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Head Replacement Lance J. at 2:36am 09.28.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1168 The front head (Jabsco) on our '95 Hunter Legend 40.5 no longer functions properly. Previous forum t
Compass Selection Jim 5757 at 2:23am 09.28.05 Morgan 3/2124 Hey folks...I'm looking for some opinions on compasses for the Merry Bee. We currently have a bulkhe
Raymarine competition?? Smitty at 1:56am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1073 My Cal 28 has Signet instruments (speed, depth, apparent wind) and an AutoHelm ST4000+. I am consid
Texas sailing Geoffrey Kloster at 1:40am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2467 I live in Wisconsin, will be retiring in 2 years, hope to have a live aboard boat for 2 months winte
one-man loading of a sailboat to a roof rack???? sunray at 1:28am 09.28.05 Trailer Sailors 3/7468 Hello,I am doing some research on what type of system to use, to enable me to load/unload a 130 lb
Cockpit winterizing Frank at 1:24am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 4/961 Keeping rain and snow out of the cockpit and the cockpit drains from freezing has been a problem in
Crewless Sherry at 1:04am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1630 In the Get Crewed discussion, many have mentioned that finding good, reliable crew is difficult to i
Katrina Boat Parts Steve at 12:57am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1251 I feel really bad trying to take advantage of such an awful situation but I can't help but think abo
NADA Albert at 12:50am 09.28.05 Big Boats 2/780 How reliable is NADA? It appears that NADA is well below almost all list prices. Thoughts?
Need info on light Bulb Paul Aubrecht at 12:35am 09.28.05 Big Boats 2/949 I have moved my boat to Maryland but I have not moved yet.I want to replace both of the light bulbs
Handicaps Revisited Mr.Ernie at 12:09am 09.28.05 Smaller Boats 5/1667 As many of you know, the Portsmouth Handicap for the 216 is currently 92.0. (Equivalent to a PHRF of
alado roller furling mary at 11:43pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1197 Is anyone familiar with the alado roller furling system? It looks intriguing and it's within my budg
CHILD SAFTEY NETTING phlocker at 11:33pm 09.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/978 HiCurrenty looking at buying a MAC26 for next season. I have a family (wife, 3yr old and a 3mo old
Alternator field terminal question Kevin B at 10:52pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1500 I am using Nigel Calder's "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" to trouble shoot a charging
Sailing a Beneteau 42cc mikefillery at 10:50pm 09.27.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1767 I'm thinking of buying a Beneteau 42CC and I'm keen to hear about others experiences of the sailing
USING HORSESHOE RINGS Winters Dream at 9:35pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1380 How is a horseshoe ring used by a man overboard? If a person puts the horseshoe around their waist
for sale: NosmoQ, quit smoking cigarette... chary at 4:45pm 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/884
Should I mess with the rudder? Craig522 at 3:20pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 1/771 I'm pulling my 1975 10M out of the water for a winter of hard labor! I'm replacing the thru-hulls a
mast mark at 2:39pm 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/958 I just acquiered a 28 ft oday sail boat. The mast is out because it appeared to have rotted out near
Packing gland size (1969 ericson 30) dblake05 at 1:18pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 2/877 Can anyone give information on the size of the packing I will need to re-do my 1969 E 30's gland? It

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Lubricant for impeller CYQK at 5:21am 04.19.21 what about WD40??
Leaky Keel? DougM at 5:19am 04.19.21
Zeppelin RIBS thetone at 5:13am 04.19.21 Zeppelin Technologies, Inc. located in Quebec, Canada Company is reportedly out of business Boat Hi
Motor mount just not lifting any more Gene Neill at 4:54am 04.19.21 I just wish I could get rid of the teeth-shaking rattle our mount makes. It's so loud it's embarrass
Marine Air Conditioner Andrew Dobson at 4:41am 04.19.21 Thanks for all the ideas, its thinking "outside the box" that makes sailing such an interesting past
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 SeaTR at 4:25am 04.19.21 You betcha! Have fun with your restoration work...it's worth it in the end.
Pelican life line clasp Ron20324 at 10:12pm 04.18.21 Get one of each. Most likely you'll need the other one sometime, and they won't be any cheaper.
1970 ODay Widgeon Restoration jasonixo at 9:58pm 04.18.21 BDuchon- I have a 1968 that needs similar work to yours and my plan looks similar with the hatches
New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 Aron98831 at 9:34pm 04.18.21 Aloha, great boat. I am wondering if you can tell me what size the furler is on that boat & if you l
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jssailem at 9:16pm 04.18.21 Without that bulkhead being bolted at the bottom, the seam at the deck is what is keeping your mast
Rust on arch base weld (1) rgranger at 8:51pm 04.18.21
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 8:42pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cu
Leaky Keel? Rich Stidger at 8:28pm 04.18.21 I would try to confirm the keel leak by putting dyed water in the bilge and absorbent paper under th
Locating leak mnmpizza at 8:06pm 04.18.21
Pelican life line clasp Joe at 7:52pm 04.18.21 Unless there's an opposing threaded stud, (like a turnbuckle) the pelican hook's thread will most li
Rust on arch base weld (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 04.18.21
Locating leak kloudie1 at 7:30pm 04.18.21 Water heater safety valve leaking? Ice box ice melting?
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 7:30pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing th
cleaning a marine head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 04.18.21 To Fred1diver and Morgandonor... Both of your toilets are too old to be worth rebuilding. REE versi
Lead keel, non-copper paint Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 04.18.21 Is that a thing for water-based paint on top of epoxy, or only for the solvent based? I'd sort of t

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