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All in the timing. (2) Jackdaw at 8:29pm 05.10.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1256
81 H22 swing keel bushing IDtrucks at 7:56pm 05.10.18 Smaller Boats 3/462
Curtain snaps - need source (1) Vegas at 7:39pm 05.10.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2101 I've found replacements for the other plastic hardware that works with my curtains....but can't find
H260 Remove and Replace Centerboard While in Water (9) Paul F H260 at 3:53pm 05.10.18 Smaller Boats 13/3392 I thought this solution might be of use to other H260, H26 model owners. Might apply to the 240's a
Tightening or replacing the screws that hold the companionway hinges on the 310 Jacksail at 3:25pm 05.10.18 Catalina 310 5/925 I noticed that the hinges on the Cabin sole that support the companion way steps are loose and need
Fiddling with Fids Brian D at 1:38pm 05.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 47/3228 This is geared more toward the sailor who is thinking about replacing lines that have eye-splices. Y
Horror Tow (1) Phil Herring at 1:15pm 05.10.18 Ask All Sailors 62/5247 Most of us, at one time or another, have towed a boat behind our car or truck. And while towing tech
Hunter 42 anchor/windlass locker 1951seayalater at 12:35pm 05.10.18 Big Boats 10/1296 I have a 1997 Hunter 42, and am in the process of changing the anchor line and chain, I ahve noticed
Hunter 28.5 operating temperature bsbrown at 11:47am 05.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/360 My Hunter 28.5 with the Yanmar 2GM20F --what should the temperature gauge register under normal oper
Pea sized hole in Port Toe Rail near mid ship cleat. Caspurr at 10:59am 05.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/395 I have a pea sized hole/crack in my Port Toe Rail on the inside where the water drains (2007 Hunter
Tanzer 22 w/Trailer and Dinghy for sale (1) Ctsnavley at 10:23am 05.10.18 Smaller Boats 5/961 Well-cared for Tanzer with helm steering. Take her anywhere with the 4 wheel trailer. Sloop rig with
H41DS Refrigerator/Freezer Replacement Nodak7 at 8:46am 05.10.18 Big Boats 13/2726 We have had our 41DS now for a number of years and are very happy with it. Thru the years I have cha
Catalina pole-based table? DaveNC at 8:27am 05.10.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1851 Anyone have experience with the Catalina table that is built on the pile and slides up and down? We
Hunter 45 DS refrigirator Boby_Hunter33 at 6:04am 05.10.18 Big Boats 0/335 Hi All, My hunter 45 DS 2010 refrigerator was replaced by the previous owner to an isotherm. Can som
Through-hull failed.... OdayGeorge at 5:00am 05.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1034 I just wanted to share an experience which may be helpful to someone in the future, as this site has
'81 Yamaha 30 Stuffing Box LVGS at 9:25pm 05.09.18 Yamaha 34/5587
Closed seacock bsbrown at 9:19pm 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/552 Forgot to open 1986 Hunter 28.5 seacock. Engine sounds funky. Is the problem most likely the impelle
Epoxy deck hatch on cracked H212? Tsawyer at 5:55pm 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 7/558 I have one of the plastic 212s from 2001. Three Mighty cracks end at the corners of the hatch openi
I'm going to do some biggish jobs tomorrow; how should I not die while doing this? - RESOLVED HanBan at 5:13pm 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 49/2856 Hi Guys! OK, so I have a couple of days off and I'm going to jump in and try a couple of jobs tomor
New coaming boxes for my boat (2) HukilauMike at 1:53pm 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/2817 I've drilled holes in my boat before to install new hardware and the like, but before this past week

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Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 9:19am 03.02.24 1. I am hoping to move up to somewhere between a 28 and 34 ft boat by the end of this year or spri
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? danooxnard at 9:04am 03.02.24
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:48am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:43am 03.02.24 Just install a 15A outlet and box onto the AC wire that fed the old charger. Easy peasy..
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 8:40am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Bon Voyage! kloudie1 at 8:33am 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Siamese at 8:27am 03.02.24 Looking at the pictures is making me queasy. And what is the condition of the deck coring? Nope...
Battery combiner, is this best? (1) Rick Webb at 8:27am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Bon Voyage! Terry Cox at 8:23am 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to keep
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? PaulK at 8:12am 03.02.24 Buying new rigging, sails, and a motor for a "free" boat that needs a summer's worth of work before
Bon Voyage! PaulK at 8:06am 03.02.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:01am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute b
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 7:24am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 7:12am 03.02.24 The Interstate Battery in the photo is made by East Penn. Their batteries are among the better affor
Snow falling on Cedars jssailem at 7:11am 03.02.24 Beautiful @SoSound ! It has been awhile since I played on slopes like that.
Snow falling on Cedars shemandr at 7:07am 03.02.24 No more of that for me!
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 7:07am 03.02.24 I posted pics of my current batteries, will two more like these to the trick? Your pic showed Int
Clean Out Oil Pan JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.02.24 You can get an endoscope for less than $10, run it down the dip tube and have a look before you do a

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