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Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1472 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1236 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1217 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1786 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/850 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1113 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been
VSCs Dennis at 4:08am 07.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1185 while i have never gotten one so far, I have been thinking about a Vessel safety check. Are they y
MD7A tachometer problems Donald L. Hendrix at 7:30am 07.20.06 Islander 2/2620 The tachometer for the MD7A diesel on my Islander 28 is misbehaving. It does not work when the engi
Booze!! Jack2438 at 7:58am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2212 I know I am leaving myself open for a joke or two but I really don't know the answer. While entert
Davits for Beneteau 361 Bob Hechlinski at 5:46am 07.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3018 To all Beneteau 361 (or similar) owners:We are on the verge of taking our 361 on a series of cruis
Cal 35 Pilothouse (1) Kyle6998 at 8:36am 07.20.06 Cal 2/649 Just fishing .... I have not been able to find any information regarding my Cal Jensen Pilothouse.
Reverse Jerry at 8:34am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/963 321 OceanisWhen sailing I put the prop in reverse does this have any damage effect?Thanks
moving genoa tracks on a 222 pbud at 8:57am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1267 I was wondering if anyone has evermoved their genoa tracks down to the deck from the cabin top like
Speed log location Robert at 3:03pm 07.20.06 Big Boats 4/911 My 2004 H36 has the speed log on the starboard side UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION and the depth sounder tra

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Retractible Keel Line Replacement Kermit at 10:54am 07.15.21 dgreen1991 told me he replaced the centerboard line in his H26 in his driveway by himself. See if he
Retractible Keel Line Replacement Kermit at 10:47am 07.15.21 It is more like a two person job For us it was two people and a frog.
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder Justin_NSA at 10:46am 07.15.21 One of my earliest upgrades to my 26S, with a quick release hold down cleat.
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement shemandr at 10:13am 07.15.21 On a 15' boat I would expect a simple line would hold the centerboard up. If your centerboard is w
Hunter 386 Stern Flag Jake N Eggs at 9:42am 07.15.21 I have a small eye screw screwed into the bottom of the flag pole and another one screwed into the b
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. Bob S at 9:38am 07.15.21 Not quite sure what you are explaining. The shower pump should be exiting through a through hull and
Fresh toilet water system, can be mixed with saltwater ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:32am 07.15.21 There's so much bacteria in waste that the holding tank doesn't notice whether the flush water is sa
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Benny17441 at 9:25am 07.15.21 Appliances especially more than one do not simultaneously die from one day to the next. Last used
Introducing Myself Catalina 22 at 9:25am 07.15.21 Thanks Tedd. Would there be much (or some) of outflow at night in the middle of summer like next wee
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Sailfanatic at 9:24am 07.15.21 A true single line reefing system, where the same line pulls down both the luff and the leach of th
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (1) JamesG161 at 9:15am 07.15.21 I was surprised how freely the wheel spins when I disconnected it from the rudder. Here is another
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 9:13am 07.15.21 Fam had a nice time during our cruise. We experienced a delightful fireworks display in LaConner tha
Potagannissing Bay (9) john6206 at 9:07am 07.15.21
Dark Days Benny17441 at 8:57am 07.15.21 Jet skis are rental items; rent one, run for a couple hours and you might be good for a year.
Retractible Keel Line Replacement (1) sullyd at 8:51am 07.15.21 Again, I very much appreciate your help and knowledge with this. I have attached the keel diagrams
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Bob S at 8:49am 07.15.21 Been sailing these areas for years. Pretty lucky to have so many destinations within a days sail. We
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA Captain Larry-DH at 8:47am 07.15.21 I'm not sure how friendly it is for dinghy access. It didn't seem like there was anything available
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 8:39am 07.15.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we
Buying a used Hunter 21 Benny17441 at 8:32am 07.15.21 The H216 only comes with a thermoplastic composite. Don't know that any of the hulls were made of f
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed Claude L.-Auger at 8:26am 07.15.21 I trying to envision how Hunter made the insert originally. My 79H30C was made the way you did you

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