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where to fill my alcohol stove Sportarmor at 4:22am 06.14.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1007 I recently bought a Catalina C36 and it has a Hillerange alcohol stove. I see a line in the back of
Uh, there's black gunk coming out of the mixing elbow... (1) ripperbone at 10:08pm 06.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2438 Was motoring out of the marina when a bunch of white smoke started coming out of the exhaust at the
Tractor for Moving Boats around Yard Rick Webb at 6:17pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 22/8843 We are starting to have a discussion about buying a small tractor to move boats on trailers around.
What is this? (1) Prestonrockstar at 3:25pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 22/3130 Ok, I've been around lots of sail boats and motor boats. Never have a seen what looks like an anchor
Buying a 40 year old C&C 38 rma at 2:55pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 36/7786 Hi all, I'm looking for advice on closing on my first sailboat. After doing about a year's worth of
Buy a Sailboat, help the wind generators..... Shorefun at 12:56pm 06.13.19 Day Sailers 1/645 Sorry, You know I am all about wanting to get out and learn to sail. Of course you have not heard
Yanmar 3GM30F cooling hose part no (1) Chew Oon at 12:13pm 06.13.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/4181 Hi, Does anyone know the part number for the raw water cooling hose. The parts catalog says 128291-4
Best place to sell my boat? Monstertruck10k at 10:12am 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/903 Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. I've been trying to sell my Hunter for a while, but can
Hunter 25.5 Owner's Manual rustyharrisonmed at 9:42am 06.13.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1059 I found an old forum post requesting an owner's manual for Hunter 25.5 with limited results. Do any
Travel Lift vs Fork Lift emenskl at 9:28am 06.13.19 Day Sailers 7/1706 My O'Day 26 has always been taken out and moved around on a travel lift. My (new) marina owner just
H23 spreader tips? BradH23 at 9:22am 06.13.19 Smaller Boats 22/2775 Does anyone know which spreader tips were used on the francespar spreaders? Trying to figure which p
Venture 23 - Rigging Help vdesmond at 9:13am 06.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3212 Hi all, I am going to be taking my boat for her first sail this weekend, and I am having some issu
O'Day 34/35 eyebrows dmax at 8:29am 06.13.19 Bigger Boats 0/780 I have removed the eyebrows from my boat and they are not going back on. They are in decent shape wi
Production stock Bimini 2001 Hull 063 Good Vibes at 7:25am 06.13.19 Catalina 310 7/1473 Good Day, My (new to us) boat has the original bimini (full cockpit coverage). I'm looking for image
Mid ship hatch lens replacement (1) Good Vibes at 7:17am 06.13.19 Catalina 310 1/700 165930 Good day all, So this happened... Good natured dock mate helping me pin the boom on slipped
Hunter 49 Table Drop T J Furstenau at 8:34pm 06.12.19 Big Boats 10/1878 Okay, so quick question to the Hunter 49 owners out there that have dropped their salon table to mak
1994 M26S Trailer Questions tom11673 at 7:59pm 06.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1735 2 weeks ago I took possession of a 1994 M26S that I had purchased through a Boat Angel eBay auction.
Stuff in Rudder ( Mac 25) DMC9001 at 7:26pm 06.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1760 I disassembled my rudder and when I flipped it upside down it sounded like one of those rain sticks.
Used rudder for Javelin Rebecca II at 12:15pm 06.12.19 Parts Search 2/600 Looking for a used rudder(' tiller) for a Javelin. Mine got lost in a move from NH to Ohio!
SFO Sailors?! cb32863 at 11:42am 06.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/371 So Rachel and I are heading out west to San Francisco Weds June 19th through Sunday June 23rd. Any S

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New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 10.16.24 The reason for picture of the shroud turnbuckles was to determine if the studs had been screwed all
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 10:16am 10.16.24 In the short run the wallet doesn't like your decision, in the long run you will be happy you didn'
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations dlochner at 10:11am 10.16.24 I ended up ordering from Beneteau. Though it cost double the Michigan prop, they could get it quic
How do you initiate an owners information page? DRhoads at 10:05am 10.16.24 section 42 has many articles that I've submitted over the years since owning Belle-Vie. And I thin
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 9:48am 10.16.24 I ended up ordering from Beneteau. Though it cost double the Michigan prop, they could get it quick
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:40am 10.16.24 I'm not finding benefits to be worth the cost. Perhaps once I have some longer passages in mind, I
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 9:32am 10.16.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations hutch5151 at 8:56am 10.16.24 Kiwi 3blade feathering prop. same price as a replacement prop from Beneteau. Per previous post, I'
Teak black spots ? BigEasy at 8:49am 10.16.24 May of 2023 I sanded all my teak to bare wood and then applied 3 coats of Sikkens Cetal natural tea
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 8:47am 10.16.24
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration BarryL at 8:31am 10.16.24 Clarification on this point. With a B&G plotter system and Raymarine autopilot you can expect the p
Nav table BigEasy at 8:27am 10.16.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 7:54am 10.16.24 Im not understanding how the forestay came off okay, but is so short when going back on? One common
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:38am 10.16.24 I know, this is why I am posting here. I am relying on you. :-) Too much rain right now falling in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 7:12am 10.16.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff
mainsheet block change (1) Ward H at 7:06am 10.16.24 I replaced my cam lock cleats to Spinlock PXR cleats for the main sheet and traveler control lines.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 7:02am 10.16.24 Does anyone know what the two metal tabs with holes on either side are for? Believe it or not, the
mainsheet block change Project_Mayhem at 6:54am 10.16.24 I went from 3:1 to 6:1 mainly due to how difficult it was to undo the cam cleat. It helped but a clu
Leaking around Mast (1) monocerosin at 6:32am 10.16.24 228029 I'm in the same process. Cleaning this up, maybe a little lifeseal and then mast boot wrap.
How do you initiate an owners information page? Jim Legere at 6:31am 10.16.24 Matt: Near the top left of the Boat Info/MH31/Specifications page there is a "Edit these specs" link

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