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Upgrade to my V-berth area (4) Slartibartfass at 5:38am 08.17.17 Catalina 22 5/1638 On my Capri 22 i rearranged things for overnighting in the future and converted the V-berth area int
Lost Virginity Last PM... shemandr at 5:37am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/509 ...That is my J24 virginity. In 30 some odd years of sailing I had never sailed on a J24 for whatev
Projects (1) All U Get at 10:40pm 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/519 Lot of projects on the boat. Here's another my wife did recovering old cushions and a cover for the
New Macgregor 25 owner with lots of newbie questions GSmith116 at 10:14pm 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1682 I am thrilled to be a new owner of a 1982 mac 25. I have taken her out twice single handed and I ha
Skins and trim, screwed and glued? David Kelsh at 6:26pm 08.16.17 Catalina 30 3/842 Quick one for you guys before I go destroying anything this weekend. ... Anyone know if the teak pl
Bilge filling with water sockemdog at 5:53pm 08.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2646 I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that is suddenly collecting water in the bilge. It fills slowly...takes a c
Hurricane Harvey JamesG161 at 3:53pm 08.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 31/2381 I have been watching 3 storms leaving West Africa for 5 days. The first is a wimp, disorganized sto
Portlight screen sizes O'Day 34/35? jibes138 at 3:38pm 08.16.17 Bigger Boats 4/508 i measured my portlights thinking they were Beckson and the lenses are 4.75 x 11.0. None of the Bec
Bilge pump hose (3) Terry Houwerzyl at 2:54pm 08.16.17 Big Boats 9/2344 Last weekend my Hunter Legend 40 had a problem with the bilge pump. While attempting to correct the
Fixed side portlight loose - needs rebedding? (1) Vegas at 2:09pm 08.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/727 Just noticed the aft half of the port side fixed portlight is loose. The plastic window has pulled
What fees will I encounter if I register my 26X in Florida? TortugasRoyal at 12:10pm 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/836 What fees will I encounter if I register my 26X in Florida? I'm snow birding, will own/live on a RV
Is my 1981 Newport 28 mast grounded? Olivia de Soria at 11:18am 08.16.17 Newport 6/1694 we recently came into possession of this Newport 28 sail boat, 1981, and I cannot seem to find out i
Pirates Cove, BC, Decourcey Island VanIslandGuy at 10:13am 08.16.17 Destinations 7/1088 Have any of you with deeper draft boats, (ours is 6'6") made the trip up to Pirates Cove? The ancho
My Handheld VHF Died shemandr at 7:56am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1721 So I guess I have to buy a new one. The old is an ICOM M36. It was over 5 years old but I'm a litt
New Bow Roller installation (1) mmhamer at 7:23am 08.16.17 Smaller Boats 16/4123 Just bought a Bow Roller for my anchor on the H235. Wondering about what's under that area where the
New-to-me '83 Mac 25 questions, oh so many questions PineyRidge at 6:55am 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/4019 Hi all, new to the forums, and new to boat owning. My biggest concern at the moment is being able t
Taking on water while sailing Jecemis at 6:10am 08.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/632 Hi there ~ I have a 1985 Hunter 31. The last two times I went out I noticed the bilge pumping out s
Yanmar Starting Problems dlochner at 5:32am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 27/21898 The motor is a Yanmar 3JH2E. The problem is intermittent. The instrument panel is the Yanmar bare bo
Questions about Marina's in the Cape Coral area; AXEL at 4:51am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1830 I own a house in Fort Myers which is currently being rented. I plan to retire in about 2 years (or l
Problem with Harken roller furling wrap stop Reg M at 10:41pm 08.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/2397 I am having problems with the Harken roller furling wrap stop on my 1984 H31 . When I furl the jib t

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:38pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. We discovered a fibroses material
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:27pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
Wood stain or varnish MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks for the Shellac tip. Looks super nice. Glad to help. You have to top coat it with something
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 8:18pm 06.16.23 Update. Rudder out with great effort. teflon bushing looks good. Will ream it out a bit and reinstal
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11pm 06.16.23 It is a great day. The Varooom returned at 13:53. This afternoon.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 7:57pm 06.16.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire b
Rub Rail Adventure jaysweet at 7:38pm 06.16.23 Hey JD: thanks. Just to note: this thread is 3 years old, as you're probably aware. It's not clear t
Stuck screw on prop anode (2) rgranger at 7:24pm 06.16.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose rgranger at 7:11pm 06.16.23 Bucket? You said out of the box
Rub Rail Adventure jdrutten at 6:43pm 06.16.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. Is
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 6:25pm 06.16.23 I finally replaced my prop anode today, that was a tough job. It's in another thread. Hull potent
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 6:20pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. I didn't take a before reading and I can't remember what it was la
Newbie rgranger at 6:07pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 5:18pm 06.16.23 The remains of the screw came out easily. The prop nut is heavily corroded. A wire brush won't re
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 5:02pm 06.16.23
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 4:59pm 06.16.23 The anode is off! The screwdriver is drying out.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:54pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how. Thanks ma
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 4:49pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:43pm 06.16.23

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