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1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 8:17am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/569 Does anyone know the fairly accurate center-to-center dimension of the steering pedestal railing on
C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 11.05.24 Catalina 30 4/952 Does anyone know how the stanchions on the mk3 are mounted? Are they through bolted or is there an e
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/674 Does anyone know what size wrench to use for the lower, larger bolt on the flange that the riser is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 61/8394 My new to me C30 has a plastic through hull, plastic winterizing port and plastic raw water strainer
Beneteau Oceanis 311 vs Parker 325/335 LK andyb28 at 1:06am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 0/281 Good Morning, I am looking to move to a Lifting Keel boat from a smaller twin keeler and have my l
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.04.24 Smaller Boats 22/2640 Road King no longer builds trailers for sailboats. Not sure about Magic Tilt but waiting on a respo
Left over Cetol up for grabs (1) kemsa51 at 10:38am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 11/671 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept of
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 9:30am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/781 Having a data issue w/ the L1250. I know old unit and NOT supported by Raymarine anymore. Raymarin
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 7:35am 11.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/904 Recommend a retrofit generator for a 2004 Hunter 326. Willing to consider, carry-ons and lazarettos
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 5:44am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 7/889 Today while starting the engine I heard a small bang sound and it didn't start only after a third at
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light HoosierSailor at 5:22am 11.04.24 Big Boats 9/799 My deck light is out on my 96 Paasage 42. Looking from deck level the fixture looks original and the
Overturned Mac???? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:08am 11.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1747 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1-dead-5-others-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-redondo-beach-coas
TD 18 --> TS Rafael --> Hurricane Rafael kloudie1 at 8:28am 11.03.24 Weather and Forecasting 17/1674 Here we go.
Sheet to steering The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:46am 11.03.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1244 Hi.... Looking for a book by John Lexa on self syeering, if anyine knows that system or a simple sys
Oday28 (2) egreen024 at 4:38am 11.03.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/947 Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? Want a built a bracket or buy some wedges, for a
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 (4) marek416 at 3:35am 11.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/875 Im in the process of purchasing a 1995 Catalia 30 tall rig. Except for one serious concern: the boat
Does this sound like a DC ground fault? BAD ORCA at 10:14pm 11.02.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2176 I have a Blue Seas fuse block https://www.bluesea.com/products/5026/ST_Blade_Fuse_Block_-_12_Circuit
H280 Dog house hinge (1) Occasional Heeler at 5:35pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/919 Any ideas on how to get this hinge plate for the engine cover over-enlarged, and not sure I can get
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 12:25pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/496 During 2008, I posted a step-by-step process of replacing my compression post. This information is s
Rebedding life line stanchions. Weaser at 10:43am 11.02.24 Morgan 1/1047 I have leaks starting on my life line stanchions. The bolts under the deck are not accessible. Are

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Tether Pocket thinwater at 3:04pm 09.04.25 Of course, the PFD wear rate is only about 10% if children and PWC are excluded. The tether wear rat
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Foswick at 3:03pm 09.04.25 The trip can't be done as the boat is currently equipped. It is highly unlikely the Panama Canal wi
Rusted Trailer Extension JBP-PA at 3:02pm 09.04.25 It's like putting a lever into your hitch receiver and then putting 400+ pounds on the end The lev
Hunter 49 Door handles Rick D at 2:59pm 09.04.25 +1 gfrazzle. That's what I did on my 40.5 for two door latches. It was a bit trial & error, but they
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 09.04.25 but I left the original Beneteau switching as it is with the jumper between switch one and two. I h
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 2:23pm 09.04.25 Hopefully another fish storm!
Rusted Trailer Extension kappykaplan at 2:20pm 09.04.25 It's like putting a lever into your hitch receiver and then putting 400+ pounds on the end :plus:
Rusted Trailer Extension Project_Mayhem at 2:13pm 09.04.25 It's like putting a lever into your hitch receiver and then putting 400+ pounds on the end
Tether Pocket Foswick at 2:10pm 09.04.25 Another solution, if it going to be stashed, is to simply clipit off and leave it on the jackline u
Rusted Trailer Extension JBP-PA at 1:47pm 09.04.25 I use an extension to launch and retrieve. I can't see how it puts any more strain on your vehicle.
Rusted Trailer Extension Project_Mayhem at 1:43pm 09.04.25 I wouldn't tow with the hitch extension but just for launching I think it'd work. Like Kappy said, i
Rusted Trailer Extension kappykaplan at 1:42pm 09.04.25 Is using a hitch extension a bad idea? In my opinion, yes, bad idea. That could put some unusual
Rusted Trailer Extension ddox at 1:38pm 09.04.25 Well, first attempt did not work, though it was close to low tide. I tried launching at Brannan Isla
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 09.04.25 Thanks @Phil Mac for your in depth reply. n this site. Makes me wonder whether the OP gave up the
Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (1) JamesG161 at 1:11pm 09.04.25 This is my last post about Waveland MS. and Katrina lt 2) My office 3) City Hall 4) Now Ground Zero
Fuel usage Dalliance at 12:30pm 09.04.25 No they don't, they just confirm that your use pattern provides you with your usual fuel consumptio
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash dmax at 12:24pm 09.04.25 Unfortunately, I have experience with this. Yards that will work on keels in the area are few and fa
Furler top swivel blowout dmax at 12:16pm 09.04.25 b if you like the furler and think it's worth keeping, otherwise c.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 jssailem at 12:06pm 09.04.25 Location is a fielder's choice. The long pintle is set to be the first in. Many find it easier to lo
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:05pm 09.04.25 The FF2 extrusion can be cut to fit any length to the forestay. The owners manual can be found unde

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