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Dutchman Problem Bama Boy at 5:27pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1015 Getting familiar with our '88 Pearson 31-2 equipped with a Dutchman System. It works reasonably well
Ordering a Prop Shaft for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 3:33pm 05.27.19 Yamaha 4/1357 I'm wondering if this can be done. The folks at my marina here in Cleveland accidentally bent my pro
Time to rebuild the head pump? Red_Dog at 3:01pm 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/783 A couple of weeks ago I closed up the boat to come home. I left the boat with the with the head pump
Oil Change AwwShucks at 2:15pm 05.27.19 Catalina 310 12/1798 Just wondering how often folks change the engine oil? I had mine changed last season when I had so
When to shut down the Iron Genny DayDreamer41 at 2:09pm 05.27.19 Racing 7/1539 Yesterday, we headed out for the first race of the season, as approaching the starting area (about a
Rebedding "Selah" at 1:04pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 0/217 Hey all who have been following the refit of Selah. I'm sorry for the delay in my posting the "endo
Catalina 27 1975 Summerbreeze at 12:52pm 05.27.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/834 I cannot seem to access"classified "section in spite of following the instructions repeatedly.
lead keel bronze at 12:27pm 05.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/389 How do you repair rusted Stl. Stl. keel attachments with a lead keel?
waste pumpout trickyrick at 11:52am 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/3921 The marina that I'm at has a portable sewage tank on wheels with a manual pump like the one in the l
Ohio sailing with SJ 23? Lakefront summer homes in Ohio? Sailgreen at 10:49am 05.27.19 San Juan Sailboats 2/1246 Hi there- We are moving to the Dayton, Ohio area for a new job and know very little about the area
LADDER TREAD REPLACEMENT (3) miguelgdelrey at 9:37am 05.27.19 Big Boats 0/324 Hello. How do you replace a ladder tread? The tread is very rigid and the opening is smaller than t
Mounting method for cabin top cam cleats Ward H at 8:52am 05.27.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/686 I'm working on improving my traveler line routings. I want to install new cam cleats with bullseyes
H23.5 cushions Konstie at 8:44am 05.27.19 Smaller Boats 2/388 Hi! I'm looking to replace ALL of the cushions on my H23.5. Does anyone know a good online site wher
What happens when your forestay fails Oliverhg at 8:35am 05.27.19 Big Boats 12/3756 The forestay on my 36 failed while I was sailing last week. I was on a beam reach with about 12 knot
H34 1984 3GMF engine mounts Mike Oldak at 7:19am 05.27.19 Big Boats 3/852 I was going through the old posts and found some on replacing the engine mounts, something we never
H34 forward cabin sole -- picture? (1) Mike Oldak at 7:11am 05.27.19 Big Boats 5/663 We have just finished replacing the main cabin sole with new teak and holly plywood and are about to
2002 Beneteau 411 Engine wouldn't Start natep at 9:15pm 05.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/514 I have a 2002 411, we were out sailing the other day and got ready to start the engine just a click
Bilge Pump Manual vs Automatic pumpkinpie at 6:48pm 05.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2064 The sailboat that we have placed an offer on and accepted has a manual bilge pump. Is it possible to
C28-mkII galley sink problem djamied at 5:18pm 05.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1521 While I was flushing my water system after launching this spring a new (to me) problem arose - one o
Catalina 400 MKII stiff steering. LeGe at 1:09pm 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1263 Have a beautiful Catalina 400 MK II from 2001 under contract. Boat is in very good shape despite the

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Insurance Burdette at 12:22pm 05.13.24 Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.
Insurance dlochner at 12:03pm 05.13.24 I've used BoatUS insurance which is currently underwritten by GEICO for 40 years. I always found the
Insurance Burdette at 12:01pm 05.13.24 Thanks!
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Insurance Burdette at 11:55am 05.13.24 The survey was on January 27, 2023. We got our copy in May of 2023.
Insurance dmax at 11:54am 05.13.24 Progressive is decent for a big company. They didn't require a survey from me.
Insurance kappykaplan at 11:52am 05.13.24 Can the survey be used if the insurance company needs one? How recent is the survey? I have insur
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 11:19am 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remov
12v breaker panel wiring question dlochner at 10:55am 05.13.24 The grounding wire (bare, green or green with yellow stripe and normally non-current carrying) shou
12v breaker panel wiring question domer94 at 10:26am 05.13.24 john , since the "dc neg" and "grounding buss" as labeled on the panel bars are isolated, i will jus
12v breaker panel wiring question jssailem at 10:20am 05.13.24 i have has a neg buss that goes to "DC neg" and another buss right next to it that goes to "DC grou
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 05.13.24 hahaahah. I finished my repair, went to place the window down in my shop and it slid sideways, hit
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (2) anelso29 at 9:28am 05.13.24
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 05.13.24 I finely set the timer for the oven An electric oven which explodes like a gas oven. What will t
Refrigerator/Solar Timm R Oday25 at 8:49am 05.13.24 The Camco's offering looks tempting . I am not finding any amperage draw rating..
Refrigerator/Solar DArcy at 8:36am 05.13.24 It would be good to know the brand and model of fridge. There are some that run on either 110v AC or
Selden in-mast furler halyard car won't go up DRhoads at 8:27am 05.13.24 Not knowing where your car is jamming, I can just relate what happened to me and hope it helps. On m
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 8:07am 05.13.24 I cracked one, repaired it, swore I wouldn't drop the second window, dropped it twice and it ended
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 05.13.24
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 7:48am 05.13.24 In my case I have the three prong 500 controller which alternates between ac/DC with AC being firs

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