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Tank Gauges Keith at 7:39am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 Has anyone installed tank gauges that work? If so which manufacture? I would like to install a fresh
Rutgerson traveller Jerry10776 at 7:50am 04.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/1403 I have a '86 H23. The end caps on the Rutgerson traveller are shot. Does anyone know where spare p
Fla "Chain of lakes" trailersailor challenge soling42 at 6:15am 04.04.06 Trailer Sailors 1/1283 Central Fla Chain of lakes trailer sailor challenge. I had been challenged by a concept to sail so
Changing mainsail dimensions Before the Bell at 9:54am 04.04.06 Smaller Boats 3/871 I'm buying a particular used mainsail I found on a web site no matter what, however I'm wondering wh
Frozen Zink!? Bad Obsession at 9:03am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1042 I am attempting to change the Zink in my heat exchanger. I am sure that it hasn't been changed in a
Cheapest way to change oil? Bad Obsession at 8:59am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1448 I just bought a new-to-me sailboat. I have always had outboards on my boat before so this causes me
Anti Siphone valve NYSail at 8:59am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 3/973 I am not familiar with these devises as my previous boats engine was above the water line and did no
Bimini attachment Ben at 7:58am 04.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1169 I just bought a disassembled Bimini frame that I will custom cut to fit my Mac26S (the frame is simi
Tiller Tamer Bob14586 at 10:54am 04.04.06 Day Sailers 3/1075 I recently purchased a tiller tamer but it requires clam cleats for installtion. Does anyone have a
Which wax to use Pat T at 1:42pm 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 17/2903 I have a 1995 that is in pretty good condition and of course want to keep it looking good and shiny
Tack Ring on Furlex 100 Benny at 2:17pm 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2103 Went out sailing today in an 18 knot breeze and the pressure broke the tack ring which holds the JIB
boat trailer for Catalina 22 sanDiego area needed Mike4049 at 2:20pm 04.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/1077 Help we need a trailer for are used Catalina swing keel 1973 this is our first boat and we have to m
H26 Replacement Spars Ron Williams at 12:45pm 04.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 I am on the verge of pruchasing a H26 damaged during Hurricane Katrina. The mast and boom are not a
Windpilot wind vanes Caloco_Jack at 12:22pm 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1035 Hi Gents,I just wanted to know if anyone has a Windpilot pacific light windvane, and how good they
Battery Charging Query Neil Hodgson at 11:55am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1021 Hello.I just bought and installed 2 brand new deep cycle 105Ah batteries on Monday from West Marine
How much is this boat worth? Please help. JEM (Elcid 79) at 11:39am 04.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/969 How much would this boat be worth? Someone in my area is selling it and I have been looking into Ma
Raster Charts Bad Obsession at 12:56pm 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1940 I just figured out how to download and use Raster Charts from the NOAA web page. I found a piece of
Rhodes drain plug harvey gamage at 11:56pm 04.02.06 Day Sailers 0/1038 Any trick to installing the drain plug on the hull - should you put any sealant on the threads prior
How We Travel (1) John Spurlock at 11:58pm 04.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/776 This is how we usually cruise when it is calm
Shaft Vibration (M18) ....... Bob at 10:38pm 04.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/900 I am hopeing someone had the same problem and can provide some assistance. I have a Universal M18 (4

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Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Tally Ho at 3:07pm 12.10.20 The NOW owner of our former O'Day called me one day in a panic. He decided to replace his cockpit
Listing to port jssailem at 3:06pm 12.10.20 Good for balancing list, but kind of spoils the middle of the night cuddling on the Port side of the
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 3:03pm 12.10.20 He mistyped. He meant "Sure Marine, Ballard WA. SureMarine Ballard
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 Ted at 2:55pm 12.10.20 If you can't remove the bushing after injecting epoxy, you will have created a bigger problem the ne
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder Tally Ho at 2:53pm 12.10.20 I have used those on my stern ladder... I found them in white at my local hardware store. Greg
Funny Friday!!! (1) BlowMeAway at 2:51pm 12.10.20 Have you ever seen a 2 inch Subway Sandwich? Well, they do have a party tray. These are itsy bitsy
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? (1) Tally Ho at 2:50pm 12.10.20 I sold my boat last January. I bought my new boat in September 2019 and didn't want two boats so li
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 2:46pm 12.10.20 you guys are making me nauseated with the horrors' of defacing my Love! Please stop. Its "wicked pis
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking Terry Cox at 2:45pm 12.10.20 Scan Marine in Seattle is the Wallas furnace dealer.
running your reverse- cycle heat pump below 40 degrees? Terry Cox at 2:40pm 12.10.20 Electric heating pad for the bed, my last chance for a smoking hot body. Hi Tom, got the admiral
New Boat Owner Help jssailem at 2:36pm 12.10.20 YOU guys have the salt and the Ziebart Undercoating spray. We have red volcanic pumice that they sp
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access Tally Ho at 2:29pm 12.10.20
New Boat Owner Help DArcy at 2:21pm 12.10.20 Salt on the roads can be pretty bad up North. Two years ago we drove to Florida and ran through a sn
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 2:10pm 12.10.20 Why? What was everybody else thinking it was about? -Will (Dragonfly) Have you ever seen a 2 inch
New Boat Owner Help Will Gilmore at 2:09pm 12.10.20 Shrink wrap if done correctly could keep that stuff off the areas that are covered. Alternatively y
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access senang at 2:06pm 12.10.20 Are plastic tanks typically baffled? One of my off season projects is to install an inspection/clea
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:03pm 12.10.20 uage. Sometimes, all it takes is a coma to save lives. Other times, a simple pronoun is all it ta
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:00pm 12.10.20
Dinghy option... (1) Michael Davis at 1:41pm 12.10.20
running your reverse- cycle heat pump below 40 degrees? All U Get at 1:20pm 12.10.20 Electric heating pad for the bed, my last chance for a smoking hot body.

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