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Refrigerator front door gasket (1) gsg900 at 1:45pm 06.03.19 Big Boats 2/817 Been working through the known issues in my (new to me) 99 420. Front door for the grunert obviousl
Best way to fix an oxidized grey gelcoat hull? (1) GSBNY at 1:34pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 37/6008
Pearson 303 Mainsail Rigging Question... (1) RKirk at 1:33pm 06.03.19 Pearson 11/3787 Bought a Pearson 303 and I have a question about rigging the mainsail. The previous owner had it rig
Mast head lens tom.p.brown at 12:41pm 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/443 i have a 203 Hunter 306 with combo masthead light. i am looking for the lens as mine is broken. has
I have new parts sent to me.. oops wrong parts for my engine 2gmf (1) StargazerP303 at 12:27pm 06.03.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/1765 Make an offer! Free shipping. .lol 1. Pin Anode for Yanmar Marine 2GM, 2GM20, 3GM, 3GM30, Rep
Advice on after market windlass for C30 (1) PropellerHead at 12:04pm 06.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/730 I'm considering the purchase of a boat that has an after market windlass install. I was wondering if
Something else to add to our pre-sail checklist - Battery charger output plenny7 at 11:05am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/525 I learned a valuable lesson Saturday. I toss this out in case it helps someone else. Thankfully, w
Yanmar Oil filter for 2gm, 2GMF, May be other too. (2) StargazerP303 at 9:55am 06.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/798 Found oil filters for yanmar engine's 2gm,2gmf, may be others too! Loved the price too! Capt. Rob
Recommended surveyor for a C30 in the Tampa FL area? PropellerHead at 9:31am 06.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/766 I'd like to make an offer on a C30 in Tampa. I live on the East coast of FL so I don't really know a
Catalina 22 quick bimini cover (2) tropicstar at 9:14am 06.03.19 Catalina 22 4/1048 Quick bimini cover for my catalina 22 I used a eno double nest parachute material hammock. Other sim
Yanmar 2GMF Heat exchanger gaskets FYI (2) StargazerP303 at 9:03am 06.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/1012 Hi all! Just putting the parts information out here for your convenience. Your heat exchanger requi
O'Day 272LE Steering Cable andyjeff at 8:02am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/919 Does anyone have the part number or specifications for the Edson steering cable for an O'Day 272LE.
O'Day 272LE Steering Cable andyjeff at 7:59am 06.03.19 Parts Search 0/544 Does anyone know the specific part number for the Edson steering cable for an O'Day 272LE. The cable
Water Tank Brianstanis at 7:49am 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1799 Found a leak in the plastic pipe connecting to the tank. Replaced the pipe and then found a leak und
Reversing rugger at 7:25am 06.03.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2588 I have a hunter 37 cutter rug with a 3 bladed prop. Any suggestions on reversing so I do not put to
Original boom length of DS2? Main sail spec? PCUSA at 6:40am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/636 Hi, I am new to DS2 and got a boat needs work. I was told the previous owner likes DS1 setup so he
Pumpout issue Ken Cross at 6:18am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/1659 This one is new to me. Last year I replumbed the waste system. I filled the tank with salt water to
O'Day 25 Keel trouble (2) mihaso at 6:14am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2692 Hi, I had a little unpleasant surprise this winter, after winter storage. Water must have been stuc
Lexan window replacement ryansk at 6:13am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/516 Good morning, I have a 1992 H27. While removing the port frame in the head, the lexan window that i
First time unstepping my mast - 2009 B37 Vegas at 6:05am 06.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1003 Rigging company will unstep my mast tomorrow, in preparation to ship my boat up to the Great Lakes.

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Thanksgiving will soon be here. jssailem at 1:33pm 11.27.24 A Live shot of the LA Traffic. https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1861478310896673221 I wonder what
Mast on a Hunter 19 (2) drtdkidd at 1:17pm 11.27.24 I've only had trouble launching my 18.5 once and that was at a very shallow ramp. Even with the tong
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:58pm 11.27.24 @drtdkidd First, I am older than you trying to help fellow sailors without remuneration as God was
Thanksgiving will soon be here. (1) jssailem at 12:45pm 11.27.24
Soft Deck Safety Joe at 12:03pm 11.27.24 Depends on the skill of the surveyor. On fiberglass hulls the absolute measurements can be unreliab
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 11:16am 11.27.24 To reiterate again, as the saying goes... The only reason for deck coring to get moist, and then to
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Ward H at 10:47am 11.27.24 Another classic (1967), a song I always listen to on Thanksgiving is: Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Gut
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Maine Sail at 10:44am 11.27.24 This should help. Split couplings also need to have a fit & face done.. https://marinehowto.com/a-ne
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.27.24 Based on my records, mine lasted 10 years, and we don't use the engine much. My cutlass has curre
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Justin_NSA at 9:56am 11.27.24 If by chance you are removing the prop shaft, check the cutlass bearing in the strut for play first.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 11.27.24 Absolutely. When replacing a flange on the prop shaft, the engine must be raised. Pain in the arse
Posting pictures (1) JoeWhite at 9:09am 11.27.24 228711 Copied image and pasted in text box 1999 catalina 36 mkll, san francisco bay. Fog covering go
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 9:00am 11.27.24 Have a Happy Thanksgiving, all. You, too, John. :beer:
Mast on a Hunter 19 drtdkidd at 8:49am 11.27.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) jssailem at 8:16am 11.27.24 Today looks great. Enjoy while you can. NOAA creates weather maps. This one shows the size of the h
Sail Recommendation JamesG161 at 7:03am 11.27.24 Best link on In Mast Furling. Read it all please. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Thanksgiving will soon be here. JamesG161 at 6:48am 11.27.24 This is the True Story of Thanksgiving The True Story of Thanksgiving By Historian Rush Limbaugh
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Justin_NSA at 6:11am 11.27.24 This one has become a local celebrity the past year! The article has a couple videos. https://searc
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 11.27.24 I definitely will have to cut an access hole in the headliner, somewhere in the middle of the trough
Tosca gets a windlass dlochner at 5:00am 11.27.24 Another pathway is to move your battery to the bow. The 4AWG would be used to charge the battery. 2

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