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Boat hauling Drinky Crow at 10:03am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 28/1975 Cheapest way to get a 25'er hauled across country? (TO to Van) Getting quotes from 98 hun to 25 gran
Do refrigerators explode? Because I think mine may have done. limbodog at 7:38am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 27/1633 Hiya, Hopefully I'm in an appropriate sub-forum for this question. Apologies if not. Anyway, my 1
When it rains, water enters the cabin through the pipe and damage my wood table. Hunter 260 Pichin at 5:42am 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 12/887 Hi, Happy new year.!! I have a 2005 Hunter 260, every time it rains, water enters through the pipe
Not a racer, but... Will Gilmore at 4:56am 01.03.19 Racing 5/698 I don't race, not really interested in direct evidence that I suck as a sailor. I sail to explore a
Manual Bilge Pump Needed jamieFL at 6:06pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2546 I would like to install a manual "hand" Bilge Pump on my 25 ft Watkins. It is equipped only with a "
What does this symbol mean? (1) Knot Stressin' at 2:39pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 42/2952 This symbol is on one of my Genoas, and I have no idea what it means.
Oceanis 400 Exhaust Hose Replacement 4arch at 1:27pm 01.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/711 The exhaust hose on my 1993 Oceanis 400 2-cabin is due for replacement but I can't figure out how to
One oar in the water (1) NotCook at 1:24pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3387 While rowing ashore this morning, between showers and while the wind was still piping up, about half
Cold Snapped (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 57/3785 Winter weather can be tough on boats, but has it been tough on yours? Frozen plumbing, wind-blown ri
Best Chartering (1) Phil Herring at 12:13pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1343 For those of us up north, the best winter sailing is elsewhere in a boat that belongs to someone els
Quick question about zinc anodes Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1491 The PO of my boat painted over the zinc anodes on the saildrive. The anodes appear to be otherwise p
ID Newport Model Jazzydaze at 9:09am 01.02.19 Newport 40/3923 Hi all, I'm about to purchase a Newport 30. Sitting home I'm realizing I dont know the year or mode
Happy Birthday Kloudie1 JamesG161 at 4:49am 01.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/669 SjZ8Paa_zQA Wishing the best to a great SBO contributor and friend. Jim... PS: Happy Birthday 2019
Raymarine ST60 Won't Calibrate spadaforaj at 4:00am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2678 Tried the user calibration several times per the manual. It won;t "beep", so I'm suspecting it didn
Remote Controls for Tohatsu 9.8 MaryEllaRose at 8:53pm 01.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/7866 One of my (many) winter time projects will be to add remote controls to my Tohatsu 9.8 outboard on a
Just for fun, new year gag Ken Cross at 8:35pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/392 Today we had a family gathering where small token gifts are given. I have a nice who loves dill pick
'74 C22 - Finally Got A Look at my Keel Lifting Connection (6) loveoregon at 3:29pm 01.01.19 Catalina 22 3/597 Hello All, I am new to sailing and bought a 1974 Catalina 22 last summer that seems to be in pr
Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/714 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/652 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/11902

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Mirror on Aft Cabin Door sailcapt340 at 10:36am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years o
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 10:19am 04.17.24
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket Richard19068 at 9:54am 04.17.24 Is this the on engine filter? That would normally be the "secondary" in my understanding What br
Compressed Natural Gas Richard19068 at 9:46am 04.17.24 Try a dive shop, if they can't do it, then they will know who can. I used to use an industrial gas
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 9:33am 04.17.24 @Don S/V ILLusion I have a hand written note in my Yanmar 4JH2E manual that says something similar
Oh yes I did ! pclarksurf at 9:22am 04.17.24 She did say if I upgraded to stainless steel and added a second cleat she would consider keeping it
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage DRhoads at 9:18am 04.17.24 Specifications for the Hunter 41 Edit these specs I 51' 6 in J 13' P 48' 7 in (standard) E
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 04.17.24 3. Does anyone have any thoughts on why the oil pressure would decrease at higher rpms rather th
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door dLj at 8:43am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years of
1999 450 salon table pin Ringydingydo at 8:29am 04.17.24 Sorry, Can't help you. My 89 Ledgend 37 has similar post but PO put a bolt all the way through it.
Chafe guard for dodger dLj at 7:57am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sil
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Hello Below at 7:43am 04.17.24
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door rgranger at 7:10am 04.17.24 In the imortal words of Stevie Wonder Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door FastOlson at 6:53am 04.17.24 Some boats have OEM mirrors made of plastic rather than glass. Ours does, in the head compartment. S
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 04.17.24 No ocean crossings for you for the next seven years! That looks like it was purchased from a hardwa
Brackets on Pop Top Opening THECUSCUS at 6:34am 04.17.24 My '79 V25 has a different kind of bracket, it is like an "s" that catches the bottom edge (where th
NEW PORT LIGHTS Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 04.17.24 So the project begins. I have purchased Dow 795, HBT from 3M, Glaziers primer, 180 Grit sand paper
Chafe guard for dodger fred1diver at 6:06am 04.17.24 Thank you all for your great replies. I will end up using Weblon Regatta in the end. My customer wil
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jssailem at 5:42am 04.17.24 A search showed the light you have was discontinued by Aqua Signal. There is a series 34 in LED that
Chafe guard for dodger Spindrift NH at 5:30am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sile

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