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Custom holding tank Steve Z at 6:22am 07.20.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1284 Peggy, Now that my aluminum tank has been removed wasn't there a manufacturer that would put the ope
Masthead stuff David at 6:12am 07.20.04 Ask All Sailors 0/979 Greetings all, in about a month or so I am dropping the mast on our Hughes H25. I am going to mount
An electric winch handle Bob Wenhold at 6:03am 07.20.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1895 I own a 37.5 Hunter tall rig, and it's getting more difficult to raise the mainsail. Looking into s
Ideas for closing the boltrope opening on mast. marshallh7 at 5:23am 07.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1440 I modified my original sail and added slugs or slides (whichever you call them). Spent my first week
ST4000 Tracking, old topic, new fix abe at 5:07am 07.20.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1229 FYI rudder sensor fixed my problem.Lots of topics on ST4000 not tracking very well. After changing
Deck Pipe Cover for 8.0B ? undertow at 4:19am 07.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1150 Anyone know where to get a replacement? Seems everything available retail-wise is the wrong size. Di
Power vent - Mac 26M Paul S at 4:00am 07.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1273 Have a 4" power (solar day/nite) vent to install on our 04 M. Where have owners been installing them
Carpet trim in cabin davidm at 3:58am 07.20.04 Bigger Boats 0/1001 I need to replace the carpet used as trim on the sides of the cabins in my O'Day 37. The glue has gi
hunter vision 32 rigging help needed Robert Kansa at 3:01am 07.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1698 HELP! i am trying to help a freind put together and properly rig a hunter vision 32.The outhaul is
Diving Without Tanks - Surfacedive/Supersnorkel??? augustwinds at 2:50am 07.20.04 Ask All Sailors 25/2639 I am not a diver and am too claustrophobic to ever become one... but I would like to have the abili
cutlass bearing ken at 1:43am 07.20.04 Bigger Boats 2/1149 hey sports fans,need to replace the cutlass or strut bearing. sounds like fingernails on a chalkbo
Guestion on the Hunter 340 Droop at 1:16am 07.20.04 Big Boats 7/1369 Think of Buying an 2000 H340; but I have some question if anyone current owner can help me out.1.
Waterproofing Cabin's Hatchway Jon Botzler at 12:32am 07.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1980 Earlier the summer we had a very heavy rain storm (5-6 inches in 3 hours). The following day I foun
Sailing in gear Connie at 12:02am 07.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1023 We have had much discussion about the proper placement of the gear shift when under sail. Some say
Maptech Embassy guides p323ms at 11:33pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1037 I have a couple of the Maptech Chartbooks. Generally they seem to be a good buy. I also have a coast
Spinnaker for new Hunter 33 MichaelStacy at 11:30pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1481 Anyone know the approximate dimensions for a spinnaker for the new H33's? I am looking at a 'cruisi
Homemade cockpit cushions Kevin C 26S at 10:24pm 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2470 I got a bit of sticker shock looking at custom cockpit cushions, and started wondering if anyone has
Raising the Mast William Carter, Jr. at 10:19pm 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/942 I just bought a 1972 O'Day Mariner 2+2. I'm having trouble raising and lowering the mast. The mast
Replacing standing rigging on '92 Mac Jim M at 9:50pm 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/982 The port side spreader off the mast sustained some damage while lowering the mast last season and I
Homemade furler... Dave M26D at 9:21pm 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1361 There was a recent thread about a PVC furler...I didn't read any of it, so this link may have alread

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Pearson 33-2 engine removal Mikem at 4:56pm 11.11.20 My son had a H306 with the 2gm20 and it could do no better than 6+ a little bit. Years ago I had a
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:25pm 11.11.20 Time to talk again regarding water up front and mast leak
Ceiling Replacement Project FastOlson at 4:13pm 11.11.20 Slogan: Foredeck person - "Will Work for Key Lime Pie!" The headliner upgrade did indeed come out gr
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) FastOlson at 4:07pm 11.11.20 What with older chroming shops closing up due to modern environmental regs, you may have to do some
Leaking into bilge Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 11.11.20 Something on your deck is probably leaking. Run a hose over the deck. Sometimes leaks only show them
Ceiling Replacement Project Ken13559 at 3:56pm 11.11.20 How do you secure the board & stuff to the ceiling? If you put a screw through won't that penetrate
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. BlowMeAway at 3:46pm 11.11.20 For those of us Astronomically challenged, I have this app downloaded on my iPad for free, called Sk
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.11.20 definitely omens you can quote me on this
Kick-up Rudder Rope kappykaplan at 3:12pm 11.11.20 Anyway, try a big Yank or a short, violent jerk. If you cannot find either of these people, have a
By-Passing Hot Water Heater Captain Larry-DH at 3:09pm 11.11.20 We all hear lots of things... Before you try to improve upon prior success, remember that the froz
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. kappykaplan at 3:09pm 11.11.20 But that is ridiculous, right? With everything else going on in 2020, sure, why not?!? :beer:
Kick-up Rudder Rope (3) Noodat Lady at 3:02pm 11.11.20 187142 187141 Yes, there's a technique. Either raising or lowering you need to pull hard for just a
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor rs1sensen at 3:00pm 11.11.20
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. danm1 at 2:53pm 11.11.20 I believe that in ancient times these 2020 conjunctions would have been seen as omens. But that is r
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Brian D at 2:51pm 11.11.20 I shot the Moon and Mars when they were close together. Tomorrow the Moon and Venus will be very clo
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Tedd at 2:39pm 11.11.20 It's nice to hear something positive about 2020, for a change!
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:32pm 11.11.20 BTW: KG Speeking of seeing interesting things... Have you seen the new Netflix show (Queens Gambit
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:30pm 11.11.20 :worthless: Just kidding... I got a good look at Mars just last week.
By-Passing Hot Water Heater Tally Ho at 2:08pm 11.11.20 Wow... I guess I am lucky to have a pretty simple boat. A PO put 3 valves on the hoses to my wate
By-Passing Hot Water Heater lehighsail at 2:07pm 11.11.20 Now it much clearer. I just didn't understand it but now I do. Thanks guys.

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