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Strainer needed for bilge suction line? Dave C270LE at 12:25pm 06.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1109 I recently purchased a 1994 C270 and was checking out the bilge. I found the bilge pump suction hos
Loose Stantions Fix? KS285 at 1:34pm 06.07.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/930 Hello All,Many if not all of my stantions on my new to me 93 First 285 are loose. Does anyone hav
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR DENNIS SCANLON, CRACKER JACK HL YUNG at 1:26pm 06.07.06 Hallberg-Rassy 2/2111 I found your boat on this website. In case you didn't get the bad news already, it was hit by one of
Installing portholes Bobby Knee at 1:22pm 06.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/985 I would like to add ports to my 2002 Mac 26x. Has anybody done this? Where did you locate the ports?
Hull color of O'day 322, 302, 272 Marcus at 1:48pm 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1135 The stern of my O'Day 322 was hit some time ago and the old owners repaired it. My problem is that
Sailing on SF Bay avoy at 4:08pm 06.07.06 Smaller Boats 4/966 I am considering buying a Hunter 240 and was wondering if anyone has any experience sailing a small,
Masthead fitting? Bill Roosa at 10:59pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 0/860 I recently had the opportunity to go aloft to fix the anchor light and noticed a fairlead (pad eye w
Engine Room Scott at 11:02pm 06.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1066 Sound reduction attempt on a 88' Catalina 27 with an M18In an effert to reduce the engine noise tha
install chartplotter on Irwin Citation 30 alan bernstein at 11:14pm 06.05.06 Other Sailboats 1/784 I have a 1982 Irwin Citation 30 and am planning to install a Raymarine C-70 chartplotter on my wheel
Can the walls of the holding tank retain odor? Scott21120 at 9:47pm 06.05.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1412 I have been working to eliminate the obnoxious odor from our "new" Oday 34. I started by replacing
Autohelm ST30 tranducer FOB at 10:55pm 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1680 I have a Autohelm wind speed system. One of the cups at the top of the mast is gone. I only have 2 n
What have I got? (1) resdog at 1:48am 06.06.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/924 Can anyone give me some information on this model: 1984 First24. This model is never listed on any
H34 Hull Thickness (1) Gary B. at 2:46am 06.06.06 Big Boats 6/1232 I just want to post a photo of a core sample from a 1986 H34 hull to supplement past postings on H34
Leaky V Berth Hatch David ONeill at 1:39am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1449 Does anyone have any suggestions for material for re-insulating at V Berth hatch? Mine is old, dry,
Oday 25, Damp wood in Cabin Top Dwight Thomas at 2:53am 06.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1138 Has anyone ever drilled into their cabin top to mount something and found that they have damp wood s
Wooden Mast Replacement Dargo at 3:00am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1811 I am the owner of a 1967 Sailmaster 22. Unfortunately, the wooden mast was shattered while the boat
diesel mechanic Dusty Rhoads at 3:31am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1005 In need of a good diesel mechanic near Quantico, VA along the Potomac River. My bud was bringing hi
Attachment for boom vang KennyH at 4:09am 06.06.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/983 Could someone with a boom vang on their hunter 25 give me an idea on fittings. I have the vang but
Catalina 30 - leaking windows - need help Philip Malcove at 5:15am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 10/4309 My 1980 Catalina 30 is leaking in the two small windows (one in the head, and the one on the other (
outboard engines Gary at 6:02am 06.06.06 Newport 2/1816 Does anyone have any experience with powering your Newport 27 with an Outboard engine?I am trying

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Deck shower isolator? MattieJo at 9:25am 05.24.21 Some shower heads have a open close on them.
C25 keel lock bolt. Stu Jackson at 9:22am 05.24.21 In addition to this fine forum which has some C25 skippers, THE place to find specific answers about
326- replace light in aft cabin with fan Ralph Johnstone at 9:17am 05.24.21 Include a picture and you'll get a much larger audience. I have an H-310 but can't picture what y
326- replace light in aft cabin with fan jssailem at 9:15am 05.24.21 So Peter, welcome back. Am I to assume you replaced the 306 with a 326? Lights that you want to mod
Beneteau Oceanis 281 sail sfbay at 9:04am 05.24.21 You might this thread interesting about the 281: Beneteau 281 Oceanis (google.com). Consider replac
Online Salvage yard? sail sfbay at 9:02am 05.24.21
Behavior of marine batteries jssailem at 8:59am 05.24.21 :plus: to all of the above. MaineSail lays it all out. Time to become more knowledgable about your
Battery Tray sail sfbay at 8:49am 05.24.21 Glad I could help!!
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 8:49am 05.24.21 Clarification. We have 2 batteries (1 and 2). One 5 years old, other 3 years old. We have AC charger
Battery Tray mcconkd at 8:46am 05.24.21 Thank you, that should work just fine. Appreciate it!
Battery Tray sail sfbay at 8:37am 05.24.21 Suggest an internet search on 21" x 11" x 3" plastic tray like a Heavy Duty Cut Kit Tray, 21.3?L x 1
1986 H34 Depth Offset cagreen75 at 8:29am 05.24.21 If you don't know where the water line is compared to the depth sounder then here is an easy way to
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 8:28am 05.24.21 If your engine usage is typical 2 occurrences per outing for 10 minutes each engine start, your alte
Battery Tray mcconkd at 8:13am 05.24.21 Thank you for the advice however I just need a plastic box that is maybe 3"tall. The boxes on the si
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER (5) Hayden Watson at 8:11am 05.24.21 Yesterday I finished installing my fixed portlights in my 88 C30 which a "frameless" system. In the
Odd Discharge JRT at 8:09am 05.24.21 Check the inside of the stairs could be so e old oil or lub mixed with dirt and flaking paint fallin
Looking for a source for this part: Tedd at 7:57am 05.24.21 If the boat is already metric I would definitely stay metric. Being Canadian, I'm pretty well versed
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 7:26am 05.24.21 Question #1: Does starting the engine consume a lot of energy? What is a rule of thumb time to keep
Buying a Hunter 41 DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:26am 05.24.21 Hunter 41 DS is a great boat. Sold mine a year ago after owning for 12 years. Docking can be dicey i
Behavior of marine batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 05.24.21 Your batteries, when new, had approximately 80 amp hr capacity. Likely less now. For it to get down

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