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Plumbing head diverter valve ? Morrie at 5:51pm 05.21.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1403 The previous owner plumbed a 1 1/2" diverter valve just downstream of my head outlet. One side is pl
Swing keel rebuild Rick at 4:39pm 05.21.06 Smaller Boats 3/1484 I recently bought a C-22 and have been reading about the swing keel. I have it on the trailer and no
Windlass repair/information manual Bosse at 6:00pm 05.21.06 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2793 Is there anyone out there with information about a Lofrans Panther anchor windlass? Operating instru
Reef points kak at 7:30pm 05.21.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1959 This past weekend I went sailing with some friends on their catamaran (38 Lagoon). They are very ne
winch neede bluem27 at 1:29pm 05.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1129 Need a replacement enkes ks4 winch or a pair of winches for a Mac 22
Battery recommendations Brian D at 11:41am 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1036 Well, I checked my batteries today, no load, 11.3v each. They are officially declared... dead. I did
Calling all O'day sailboat owners! ex-admin at 11:32am 05.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/830 Please mark your calendars for the last weekend in July! We are meeting at beautiful Leamington Ma
A better mousetrap? ex-admin at 11:12am 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1423 What could complicate the simple design of a mainsail? Apparently, a lot. Traditional mainsails ty
outboard steering Bob Grimm at 10:59am 05.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1401 I currently have a 86 Mac 25 with a yamaha 9.9 hp that is in a fixed position (no tiller steering).
Mail Graysailor at 10:55am 05.21.06 Big Boats 1/820 Thinking of leaving town for a few years. Any good thoughts on mail forwarding services?
Ideas on lubricating sail slugs. Bob Alden at 10:36am 05.21.06 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2210 Fellow sailors,Anyone know of a practical, efficient, and economical way of lowering the resistanc
Should A New Boat Be Interprotected? Bill at 8:58pm 05.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1081 If I take delivery on a brand new boat, should I really spend the money to have the hull painted wit
Help me with ice gr8nurs1271 at 9:49pm 05.19.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1962 We went to the boat a couple of weeks ago. It was just me and the kids until my husband came down l
Trailer recommendations for 26D Billm2 at 12:51am 05.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/840 I am looking to buy a trailer for a MAC 26 drop keel -- bunker or roller style trailer. Can someone
Central Vacum for a Sailboat? Lanny at 1:17am 05.20.06 Ask All Sailors 4/961 I hate those "Shopvacs"! They roll all over the place. They tip over real easy. However they do a gr
Buying A Boat From Europe..What do I need to know? Jason at 1:11am 05.20.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1002 I have locate a few Beneteau's that are located in either Italy, France and Ireland. If I buy one of
hull mount transponder wjflier at 12:59am 05.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1082 Anyone glue a transponder for the depth sounder in your hull. I'm having a hard time finding a plac
Windlass up/down foot switch problems Dan at 1:42am 05.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 The rubber button up/down foot switches on my windlass work intermittantly. Are they repairable or
Batteries? Pacifico at 4:52am 05.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/922 I currently have two battery banks consisting of 2 6V T105's wired in series per bank. They're loca
Alcohol tank leaks John12637 at 4:58am 05.20.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1124 My 17"x8" diameter steel alcohol tank for my hellerange has a leak. It's original on my Catalina 30

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False / Secret Bilge Justin_NSA at 10:40am 05.21.21 Looks like the bilge pump setup on my H30T. Never thought of it as a "false bilge". The centerline b
Sailboat tour Cal 33- You tube DArcy at 10:36am 05.21.21 I enjoy sailboat tour videos. I would suggest that adding voice over can really help. Also slow pan
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? DougM at 10:15am 05.21.21 Mother Nature can be cruel if you give her a chance. Hope you can get her back together before the
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Stu Jackson at 10:12am 05.21.21 i don't think i know what you mean by 'backwinded' It means that when you tack you don't release t
Wanting to add a second battery and a solar charger. Stu Jackson at 10:08am 05.21.21 Should I use a VSR in this setup? Should I purchase the Add-a-Battery by Blue Sea Systems and get r
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Justin_NSA at 10:08am 05.21.21 Hey @JRR. Welcome aboard. My wife is from Glen Cove. Sabrina with Harrison Ford was filmed right in
Wanting to add a second battery and a solar charger. Orbweaver at 10:05am 05.21.21 if you scroll down on the main page you'll find the sub forum "musings with Maine sail". I believe t
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 10:01am 05.21.21 Thank you, i am looking at a jib for 475$. The seller does list it under genoa but no %. i figured m
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 9:50am 05.21.21 Well I got a circulation pump and Barnacle Bruster and setup a loop and flushed systems. Got a lot o
Wanting to add a second battery and a solar charger. Tom J at 9:27am 05.21.21 I had a similar setup to yours. An O'Day 23 with a 9.9 hp outboard and one battery that powered the
Cutting my Rub Rail JamesG161 at 8:20am 05.21.21 why would you want to do otherwise? As @dlochner noted the Rub Rail has one Seam on the Aft of the
Cutting my Rub Rail dlochner at 8:03am 05.21.21 I would not cut the rub rail. Find the closest natural break and then remove the rub rail in one pie
False / Secret Bilge jmce1587 at 7:58am 05.21.21 Here is another post from a H34 owner on the false bilge https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/
Cutting my Rub Rail Don S/V ILLusion at 7:58am 05.21.21 When our Boat was Lifted of shore from... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Sea Tow had a awkwar
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Muttondressedaslamb at 7:56am 05.21.21 Just thinking of that chase scene in SF with the hills can make me nauseous, still. Perhaps, but i
Catalina28 air conditioning Siamese at 7:53am 05.21.21 I have a 28, but no air conditioning. Was about to add it, then my wife decided we need a Catalina
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 7:52am 05.21.21 194399
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Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? Andiamo 34 at 7:20am 05.21.21 Thank you for the support and I will be cahning all the liquids as I don't think there was much TLC
False / Secret Bilge Andiamo 34 at 7:17am 05.21.21 Welcome aboard, Andiamo! Hard to tell from that picture if the work was done. Usually when folks re

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