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Hella 2984 series lenses (2) Rich Stidger at 8:50am 08.17.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/628 Red, Green, and White lenses for the Hella 2984 Series Nav lights. All in good shape. I will also s
Electrical Issues mkolakoski at 7:46am 08.17.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/771
Paint removal Rangerick at 7:31am 08.17.19 S2 15/2297 The blue paint on my 1976 S2 8.0C is coming off and there is a red color showing thru. I removed so
One for the Chesey Guys shemandr at 6:24am 08.17.19 Ask All Sailors 7/834 There is a local boating magazine Long Island Boating World which had an article regarding the USS S
H260 Tack, GBGraham at 5:15am 08.17.19 Smaller Boats 16/2136 I'm looking for inspiration please. I've tried with a search to no avail. How do you guy's attach, a
Port pumpkinpie at 8:29pm 08.16.19 Ask All Sailors 5/471 .
Navigation anomolies higgs at 7:26pm 08.16.19 Ask All Sailors 33/2556 Caught in heavy fog today on an 18 mile passage along the south shore of Lake Ontario from Niagara o
COMPANION WAY COVER REPAIR (1) twodzusfittings at 7:19pm 08.16.19 Bigger Boats 7/1027 On my 30 O'day, the companion way sliding cover is deteriorating. Its soft and has cracks. My aim is
Boom catching in the back stays B331 Bluenose at 5:52pm 08.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1895 Hello all, this year unless I pull the boom in all the way when jybing, the boom catches in one of t
Precision 23 Trailer? StevenG at 5:19pm 08.16.19 Precision 1/2217 recently bought a 23, loving it. But the local lake isn't enough. Does anyone have the measurement
Catalina 22 Mast Gate/Stopper for mainsail slides jmce1587 at 2:21pm 08.16.19 Smaller Boats 2/1884
Comet attacks our Sun jssailem at 1:50pm 08.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 14/990 Solar war goes on without Earth interference... http://www.spaceweather.com/images2019/16aug19/movie
Companionway issue with a Hunter 216 Jeff Hobbs at 12:43pm 08.16.19 Smaller Boats 3/518 I'm a new sailor and bought a nicely kept 2004 Hunter 216. I've been out several times since i launc
Knockdown in a C22 LakeShark at 12:31pm 08.16.19 Catalina 22 14/3074 From time to time people ask on these forums how far a Catalina can heal, will it tip, sink, etc.
Windlass parts (2) Henkberg at 11:43am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2747 I am new to this forum. Since june i am the proud owner of a well maintained Hunter 386 which was b
Keel hull joint Outlandish at 11:39am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/972 For 1994 legend 40.5 hull# HUN40601K394 What adhesive was used to bed keel to fiberglass
Separate Deck and Hull bornfrustrated at 11:34am 08.16.19 Day Sailers 10/3429 Hi all, First time on the forum and I'm looking for a little information if anyone has any input.
USB at the Helm JRT at 11:26am 08.16.19 Catalina 310 26/4424 Has anyone looked at a USB solution at the Helm of the C310? I use Navionics App on my phone but th
drainage problem under deck pgpgpg at 10:50am 08.16.19 Day Sailers 1/604 I have a 78 O'day 22. Under the cockpit floor, aft of the companionway cabin entry, is an area that
Pulling C22 with trailer extension paulmaz at 9:30am 08.16.19 Catalina 22 14/1566 HI all, I own a 1989 C22 on Canyon Lake, TX. I keep it at a yacht club on a trailer where I am able

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ABYC wire identification question? (1) rgranger at 3:44pm 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:34pm 05.28.24 Thanks John. The boat is 2008 and it has sailed many more miles than others (130,000nm). it would ve
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 3:23pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt Hi
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 kappykaplan at 3:22pm 05.28.24 How old is the sail? If the leach has stretched, it's easy to see how you gained (or lost) the 1/2 i
Help with seized fresh water pump capta at 2:59pm 05.28.24 There are a couple of very large, well stocked pump companies online that often have either new, reb
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 2:55pm 05.28.24 Yeah i regret now not being more patient before i started this project. That would have been ideal
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 1:49pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt
Fabric search shemandr at 1:32pm 05.28.24 You can't go wrong with Blue & Gold on a boat! "Anchors away my boys..."
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 1:30pm 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:16pm 05.28.24 Looks awesome and would love to do the same, are the bimini bases on the Genoa tracks? Care to share
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 1:14pm 05.28.24 I was wrong on the spots being gold, I think they were originally white and have yellowed with age.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 shemandr at 1:06pm 05.28.24 With an iron keel rust is the concern. Whenever there is a fresh paint job you should ask -Why? I
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.28.24 Why not use an electric motor, they are lightweight and most of the weight will be the battery. The
ABYC wire identification question? (1) DArcy at 11:57am 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work w
Love Hate relationship kappykaplan at 11:35am 05.28.24 3 hours later in the sun-- gosh this is pretty good, better get the rear brackets and do this right
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 11:32am 05.28.24 Sure, it may be something else that is causing the hard starting, but those compression numbers are
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 11:27am 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 11:24am 05.28.24 You could pull it and treat and re-paint most of it - the oil pan metal is pretty thick and the rest
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:14am 05.28.24 Thanks. I have on YBW received replies that indicate compression is a nebulous thing, and this is wh
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.28.24

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