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Mac 22 VVenture needs Engine Mike at 2:40pm 04.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/925 I have a 22 Venture, and the the outboard engine went bad after 20 years. Looking to buy a new engin
Privacy curtain slides Steve at 2:05pm 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 2/840 Does anyone know a source to get the slides that go in the track for the privacy curtain by the head
Wooden plug at the bottom of the mast Steve at 2:03pm 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/858 I am working on the mast... rewiring and such. there is a wooden plug at the bottom of the mast whic
Pelican Hook Parts? JON at 12:25pm 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1681 So I was doing a little waxing on the boat today, when I went to pull open the pelican hook on my li
PHRF FOR H-240 keel_haul at 11:12am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/752 I know of one boat with a PHRF OF 258 are there others with a different PHRF?
H240 Rudder Sean Coerse at 10:53am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/696 Due to a 16 year old that couldn't see a 24 foot boat while he was backing I'm in the market for a n
Water Stains on Floor Paul at 10:11am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/980 While washing the interior the bucket of water left a white haze on the wood floors in the galley. I
Cowl/Dorade vent replacement w/Nicro Solar Bob F at 9:50am 04.24.04 Big Boats 6/2787 Has anybody replaced the cowl/dorade vents with a solar Nicro fans?? You couldn't have one in/one ou
PHRF number for H26 ken lockhart at 9:46am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/665 OK, I know this question has probably been asked a hundred times, but I would like to know what PHRF
Finishing eye splices in dbl braid Rob at 9:34am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1034 I just cooked up a great boom vang. I eye spliced the 1/4" dbl braid to the becket of one of the blo
Barient 21-33, 2 speed maintenance Bruce Z at 7:52am 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2629 Greetings again,I look at those 12 year old winches and think I should clean and grease them. But,
3GM30 minor fuel leaks... shockingbeauty at 7:40am 04.24.04 Big Boats 5/1535 Over the past year I have been wrestling with some minor fuel leaks on my Yanmar 3GM30. Basically e
Topping lift sheave? shockingbeauty at 7:23am 04.24.04 Big Boats 8/1259 I was inspecting the masthead of my 1990 H35.5 today and noticed that the topping life sheave is bad
lifrting davit roger marshutz at 7:03am 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 I'm thinking about buying a Garhauer lifting Davit. Is there any problems in installing on the 310?
Blisters on cat 22 ???????? nick maggio at 4:43am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/968 One of my wifes co workers has blisters on his Cat -22What does he need to do ,can he repair or is
Anyone know good surveyor near Charlotte, NC? Sam at 4:24am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/934 Thanks for any leads!
Fishing license tom at 2:22am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/984 Some states require a state saltwater fishing license. How far offshore do these requirements extend
Crew size Doug Bedient at 12:33am 04.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/986 The boat specs list the crew size as one but I have seen similar length boats like the Expo that all
Wire to Rope Sheave question Bill at 11:24pm 04.23.04 Bigger Boats 1/980 Need advice....I have an O'Day 27 and am contemplating changing the wire/rope line to all rope. W
CAPSIZE - 2.47 what this mean anthony5395 at 10:32pm 04.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1117 the capsize ratio for my 1972 24 venture is 2.47, can someone give that more meaning. 2.0 is normal

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Dry Ice.... MikeHoncho at 3:48pm 07.17.20
Dry Ice.... Rick Webb at 3:48pm 07.17.20 I drove an ice cream truck while in high school. Our set up was a Datsun pickup with a regular ice c
Dry Ice.... thinwater at 3:46pm 07.17.20 Your correct about mass. The but we are talking about a products harm in a gas phase not solid.
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 stuendan at 3:42pm 07.17.20 Hey guys, finally got back to the boat and yes, I found the seacock as directed and it was shut! Ope
Dry Ice.... walt at 3:31pm 07.17.20 The enthalpy of sublimation of CO2 is 180% of ice enthalpy of fusion. You will use about 70% (not di
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. (2) pclarksurf at 3:22pm 07.17.20 Strange and wonderful trivia on your topic-- the early models came with a factory head/ seawater int
Hunter 260 steering issue (1) Gypsea Kids at 3:17pm 07.17.20 So, after consultation with a repair guy, it appears the culprit was likely the hole that was drille
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 2:51pm 07.17.20 Yeah, having just installed a smart plug I wonder what happened there. Given that smart plugs are a
Regs clarification. Need input Davidasailor26 at 2:47pm 07.17.20 Yikes! Check out that 30A SmartPlug connector (orange). Yeah, having just installed a smart plug
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ Phil Herring at 2:46pm 07.17.20 They're not, unfortunately: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=40.5&c=13&p=52480 https://
Where to buy outboard? Sailnobroblem at 2:40pm 07.17.20 I'm not sure but try tuckerton Marine on Green Street, obviously in tuckerton. Used to do business w
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ Charlie98117 at 2:39pm 07.17.20 Is the toe rail on H40.5/42 the same height as on the H34? I've added midship cleats and thought of
What refrigerator is 1986 Catalina 27? jviss at 2:36pm 07.17.20 It looks like there is a condenser/heat exchanger(?) in the port cockpit locker. I will try to expl
Propane outboard?? jviss at 2:31pm 07.17.20 A couple of things. First, my 1990's technology Merc 2-strokes: no manual choke. It has a primer
Propane outboard?? jeepbluetj at 2:20pm 07.17.20 Me? I just pulled it though a 10-12 times or so. The little hole in the regulator works too, but it'
Dry Ice.... Davidasailor26 at 2:11pm 07.17.20 How long are you saying it take to exhale two pounds of co2 and I didn't take chemistry. Google se
What is these brown stuff on my hull ggrizzard at 2:05pm 07.17.20 Yes, a cypress swamp in your cruising area, even in salt ICW water, could cause a stain... But I've
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Tedd at 2:00pm 07.17.20 @Crazy Dave Condon : Yes, the government monopoly is definitely part of the problem. They're renowne
Propane outboard?? MikeHoncho at 1:59pm 07.17.20 How are you purging it?
Propane outboard?? jeepbluetj at 1:58pm 07.17.20 I have(had?) a 2.5 hp lehr. It was super easy to start. 1-2 pulls every time once the lines were pur

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