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Long Island Sound Eric at 2:59am 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1546 We will be taking 7 days the last week in Aug. Our home port is Wesbrook, CT. Looking for some ide
How do I? Bruce Grant at 2:14am 06.06.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1019 Phil, how do I search for an acticle in the Ask all Sailors forum that was posted more than a week a
Rudder for Ghost 13 Doug Rowell at 12:19am 06.06.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1846 Lost my rudder and carriage and the mfg. has been out of business for about 20 years. Wanting a repl
National 22 web page Butch at 11:54pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/904 Does anyone know the web page for the National catalina 22 site? Thanks
Cabinet button locks Wolfram Milz at 11:44pm 06.05.02 Big Boats 4/1746 One of my cabinet button locks is jammed and stuck in the closed position. I have no way to get insi
How long is it? Joe at 11:39pm 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1050 My wife and I are getting pretty excited about the idea of buying a Mac 26X. We like the idea of bei
Vibration Under Power, is it normal? Will Baker at 11:31pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2180 This season, prior to launching my boat, I had the propeller shaft aligned. I have only had the boat
Hatch cover screens need help.... Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 11:15pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1377 My wife made a screen for the hatch using velcro. The soft part of the velcro is sewn in on the scr
Hauling out-rudder reinforcement ideas Ken DeLacy at 11:09pm 06.05.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1647 Hualing boat out in the next couple weeks to replace the cutlass bearing. As I plan on dropping the
Genoa advice Scott K at 11:01pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/928 When I bought my '79 Cat 22 last year, it came with two jibs. One of the jibs, the original, was un
Still Floating Scott K at 10:54pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 0/857 Last winter...-Dropped the keel, faired it, put it back in. -Completely rebuilt the winch system
What lines to run aft to the cockpit? Allen at 10:43pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1663 I recently installed a mast wing plate that will allow me to install various blocks so I can run lin
Rudderpost too much play Alex at 10:39pm 06.05.02 Big Boats 2/959 The Rudderpost on my Hunter 340 has quite some play. How much play is OK? Has anyone replaced the ru
Water Pressure John Young at 10:36pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1483 I'm not sure if you answer non-head questions but I have one about my freshwater system. I have an
What to do with line from new vang? Wynn Ferrel at 10:10pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1694 I just installed a new Garhauer vang, which by the way I highly recommend. Mark, at Garhauer, has b
Anyone using Hella fans? Wynn Ferrel at 9:53pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2526 I need to replace one of my cabin fans. It is a one-speed Guest oscillating fan --- at the one spee
Chlorine damage to rubber in water system Jim WIllis at 9:40pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3651 I've had a problem with water leaking out of the fresh water tank. Worse case scenario was a leak in
Yanmar Help! Steve Dion at 3:41pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/2496 Here is something that you may or may not be interested in. http://www.yanmarhelp.com/index.htm
STRINGING COAX OVER THE SALON HEADLINER Don Clapper at 2:02pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/932 I'm currently in the process of trying to fish a coax (RG 8U) from the top of the compression pole t
h170 - is there a heavier keel? Doug at 1:59pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/1024 Does anyone know if hunter (or JY) offers a heavier keel for the 170? As many have already found ou

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Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49pm 08.18.20 Dometic/SeaLand portapotties are available in 2 sizes--2.5 gal and 5 gal. Sounds like yours may be
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 8:25pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets rgranger at 8:17pm 08.18.20 Check out the Dometic/SeaLand 975 MSD Sanipottie...available from a number of retailers including t
Painting non-skid rgranger at 8:06pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21pm 08.18.20 An occasional "weekend warrior" might be able to wait six months to empty a compostet, but most liv
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06pm 08.18.20 Where is the holding tank vent thru-hull located on your boat? What does it look like? --Peggie
How do you store capta at 6:50pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store SoSound at 6:34pm 08.18.20 Extractors usually do not remove all the oil, a gravity drain at the lowest part of the oil pan wil
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? (1) Luci at 6:18pm 08.18.20
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 5:29pm 08.18.20 In the end it's about a bunch of boats crossing an imaginary line in some order. It's not that impo
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 5:14pm 08.18.20 Here is a thread about replacing the halyard on a CDI furler that might be helpful. https://forums.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 5:08pm 08.18.20 How did you determine that the damage only goes 8" down? I'd drill a few small holes at 10" down and
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 5:07pm 08.18.20 Plus, I know on my boat at least I couldn't easily keep the drain tube lower than the oil pan All
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 5:04pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you! You're welcome.
LITTLE TO NO WIND geoirishbox at 5:01pm 08.18.20 why not put together oar locks on a narrow beam boat, or a sculling station aft, and us oars once in
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.18.20 Yeah, it sounds like Option 1 would work for you. And just to clarify - my previous answers were ba
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 4:53pm 08.18.20 So BlueJ is loaded up with cruising gear :yikes:
Questions About Composting Toilets heritage at 4:40pm 08.18.20 I installed a C-Head in my H-27. The manufacturer recommended that the head not to be vented unless
How do/would you do it? glaufman at 4:18pm 08.18.20 Great responses... thanks... maybe I should've given a little bit more info... We race Flying Scots
Sewage smell Gary Ryan at 4:11pm 08.18.20 Great ideas! I do add some product to the tank that I get from West Marine. Can't remember the nam

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