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A view west (1) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/723 Standing in front of the Cape Disappointment light looking out at the Columbia River Bar. of @Stu Ja
Turnbuckle needed KGarvey at 3:39pm 06.05.18 Bigger Boats 1/596 I'm in need of a turnbuckle for a 1989 Beneeau 35S5 please let me know if you have any information o
Backstays have to be removed for launch Bluenose at 1:39pm 06.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2416 The boys at the yard tell me I have to release and tie back the backstays so they can launch with th
Strange Egg Ammonia Smell? Diving4food at 1:37pm 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4122 Help! I ve been staying on our 33 Foot Hunter Sail for 3 weeks and all of a Sudden I came back from
Mast / Deck Light - Recognize? (1) mnmpizza at 1:33pm 06.05.18 Big Boats 11/1427 Hunter 34 - 1986: Does anyone recognize this Mast/Deck light? The deck light portion is out, and wa
Raw Water impeller questions (1) Mike Brown at 1:14pm 06.05.18 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1310 I have a 1981 Hunter 27, with the Renault RC8D diesel. I recently had an overheating situation, and
Job interview Brian D at 12:14pm 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/2182 "That's for old people, like my parents." Priceless... Uo0KjdDJr1c
Rudder Rake topcat0399 at 10:17am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1831 I have the unexpected opportunity to rebuild my rudder. The 50 year old teak has finally cracked hea
260 rudder question please GBGraham at 9:54am 06.05.18 Smaller Boats 18/1603 Just launched and had a problem with the rudder and there seems to be very little info in the handbo
OMC/Zephyr Saildrive -- Throttle Problems DharmaBum at 9:26am 06.05.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/851 Hi. I have an O'Day 25 with an OMC Zephyr Saildrive. The engine seems to be working fine -- good spa
A curious day at the marina (2) plenny7 at 9:13am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 21/1763 Our marina recently installed a webcam looking out onto the lake. I'd prefer it looked over the boat
Heavy Air Cup starting line Jackdaw at 8:29am 06.05.18 Racing 8/1251 Last Sunday it was steady 24 knots with gusts to 32, so WYC abandoned our regular A-series races and
Maybe next time... Brian D at 7:53am 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 16/1318 Man attempting to solo row across Atlantic has to turn back. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/05/m
Water heater leak Weichieboy at 7:39am 06.05.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/876 I have a Seaward F-1100 water heater. It is leaking water from somewhere inside the box. None of the
Lazy Jack Geometry danm1 at 7:33am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1007 Looking to add home made lazy jacks and having read most of the threads, I had this brilliant though
Mast Slugs MSN-Oday at 5:32am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/709 Hey Guys, Broke multiple mast slugs yesterday from an bad wind shift... Can anyone direct me to a l
value of a 1989 272 le O'day donelanc at 5:12am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1120 to my fellow O'day owners, I posted a question about my above boat yesterday. Apparently, there
2000 Hunter 290 - Air Conditioning Draing Clogged tbh1234 at 5:00am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1327 Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Hunter 290, I've inherited a couple of problems with it, I'm hoping t
Swapping Fram fuel filter for Racor (1) ripperbone at 10:46pm 06.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3864 I'm in the process of changing the primary fuel filter for the first time on my 1978 H30. The existi
diesel starting issue mikesh at 9:58pm 06.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/2923 My sailboat has a Universal M3-20B diesel. Just recently it has been hard to start. When i press and

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Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 4:17pm 08.01.24 Assuming you want to avoid taking the decals off... Polishing is impossible without damaging the dec
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 4:15pm 08.01.24 Invest 97L forecast is still up in the air. But Florida just Announced a State of Emergency. Hur
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 08.01.24 Sorry, but got fixated on exterior hull. I had a problem in the rear cabin about 19 years ago and r
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Ward H at 2:33pm 08.01.24 Thanks everyone for explaining how this type of throttle works and possible issues. The number one
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Knotallthere at 2:06pm 08.01.24 Hi, looking for the vinyl material for the hull sides with the foam backing. It is in the vberth and
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:13pm 08.01.24 Fuel, water or waste? Where are the other two? I thought the fiberglass water and waste tanks wer
Compartment under bow berth on 285 Dalliance at 12:17pm 08.01.24 I have not seen any tanks other than a small 10 gallon? One in the stern. Fuel, water or waste? W
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 12:05pm 08.01.24 Where are your water and waste tanks? Is this cover fiberglass? I know nothing about the 285, so
Hose life? Dalliance at 11:50am 08.01.24
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.01.24 I would like to change the hull liner Is that anything like checkered paint ?
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 11:28am 08.01.24 Have you considered just doing it right the first time with the proper materials? The lengths folk
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday jviss at 11:21am 08.01.24 Solved it! It was set up to use the GPS data from the Vesper XB-8000, which is putting out the wron
Stuffing box adjusting Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 08.01.24 I do think you need to haul the boat soon and get the shaft and drive train all sorted. I think y
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 11:19am 08.01.24 Ha, ha, good advice, @Stu Jackson . But, it looks crummy, I'd like it to look nice. I even conside
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Tally Ho at 10:39am 08.01.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Stu Jackson at 10:30am 08.01.24 1. Don't bother. That's the advice from seasoned cruisers. Why? Less chance of the motor being s
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:27am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 10:22am 08.01.24 If you must, then yes. Please note that Ralph's engine and pictures are different than your Kubota
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.01.24 Should the adhesive side be on the flange side and anti seize on the manifold side? If you must, t

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