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Coolant pumpkinpie at 9:12am 07.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1641 .
Do I have a 25 or 26? wdonovan at 7:32am 07.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1353 Hi all. New owner. Boat was sold to me as a 25 but the title says 26. Looking at pictures of both mo
Mainsail for MacGregor 25 anyone? gezook777 at 7:15am 07.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/602 I am in need of a new mainsail for my 25' MacGregor. Any suggestions? Anyone have a used sail that w
How to plug in Lat/Lon into chartplotter or GPS Ben4195 at 7:06am 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2807 Hi folks, I've never needed to do this when I had my little boat, but now that I have a bigger boat
Older Autopilot Fly By Night at 6:36am 07.02.19 Catalina 30 8/1478 I just obtained an older Raymarine autopilot. It is an ST6001 controller with an S3 base. I would
Need help with "Last Hurrah" boat - 411/393 issues? bugbitten at 5:44am 07.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2234 I've just turned 70 and am shopping for a boat I can sail on the Chesapeake, but, more importantly,
Rudder repair (9) blakslee720 at 3:17am 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 11/3659 Hello all. My sister and I were recently offered a free 83 Bruce Roberts 34. We have some experience
H 28.5 Cabin top winches Hope'sAnchor at 9:33pm 07.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2363 Anyone have any info on the original manufacturer and size of the cabin winch for the main and head
Synthetic Rigging for a Trailer Sailer theluckyone17 at 7:06pm 07.01.19 Trailer Sailors 34/8331 There's a couple of dinged up standing rigging bits on my O'Day 19... a crimped backstay tail, a ben
Taking on water thetone at 5:56pm 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/4089 Hello, I just purchased a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It's taking on water when sailing on a port track. I c
1988 O'Day 192 Restoration (10) GSBNY at 5:02pm 07.01.19 Day Sailers 69/15406
Mast Light for Isomat mast on a Hunter 31 (1) Galind at 4:44pm 07.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1276 Looking for a mast light for a Isomat mast. Mast has two slots on each side and not sure why they a
Epoxy clay as reinforcing filler sreidvt at 11:24am 07.01.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1220 I am in the process of adding a teak beam (for a traveler) that will mount at the far ends (port and
Freshwater Anode Magnesium Daron at 10:53am 07.01.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1170 Hi, my 82 Hunter 27 with a yanmar 1gm is on a freshwater lake in NC. Does anyone have ideas to use
Failing headliners. Tomandaly at 8:04am 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/985
H26 V Berth leak: anchor locker, drain or worse? JimSails at 7:57am 07.01.19 Smaller Boats 19/2097 Found 2 gallons of water in my v berth the other day. Trying to pinpoint: Did not have this last s
Advice on Selling Alden Challenger 949C Bo Huhn at 7:29am 07.01.19 Alden General Chat 12/10066 I'm planning to sell Spring Tides, 949 C. I haven't been an active follower of the forum, since I a
stepping mast on beneteau 461 sgiarc at 7:17am 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1338 Just recently purchased a Ben 461. The marina stepped the mast but didn't adjust the rig. I started
Icebox Drain pump (1) Bama Boy at 5:53am 07.01.19 Pearson 2/1063 My icebox/refrigerator drain pump is on its last legs. I've have searched every site I know of but c
Hunter356 Sump pump issue (5) star302 at 5:02am 07.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/627 Hi, Our sump pump is not working. If we turn sump pump switch on, on control panel and push down o

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Aluminum sewage tank on Legend 40.5, 1993 Tally Ho at 9:25am 12.07.24
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing DYFLWD at 9:07am 12.07.24 I have a 1993 Legend 35.5 and the previous owner pulled reefing lines straight through bypassing int
Non working microwave Project_Mayhem at 8:39am 12.07.24 Check the manual for the right button to press or try pressing every single button on it until the m
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:26am 12.07.24 Where possible I avoid using wire reinforced hoses due to the hidden rust and subsequent failure of
Aluminum sewage tank on Legend 40.5, 1993 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50am 12.07.24 PureAyre has been my go-to odor eliminator ever since I "tripped over" it at boat show in 2005. Whe
Aluminum sewage tank on Legend 40.5, 1993 dLj at 7:36am 12.07.24 Regarding get rid of diesel fuel smell from a spill or whatever, I have had very good luck using a
Antifreeze dmax at 7:33am 12.07.24 Pressure test as Don says or wrap paper towels around places it could leak and run it - it will be o
where to mount GPS/Chartplotter on 1995 Hunter 336 OH WINE at 6:01am 12.07.24 Imp, I mounted my Garmin 942 where the compass is and I like it! It swivels so that anyone in the c
35S5 Electrical Panel/Nav Station LloydB at 5:26am 12.07.24 You are due for a new panel at least. Thanks for asking.
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? east coaster at 4:42am 12.07.24 Where possible I avoid using wire reinforced hoses due to the hidden rust and subsequent failure of
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? east coaster at 4:12am 12.07.24 On my Catalina 2002 310 I have an Emtrak system that works fine with one antenna. It also is on wifi
Aluminum sewage tank on Legend 40.5, 1993 east coaster at 4:02am 12.07.24 Regarding get rid of diesel fuel smell from a spill or whatever, I have had very good luck using a p
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Antifreeze Davidasailor26 at 7:38pm 12.06.24 Has this happened more than once or twice? The pan holds a remarkable amount of liquid in hidden spo
Antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 7:22pm 12.06.24 Pressure test the system.
Replacement sink jssailem at 5:56pm 12.06.24 Looks like my choice is a little too wide. It is 22" and I have just a shade under 21" between the
Best stronger jack plate mount jssailem at 5:49pm 12.06.24 I discovered the wood core was nothing but mulch . I ended up making a replacement mounting pad . I
Best stronger jack plate mount Project_Mayhem at 3:59pm 12.06.24 The outboard weighs just underr 90 pounds . That comes out to roughly 25 pounds of force per bolt.
Non working microwave JoeWhite at 3:00pm 12.06.24 I would disconnect the power chord for 24 hours then plug it back in. Sometimes the capacitors in th

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