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New Owner 26' Columiba Robert at 12:53pm 08.10.04 Columbia 13/2046 We are new owners of a 1970 26'Columbia Sailboat and we love it. What can you tell us?
Holding tank vent problems Bob767 at 3:58pm 04.16.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1379 I have noticed on occasion my holding vent sometimes spits "water" when the head is being pumped. Y
Prop shaft wear higgs at 3:18pm 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1558 My prop shaft has some scoring from the packing gland nut being too tight (I didn't do it!). I know
Anchor/steaming light Rich at 11:49am 12.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1031 The vessel is a 1987 O'Day 272. Does the light atop the mast utilize one or two light bulbs (i.e. 2
Maintaining Brightwork Joe Herrmann at 10:13am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1918 I seek the wisdom of all those that have gone before me. I think that most would agree that nothing
Steering Devices Michael7968 at 10:06am 12.30.04 Smaller Boats 15/1002 I installed (actually had it installed) a device to connect my rudder to my motor. I talked about
Mac 25 Headstay Length RichardL at 9:43am 12.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1103 I have a 26S and have been offered a CDI FF2 furler that came off a Mac 25 - Does anyone know if it
Hunter 34, How do I check compression post Don O'Neal at 9:37am 12.30.04 Big Boats 11/1847 I am looking to buy a 1987 Hunter 34. The price is right. How do I check to see if the compression
Any advice before I unstep mast to stop leak? Gary at 7:29am 12.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1262 OK....I'm finally ready to haul my 84 H31 to unstep mast to fix leak. I don't want any surprises. I
H30 88-94 water heater removal? How? Patrick Randall at 5:37am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/930 Has anyone removed/replaced the domestic hot water heater? Mine is located under the bunk seat next
Converting to U-shaped Dinette Roland Forsman at 4:58am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/4332 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 with the standard interior (L-shaped settee, large table). I would like to
Beneteau day George Zarganitis at 4:53am 12.30.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1068 I am interested in buying a second hand Beneteau less than 27 feet for daysailing and maybe overnigh
Sailing Around V ancouver Island R B Gorby at 3:12am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1373 We're going round next June or July, starting from Port Hardy around mid-June and taking 4-6 weeks o
Martin -- Interested in single handed sailing a 34 Les Blackwell at 3:02am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1091 Martin,This past year I have been single handling my Hunter 380 which has furling main and jib. I
rigging for hunter 30ft 1981 nissim presenti at 1:56am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1016 Recently I purchased a Hunter 30ft model 1981. I needed to replace the furler andgenoa the guy that
Dog on a sailboat Andre Kapuscinski at 12:47am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 29/1772 I have a Hunter 30 and a growing (still!!!) black Lab puppy now (about 70lb). Sailing will be new to
Anyone add a crusigin spinnaker? Darren9582 at 12:14am 12.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1019 I was wondering if anyone on here has added a cruising spinnaker to their H260?Is it possible to d
Cat 22 Trailer needed Chris Rooke at 11:45pm 12.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/826 I have a Catalina 22 that needs a used trailer. Anyone who might know of one available, pleasedir
Sailing in the New Year! Kevin C 26S at 9:52pm 12.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/783 They are calling for Saturday to be 72 and mostly sunny in Raleigh NC, so me and the wife are planni
Make Over George Haynie at 9:24pm 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 6/750 I'm relatively new to sailing and just purchased my first boat. H22. It is my hope to make some ch

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Docking cleat ripped of deck in storm (1) Sailavie1 at 2:28pm 08.30.20 If you can, check to see if there is an embedded aluminum plate under the fibreglass. It may be hard
Honey, where are the shrunken kids? Stu Jackson at 2:24pm 08.30.20 Once I had Maine Sail onboard and watched him hold his smart phone in a dark hole to snap a few pic
Anybody know if there's a master "reset" for a Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm? Meriachee at 2:17pm 08.30.20 Ok all, I have done the entire procedure and most of the manuals are WRONG! I found out it depends
Honey, where are the shrunken kids? All U Get at 2:07pm 08.30.20 Once I had Maine Sail onboard and watched him hold his smart phone in a dark hole to snap a few pict
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 Pollock at 2:07pm 08.30.20 Thank you I'm definitely going to look into this. JRacer, Were the new fixtures just "plug an
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 Pollock at 2:05pm 08.30.20 I replaced all of my OEM fixtures in the 310 with Marinebeam fixtures. Alternatively, they have an
Chartplotter Connector All U Get at 1:58pm 08.30.20 One last idea, we had turned down the backlight on our chart plotter once and thought the unit was t
O' Day 20 outboard size john6206 at 1:51pm 08.30.20
raymarine cable R69074/R38024 (1) sail sfbay at 1:50pm 08.30.20 I saw a replacement cable on ebay yesterday...........but when I looked just now it was sold. So yo
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank shemandr at 1:39pm 08.30.20 I once removed my 4d battery with a spare main sheet tackle (4 or 6 part) using the boom. EZ peezy.
Anybody know if there's a master "reset" for a Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm? BigEasy at 1:34pm 08.30.20 Ok all, I have done the entire procedure and most of the manuals are WRONG! But I personally had to
O' Day 20 outboard size Hunter216 at 1:31pm 08.30.20 Look at older boats and the motor mounts ratings were only in horsepower. We have dunked the power
Brand of Panel breakers (1) JRacer at 1:24pm 08.30.20 Those (the configuration - screws, switch, LED,) look a lot like the ones in my panel, see the pic.
thoughts on Columbia 24 Mikem at 1:20pm 08.30.20 That is t hat is the C-24 model my dock mate sailed across the Pacific.
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 1:18pm 08.30.20 Oh brother! I better measure much better. Plus the only way to disconnect the hoses is to remove t
Cover for steering assembly / cables? (1) rukidn at 1:17pm 08.30.20 Will need to trim top flush and back to fit. Here is installed pic. Note that my screw is stripped.
O' Day 20 outboard size Benny17441 at 1:15pm 08.30.20 I just took a quick look online and it appears that many of the bolt on motor mounts are listed wit
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 JRacer at 1:12pm 08.30.20 I replaced all of my OEM fixtures in the 310 with Marinebeam fixtures. Alternatively, they have an L
Guidance sailme88 at 1:08pm 08.30.20
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? rgranger at 1:05pm 08.30.20 I understand... the H26 is also a water ballast boat.

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