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Composting head free cruiser at 9:48pm 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1016 I built my own composting head, for under $50 in materials. No more thru hulls ,no more valves ,no m
Hunter e36 Hybrid Question Maluhia at 8:44pm 02.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1569 I recently acquired a 2012 Hunter e36 Hybrid with an Elco electric motor and a Fischer Panda 7.5 kw
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors efimki at 5:07pm 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 31/2484 I've got a 2005 Beneteau 373, and I'm planning to replace most of the sanitation hoses with Raritan
ISO teak wood, hinges miscellaneous hardware... Killyourguitar at 3:00pm 02.02.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1282 I have a Mac 25, I need some life lines that are better than what I have now they're pretty much jun
Adding 2nd smart plug up front question CYQK at 1:27pm 02.02.20 Ask All Sailors 3/321 Have a smart plug and elci mounted in the cockpit locker Thinking about installing another smart plu
Cabin cushion cleaning Giro at 12:19pm 02.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/943 Hello: We recently had new cushions made for the cabin on our MacGregor 25. The cushions are all co
replacement rudder for 1988 Mk2 Hayden Watson at 9:57am 02.02.20 Catalina 30 3/630 Probably going to replace rudder this year. Any and all suggestions appreciated We need to pull the
Quick, simple fuel polisher (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:17am 02.02.20 Catalina 310 18/2654 We have been struggling with fuel issues since getting bad fuel running from Irma and Maria in 2017.
Length over all shawanaga at 9:09am 02.02.20 Big Boats 14/1925 Does LOA include the ladder when down and the roller bow sprit for the anchor chain? some yacht clu
Swap a 2 blade 1" 13 RH 10 for LH? (2) SV_IdleHour at 8:19am 02.02.20 Parts Search 3/525 My controls are reversed after the prior owner had some transmission work done.
Solenoid valves in head discharge Mainemando at 6:44am 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/676 Folks I am modifying my waste system this Spring in order removal the miles of unnecessary hose tha
Lifeline Stanchions for Seaward 17 Dhamil6490 at 9:16pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 1/323 Looking for information about stanchion geometry. I'm particularly interested in the angle at which
Packing pumpkinpie at 8:33pm 02.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/2439 .
Outboard whining 8hp tohatsu four stroke 2012 Markphsd at 2:48pm 02.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/1294
wire in the mast Drinky Crow at 2:33pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1170 What tricks are people using in the new millenium to keep wiring from slapping around inside the mas
noco chargers fred1diver at 2:32pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 8/944 hey everyone, looking at changing my charger and I came upon noco chargers, anyone use them? your th
Close destinations near southern California Killyourguitar at 2:26pm 02.01.20 Destinations 58/6016 I have a MacGregor 25 swing keel so I'm not looking to go very far but I would like to go somewhere
In-mass furling on 376 Les Rose at 12:03pm 02.01.20 Big Boats 7/942 I am replacing my mainsail on Hunter 376 because it has stretched to the point where it pleats as it
Sabre 28 Mk I Cutless bearing dimensions Piotr at 11:33am 02.01.20 Sabre Sailboats 1/860 Can somebody confirm these dimensions? I've read somewhere it's 7/8" shaft, 1-3/8" OD, and 3-1/2 len
H260 MaxinCalgary at 9:40am 02.01.20 Smaller Boats 12/2275 Hopefully moving up in the new season . One thing that has surprised me is how many people are in t

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Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:08pm 10.20.23 I'll bet the one dollar boat you posted, rgranger, never saw a swiffer pad, much less, a box of them
Spinnaker Blocks twalker H260 at 4:24pm 10.20.23
Newbie Intro jviss at 3:00pm 10.20.23 Got my license. Sat for all three tests, passed them all, so licensed Anateur Extra. Not on the ai
Engineering Help Needed (2) Tater at 2:46pm 10.20.23 :worthless: Here you go! The wind was too high today for testing. All should remember that aesthe
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 2:46pm 10.20.23 Yeah, the expenses would be going up somewhere between geometrically and exponentially. But I think
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 2:43pm 10.20.23 @jssailem Oh good call will do that now... it can sit all night and then haul out is at 2 tomorrow a
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:40pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine. I be
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:35pm 10.20.23 How long is the cranking to start the engine when cold ? Do you know what the voltage at the start
keel bolts Dave at 2:25pm 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 2:25pm 10.20.23 Looks good. Might put some Krill oil or PBBlaster on the nuts. Let it soak. Might help to ease their
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:19pm 10.20.23 All good points. I suppose I could mount these clutches in the cockpit. If the halyards are cleat
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 2:15pm 10.20.23 Somewhere I read that long-term use of a rope clutch in the same rope location damages the rope cor
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 2:04pm 10.20.23 I'm very late to the party, but for future googlers, VC17 is very easy to remove. It dissolves with
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) fourwhitesocks at 1:41pm 10.20.23 Here is my quadrant :) Looks the same as @dmax posted. Funny thing about the Oday 28 it got all of
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 10.20.23 Those lights just look like two big tassels... I mean, hassles. Really busty... Ah... I mean, dusty
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup kloudie1 at 1:12pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine.
Odd Sailboat ads Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... Dear Sir, Would you consider an offer of $3.28 fo
Mast Trailer duality at 12:27pm 10.20.23 i sold a 52' mast and they brought it back to texas on a mast trailer, thought i had a picture. ill
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 12:22pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... beer::beer::beer::beer:
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 10.20.23 How is the market for buying a boat that is on Lake Tahoe? It wouldn't surprise me if they cost a l

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