 You can get a venturi set-up so it goes out with the cooling water. Dometic actually sells them.
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 5:27am 05.31.21 On shore power, both batteries show 14.2 V, regardless of the selector position. This means that bo

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