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Sealant (2) markwesti at 6:43pm 01.18.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2674 I have been using BoatLife , i'm over it . What stuff do you people use ? i'm looking to seal up stu
Hunter 460/466 front cabin matress Jkool at 6:38pm 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/596 Anyone have the dimensions for a hunter 460/466 front cabin matress?
globes finish looking tight jon hansen at 5:49pm 01.18.19 Racing 0/473 https://goldengloberace.com/news
MACGREGOR 26M GAS TANK measurements, please !! bikaru at 5:27pm 01.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/653 Hi, I need to replace gas tanks (in Mexico) and need the dimensions either of the tank or the space
Alarms (1) Phil Herring at 5:26pm 01.18.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1929 Smoke alarms, CO2 alarms, propane alarms, bilge alarms, not to mention ELCI and GFCI circuit interru
Power for a Hunter 1994 23.5, is a 30hp outboard too much? Al-hunter at 3:52pm 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1847 Power for a Hunter 1994 23.5, is a 30hp outboard too much? Answer my own question, yes! I just happ
Trash can for Hunter 356 Knotallthere at 2:04pm 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/589 Hello, When I purchased my boat a few years ago I never did get the original trash can that sits in
Beneteau 361 Needs A/C Maurice at 1:24pm 01.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/630 Any 361 owners have pictures of a neat installation of A/C unit and ancillary components they could
Trans Fluid Type rpell1@msn.com at 12:38pm 01.18.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/1973 Hi everyone. I have a '97 Catalina MKIII with a Universal M25xpA. I noticed my transmission fluid w
MEASURING FORM FURLING HEADSAIL (1) JAVIER DAVILA at 10:53am 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/449 GREETINGS. IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME, IT IS GREAT. I HAVE A HUNTER 23.5 OF 1993 AND MY HEADSAIL SAIL BR
If you could homeport anywhere, where would you homeport? (1) Phil Herring at 9:41am 01.18.19 Ask All Sailors 125/10684 Sorry to use homeport as a verb, but you get the idea. If you -- and your boat -- could be teleport
356 windows wyctoronto at 7:37am 01.18.19 Big Boats 4/795 Hoping to replace the three fixed windows in the hull. Anyone with experience and tips? Thanks.
Mixing elbow rubbing on cabinetry (1) aaronaxvig at 7:02am 01.18.19 Big Boats 9/745 I noticed some water in the aft cabin of my Hunter 376 yesterday. The mixing elbow on the engine run
Should I? lockep at 6:37am 01.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/3904 I have never sailed or even been on a sailboat before. I have always wanted to and have determined
Strange fuel sender (1) Sefuller at 7:23pm 01.17.19 Ask All Sailors 8/956 I have never seen a sending unit like this before - I have not removed it yet so no idea what the pa
San Juan 21 rigging Cstrock at 6:27pm 01.17.19 Smaller Boats 6/1645 im in the process of restoring a 1975 San Juan. Has some questions about the rigging. I have some ty
Deck hardware cleaning? (1) Knot Stressin' at 4:53pm 01.17.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1215 160309Whats the best method to make this stuff look decent again? Not sure what they are even made o
Boring Engine question dennisv at 4:05pm 01.17.19 Bigger Boats 15/1340 Like all boat lovers, I spend time during the summer cruising the docks in the summer, and website i
Macgregor 25 exgeologist at 3:08pm 01.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2918 In the spring I am looking to buy a MacGregor 25 or similar craft. Anyone know of one available with
Sailing and videos Brian D at 1:01pm 01.17.19 Sails Call Lounge 14/1301 For all you sailors out there that like to make videos of you and your boat. Please, please, do some

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Catalina 28 steering problem Fred at 6:04am 04.21.24 I purchased my Cat28 MkII (2004) last year and immediately noticed that it pulled quite heavy to por
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:56am 04.21.24 A contrary opinion. Install the filters empty. The consequence of dropping an empty filter are minim
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 4:02am 04.21.24 A procedure I have used with success to avoid the dirty fuel issue after a filter change on my 310,
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust garymalmgren at 2:24am 04.21.24
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust pipedream at 9:46pm 04.20.24 Had the same problem with my volvo penta. Found these folks on the internet. stainless wont fill
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 9:40pm 04.20.24
Airmar DST 810 chuckwayne at 9:19pm 04.20.24 Mine goes in flush but I always lube with silicone grease before installing. What Blitz said is prob
Airmar DST 810 Blitz at 9:07pm 04.20.24 I have the DST800, and it is flush. never had the issue you are describing. I'm guessing it is g
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 jssailem at 9:06pm 04.20.24 I get the feeling I'll never be done fixing this boat. This is a common, unspoken, feeling among b
Stern anchoring jssailem at 9:03pm 04.20.24 It is a regular condition when an anchor is set that the boat sits down wind, down current. A secon
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 04.20.24 I take it when you say "street nipple" you are referring to a "close nipple" ? ad (FPT) on the oth
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dLj at 7:54pm 04.20.24 There is a stainless replacement as an aftermarket, but I don't recall the link.... dj
New Electronics - Is this about right? (3) rpwillia at 7:45pm 04.20.24 Just thought I would post an update. With our schedules we have only had a couple of times to work o
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:01pm 04.20.24 Their web site lists a Marysville address which would be far closer to me than Lynnwood. I do not r
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58pm 04.20.24

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