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You know the Marina Owner is... (1) dlochner at 6:54pm 07.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/1425 an Attorney when you are greeted with this:
Toe Rail Screw/Bolts (1) SailingLegacy at 3:48pm 07.04.19 C&C 8/1822 Long time reader, first time poster... Hoping for some advise. Im currently restoring a 1977 C'C 29
Coastal Cruise trdubois at 3:35pm 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 6/541 Hello everyone, I am planning to move my boat from Dana Point Harbor, CA to Marina del Rey, CA, moto
Inability of charge run down batteries on Hunter 45CC Viktor Eysselein at 1:47pm 07.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/556 I forgot to reconnect my electrical system with the 110 V dock out let. Batteries went down to 6V.
Bedding teak components to cabin J. Stephen at 1:44pm 07.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2195 Catalina 22, #13255 Teak was bedded with a white flexible compound much like Life Caulk or another p
Sunset last night (1) dLj at 1:24pm 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/649 I'm spending a couple weeks on the boat and have been trying to find some good pictures as Lake Cham
Hull to deck joint astevens at 12:11pm 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 0/639
O'Day mariner 2+2 questions Qantasman at 10:25am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/3721
mechanic near Boston Harbor Dennis Moran at 9:48am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 13/796 My Tartan 30 with an Atomic 4 won't start. I am disabled and need help.
Slow-close Refer Lid Struts? jviss at 7:29am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4165 My Tartan 3800 has top-loading access to the fridge. The two lids have one support strut, each, tha
Alternator Connection: Paris Rhone to Volvo MD11C in a Pretorien (1) belwood studio at 6:49am 07.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/851 Don't fix it if it ain't broke! I dismantled the alternator to clean and repaint some parts this win
Standing Rigging Specs Coastal Nomad at 6:13am 07.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2610 Hi All, Am looking for a resource for standing rigging specifications (tension, wire size/length, et
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #2: cranking battery through-hull) symont at 5:31am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 15/1752 My newly acquired Hunter 260 has a battery selector on the false bulkhead at the back of the aft bun
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #1: bilge water) symont at 5:26am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 12/1593 Hello all, I have been a passive follower of this forum for about a year now (and joined in a few m
How we celebrate Independence Day sailme88 at 3:50am 07.04.19 Big Boats 1/607 With as many as 12-15 ( infants, toddlers and children included) we motor to an area up wind of wher
Sailing baltimore to Wye island Mattcia123 at 12:01am 07.04.19 Destinations 3/779 Hello all, wondering if anyone had any insight about transmitting the Kent island narrows from the N
Knocking in rudder post (1) 907Juice at 11:29pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1329
Hotel pumpkinpie at 8:32pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/681 .
Declaration of Independence dlochner at 7:15pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/492 On this day some 243 years ago a group of men gathered in Philadelphia to proclaim the Colonies's i
Happy Independence Day! (1) Skipper at 5:54pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 8/625 God bless America.

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Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 05.21.24 I believe its the top o-ring (346549) as there was one report of it leaking with the valve closed. I
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 5:08am 05.21.24 Thanks - sounds like a good next step. I'll give it a try.
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 NoReverse at 4:50am 05.21.24 My friends 37.5 has an interesting 3 cylinder Yanmar engine on it. It is a 3H xxxx i just need some
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 4:27am 05.21.24 A fan is an effective mosquito detergent. Mosquitos like still air, an oscillating fan blowing air a
How to keep open sika flax? danooxnard at 4:10am 05.21.24 I keep all my open caulks and glues super glue etc in the freezer inside a plastic bag.. they last
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (9) PepperW at 11:13pm 05.20.24 POST 3/3 We started to approach Clinton after 1030pm. With Hayden at the helm, winds started to gro
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (6) PepperW at 11:07pm 05.20.24 POST 2/3 As the spinnakers filled, the fleet took their chosen paths, determined to get the best wi
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:06pm 05.20.24 I was once interested in Merit 25's and read somewheres that to make those boats fast they wound up
Rodeo anchoring marcham at 10:36pm 05.20.24 Anchored just outside Edartown (MA) one night, caught the tail end of a hurricane near midnight. Win
How to keep open sika flax? thinwater at 9:41pm 05.20.24 I was installing a trellis on our back deck today. I needed to seals some fasteners to the roof and
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:09pm 05.20.24 I thought I would give an update on this..... Yes, Pulley rust (not so obvious) and Gates belts were
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:35pm 05.20.24 Thank you all for some great responses! I will try a few of these.. it will probably be a combinatio
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:32pm 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a deca
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:29pm 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill
Rodeo anchoring PaulK at 7:46pm 05.20.24 We had an exciting anchoring event that we didn't know was so exciting until we woke up the next mor
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open twalker H260 at 7:19pm 05.20.24
Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? danooxnard at 7:03pm 05.20.24 When I resealed the windows on my C-22 I tinted them before placing them back in the frames. They ca
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? quadrille38 at 6:47pm 05.20.24
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 6:36pm 05.20.24
Rodeo anchoring jssailem at 6:22pm 05.20.24 My last tricky anchoring adventure was in Port Ludlow, WA. My Brother-in-Law and I sailed into the h

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