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corroded bolts on cleat Kevin at 2:30am 06.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/910 hello all,Hope everyone's season is going well. On my oday tempest I'm in the process of replacing
New Wanabe Sailor Bob at 2:13am 06.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/813 I need major help!! My wife and I want to sail so we bought a 20+ year old Capri 13. Everything is
Yanmar 2GM Question Joe Mascari at 2:11am 06.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/924 I have a Yanmar 2GM on my Hunter 30.Lately it is discharging a small amount of fuel (shean on the w
O'Day22 - How do you refill the sinks water tank? Phil at 1:22am 06.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1020 I just bought a 74 O'Day 22!First Question - How do I refill the water tank for the sink?It has
Faster on one tack than the other David Mackenzie at 1:11am 06.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/997 Anyone find that their 336 is faster on one tack than the other? A few people have commented on thi
12v Coffeemaker? Gail Price at 1:08am 06.26.02 Ask All Sailors 18/1436 I found a 2 cup drip coffemaker, but I am looking for a larger size...tried West Marine. Found the s
Remote Fuel Tank Don Cameron at 12:23am 06.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1156 I'd like to put a remote fuel tank on my boat. Can anyone advise on how they have installed a tank o
wiring Joe Gluvna at 12:13am 06.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/987 i need info on wiring for the mac 21....i bought a new battery and have the boat pretty much in shap
Mast Raising on O'Day 240 Jon at 11:44pm 06.25.02 Day Sailers 1/1570 Is any O'Day 240 owner aware of, or has rigged a mast raising system?I've been considering using th
Lewmar Customer Service Mike at 11:20pm 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 One of my Lewmar #7 single speed winches suddenly popped up while sailing last week. I had never se
Peggie, Help! David Tomlinson at 10:45pm 06.25.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1270 Peggie,I tried to go to your reference library and I couldn't get in. Is there another way I can g
Oday 32 on E bay Garry at 10:26pm 06.25.02 Bigger Boats 1/1350 Hello there, Am looking at a 32cc on Ebay. Seems like a tidy boat. Would not buy it at auction to mu
Domesic water pump won't prime John Visser at 9:53pm 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1279 If I run out of fresh water on my 1984 C-36, when I refill the tanks, the pump won't prime readily.
Need a rudder Crew 3 at 2:31pm 06.25.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1419 I am the advisor for a Scout Venture Crew (young men and women, ages 14-21) in Jacksonville. They w
more...Chesapeake Bay Cruising Darline S. at 2:04pm 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1137 On July 1st, hubby and I are setting out on our first extended Chesapeake Bay cruise. We're will be
Sail size for Roller Furling on H23 Gordon Victorson at 1:27pm 06.25.02 Racing 2/1257 Any suggestions(and supporting reasons please)for sail sizes on a CDI FF2. Also, in reading the arch
Alga in fuel. Jim A at 1:17pm 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1266 I took a diesel fuel sample at the primary fuel filter and found small round beads of green alga. T
Does MacGregor have a Rondevous? Jamie Shreeves at 12:27pm 06.25.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1191 Hunter has a Rondevous for their boats, and so does Catalina, do we? If not, who would be interested
cockpit configuration Fred Presler at 12:00pm 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/941 Is there any difference in cockpit configurations between a 72 and 76 model year Catalina C-27?
350 pricing Chris Gonzales at 11:58am 06.25.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/962 Well, we are close to placing and order for a new C350.If any new C350 owners would care to corres

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battery size for autohelm 1000 Ken Cross at 6:33pm 06.24.20 Thanks! I can't wait till you guys get this figured out. Yep, except never count on more than 50%
Genoa Dimensions Martec at 5:59pm 06.24.20 Hi Marcel, Lot's of questions to answer your questions: 1. Are you racing / cruising? 2. Planning t
MMSI agent..... dlochner at 5:37pm 06.24.20 if you take the class for your operator license, you will learn how to get into the FCC website. Ge
Hunter 26 toilet David in Sandusky at 5:33pm 06.24.20 Consider a camp toilet you can pump out.
Excessive wiring thinwater at 5:27pm 06.24.20 Fire, of course. I've had two start over the years, both caught in the incipient stage (just smoke i
Replacing the Hatch lens jviss at 5:23pm 06.24.20 Mine were an Ocean 40 and an Ocean 50. Fortunately mine are still in production. For out of produc
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 5:19pm 06.24.20 I found this to be the easiest tool for working the pin out....
Water in Bilge Area pclarksurf at 5:18pm 06.24.20 And to your point-- it sounds like you may have a fair amount of influx -- perhaps easily visible if
refinishing cabin foor boards FastOlson at 5:16pm 06.24.20 We mostly restored a badly stained and moldy T&H (ply) cabin sole. First took the sections to a furn
Replacing the Hatch lens eherlihy at 5:13pm 06.24.20 No doubt that Hatchmasters is expensive. One problem with older boats is that the hardware that they
Excessive wiring jviss at 5:10pm 06.24.20 remember open ends will corrode over time. As will in-use wire of the same kind in the same enviro
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail justsomeguy at 5:09pm 06.24.20 You may have to relocate the mounts (or the mount's mounts) on the grill to accommodate the curve of
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Tim22 at 5:08pm 06.24.20 Mainsail has wiring diagram I used. https://marinehowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-2-BOTH-Wi
Excessive wiring jviss at 5:07pm 06.24.20 Your boat, your rules; but also keep your extinguishers charged and inspected. :( Yea, I'll be
MMSI agent..... pipedream at 5:07pm 06.24.20 if you take the class for your operator license, you will learn how to get into the FCC website. Ge
Schaefer 2100 furling line leo310 at 5:06pm 06.24.20 I use standard 3/8 line 110 feet.
Excessive wiring leo310 at 5:05pm 06.24.20 Old abandoned wires are ok only if they are a size that you would want to reuse, remember open ends
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail (1) Quasimotor at 5:02pm 06.24.20 Oriental, NC! Come. Beers on me. (Just joking, already returned home to NY!). But I did forget t
Water in Bilge Area Jacktar at 5:01pm 06.24.20 I agree plug the hole properly or use the heavy grease on the keel bolt method. Then watch for prob
92 335 roller furler maintenance DrJudyB at 4:57pm 06.24.20

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