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Remove toilet and replace with chemical Bruce G at 11:09pm 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/987 I would like to hear from anyone who knows the best way to remove the toilet. are there seacocks bet
New Buyer Inspection MarkDB at 11:02pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1154 What should a prospective buyer look for during the first/second viewing of a boat for sale?Mark
Survey a $2500 Trailer Sailboat?? Hank R at 11:00pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2023 Charlie...Greetings from the New Hampshire Seacoast area...I am shopping for a 19-21 foot mini-c
replacing the cutless bearing on a Morgan 30/1968 mike grubbs at 10:35pm 08.15.05 Morgan 3/3644 While cleaning my prop my diver noted play in the prop shaft and suggested that I replace the cutles
Water Tanks Nick16952 at 6:30pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1044 I have a 36cc hull 101, and I cannot get water to empty from the tank in front of the chart desk. Th
Value based on NADA or recently sold boats? passion84sailing at 5:47pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1377 I recently sold my Catalina 27 for $10K. This is $5K less than the NADA value. I sold due to chron
Electric Windlass Problem Neil McDonald at 5:23pm 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1199 I have a Muir VRC 1000 electric windlass installed on my sailboat complete with two foot actuating s
Steering conversion philip at 5:17pm 08.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I have just purchased a ledgend 260 and the only options for steering in the UK I believe were a til
Servicing Winches csobalvarro at 4:25pm 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1397 Does anyone have any information on how to service the winches on a Mac 26D or similar model? The ma
Broken Steering Linkage Oliver Linsley at 3:10pm 08.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1136 I am cruising Desloation Sound, and have found today after returning to my 1978 30, anchored @ Savar
LP Tank Location Recovering Racer at 2:42pm 08.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/846 Do any of you have suggestions as to the best location for LP tanks on an O'day 30 or 31? I don't w
Constant Water in My Bilge Paul at 2:23pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/2965 I have an 1978 O'Day 23. I constantly have water in my bilge and I cannot figure out where it is co
weather helm Steve11003 at 1:42pm 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1254 I recently purchased a 245 Seildman. I had experinced sailor help rig the boat, he siad he was goin
rubber rub rail monty at 1:06pm 08.15.05 Big Boats 0/713 I accumulate a lot of growth, algae and such, between the rubber rub rail and the deck. I notice tha
Looking for a trailer for a 27 Catalina Craig16965 at 12:49pm 08.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1270 Hi all,I am looking at buying a 27 Cataline in Michigan and bring it back home to Newfoundland Can
Broken throttle handle - 1978 Ericson 32' Rick Debe at 12:38pm 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 0/752 Broke my throttle handle to my Yacht specialty steering pedestal. Does anyone know a vendor who stoc
Lead edge rust smile Andy Horning at 12:00pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1222 My Hunter is an 80's vintage Hunter and it has a cast iron keel. I have had the boat for 3 years now
Where did all the trailers go? jbreland at 11:52am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/850 As I said in an earlier post I'm looking for a Hunter 22.It is my understanding a Hunter 22 is a tr
I need one of these! Richard at 11:41am 08.15.05 Big Boats 5/815 I need one (actually four!) of these little doo-hickeys. They attach stuff to a rail. Ideers?TIA
Cleaning @ PYC Tom F23554 at 11:34am 08.15.05 Day Sailers 9/1353 To John Kivel;We have the other 170 berthed on the other side of Dave and Debbies boat. I was sear

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Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels nikki4296 at 2:20pm 04.22.21 :plus: @Don S/V ILLusion !. Is this boat in Ontario Canada? If my memory serves, you guys have rea
Beneteau Spare Parts Website CapitalistSailor at 1:58pm 04.22.21 I tried to log on today and last night. Last night and today I could log on in "incognito mode" in C
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. Doobs at 1:44pm 04.22.21 Thanks, I have the SailboatData info. The Manuals Library is a hack. I don't want to change my searc
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing jon hansen at 1:38pm 04.22.21 fred, you are in the heart of the best sailing on the globe. every couple of miles is something new
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 04.22.21 I told her that at my age I would be contracting much more of that, but my fingers were crossed.
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) Wm. Gill at 1:25pm 04.22.21 The Genoa sheets use snatch blocks, not cars. I was curious about that, especially for trimming, bu
Mast Line Size (1) sail sfbay at 1:12pm 04.22.21 Owner's Manual page 46 specifies a 3/8" Samson XLS line for a spinnaker halyard, same diameter as ji
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 1:03pm 04.22.21 I would discourage you from using a snap shackle on your mooring lines. Besides the abrasion of m
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together EmmanuelC at 1:01pm 04.22.21 CapitalistSailor Thank you for your detailed explanation although because of the change in design I
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing sailme88 at 12:37pm 04.22.21 I leave my outboard on the tender transom all the time. I would suggest that you use an outboard mo
Beneteau Spare Parts Website fullbore at 12:37pm 04.22.21
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. sail sfbay at 12:32pm 04.22.21 Welcome to the forum!! My internet search only came up with this link to an S2 8.0 S2 YACHTS 8.0 B
Motorized ball valves sailme88 at 12:31pm 04.22.21 Another reason I love my C-34... The valve is under the head sink. The ignition key hangs just abov
Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. Jerdavis77 at 12:27pm 04.22.21 I got this response from Airmar support. nvestigate further this weekend when I do some work on the
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 (1) Rasselas36 at 12:25pm 04.22.21 Karellen I was wondering if maybe the picture in the first post shows some big canvas pieces coveri
Motorized ball valves Davidasailor26 at 12:20pm 04.22.21 The cheaper $40 version might be good for isolating my water tanks rather than removing cushions an
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 11:48am 04.22.21 ... The track was not installed with the expected forces associated with a cleat application. In a
Motorized ball valves Bob S at 11:43am 04.22.21 Think out of box. Keep you standard, hard to reach, valve. Add the electric one in series.;) The
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing Don Lucas at 11:37am 04.22.21 I mostly leave my 9.9hp, the external fuel tank, and start battery on the dink when it is on the dav
Motorized ball valves Bob S at 11:33am 04.22.21 Think out of box. Keep you standard, hard to reach, valve. Add the electric one in series.;) The

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