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Lightning ground Anthony at 10:48pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1078 The wiring schematic on my boat shows a lightning ground of the mast to one of the bolts that hold t
Is the Gooseneck Slide Adjustable? Bob at 10:38pm 08.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1939 Having never unloosened the upper and lower screws on the boom gooseneck fitting, I was wonderering
Exhaust hose leaks John at 10:19pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/945 I have a small leak when I shut down my M25 on my 83 Catalina 30. The leak appears to be in the OLD
Winter Cover Larry Guptill at 10:07pm 08.28.05 Morgan 2/1792 For many of you southern owners this qiestion will be of little interest but for us northerner's it
Lifting sailboat with a forklift? Cactus Jack at 10:01pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3149 We keep our Catalina 25 in a wet slip at a marina that also has dry storage. I need to pull the boa
Home Depot anchor shackles Bob F at 3:28pm 08.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1291 While shopping at Home Depot for a household project, I foung stainless steel anchor shackles in bot
M25 main sail got shreaded Mark at 3:09pm 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1057 Well, I got caught in a thunder storm yesterday. My main sail was badly torn and ripped in several
pan pan and millibars gunter meyer at 1:56pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 1/999 does anybody have a clue why the coast guard goes to coordinated universaltime when sending LOCAL d
fuel system Greg at 1:54pm 08.28.05 Morgan 1/1828 I just experienced running out of diesel. Not pretty. I am in the process of changing all my filter
Steel hull? Pete at 1:49pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1635 What are the pro's and con's for a steel hull? 60'
Circumnavigated in our H170 JerryA at 1:28pm 08.28.05 Day Sailers 6/1326 Well we circumnavigated South Bass Island. It's not the planet, but it seemed big in a 170. The wi
Shower leaks Gary Coopr at 12:58pm 08.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/951 I have a Catalina 380 and have a leak in the shower stall. I have tried sealing allof the seams but
Sailing magazines ex-admin at 12:51pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 32/3587 How are you ever going to find the time to read all the boating magazines that arrive at your home o
"stalled" the rudder? doug miller at 12:26pm 08.28.05 Smaller Boats 2/1866 on several occassions, this newbie sailor, has noticed that after tacking, and especially if i'm try
water spout Jeff Prideaux at 12:19pm 08.28.05 Smaller Boats 7/1020 I had a great sail on Saturday with my H216.It didn't look good Saturday morning.It was raining
Chartplotter Install at Helm Bill Saint at 11:28am 08.28.05 Big Boats 8/2099 I want to install a 8" or 12" Raymarine C series chartplotter/radar receiver at the helm. My 380 ha
ANF Puffer Mainsheet layout ? Ed14032 at 11:15am 08.28.05 AMF 1/2484 Just purchased an '81 puffer in good condition but mainsheet and associated items were missing. We w
Anyone have a manual for a '72 Morgan 35? Donald6441 at 10:57am 08.28.05 Morgan 1/1933 looks like im going to buy one, i am trying to get all the info possible on it.
26S bill van at 10:40am 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1093 Anyone out there have any opinions on a 1990 26S??I have a 1993 19' and am looking to trade up to a
Renault engine Rc8d load change problem Marc Villemaire at 10:20am 08.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1435 I have a problem with my Renault engine concerning load change, if i put the engine in forward gear

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Polaris Compass / no fluid PaulOtt at 3:15am 05.04.21 Thanks. I will take a look at the Richie web site. I think I have already looked and the thru hole
Can anyone recognize this boat? Apex at 3:14am 05.04.21 Don't recognize the boat, but the centerboard is there.
26D Rudder kendyoozed at 11:38pm 05.03.21
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? DaveFromOregon1 at 11:25pm 05.03.21 Dave, Our trip was predicated on harbor hopping on days with little to no wind. Then you know t
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. JamesG161 at 10:36pm 05.03.21 The high point vent, with siphon break, should be installed on the discharge of the sea water pump,
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Hayden Watson at 10:11pm 05.03.21 To your original question, I have been very happy with my Mantus swivel.
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51pm 05.03.21 It is the raw water discharge hose that is vented. Certainly there are some extreme conditions w
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel jssailem at 9:47pm 05.03.21 @skunther I would not be too concerned. Perhaps the chain has been put away wet. The rust is not abn
Using a trolling motor on small boat MikeyJ at 9:45pm 05.03.21 I've used a really small trolling motor on a boat that weighed 500 lb alone. I can motor around f
What happened here... RussC at 9:36pm 05.03.21 Venture 25 (count the port lights). has swing keel and came with lots of foam floatation under the l
Tackle for secondary anchor jssailem at 9:30pm 05.03.21
End Caps Shaefer T Track Hunter 386. Nuts?? Joe at 9:21pm 05.03.21 I doubt the end caps are through bolted.... since there is no uplifting load on the fittings (the tr
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Stu Jackson at 8:57pm 05.03.21 Well, possibly ... but I am referring to the last line that Stu wrote ... "Bill, new to me. Where w
PROP upgrade size jssailem at 8:41pm 05.03.21 If you provided the motor, transmission and shaft details to WestbyNorth for them to produce your pr
Roller furling Southern Crux at 8:29pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the help Greg! Will now need to pick up the correct line for the internal halyard
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose JA Toms River at 8:26pm 05.03.21 It does lead to the bilge below the battery box. I believe there was an optional Gusher hand pump t
What happened here... Admiral at 8:24pm 05.03.21 Yep. A venture for sure. I had one and it had the floatation foam too.
Spring lines (1) jssailem at 8:23pm 05.03.21 It should not be a surprise, as new to boating owners begin to consider improving their securing of
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 8:17pm 05.03.21
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 8:13pm 05.03.21 Maybe I'm missing something here, but after digging through your above reference to Post #2, I can

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