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Engine mounts for a 3HM35F in a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:38pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/403 Interested in hearing about any experience with alternatives to Yanmar mounts for our 3HM35F. Anyone
Replacing side windows on a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:35pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1219 We need to replace the windows on our 91 Legend 37.5. I would appreciate any advice on removal, wind
35.5 Nova Kool ice box upgrade help Heli_fixer at 9:48pm 08.28.19 Big Boats 6/784 I just purchased this sailboat and would like to add the Nova Kool refrigeration. Has anyone else do
Filling cockpit holes CHI->CO at 7:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1018 Hello! I bought my first sailboat last week, a 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The surveyor found no ma
How do you secure your boom while trailering on the highway? curt in CO at 4:08pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1459 The method I inherited from previous owner didn't work :yikes: Disappeared on the trip to the l
Replacing an upper shrowd on an Oday 192 (1) adbk710 at 2:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2095 Got out to my boat last night to find one of the upper shrouds had basically split. I am trying to r
Hull material? JAC1 at 2:31pm 08.28.19 Sirius 21/22 4/1855 Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1979 Sirius 21. Here's my first dumb question - what's the hull mate
Can anyone identify this boat? (4) Catmando at 1:48pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2323 So, this is the 4th time I have tried to post this, as all my children have other things to do than
Keep My Boat Floating fhujber at 12:22pm 08.28.19 Bigger Boats 8/1807 Under the heading of crazy ideas, as Hurricane Dorian approaches, I'm wondering if there's anything
Looking for vintage toggle switches mahobud at 10:44am 08.28.19 Parts Search 2/842 Greetings one and all. I'm restoring my Cat 22 electrics to "original". Hence looking for a panel
Cutting hole for engine access BarryBershad at 5:20am 08.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3394 I have a Beneteau 331 two cabin model.It seems like everything I need to get to on the engine (Weste
Ranger 26 halyards Drinky Crow at 9:25pm 08.27.19 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1963 Internal w/exit slots leading to turning blocks on deck? 'cause I can't tell from pics online.....
Hood Seafurl 915 LD is shredding centering bushings... Rob G at 5:40pm 08.27.19 Big Boats 4/1295 My jib-furler S'd the B on Thursday. I need to find a suitable replacement, and I was hoping that th
window gaskets...? mowest at 4:19pm 08.27.19 Newport 11/5701 long time lurker, first time poster. I'm in the process of trying to determine the source of my cabi
Bow or Stern when docked at a marina? pumpkinpie at 3:48pm 08.27.19 Ask All Sailors 54/9933 We've docked our sailboat at a marina with the bow facing in for more privacy. I was told, and not s
Whale Bilge IC? Mr Fox at 3:48pm 08.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/801 For the nuisance water in my bilge I was looking into replacing the small centrifugal type pump (ver
Differences, Hunter 260 RolfSail at 3:14pm 08.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/624
Venture 21 rigging... or not? Catmando at 12:31pm 08.27.19 Trailer Sailors 5/1985 A friend recently obtained a very clean 1968 V-21, with brand new sails and a sweet 4 stroke. Then
U.S. Coast Guard releases 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Captain Larry-DH at 11:21am 08.27.19 Ask All Sailors 1/502 I want to pass this on because there are some clear messages to be learned. Copied from the Coast
"Failure to Launch" Justin_NSA at 8:09am 08.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/6287 The title to the movie is sort of a play on words considering that the background for the story invo

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drinking H2O hose maintenance? kappykaplan at 12:20pm 11.07.24 We ate dirt, too!
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 12:18pm 11.07.24 Sounds like you had an awesome fall vacation! :beer:
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 11:21am 11.07.24 I've been doing the late leaver out of Burnham for the past few years. We've had some great sailing
P42 radar mount Dan Kelly at 11:11am 11.07.24 Interested Just purchased a B&G Halo 20. Seems too big for the mast. Any opinions?
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (10) jssailem at 10:42am 11.07.24 Wrapping this up. We are again home in Oregon. We arrived to brilliant colors in our own back yard.
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up stickinthemud57 at 10:39am 11.07.24 You are very welcome! I'm glad to here you have resolved the issue. There's no such thing as overki
Overturned Mac???? stickinthemud57 at 10:34am 11.07.24 Supposedly you can open the ballast tank valve and use the boat speed with the large outboard to dr
drinking H2O hose maintenance? jssailem at 10:00am 11.07.24 Were we that much tougher with superior immune systems Yes. We played away from parental supervisi
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 11.07.24
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Jnovva at 9:40am 11.07.24 Glad to help, I've also received a lot of good advice on this forum.
Plumbing kloudie1 at 9:21am 11.07.24 Qest Compression Fittings
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:51am 11.07.24 I greatly appreciate the photos and the effort you put into this. You did a great job with this. Tak
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 7:32am 11.07.24 The only problem is that we're forced to take our boats out of the water. There's still plenty of g
New Windows for Oday 272 (4) Iriegal at 7:24am 11.07.24 I attached my photos below. It was not really as difficult a process as I had feared. With some em
How to rig a dinghy for a Catalina 28 LloydB at 7:19am 11.07.24 If the dingy is hanging on the stern as the pictures show how would you get back on the boat when yo
A little dingy dmax at 7:14am 11.07.24 "I paint aircraft as my vocation" - if you're familiar with Imron, Awlgrip makes a similar paint tha
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak john2 at 7:09am 11.07.24 our mast was without weep hole. Over time the mast sealed with dirt and started leaking in the bilg
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (6) Jnovva at 7:08am 11.07.24 228309 228310 228311 228312 228313 Height from top of bunk, that may vary depending on your tr
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 6:56am 11.07.24 Thanks for the comment's guys - just some personnel notes. Kappykaplan - concur could use some upgr
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 6:18am 11.07.24 Jnovva - you rock! The photo is fantastic. Would you by any chance be able to send the rough dimensi

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