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Victron DMC (1) sail sfbay at 9:40am 01.15.19 Ask All Sailors 0/181 My new to me 2005 Hunter 46 has a Victron DMC. When I picked up the boat last week it was set at "30
HDI Marine Mixing Elbows HMT2 at 9:33am 01.15.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4785 I am about to order a new mixing elbow, riser and manifold from HDI marine for my Yanmar 2gm. I know
Victron DMC (1) sail sfbay at 8:47am 01.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/303 My new to me 2005 Hunter 46 has a Victron DMC. When I picked up the boat last week it was set at "30
What did Beneteau bed thruhulls with? 2009 B 37 Vegas at 7:23am 01.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1691 Am getting ready to switch the original in-line ball valves on my 2009 B37. Am switching to Groco IB
Boat available first cheap offer Pgisailor at 7:03am 01.15.19 Ask All Sailors 0/6 boat needs to be sold now. Make any low offer. But make it today. https://www.facebook.com/marketp
Erie Canal Longjohnskipper at 4:21am 01.15.19 Destinations 3/807 Has anyone cruised the Erie canal? I have a 50 CC Hunter. I'm concerned with the depth at two locks
Major Fiberglass Crack (4) swallowsandamazonsforever at 5:42pm 01.14.19 Ask All Sailors 6/849 Long story short, my O'Day Rhodes 19 got washed up on a beach, resting on her centerboard. The cente
winter weather jon hansen at 3:41pm 01.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 35/1998 it's pouring rain in LA today. when it rains in LA the storms come across the continent and pound th
Hatch gaskets KeelMePlz at 2:52pm 01.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/704
H170 and the dreaded rotten wood in the motor mount area, my findings to date. Shorefun at 2:32pm 01.14.19 Day Sailers 41/4770 As usual I am in uncharted areas. I am just reporting what is happening. What I am doing could fail.
What motor vessel is this? (1) Skipper at 1:12pm 01.14.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1556 I know. What part of "sailing forum" don't I understand? However, I snapped this pic in San Pedro of
H260 keel damage Ed14004 at 1:06pm 01.14.19 Smaller Boats 6/738 I put a nice ding in the leading edge / bottom of my keel. What material should I use to make the r
VIN location 23.5 Hunter Al-hunter at 11:19am 01.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/910 Thinking about buying a storm damaged 1994 Hunter 23.5, does anyone know where the second VIN is? th
Specialties pedestal on 1978 catalina 30 questions (1) mrreg at 11:02am 01.14.19 Catalina 30 7/1502 My 1978 C30 has a Specialties pedestal installed. In reviewing the old installation manual it noted
Dry boat! (1) kclancy at 9:57am 01.14.19 Catalina 22 26/2520 Hi All, After all the repairs to the hull, locking pin, and other sources of water intrusion, I fin
Running Rigging jamieFL at 9:32am 01.14.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1410 I need some new running rigging for my Watkins 25. When I removed the sails this weekend, I found th
About to buy a 26X, a few questions Even Kiehl at 9:30am 01.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/9276 Hi, The mechanics are doing compression check, service etc on a 35 HP Honda on a 26X. I have only s
Why is my 3GM30F Slowing Down? markwbird at 9:08am 01.14.19 Ask All Sailors 9/624 Recently I've noticed that I cannot get the rpms out of my 3GM30F engine that I usually get. Specif
Feedback on the C&C 29 Tim Foolery at 8:29am 01.14.19 C&C 5/5102 Calling all C'C 29 owners for opinions. My friend and I are looking at buying a C'C 29 with the in
Salon Refurbish David Digby at 8:16am 01.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/868 The carpet-like material on my 23' O'Day on the interior side of the hull looks bad and needs to be

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C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:51pm 06.10.24 OK. Thanks. I'll take a look next time I'm on-board.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.10.24 From a pure financial standpoint I think it primarily boils down to crew costs vs fuel costs. Is it
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.10.24 Those look like oval head self-tapping screws and a not very elegant application. First of all, ova
I thought this was interesting stickinthemud57 at 7:38am 06.10.24 Scalability, cost, convenience, increasingly high demand, etc. Not many people are willing to make t
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 06.10.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is ru

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