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Manual Bilge Pump Capacity on an Oceanis 45 LordByron at 1:20am 04.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/746 Can someone please tell me what the pumping capacity of the manual bilge pump is on an Oceanis 45 bu
DIY Swim Platform on 1980 Hunter 30 Mohawk Jack at 8:19pm 04.04.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/4176 I have searched the forum pictures for an example of a post production (Home Brew) swim platform mou
Original interior teak finish used by O'Day factory in 1982? Kyedmcc at 7:20pm 04.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1492 New member from Iowa here, with a 1982 OMC Saildrive 25' centerboard O'Day that I am refitting. Does
Angst Terry Cox at 7:13pm 04.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 66/4100 No postal feelings here, but do tend to grit my teeth over the use of the term raw water. Raw milk c
41 DS raw water pump sailor5017 at 4:53pm 04.04.18 Big Boats 1/454 Has anyone rebuilt the Johnson gear driven raw water pump on their Yanmar 4jh eingine. If so any lu
raw water pump for yanmar 4jh engine sailor5017 at 4:45pm 04.04.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2135 I am trying to find parts for said Johnson raw water pump on yanmar engine on 41DS hunter. Found com
Opportunity knocks but once... BlowMeAway at 2:53pm 04.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 10/1333 So after reading the recent Dogwatch addendum to GOB, I see that one of our finest contributors on S
H23 transom reinforcement Q (3) ryan_s at 11:56am 04.04.18 Smaller Boats 10/752
Raw water strainer Mity at 9:55am 04.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/802 Hi, I have a Hunter 320 and the raw water strainer is located under the bed. I would like to relocat
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. Jacksail at 8:55am 04.04.18 Catalina 310 47/9168 I'm going to replace the very old VHF radio installed at the NAV Station with a new AIS / VHF and wo
Catalina 25 Swingkeel trailer Wingwelm1 at 7:43am 04.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/522 we are in need of a used trailer for a Catalina 25 Swingkeel. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also
Original design category rating (ISO or CE) for Hunter 37c pre 1983 ?? (2) domwarman at 6:01am 04.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1839 I have a hunter 37c under offer in the UK. It's been given a Cat 'C' CE rating (see photo .1) on ent
Double Cat (1) All U Get at 5:12am 04.04.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2865 Hi all, Last night we had this catamaran moor behind us. Unusual looking masts and having two real
Leaf Springs Hunter 23.5 (1) jbreland at 4:05am 04.04.18 Smaller Boats 7/643 This is sort of a dumb question but I'll go anyway... did the leaf springs on the trailer of a hunte
Where can I locate these Velcro attachments? (1) jmce1587 at 9:27pm 04.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/757 I have these on back step to swim platform that also acts as a cover to the water fill. Any idea wh
Recommendations for caulk to be used on sea hood (2) jmce1587 at 9:22pm 04.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/718 hi all. I need to caulk my sea hood and am looking for recommendations as to the type of caulk I sh
Am I in trouble? (2) scottmellloyditude at 7:12pm 04.03.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/722 hey guys and gals. When I was starting to de-winterize my boat I noticed some rot on the bottom of
Stanchion replacement Chris115 at 4:52pm 04.03.18 Catalina 22 2/917 I need to replace one of the stanchions on my C22 Mk ll, but am unsure how to do this. The base of t
And so it begins Southpaw at 4:51pm 04.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 23/1823 We officially became live a boards on April 2nd when dropped the line at 4:14 pm. We would have left
Forward hatch lens replacement Gene Neill at 4:13pm 04.03.18 Catalina 22 15/2040 Has anyone done this job already? My lens is so crazed I'm afraid to look at it hard, let alone step

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Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine kappykaplan at 9:21am 07.20.24 Freeze plug failed?
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 07.20.24 Foss Foss now called Nw Rudder. Great folks to work with from a dealer perspective no ow retired
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:40am 07.20.24 Wind and wave comments: Wind and waves usually come from the same direction on the Great Lakes wher
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:10am 07.20.24 Lot's of good advice so far. If I were planning this trip, I would go Mackinac to Beaver Island, the
Stray current in the water FastOlson at 7:34am 07.20.24 Relevant article here: A Preventable Dockside Tragedy \| BoatUS Mr. Ritz addressed our club at a gene
Iphone Sat-phone feature? FastOlson at 7:18am 07.20.24 Thanks for asking! I am considering upgrading from my 12 to a new one and have wondered about that f
Windlass malfunction kloudie1 at 7:04am 07.20.24 Sounds like a bad connection or a corroded wire. Measure volts on the battery post (not terminal) if
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West (1) duck21 at 6:17am 07.20.24 You are correct that by population there may be fewer people over all. However, (please feel free to
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 6:15am 07.20.24 I have the Scad system on my boat for 2 years. Good price and very good support from Sailorssolution
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 6:12am 07.20.24 Tks for sharing! :beer:
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 6:10am 07.20.24
Looking for block shackles Dave Groshong at 4:53am 07.20.24 The main sheet block shackles on my Catalina 22 need to be replaced, but I am having trouble findin
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West xavpil at 3:35am 07.20.24 To confirm, are you entering Lake Michigan via the Mackinac straights, final destination of Milwauk
Stray current in the water dlochner at 12:20am 07.20.24 Stray current in a marina in fresh water is just as dangerous as in salt water. I personally know o
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? Plumbean at 9:31pm 07.19.24 I have a 50W panel that is now almost 20 years old that keeps 4 Group 31 AGMs topped off on my moori
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD ccw505 at 8:44pm 07.19.24 Hi Peggy, My water and holding tanks currently have the external metal strip sensors a la some snak
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40pm 07.19.24 Fwiw, I re-routed the AC drain on my last boat to drain directly overboard. All it took was a new t
Windlass malfunction tophooey at 8:39pm 07.19.24 I had replaced the house battery with new one. Used the old one, actually, for the jump. She's on t
Stray current in the water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35pm 07.19.24 Stray current in a marina in fresh water is just as dangerous as in salt water. I personally know of
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29pm 07.19.24 Usually, the only tank monitor which presents a problem is the holding tank monitor. Sticks because

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