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Moving boat to new slip. Dockline Questions. (9) pateco at 7:56am 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 98/9483 After three years at my current dock, I am moving my boat to a new slip. Currently I am side docking
Back to cockpit halyards. H23Pacman at 5:53am 05.14.18 Smaller Boats 3/526
Anyone install a c-head on a Capri 26? marcberoz at 4:50am 05.14.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1291 Hello All, I purchased a Capri 26 last November. I have spent virtually no time on board due to my s
WTH is this thing in my bilge (2) IDtrucks at 8:26pm 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 13/947 this thing was horribly caulked down the inside of the hull in the starboard bilge next to/aft of th
HC 50 (1) Rick D at 7:17pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2343 Here's a boat you don't see often. A friend hauled his boat at the same yard as we did following the
Bottom Strip & Drivetrain Mods... (4) Rick D at 6:39pm 05.13.18 Big Boats 7/1051 We went to Ensenada, Baja California to Baja Naval for a complete bottom strip, three coats of barri
Can't stay logged in on iphone... shemandr at 3:31pm 05.13.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/517
Radar Echo Rick D at 2:17pm 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1280 So, I noticed on my last trip a persistent false port echo at about 10:00. Not always, but most of t
Hunter 410 Keel issue imacoolchick at 12:47pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/669 IMG_4276 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018 at 3:39 PMIMG_4265 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018
H35.5 L macerator Kgatesma at 12:05pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/581 I was under the impression the macerator was specifically for grinding up waste as you flush into th
Recently purchased FTZ crimper - horribly over crimping (7) genkinyc at 7:04am 05.13.18 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3501 I recently purchased an FTZ Correct Crimper from this site - Mfg p/n 94284. I also purchased the FT
SD50 Saildrive whine redunculous at 6:56am 05.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 2/943 Just had the shaft replaced in the SD50 due to the magical issues these things have and when we run
Equalizing batteries NYSail at 6:26am 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1843
Mother's Day Celebration! JamesG161 at 9:30pm 05.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/393 I took the Admiral out to dinner tonight with her two son's, daughters-in-laws and 2 grandkids. It w
Engine compartment air blower ... 2010 Beneteau 40 Oceanis JohnB40 at 8:53pm 05.12.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1562 There is an air blower attached to the transom. Very hard to get at thru aft locker. Was badly insta
Companion way screen and boom canopy Whatsit at 1:16pm 05.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/911 hi all If this has been brought up time after time on here please delete I was wondering if any of y
yanmar gear shift lever dave lundy at 10:33am 05.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6424 recently I read a post where Kloudie referenced adjusting either the control cable or the lever on t
P-18 Forestay shackle recommendation needed ghandif15 at 8:50am 05.12.18 Precision 3/2095 Hello, I need to purchase a shackle to connect the turnbuckle to the forestay chainplate on my 1985
PROPANE OUTBOARD? drewsyntax at 8:37am 05.12.18 Smaller Boats 27/6307 Hi All - Shopping to replace my 23yo 2 stroke 9.9 still and was about to pull the trigger on a toh
376 V beth headliner JohnandJane at 7:23am 05.12.18 Big Boats 1/462 Does anyone know which fasteners on the deck hold up the v berth headliner, I have a small leak I wa

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Air Conditioner Vents Terry Cox at 4:32am 04.22.24 Different model boat, but ours came with dual MarineAir sea water heat pumps, which work great. We'v
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 3:59am 04.22.24 Instruments are now hooked up to the plotter which is a much better solution.
Trump Companion 21 tampahokie at 3:58am 04.22.24
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Davidasailor26 at 3:27am 04.22.24
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 3:19am 04.22.24 Thanks, very clear.
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 12:21am 04.22.24 @Chuck C. I was a dealer who was involved in the design of the 260 and the dealer who sold nearly
70 FT of LIFE LINE dLj at 11:30pm 04.21.24 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage. Where are you located?
Legend 40.5 engine oil change (6) Rich Stidger at 10:02pm 04.21.24 @fero , here are a couple pictures of my oil access hole. You can use the measurements for the hole
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 8:58pm 04.21.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plott
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 8:54pm 04.21.24 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners di
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Baja bash at 8:16pm 04.21.24 Hi, had the same problem on the same model boat only in the stern. I kept a towel down by the rudder
New to me Cat 22 (1) mjp83 at 6:58pm 04.21.24 My 81 was on the hard for 15 years. Seems the glass warmed and cooled at different rates than the
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Davidasailor26 at 6:55pm 04.21.24 I bought a $30 Depstech USB endoscope about five years ago. It's come in handy but the image qualit
Stem Fitting (1) mjp83 at 6:50pm 04.21.24 I have an 81 and just did my own upgrade, and your bow area under the stem fitting looks like mine,
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 6:38pm 04.21.24 Thanks Rich, your input is always great help.
Catalina 28 mkII - Hot Water Heater Installation Stu Jackson at 6:35pm 04.21.24 Thanks! That's more complex than my system (i.e. no mixing valve, no accumulator, etc). It does how
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 NYSail at 5:44pm 04.21.24 I just use the stuff I get from the local auto parts dealer in my Tohatsu 8 HP. Even with all new s
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 stickinthemud57 at 4:21pm 04.21.24 It'll be more effective if it's contaminated with water. In other words, if some water gets in, you
Stern anchoring Will Gilmore at 4:07pm 04.21.24 Keep on mind that a sailboat is designed for wind on the head. When stern anchoring the rudder and
Keel getting corrosion Tally Ho at 4:07pm 04.21.24

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