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Holding Tank Replacement (1) Wulfe at 2:44am 10.25.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1313 My 82 Islander Bahama 30 needs a new holding tank, and the hoses don't smell new anymore, either...H
LED navigation lights Colin at 2:11am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1190 Has anyone tried led navigtion lights and anchor light on their boat? If you have with success, cou
Masthead Lite Alan Douglass at 1:58am 10.25.02 Smaller Boats 7/1181 Is is appropriate to keep the masthead light ON while sailing at night?I want to light up my winde
Masthead Lite Alan Douglass at 1:58am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1359 Is is appropriate to keep the masthead light ON while sailing at night?I want to light up my winde
Don't do this! Bill O'Donovan at 1:24am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 2/930 On my Yanmar 18, the fuel hoses are so short that the bolts get loose every time I go out. My mechan
Port ource other than Thrify Mariner or Sailnet Jim Logan at 1:10am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1283 I've been trying to get some of the Gray marine (Bomar) plastic ports to replace those in a 1980 H33
Catalina 350 Owners Association Andy at 12:12am 10.25.02 Big Boats 10/5525 Hi Folks...Just a quick update...-Catalina has orders to hull #97... there bouts maybe more by n
Galvanic Isolator Russell at 11:54pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/821 I recently purchased an H-260 with the shore power option. The shore power was not working properly
Ericson 27- 1977 Steve Horswill at 9:37pm 10.24.02 Ask All Sailors 4/5356 Can anyone give me some general impressions of an Ericson 27 (1977). I am thinking about buying one
sail cleaning billy at 9:15pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 10/2867 I need to clean my main sail this winter. Is this a job I can do myself or do I need to have it prof
Oday 30 manual Rick Boaden at 1:22pm 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/933 Thanks to all the oday owners who responded to my request for info on the chainplate / stay problem.
Slide out gallery James at 12:25pm 10.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1168 I saw this photo of a slide out gallery and just knew it was something we had to have. Does anyone
Broken C22 winch Bob Rutland at 12:06pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 2/1058 I broke a winch on a friend's 1979 C22. The winch is stainless steel, but it's base(which broke)is f
Oday 27 refit featured in DIY Boat Maintenance Julian Hood[author] at 11:27am 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1470 First I'm not trying to toot my on horn, but, if someone can get help redoing their boat from my exp
Forced air heating Ron at 11:10am 10.24.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1214 Hello All,Has anyone installed a forced air heating system on this boat. I'm looking into purchasi
Homemade holding tanks Mark Sanford at 11:04am 10.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/5615 I am considering building a custom waste holding tank using plywood and epoxy. This would allow me t
To 26x or not to 26x............ Phil at 10:46am 10.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1124 That is the question............. I am thinking of buying a sail boat. This is my first and I will b
vire 7? Steve at 10:37am 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2633 Is this a reliable engine? I know from this forum that it is expensive to repair but I want to know
Metal Holding Tank Jim at 10:02am 10.24.02 Big Boats 9/940 What works best as a sending unit for a metal waste water holding tank?
Bi-Fold Shower Door (1) Bob Miller at 7:50am 10.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1133 Check the Photo Forum for my installation of the shower door.Bob MIller"Gusty Getaway"

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Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Justin_NSA at 8:37am 09.14.20 And while I do like a drink, rest assure that I don't drink it even though it is in the alcohol fa
Bought a 75 Cat 22 B_G at 8:37am 09.14.20 Thanks
TS Sally Northshore at 8:37am 09.14.20 Thanks. I keep searching.
Control Panel Mark Maulden at 8:32am 09.14.20
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Claude L.-Auger at 8:29am 09.14.20 Methyl Hydrate is the same thing as methanol. The vapors are toxic. Probably no more than gasoli
plastic fuel tank repair capta at 8:21am 09.14.20 If we assume that the OP knows the difference between diesel and gas and take him at his word, then
Bought a 75 Cat 22 ambler at 8:20am 09.14.20 I refinished the keel on my 1983 C22. It was much worse - knuckle size nodules of rust all over it.
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller odaydokay at 8:18am 09.14.20 odayokay, did you never call Garhauer? I sent them a mail in June, never heard back. Assumed they
sailboat outboard motors capta at 8:13am 09.14.20 If it was my choice, I wouldn't choose any outboard except Yamaha. There's a very good reason they a
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove odaydokay at 8:13am 09.14.20 You do not say if you have one burner or two burner, but if two and both gone down at same time, thi
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Justin_NSA at 8:10am 09.14.20 Great help here for me as well. The PO of Bella removed the Origo and installed a microwave. We swap
New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull NYSail at 8:08am 09.14.20 The raritan hose is a very flexible hose...... Recommended by the Head Mistress herself.
84 Catalina 27 bilge pump install PSR at 7:59am 09.14.20 Check valves are notorious for failure. Better to put an anti-siphon loop between automatic bilge pu
plastic fuel tank repair Meriachee at 7:57am 09.14.20 Probably won't hear too much from the OP is they take any kind of torch to it. Might make the news t
Justin_NSA at 7:49am 09.14.20 High wind is fairly common here in DooDah. The learned members here all lash another rope or strap a
Adventures in reefing jssailem at 7:42am 09.14.20
Looking to buy c22 questions. JohnCamp at 7:41am 09.14.20 I have owned a 1972 Catalina 22 since 1984. I have spent a lot of money over the years on upgrades.
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove rgranger at 7:39am 09.14.20 Methyl Hydrate is the same thing as methanol. The vapors are toxic. Probably no more than gasolin
Help with wiring to binnacle in 1993 h33.5 nveater at 7:33am 09.14.20 Unlike Kamah sailor above, I was lucky in my 1994 33.5 in the aft cabin there is an overhead access
TS Sally BigEasy at 7:23am 09.14.20 Only thing that I could find is a NOAA weather station at the New Basin Canal in New Orleans (#87619

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