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Through-hull failed.... OdayGeorge at 5:00am 05.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1134 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 34/6502
Closed seacock bsbrown at 9:19pm 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/594 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 7/599 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 49/3297 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 3/3016 I've drilled holes in my boat before to install new hardware and the like, but before this past week
Islander 36 propane tank location. BobHorn at 12:40pm 05.09.18 Islander 0/1123 Looking to buy a 36 and wondering where the propane locker might be. Thanks, Bob
Islander 36 water tanks BobHorn at 12:10pm 05.09.18 Islander 4/2189 Looking at an Islander 36. It has two water deckfills. Does that mean it has two water tanks? Capaci
Hunter 34, or C&C 34? (2) Simon Sexton at 10:22am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 17/5509 A Little Competition, Which one would you pick, and why? Hunter 34
Rudder tube shims ChrisCall at 9:44am 05.09.18 Catalina 30 3/1908 I have another question related to my rudder shaft on my 1989 catalina wing keel . I've got some sid
First 36.7 zinc confusion jarcher at 9:33am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1721 I bought my 2004 First 36.7 last September, and it spent the winter in the water. I hauled Monday an
80A alternator for Yanmar 3YM in the UK Rob Heath at 9:11am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/600 Hi Has anyone recently purchased an 80A alternator for a Yanmar 3YM in the UK? If so where from, an
3rd leisure battery for Oceanis 37: where? Rob Heath at 9:09am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/758 Hi I would like to put a 3rd leisure/domestic battery on my 3 cabin Oceanis 37. I am not looking fo
H34 Muffler Fast Ed at 8:53am 05.09.18 Big Boats 8/1344 Hey Y'all, I ran my boat today and I found some drops of water next to the sea cock. So I decided t
Battery Life DAVA390 at 8:29am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2485 In May 2013 I bought a deep cycle battery ( I think group 24, will confirm tonight when I see it. Po
Windlass unhinged schoolboy at 8:04am 05.09.18 S2 6/1363 I was itching to spend 3 nights on the boat, sailing about and finding nice coves...BBQ. I opted to
Starter woes PotomacDaysailer at 7:58am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 36/1797 I went to take my still-new-to-me Seafarer 29 "Blue Moon" out the other day and the ignition failed
Looking for delivery crew. Expenses paid. Cross 34 trimaran. Port Lavaca to Lake Ontario Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 9/857 Boat belongs to a Canadian neighbor, who is trying to get it back home. Was damaged in Hurricane Ike
Bumpers for a 260 Iowasail at 6:11am 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 1/572 We have purchased a Hunter 260 1998 and would like to protect her near docks etc and wondered if any
Any idea what this is? (3) Whatsit at 5:55am 05.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1372

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Reconditioning circuit breakers DanMaine at 4:58pm 06.17.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet... Thanks all. Dan
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Tally Ho at 4:38pm 06.17.24
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Tally Ho at 4:25pm 06.17.24
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting (1) Tally Ho at 4:19pm 06.17.24
Salvaging Sunken Boat dlochner at 3:39pm 06.17.24 Sorry for your loss. FWC is taking a hard stand on sunken and derelict boats. @ggrizzard is right ab
Salvaging Sunken Boat ggrizzard at 3:33pm 06.17.24 You say it was "anchored not far offshore". Aside from the possibility that it was stolen, be aware
Reconditioning circuit breakers (3) Johnb at 3:32pm 06.17.24 Dan, I have performed autopsies on failed circuit breakers and am pretty sure there is no reliable
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:25pm 06.17.24 Looks good! How did you restore the deck nonskid? Using Softsand by sprinkling over a wet layer
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:20pm 06.17.24 Great photos, and that bow section looks great! On the photo with the aluminum plate, I assume tha
Companionway leaks? shemandr at 3:20pm 06.17.24 That damned PO guy, again. If I ever get my hands on him ... "Heavens to Murgatroyd"! American va
Thermostat T33 at 3:09pm 06.17.24 Anyone have Hillerange 3 burner propane stove parts? Looking for safety sensor unit with hollow fila
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:53pm 06.17.24 That might be my next step, just waiting on the HE gaskets to arrive. The impeller and thermostat
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Marauder at 2:51pm 06.17.24 Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like leaking deck hardware could be a real headache. Has anyone
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 06.17.24 N scale 160th scale refers to model railroading
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replacem
Reconditioning circuit breakers dlochner at 12:53pm 06.17.24 Circuit breakers wear out, especially when they are used as switches. The only good solution is to r
Reconditioning circuit breakers Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.17.24
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 12:26pm 06.17.24 Your question is timely. We got a 5hp (equivalent) Elco electric motor. We are finding the 5hp to
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:36am 06.17.24 My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my becoming an engineer
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts JamesG161 at 10:56am 06.17.24 So many Hatches, So little time.... Hunter Hayzak Hatches Maybe this one? Jim...

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