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Plastic water tank leaking Southpaw at 4:19pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 10/4732 Has anyone fixed a plastic water tank? I think it has a crack in the bottom net to the edge. We are
Bimini Replacement FlyorSail at 1:24pm 12.02.18 Catalina 310 11/1859 Hello Fellow Catalina 310 owners! My Bimini was torn during a storm late this summer and needs to b
Water buildup in v-berth Jdtran at 1:09pm 12.02.18 Catalina 30 12/2588 Hi. Just bought our boat and after getting into it a bit more, found a little pool of water that bui
Maine's shoreline is longer than California's? (9) TomY at 11:50am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2168 Maine has the fourth(edit) longest tidal shoreline in the United States. 3,478 miles. Longer than la
Evaluate my boat's wiring (1) aaronaxvig at 11:10am 12.02.18 Big Boats 6/821 Here is what I see behind the panel on my Hunter 376. What do you think? Do you see anything stupid
Surface Chip lehighsail at 7:42am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/725 Yesterday while putting the framework on the boat to support the winter cover I dropped a support wh
Considering a 79 Hunter 33 (1) Pilatus at 5:29am 12.02.18 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2412 I am looking at a 1979 H33 that is in decent shape considering its age. Current owner has had it for
New boat issues Ted at 8:41pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 65/5306 I saw this news report tonight about a new Beneteau that lost its rig on a delivery from Maryland to
Mercury 9.8 Thrust Washer (1) Tedd at 5:29pm 12.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/533 I'm overhauling a 1980 Mercury 9.8 that I got for free from a neighbour. I made a tool to remove the
Which Trailer sailer (cruiser) -Under 2000 lbs to consider? ArchivalAudio at 5:08pm 12.01.18 Trailer Sailors 144/35604 Currently an owner of a 1977 CBC Buccaneer 18, is a quick daysailer... but a bit too squirrely for m
Determining type of paint used Manny at 1:16pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/626 All, Kiriko's hull was painted a dark green color at some point in past. The broker had listed that
Is he talking about us??? dlochner at 9:22am 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2778 Here's an article from the latest issue of Epoxyworks published by West System. https://epoxyworks.
Mack Sails seadaddler at 6:00am 12.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2391 Has any one recently ordered new sails for your 356/36 Hunter and what was your experience,were you
New Sails Don Lucas at 5:07am 12.01.18 Big Boats 0/456 Anyone here get new sails from this site? How were they?
Blower motor circuit confusion Russ Gallagher at 6:44pm 11.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3849 I have a 2008 Beneteau 37 and this season my engine compartment blower motor would cut in and out ju
Replacing the main sheet cleat (2) ChrisNY at 4:10pm 11.30.18 Sirius 21/22 3/1349 158892 158893 Hey all, I have a Sirius 21. The main sheet cleat is attached to a circular block of
Shore power decktosser at 1:49pm 11.30.18 Smaller Boats 10/930 Have added shore power to a number of boats but am looking for some advice on adding shore power to
Bayfield 25 prop size Howie at 8:37am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/648 Hi all, My Bayfield 25 has an oversized prop fitted by the previous owner. Do any of you know whic
Latest "Invention" Simon Sexton at 6:49am 11.30.18 Racing 22/2294 Hey Everyone, Good morning! Last year, my brother at age 15 purchased his first sailboat fo
Bleeding Yanmar Big Red at 5:46am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 40/8014 The diagram provided to me is difficult to read/faded. I changed the Raycor, primary filter as inst

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Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge keswift1 at 11:12pm 07.27.24 I am in the process that you are. I have the floor panel up over the port water tank (under the tabl
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 9:41pm 07.27.24 We were now on the way home. Like a horse knowing that the barn is close we seemed to go faster and
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (5) Michael Davis at 9:04pm 07.27.24 Want Island to Clare Island was a very interesting trip as I wanted to explore Spitfire Passage. I n
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 07.27.24 Holy crap. Does NOT sound like fun. I had some small cosmetic fiberglass work to do today and it w
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 8:48pm 07.27.24 After dropping Donna at the airport in Bella Bella we spent a night at Shearwater to catch up on lau
Unusual stuffing box (6) Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 07.27.24 This is where you will find the grease point on an industrial high pressure pump. a lantern ring :
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (3) Michael Davis at 8:36pm 07.27.24 As the fog lifted we made our way to Ivory Island and Seaforth Channel for a great sail to Gunboat P
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 8:24pm 07.27.24 Time was getting short for our guest so we started making our way back toward Bella Bella .First sto
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (5) Michael Davis at 8:05pm 07.27.24 Our guest wanted to see a bit of Fiordland so it was up Finlayson and across Sheep Passage to Mussel
Bilge water question (1) George Da Porge at 7:20pm 07.27.24 Late to the game on this post. To help clarify the hose(s) coming from the forward end of the boat i
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair George Da Porge at 7:09pm 07.27.24 jmaitz - I've been away from this forum for a bit. May be late to the game with your repair. I also
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 6:34pm 07.27.24 Marine Engine has gone above and beyond to do some research for me when there were multiple part num
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 4:37pm 07.27.24 Waggoners says that if you want a little solitude to try the end of Alexander Inlet. So we went ther
Is this a good price? (1) Tally Ho at 4:31pm 07.27.24 Try: CAJUN ROPES Online Rope Store, www.onlineropestore.com I have had good success with both of
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 4:29pm 07.27.24 After a quiet night we motored across Seaforth to Mathieson Channel and had a good sail up to Oscar
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 4:28pm 07.27.24 I suspect you aren't holding the dry flush button down long enough for all the water to make it to
Is this a good price? dlochner at 4:12pm 07.27.24 When shopping for line, Defender and Fisheries Supply usually have about the best prices for major l
West Marine Inventory dlochner at 4:08pm 07.27.24 West Marine has suffered from Private Equity firms that buy businesses and then take the profits and
Outboard motor parts. kloudie1 at 4:07pm 07.27.24
West Marine Inventory Rick D at 3:36pm 07.27.24 I think that WM is trying to manage inventory and as Rick D posted may be constrained in capital.

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