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Venture 17 - Cracked Keel (6) KKP at 10:09pm 11.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3470 Hello! We've got a new-to-us 1971 Venture 17 and are unsure which direction to go with this keel. Re
Need picture of bow stem of Oday 35 (1) rajhnsn at 5:23pm 11.23.19 Bigger Boats 10/1295
Opening Portlights decktosser at 5:09pm 11.23.19 Smaller Boats 5/951 In the spring I need to replace both of the windows in my 1985 Hunter 23. I was thinking that a nice
Need to replace my bowstem/anchor roller (1) rajhnsn at 4:40pm 11.23.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3433 Does anyone know what the original bowstem anchor roller looked like on an oday 35? Not sure if mi
Will someone please call Mother Nature? WayneH at 4:05pm 11.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 14/2677 And tell her the Atlantic Hurricane Season is officially over!
2020 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta (1) C22Editor at 2:26pm 11.23.19 Catalina 22 1/664 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta on Florida's Emerald Coast the week of June 13-18. NOR now
Mixed subjects (3) Member 131497 at 2:25pm 11.23.19 Bristol 3/1166 172410 172411 172412 Mega scracht/and interior lights The scratch that you can see here is about 3
Aqualift valve repair rpell1@msn.com at 8:30am 11.23.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1201 Hi everyone and Happy Thanksgiving, At the end of this season, the petcock drain valve on my Aqualif
Advice for Beginner wk3636 at 7:32am 11.23.19 Ask All Sailors 49/6100 Hi all. I'm new to the sailing world and looking to purchase my first boat. I plan on getting lesson
2000 Hunter 340 Yachtsman1686 at 6:45am 11.23.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1029 Hi all, I picked up a Hunter 340 earlier this year. The head works, but when we flush there's freq
Important question: The Hunter 38 was build in UK too? GALIOSTRO at 3:49am 11.23.19 Big Boats 7/1754 Hello, Sorry for my english. I'm interrested by an Hunter 38. But... It seem possible some 38 sell i
New batteries and charger (1) DArcy at 7:59pm 11.22.19 Ask All Sailors 25/4188 I know, this has been gone over many times and I've read Main Sail's deep cycle battery page. But I'
For your Thanksiving entertainment.... (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11pm 11.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/736 172398 Hope all of you have a very enjoyable day with family and friends! --Peggie
Manatee in NC? (1) rpludwig at 4:00pm 11.22.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1245 Have never seen one here in NC, let alone New Bern, any time of the year, this guy was seen perusing
Time to meet the Gogh's (1) Brian D at 2:46pm 11.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/1188 172393
New Owner of a Kells 23 Coastal Cruiser ahostler at 10:54am 11.22.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2684 Good afternoon. I just purchased a 73 Kells 23 Coastal Cruiser. It is in pretty good shape, it doe
Spreader for 1976 Ericson 35 Ericson35 at 9:39am 11.22.19 Ericson 2/1341 During a rigging inspection I found that my starboard lower spreader had been bent prior to my purch
Diesel Re-Plumb jamieFL at 8:34am 11.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3529 Hi. I've been working on my boat and haven't started the Yanmar 1gm10 in quite a while. When it was
37C Aft keel bolt (1) joe28532 at 7:11am 11.22.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1261 172383 Well that sucks. What you're looking at there is a pit that has corroded into the aft keel bo
Induction stove top coffee percolator CYQK at 8:07pm 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1690 Been using Cabalas stainless old school coffee percolator for ever on our stove top. Been experiment

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Soft Deck Safety (1) Tally Ho at 8:22pm 11.26.24 On my 1988 322, both sets of shrouds are anchored through the deck to stringers attached to the hull
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53pm 11.26.24 Thank you for your response. Two of the three chainplates are bedded into fiberglass bulkheads bel
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:43pm 11.26.24
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:29pm 11.26.24 Got a survey map of where the moisture is found? Got numbers of % moisture in those areas? Without
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:25pm 11.26.24
Posting pictures CharlieAnn at 5:58pm 11.26.24 CharlieAnn trying to get my boat with my name?
Stuffing box wrench size question (2) yelkenli at 5:29pm 11.26.24 228698 Next step is to receive the new hose and put it all back together (praying that assembly is
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? BigEasy at 5:10pm 11.26.24 Recently removed the coupling to replace my Volvo shaft seal that was 16 years old. Used the Buck A
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.26.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 3:49pm 11.26.24 Thanks mayhem, going for longer shaft!
Soft Deck Safety Davidasailor26 at 3:21pm 11.26.24
Soft Deck Safety dLj at 3:12pm 11.26.24 Hi there- I'm currently looking into purchasing a 1983 O'Day 39. The boat is in apparently great co
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:09pm 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repl
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:03pm 11.26.24 "Very easy" which means comparatively easy as opposed to using a sledge hammer inside of a hat box.
Soft Deck Safety kappykaplan at 3:01pm 11.26.24 Repairing wet core in small areas is not technically difficult, cut off the skin, dig out the rotte
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 1:50pm 11.26.24 While it would be best to have decks as dry today as they were when they were built, the reality in
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 11.26.24
Tosca gets a windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 11.26.24 4AWG for that run is not good enough. You "may" be able to live with your existing #4 AWG as long
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Rich Stidger at 11:39am 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repla
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 11.26.24 To install the shaft back onto the flange, place a 2X4 wood block between the transmission coupling

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