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mooring advice please kip at 12:10pm 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/948 i am planning to moor my mariner at pleasant lake. I'll have to set the object to be placed on the b
buddy bearings? Jeff Prideaux at 11:51am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/878 Should I pop these bearing protectors off and install "buddy bearings" in their place? I just bough
M25XP John at 11:45am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 HI guys new problem.I said on my last post that ive been haveing some hard starts and i though that
Vent hose behavior... Doug at 11:34am 06.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2503 Peggy:The vent hose on our boat has a "belly" in it between the tank and the thru-hull. I have bee
Mac 25 Roller Furler J. Barrett at 11:32am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1162 I've been looking at alot of boats with roller furlers and have a couple of questions before I inves
Chartplotter Ron10127 at 11:20am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1161 We have purchased a boat equiped with a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 400. The Mod# is CP 400. Does any
Tiller set up CJ at 10:12am 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 Does any one have any photos of their tiller/rudder joint? My 25' has 2 wood cheek plates on the si
noisy swing keel robert at 9:33am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/973 I would like just one peacefull night sleeping on my mac without hearing the swing keel banging on t
A/C Problems Randy Jarrell at 9:25am 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 Having problems with a Marine Air 16,000 BTU unit. The problem seems to be electrical in nature. Vot
Columbia 22 rigging tuning Jared at 9:01am 06.20.05 Columbia 1/2109 I'm looking for tuning specs for a 1968 c22. Anyone know where to find this information? As I unde
Where to get a joker valve Stephen OBrien at 8:55am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3053 Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement joker valve for the head in my 1981 Hunter 27. I
Looking for Hunter 25 stem plate Michael Towers at 8:37am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/957 My 1979 Hunter 25 has a damaged stem plate (the triangular metal fitting on the bow deck). The facto
Catalina 30 Nationals in Seattle This Weekend Tim C350 April IV at 8:28am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 This upcoming weekend (June 25 ' 26) is the annual Catalina Regatta in Puget Sound - Shilshole Bay.
Hunter 25 sail question KennyH at 7:40am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/959 Had a nice sail on Sunday on my new to me Hunter 25 1981 model. I have a qestion on the sails. I h
Furling Headsail issues... Tim McCarty at 7:33am 06.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/947 I do love our new C-310 and the convenience of the roller furled Main, however, I wondered how to tr
Help! How to clean non-skid! Tim McCarty at 7:25am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 Over the years I have tried lots of things...soft scrub, roll-off, various Boat US and West Marine c
controling engine on 260 with tiller jim22191 at 7:23am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 7/1106 I am finding it very hard to control the engine when using the tiller any ideas on how to do this ,
Bottom Painting John Radcliff at 7:16am 06.20.05 Day Sailers 2/1250 As the search function on the forum is less then stellar (Yea, I tried, but I got 0 results - When a
sail slug size? Night Sailor at 6:58am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2094 I'm going to wash the main next week, and decided while it's off the spars to add sail slugs. What s
Lights won't work John F at 5:50am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 I have a 1984 Catalina 22, fixed keel. I have a new battery, the cabin lights work, the VHF works, b

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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
Rust on arch base weld Nachismo at 7:04pm 04.18.21
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 6:57pm 04.18.21 That helped a ton thank you so much
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:36pm 04.18.21 found one that discusses nitrile glove compatibility and use recommendations: Not good for acetone.
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.18.21 You want nitrile gloves A suppliers safety sheet we had at the shop said that nitrile is NOT reco
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jimgreen8c at 6:28pm 04.18.21 Lie on the port berth and look up. Those four big bolts anchor the chain plate for the upper shroud.
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 5:28pm 04.18.21 Be sure to hot coat the paint onto the last cost of epoxy. That will help get a good bond for the p
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) RussC at 5:25pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing thi
Acetone a safe cleaner? DAVA390 at 5:21pm 04.18.21 Thank you for all the replies folks, I knew I would get a lot of info here.
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cut

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