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Are you a Follower? Justin_NSA at 1:01pm 05.08.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 16/1280 What does the "Follow" feature get you on the forum? If I follow someone, does that mean I get alert
Portlight frame exterior paint peeling (1) Vegas at 10:09am 05.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/815 Can anyone recommend a product and preparation procedure to repaint the frame on my portlight? Is t
Cutlass bearing removal tool TonyDilly at 9:34am 05.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2634 Does anyone local to NY NJ area have a cutlass bearing removal tool I could borrow or rent? thanks i
Replacing H49 arch Seaworthy speakers Romagic at 9:31am 05.08.18 Big Boats 10/1823 One of the stock arch speakers on my Hunter 49 stopped working. Maybe it was a blessing because the
New to forum unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 05.08.18 S2 31/2858 I'v had my 9.2A for 5 months now, its my first sailboat. Due to that I feel like I'm bonding with t
H260 Portlight Problems GBGraham at 7:22am 05.08.18 Smaller Boats 14/1579 When I bought the boat it had a crack in the lower radius of the heads portlight. This was causing r
Shake, rattle, and roll Brian D at 6:54am 05.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 29/1500 Yep, some shake, and they shake a lot. Then there are the ones that rattle. But the best are the one
New varnish - stern rail seats (3) rgranger at 8:53pm 05.07.18 Smaller Boats 7/1151 After a pass with 80 then 160 grit and a coat or three of varnish 149968
On the bandwagon (8) Sanctuary2 at 8:29pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 19/1577
Core rot under cleat Hardhead at 8:21pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 8/1813 While poking around in the boat today, I found some plywood core rot under the starboard stern cleat
Bottom coat new depth finder? SirMichael at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/584
A big shout out Mark Maulden at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/288 to August Race RIB cleaner and conditioner. Sort of expensive but I bought it from Defender during
Need advice: Access Kenyon mast wiring (3) Brazil at 6:34pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1366 This regards a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter. Spreader lights and anchor light wires show open circuit, so I
What a big difference (3) rgranger at 6:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1662
Spreader Bracket replacement (3) dgottfeld at 5:16pm 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/649 I have a 1995 Hunter 27. We broke a spreader bracket on the mast and we need to order a replacement.
Scars and bars All U Get at 4:12pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/317 Hi all, We met up with Ron today and got caught up on what we've been up to for the last two years.
Fiberglass repair (2) pzmaria at 3:10pm 05.07.18 Catalina 30 9/2048 Hello owners. Looking for your experienced advice how to approach this project. First of all how the
Moving to Ft. Lauderdale. Leatherneck at 2:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/654 Any fellow sailors out there that live in the Ft. Lauderdale area? I'm towing my boat from Montana
My current favorite Craigslist post- Boat Parts nat55 at 2:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 3/842 https://maine.craigslist.org/bpo/d/unipoxy-anti-fouling-paint-1/6554262675.html That label is at
Prop Walk Mark Arnold at 1:50pm 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3792 Hi All! I just purchased a 2007 Beneteau 343 with a standard two blade prop. I have already noticed

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Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:16am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:12am 04.21.24 Leland is short trip from traverse city by car. But not by boat! Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids and nort
Catalina 28 steering problem Fred at 6:04am 04.21.24 I purchased my Cat28 MkII (2004) last year and immediately noticed that it pulled quite heavy to por
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:56am 04.21.24 A contrary opinion. Install the filters empty. The consequence of dropping an empty filter are minim
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 4:02am 04.21.24 A procedure I have used with success to avoid the dirty fuel issue after a filter change on my 310,
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust garymalmgren at 2:24am 04.21.24
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust pipedream at 9:46pm 04.20.24 Had the same problem with my volvo penta. Found these folks on the internet. stainless wont fill
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 9:40pm 04.20.24
Airmar DST 810 chuckwayne at 9:19pm 04.20.24 Mine goes in flush but I always lube with silicone grease before installing. What Blitz said is prob
Airmar DST 810 Blitz at 9:07pm 04.20.24 I have the DST800, and it is flush. never had the issue you are describing. I'm guessing it is g
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 jssailem at 9:06pm 04.20.24 I get the feeling I'll never be done fixing this boat. This is a common, unspoken, feeling among b
Stern anchoring jssailem at 9:03pm 04.20.24 It is a regular condition when an anchor is set that the boat sits down wind, down current. A secon
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 04.20.24 I take it when you say "street nipple" you are referring to a "close nipple" ? ad (FPT) on the oth
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dLj at 7:54pm 04.20.24 There is a stainless replacement as an aftermarket, but I don't recall the link.... dj

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