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Yanmar engine life RickK at 7:15am 10.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1391 I'm thinking of buying a Ranger 265, 28 years old with the original engine. Can anyone please advise
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 12:11pm 10.21.24 Catalina 22 11/10362 Getting ready to plan for repurposing my Lewmar #6 winches on the cabin top to handle the lines led
New Windows for Oday 272 Iriegal at 10:55am 10.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1575 Hey All, I am getting ready to replace the windows on my Oday 272. I already have the Starboard si
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 10:42am 10.21.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 34/12373 Hey all, another video in my series (man I wish I had more time to do more!) So...against all advic
Axle length Steve Pysher at 6:20am 10.21.24 Smaller Boats 9/1044 Does anyone know the axle length for a Hunter 26 trailer? I need to replace an axle that broke in ha
Hurricane Nadine (2) jssailem at 4:27am 10.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 4/9071 Spawned yesterday in Guatemala this TS is anticipated to develop into a Hurricane as it heads wester
Hurricane Oscar (2) JamesG161 at 5:38pm 10.20.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/322 Dammit JIM...
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene AGMTurning40 at 2:40pm 10.20.24 Day Sailers 6/955 I owned a 1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 for the last 25 years. This boat provided me and my family with som
Aluminum Mast (including forestay and port and starboard shrouds) and boom- from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 12:33pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/197 Both mast and boom in good condition. Have forestay, and shrouds with spreader still attached. Boo
Wooden rudder/tiller from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 - good condition, recently refinished (2) AGMTurning40 at 12:17pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/174 This rudder/tiller was used on a 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 and has been varnished multiple times in the
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 11:49am 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/674 Both sails fit 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3. Mfg. by Neil Pryde Sails in Connecticut in March of 1990. Li
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (2) sailcapt340 at 9:19am 10.20.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/2641 Today I just could not get the seawater water intake hose off the thru hull, to winterize the toilet
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 Kurt K at 9:10am 10.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/460 Hello, new to the forum and looking to run a NMEA cable from the electrical control panel to the hel
Winterising colin59 at 6:58am 10.20.24 Ask All Sailors 40/11643 any tips for a newby with H290 on lake Ontario.....yanmar 2gmf (euro) jabsco man toilet , seaward wa
Seaward 26 T-Bar lehighsail at 6:49am 10.20.24 Seaward 5/958 I went out last week on a Seaward 26RK, not my boat so I'm not really sure what it's called but when
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up Nick1218 at 3:37pm 10.19.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1054 The swing keel did not lower. It is stuck in up position. Have pulled boat from lake and it is on
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:22pm 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 18/2133 I just received an alert that the village is open and the start will be on November 10th. Until th
Steering 34 O Day Bill Grigelevich at 12:50pm 10.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Bill Grigelevich at 11:54am 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 3/396
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 5:21am 10.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/682 Hey Stuffing box experts, My 84 CS 36T Stuffing box has a peculiar issue. There is a slow/steady dr

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Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? degas at 11:01am 09.03.25 I had the 2013 Honda 2.3 HP. (Model years for outboards don't mean as much as they used to, just wan
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 10:51am 09.03.25 I am planning on making a canvas cover for our Merit this fall as we need to store it at the marina
New Harbor 20 Owner GaryT at 10:46am 09.03.25 Steve, Sorry I didn't see your post until just now. Please feel free to email me with any questions
Merit 22 owners (2) emh56 at 10:34am 09.03.25 Out on the Hudson in our Merit with some girls from our sailing club's Adventure Sail program earlie
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 10:24am 09.03.25 After a four year search I'm finally back in the game!! I've continued to sail my Mac25 for the pas
Fuel usage Dalliance at 10:21am 09.03.25
Help, terrible smelling boat Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:10am 09.03.25 Ronco doesn't make custom tanks, but with 400+ shapes and sizes in their catalog it's hard to believ
Rusted Trailer Extension ...3TacksontheWater at 10:04am 09.03.25 If it were me, I would not be comfortable without a trailer extension. Can you launch without it? De
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? jssailem at 9:52am 09.03.25 "A" works and is simple to work with.
Sanitary hoses jssailem at 9:47am 09.03.25 a vacuum cleaner to compress the foam before installing :biggrin::plus:
More on the Catalina Acquisition Calif. Ted at 9:40am 09.03.25 Is it really in production? Is the factory actually in operation and building boats? It is a common
Down wind Genoa Richard19068 at 9:30am 09.03.25 No. Not needlessly. Investing in experimental concepts due to passionate interests in or boats. Ye
Help, terrible smelling boat colemj at 8:22am 09.03.25 This will last you and several other boats for a lifetime: https://www.amazon.com/Stellar-Chemical-S
HUNTER 28 1989 cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 09.03.25 You can make a template using plastic sheeting. Cut it to shape and draw on as many details as you c
Sanitary hoses Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 09.03.25 Check out the instructions on Sailrite.com for putting foam back in the covers. Very easy. I wasnt
Adhesive for non-skid that wont affect color? Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 09.03.25 If the cockpit needed to be drained quickly, just lifting the board up would do it. That 1-2sec it
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? dmax at 7:39am 09.03.25 I have a Honda 2.3 and have had carb and kick-back problems. You can't leave gas in the carburetor f
More on the Catalina Acquisition BAD ORCA at 7:35am 09.03.25 Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Daze at 7:11am 09.03.25 Daze - I'm really interested in hearing how this worked out for you. I have a 2014 MH 50 and plan
Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (1) JamesG161 at 7:10am 09.03.25 234194 My close friend used his power boat to rescue people. . He is bent over in his boat. Cat 5

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