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Tell me about your Sail Cover Jeff Wingo at 9:56am 03.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/796 When I put the sail cover on my sail, I noticed that it fit very loose. It is loose around the mast
Lazarette Leaks John Manzano at 9:29am 03.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1265 Fellow Sailors:I keep finding a small leak in my port and stern lazarettes. The rubber weather-str
DIESEL ENGINE TEXT BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 8:48am 03.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/980 Can anyone recommend an exceptionally basic text providing instructions for the maintenance of sma
Help! Opinions Needed Jim Seamans at 8:44am 03.02.03 Big Boats 3/764 Opinions Needed - Step and Deliver...I just posted five pictures to the photo forum and the though
steppin the mast...oops tom b at 8:01am 03.02.03 Trailer Sailors 21/2642 okay, so i tried puttin the main up on my cat 22 today..what a pain... no i didnt succeed. i even h
Battery Chargers Jeff at 7:22am 03.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1109 I currently day sail my Mac 26x and have a single deep cycle battery. I am putting the boat at a sl
older MacGregor's 77' & 78' 22ft James Vance at 6:33am 03.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1232 are there any 1977 / 78 22foot MacGregor boat owners out there?
C34 repower M25XPB Frank Kulscar at 6:16am 03.02.03 Big Boats 2/1271 We're in the process of repowering our 1986 C34 with a Universal M25XPB; the work is 1/2 done by the
12 Volt Tap for Instruments fred miller at 5:54am 03.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/976 I'm adding a new wind instrument to my complement of a depth and a speed ST 50s. It will be mounted
Winter Project - More usable space in Galley (1) Jim Durrett at 4:55am 03.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/848 There is never enough space in the galley. I have just installed a 24" x 10" drop leaf shelf to ex
Modified Outhaul Joe DiCianni at 4:19am 03.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1526 I have a 1990 C30. Has anyone modified their outhaul by eliminating the poor original internal outha
yanmar 2gm tachometer Steve Voyce at 3:32am 03.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2059 The tach on my 1989 hunter 30 stopped working. Can anyone give me advice how to troubleshoot or how
Navman Instruments Tim at 3:30am 03.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1245 Anyone have any experience with Navman instruments?I'm looking at the 3100 Series sailing instrumen
Clam Vents J Glanville at 12:57am 03.02.03 Big Boats 13/997 Greetings, Does anyone know the diameter of the Clam vents on the cabin house of the Hunter 34. Thes
Ranger 22 trailer Charlie Arasim at 12:43am 03.02.03 Trailer Sailors 1/1940 I'm looking at the purchase of a R22 but will need a trailer. Can anyone tell me if a J22 or J24 tr
Factory installed anchor windlass on a 1990 Cat30 Jack Melton at 12:28am 03.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1031 Does anyone have factory installed anchor windlass on a Catalina 30? If so. What brand and model?
How to choose among the 22, Capri 22 and 22mkII Marina at 12:03am 03.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1651 Help! I am NEW to sailing, having taken two summer courses only. Last summer I bought a Capri 16.5
Future Catalina owner requesting pics David Todd at 11:54pm 03.01.03 Big Boats 7/940 Hey, I am in love with the traditional lines of the 38' Catalina and plan to buy one when I retire i
marine stereos john withrow at 10:47pm 03.01.03 Ask All Sailors 10/949 Just got a pair of Bose 151's for my boat...In my area there is not much access to marine stores...l
Looking to crew in Jax area (2nd edition) Claude L.-Auger at 10:11pm 03.01.03 Ask All Sailors 1/881 Hello again,Earlier this week I posted a message about the possibility of crewing in Jax area next

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Beneteau 361 stiff steering (1) SCFoster at 10:22am 08.03.20 The plot thickens. I have hull # 107. The Beneteau produced parts started with hull # 260. The upper
Propane storage C-18 Firepirate at 10:17am 08.03.20 Hey John, I ran into the same scenario on my boat with the small propane tanks for the BBQ. You have
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Benny17441 at 10:17am 08.03.20 Go ahead and repair or replace the raw water pump assembly. It will be one less thing to worry abo
Teak trim sail sfbay at 10:16am 08.03.20 rmargeson...........great catch.!! I did not recall that emergency steering access on my 1987 Hunter
On or Off Justin_NSA at 10:13am 08.03.20 I leave our shore power and charger on. We keep the fridge on so the batts need to be kept up. The o
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? Firepirate at 10:11am 08.03.20 A friend of mine just turned me on to the west marine non skid cleaner with Teflon as well. It works
On or Off Benny17441 at 9:48am 08.03.20 It is a matter of personal preference and how you use the boat. I would not turn my home refrigera
On or Off jssailem at 9:43am 08.03.20 Very good question of boat practice. I live on the wild side. I have checked my slip and have not
On or Off kappykaplan at 9:39am 08.03.20 I have a pair of 130W solar panels that keep the batteries topped off. Shore power is connected so
On or Off Rick D at 9:39am 08.03.20 Well, I have left the shorepower connected and refrig/freezer running for 30+ years without issues f
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor (1) jssailem at 9:36am 08.03.20 If I understand your challenge you have an anchor (like a Removable Screw-Drive Anchor) hor part is
Teak trim rmargeson at 9:27am 08.03.20 You don't want to secure that teak trim, the access to the emergency steering is below that trim pie
Do the math john6206 at 9:20am 08.03.20 Seems about right
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor SoSound at 9:16am 08.03.20 Enlarge the hole slightly and remove some core. Heavily wax the bolt. Fill the hole with thickened
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 9:14am 08.03.20 In either case, the hose connections need to be leak-free. Perhaps the most important comment, so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 9:12am 08.03.20 Another location to pump-out is at a local municipal rv dump station, which may or may not charge yo
Installed Marvair CR330 Condensation tfox2069 at 9:11am 08.03.20 It should be a simple fix to attach a 3/4 to 5/8 reducer and eliminate the bucket which kind of def
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... sailcapt340 at 9:11am 08.03.20
Compatible with RV Pump-out? (1) sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.03.20 You need to gravity flow into the rv waste disposal system..............so thinking out of the box y
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 9:06am 08.03.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : Yeah, good point. I've been operating on the assumption that you could

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