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New Holding Tanks Installation Chris at 11:37pm 04.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1436 Hi Peggy,We (my wife and I) have a Beneteau Idylle 15.50 that is undergoing total renovation (inter
RUDDER POSTION Waldo Emerson at 11:29pm 04.23.02 Big Boats 3/937 Is there a simple way to knowrudder postion, ie when the rudderin completely reversed.
Hatch light replacement Doug at 11:19pm 04.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/752 Has anyone replaced the smoked platic inserts inthe three 10 inch hatches in the cabin top of an 80'
Three Rings of Packing Doug at 11:14pm 04.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/832 Am I correct in assuming that a C30 takes three rings of 3/16 packing in the stuffing box?
fouling/marine growth AC at 11:07pm 04.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/896 We are keeping our new 2001 H260 on a slip in the Boston harbor for the summer. The boat was bought
Rig tension O'day 26 Bill Reed at 10:58pm 04.23.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1923 After 10 years sailing Mcgregors,22catalina,and Endless Summer,our O'day 26.I have always set the st
Electrolisis on the Windlass Kevin Gregory at 10:43pm 04.23.02 Big Boats 2/959 Our boat is two years young! We are getting a lot of corrosion (electrolisis)on the windlass, mainly
Question for Sailors on a Lake Paul Aubrecht at 10:39pm 04.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/841 I am on a freshwater landlocked lake.I am looking for info from people who have 28 ft and above sail
2 Questions Heater/Grab Rails Joe Mascari at 8:25pm 04.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/867 I have a H30 - 1975 and just installed a new water heater. The problem is I can't get hot water fro
Puzzler: How Do You Figure The Shaft Angle?? Rick D at 4:03pm 04.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1030 I am part owner of a 1915 launch. We recently pulled the shaft and prop because of a lot of vibratio
Need vehicle to trailer my 27' Catalina Eric Stone at 3:05pm 04.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/962 Anyone know of a rental truck/van company that rents vehicles with towing capability in FL? Need to
towing Geoff A. at 3:00pm 04.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/932 I have been thinking about buying a different tow vehical. I currently tow with a 93 Jeep Cherokee b
Bar Keepers Friend Jerry at 1:46pm 04.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1076 Does anyone know of a common vendor for "Bar Keepers Friend" Cleanser and Polish? Seems that I can
Safe healing angles Fred Johnson at 12:18pm 04.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/995 What is the safest heal angle for a 26S? The manual says it will recover from 60 degrees, but what
It stopped getting cold John at 12:11pm 04.23.02 Other Sailboats 1/686 My refrigerater stopped getting cold. The fan still blows but nothing seems to flow through the syst
Salon Table Steve Myers at 12:10pm 04.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/786 I would like to correspond with a 27 Hunter owner on sone problems I have ran into,searching for a s
Cloth vs Leather Dennis Brittain at 11:34am 04.23.02 Big Boats 8/1343 Well I opted for cloth cushions before I actually saw the new boat. But....once aboard her she looke
grounding David at 10:24am 04.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/771 I had my first grounding experience this weekend, when I let someone else take the helm. I told them
Launching a 25.5 Bill Orth at 9:20am 04.23.02 Smaller Boats 5/736 I moved my boat from Florida, where it was kept in the water at a private dock, to my back yard in W
television for the 356 Stephen Akseizer at 9:03am 04.23.02 Big Boats 8/930 Has anyone installed a tv on the new Hunter 356. What type? Where is a good location to place it in

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PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion BillyK at 9:17am 03.23.20 Lead acid equalization charging produces Hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide.. I believe the latter is c
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engines air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 03.23.20 But I installed a blower and a 3" hose between a transom vent and ending directly at the alternator
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion BillyK at 9:13am 03.23.20 Lead acid equalization charging produces Hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide.. I believe the latter is co
Corona virus Head Sail at 9:09am 03.23.20 There has got to be a limit to the amount of toilet paper, rice, and canned goods you can cram into
Paint Color Preferences? jssailem at 9:09am 03.23.20 Scott you probably have more of a chance to see a shark than a whale...
stuck inside, great old sailing video jssailem at 9:07am 03.23.20 Boy the Brits are wordy when they are talking about boats.
Main Sheet Rigging markwbird at 9:04am 03.23.20 My Hunter 34 was rigged that way. I hated it. Too slow to haul in the main and too much friction i
Paint Color Preferences? Scott T-Bird at 9:03am 03.23.20 I thought the photo with navy blue hull and black bottom looked great. That sounds like something y
Paint Color Preferences? captcoho at 8:54am 03.23.20 My wife thinks that the keel and below the water should be navy along with the hull above the water,
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion Justin_NSA at 8:52am 03.23.20 Well that would suck. Must be the gasses. Should you go with AGM batts if they share a compartment w
Jib sheet replacement dlochner at 8:50am 03.23.20 @MIGuy I'm not Mark, however, I am not a big Sta-Set fan, especially Sta-Set X. Sta-Set was one of
Jib sheet replacement jssailem at 8:45am 03.23.20 Mark, 40 year old lines? WOW.... Go with hand and winch feel. Don't over think it. Plan to change wh
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion dmax at 8:40am 03.23.20 PSS says if lead acid batteries are in the same compartment as the seal, the change-out should be do
stuck inside, great old sailing video DRhoads at 8:36am 03.23.20 Excellent documentary they should turn into a full length movie. Lots of angles to pursue and make
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ wlieppe at 8:36am 03.23.20 Appreciate your ideas.
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion RoyS at 8:34am 03.23.20 Any other rubber hoses near there showing similar deterioration? Hope some bean counter at PSS didn'
Jib sheet replacement MIGuy at 8:34am 03.23.20 Mark- I'm interested in your feedback about never liking Sta-Set? Please let us know. Note that my
Jib sheet replacement sail sfbay at 8:34am 03.23.20 Ditto.....dlochner and Joe. Refer to the link below to see what type of line do you need depending
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? Ward H at 8:29am 03.23.20 For your isolation reading, here are two great articles by Maine Sail that cover the topics in this
Main Sheet Rigging sail sfbay at 8:28am 03.23.20 ............but I feel like it's also strange to not have the end running through a cam cleat? Loo

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