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Dredging Lake Tashmoo Channel Rick486 at 3:34pm 06.16.19 Destinations 3/662 Hi all: Does anyone know if the channel dredging took place as planned? Are we good to go now? Thank
Leaving hot water heater turned on (AC) marchem at 3:29pm 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1967
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Would You Consider Dinghy Rings vs. Davits sail sfbay at 1:10pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2494 I installed dinghy davits on my 2004 Hunter 386 and sailed with a dinghy and motor on them all the t
Furler won't turn. Svseptember at 12:18pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1500 I have a furlex 300 that decided to stop rotating (see video). Does anyone suggest a root cause/solu
Yanmar power loss Terrel01 at 10:51am 06.16.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1318 I have a Yanmar 30 hp with 400 hrs that makes terrible noises above 2000 rpm. It starts and runs
O'Day 272LE shore power andyjeff at 10:00am 06.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/970 I have a 1988 O'Day 272LE that I recently purchased. It has a shore power cable and I would like to
Hot Water Heater and Salt Water Scot Yount at 9:56am 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/864 Need some advice. The old The Raritan hot water heater on my boat has given up the ghost. It has o
Furler won't turn Svseptember at 9:46am 06.16.19 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 9/11031 PFva2SiPF-II have a Furlex 300 that decided to stop turning (see video). Does anyone have a probable
Season 3 begins agprice22 at 9:28am 06.16.19 Telstar 0/915 I will treat this as a Seasonal Journal. We are beginning season 3 with our Telstar. She is getting
Serial number on 72' Venture 2-24 sjstewart at 8:22am 06.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/771 I found mine inside the hull on the Port stringer drilled in in 1/4" holes mine is 4 yes number 4.Ea
New depth display....old transducer njlarry at 8:08am 06.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2627 Just applied Maine Sails handy tips to connect my old 200 mhz? Data Marine transducer to a new Rayma
Leaving the Dock (Fail) AaronD at 7:44am 06.16.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/1280 This has been a few years, so I'm willing to admit to it now. Perhaps some of you will enjoy... I h
Bringing back to life Dirty duece at 6:43am 06.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/459 Hello I just purchased a 1973 oday 23 pop top. The Hull itself is not in bad shape but there is a fe
Hoisting a Beneteau F235 from keelbolts am22 at 12:48am 06.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/515 Currently a member of ABYC. Everything goes on in and out of the water via a 5k hoist. The exact qu
Simrad T10 rgranger at 8:43pm 06.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/373 hello all. Anyone know what size fuse I should be using? I purchased a simrad T10 auto tiller on eB
Is this damage serious? Jimd118 at 8:13pm 06.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1269 0F7D85E5-3DEE-486D-8619-8EB8EBF8913A by Jimd118 posted Jun 15, 2019 at 11:02 PM I am looking at a H
Faria Euro Gauges Ward H at 7:36pm 06.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/954 Thinking about replacing my OEM gauges on the engine panel with Faria Euro Gauges, black with white
First 36.7 Head Sump Pump mdibella at 6:13pm 06.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/477 I'm trying to figure out why the shower sump on my 2006 First 36.7 isn't pumping out. The drain is
1984 Hunter 31 concern Rabe at 4:14pm 06.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2043 I went and looked at a Hunter 31 today and for the most part - everything looks to be in serviceable

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Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (2) Tally Ho at 4:22pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... dLj at 4:20pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 4:09pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project shemandr at 4:08pm 05.15.24 ...Searched after the fact :banghead:and found that adhesive removers are effective. Will try xyl
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 4:00pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... Siamese at 3:41pm 05.15.24 It really shouldn't be silicone.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 3:28pm 05.15.24
DST housing valve fell off Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 05.15.24
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 2:43pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... rgranger at 1:40pm 05.15.24 Here is an article on the topic of softening caulk https://waterproofcaulking.com/how-to-remove-sil
23.5 outboard motor rgranger at 1:32pm 05.15.24 I had the Tohatsu 6hp sailpro. It was a very reliable motor and would start on the third pull even a
DST housing valve fell off Hello Below at 12:54pm 05.15.24 My DST 810 works as advertised. It replaced a DST 800 which was flaky, at best. However, the valve
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:50pm 05.15.24 Might you still have your Rascal? If so, i am trying to figure out where the shrouds attach. I don't
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:48pm 05.15.24 I have a Ray Greene Rascal as well. The item that attaches to the centerboard consists of two smal
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 05.15.24 Tohatsu no longer makes the Nissan outboards
Removing caulk.... dLj at 12:16pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump dLj at 12:13pm 05.15.24 I agree it looks interesting. You might want to seal the electronics board. That does not look parti
23.5 outboard motor pgandw at 11:51am 05.15.24 The Tohatsu/Mercury/Nissan 4-6hp are all the same motor with larger carburetors for the higher hp mo
Removing caulk.... capta at 11:16am 05.15.24 Speedy, no. But faster, perhaps. Dental tools work very well in areas where most tools won't fit. I
Connecting bilge areas Benny17441 at 10:59am 05.15.24 Easier to get a wet vac and get the water out. Find and correct the leaks to avoid a recurrence onc

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