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Looking at O'Day 27 rkinross at 8:42am 09.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 12/1930 I looked at an O'Day 27 the other day that was for sale on craigslist. After inspecting it I have t
Link to Satellite Pictures after Irma... (1) Sumner at 7:19am 09.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/639 Here is a link to satellite pictures after Irma... https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.ht
Floating Line Rick Webb at 6:54am 09.14.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2431 Anyone have recommendations for a floating line that does not rot away with UV? We are replacing th
What headsail to get? LakeShark at 6:23am 09.14.17 Catalina 22 7/624 So I'm in the market for a new headsail and I know there is more than enough information on this for
Lewmar Electric Winch BOGO 4arch at 5:55am 09.14.17 Big Boats 9/1085 I saw that West Marine is having a BOGO on Lewmar electric winches starting today. I'd love to have
Bayfield 25 - slow under motor (1) William Cooper at 7:00pm 09.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/3323 I have a Bayfield 25 that's running a bit slow under motor. I can only get up to 2.5 kn - the hull s
Mind your Bluetooth! justsomeguy at 3:37pm 09.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/1632 Just as I'm starting to look at the technology to annoy my dock mates and anchorages... https://ars
MMSI Transfer jviss at 1:42pm 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 19/267 I'm a bit confused about MMSIs. I have one registered for my old boat, which I still own. I got a
Varnish Removal - Suggestions Please Rick486 at 1:33pm 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2549 Hello All: My perch seats are covered with teak strips around 2 inches wide and 3/8 to 1/2 inch thic
Table converts to bed nwcoasters at 10:35am 09.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/440 Hi - We have a Hunter 380. The previous owners took out the original table (we do have it) and insta
Lewmar center hatch Alansails at 10:27am 09.13.17 Catalina 310 6/1417 Since this is about the end of our season up north, it is always exciting when you go to the boat an
Hot Water Heater bigdogjerrys at 10:12am 09.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/967 I have a 85 Cat 30 New M-25XPB engine. How does my water heater (in port cockpit Lazarette) get con
Fun for sale ads Ken Cross at 9:50am 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/475 I thought this was funny. I found a sailboat ad titled: FREE 30' Sailboat!! 1977 classic racing yac
Easy way to add antifreeze womble at 8:25am 09.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/955 I plan on keeping my boat in the water this coming winter and also plan to keep sailing. I am consi
Updated C310 IA Membership List Posted SawyerCurt at 8:02am 09.13.17 Catalina 310 2/600 I've recently updated the C310 International Association membership list with all the current C310 a
Single Line Reefing jviss at 7:16pm 09.12.17 Tartan 14/4511 I learned today, quite by accident, that the single line reefing system on the Tartan 3800, with spa
post irma/harvey et al! Captmayhem at 7:14pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 10/777 So I would imagine there are going to be a huge number of boats up for sale over the next few months
Cockpit drain modification Track4ever at 6:08pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 16/3777 I am planning to replace the original cockpit drains on my '76 C22 with l 1/2" stainless steel drain
Keel cable inspection....I'm glad I took a minute to look Megaro76 at 4:58pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 5/690 IMG_2476 by Megaro76 posted Sep 12, 2017 at 7:54 PMso I wonder how close this was to breaking....I'm
Ahoy from Inconceivable mhans at 4:50pm 09.12.17 C&C 6/1191 Greetings All, New member. Anyone else driving a Corvette? ~Hans

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C25 new mainsail shemandr at 5:59pm 01.02.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So s
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months SailingLoto at 5:25pm 01.02.24 What's the part number? I have an extensive mercury/mercruiser parts department. I will gladly che
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14pm 01.02.24 Thank you @dlochner and @twalker H260 for advising. I appreciate your help and support helping here
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. dlochner at 4:43pm 01.02.24 Re alignment of seal. The stainless rotor is fixed perpendicular to the shaft with little clearance
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. (1) garymalmgren at 4:33pm 01.02.24 Re alignment of seal. The stainless rotor is fixed perpendicular to the shaft with little clearance
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. (1) Tally Ho at 4:22pm 01.02.24
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. garymalmgren at 4:16pm 01.02.24 Time to replace the whole assembly. Why? I suspect the stainless rotor was originally in a position
Yanmar parts dlochner at 3:32pm 01.02.24 Seems like a good site but I could not find list of parts. You won't. Call them.
Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 3:22pm 01.02.24 Surely you know a machinist that operates out of his garage here in town. I tried Lustercraft but
Yanmar parts NCBrew at 3:22pm 01.02.24 Niemiec Marine has good service and some of the best prices on Yanmar parts. https://niemiecmarine
Is this bushing still available? JRacer at 2:47pm 01.02.24 Well, that was a dead end. Tides Marine looked at the drawing, but suggested I have it fabbed local
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 1:19pm 01.02.24 All good thoughts, thanks. Had not thought of a "U" bracket to mount the ring to. Was just thinking
Yanmar parts dlochner at 12:22pm 01.02.24 Niemiec Marine has good service and some of the best prices on Yanmar parts. https://niemiecmarine.
Is this bushing still available? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:30am 01.02.24 What I am beginning to see more of suppliers going by the wayside since 2008 which does not bode wel
Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 10:24am 01.02.24 Thanks Dave. I talked to Mike. He gave me a place in Florida that might be able to fab UHMV bearing
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 10:21am 01.02.24 I have one of those old 4 hp 4 stroke Mercs taking up space in my garage too. Tohatsu made the mot
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help gfrazzle at 10:11am 01.02.24 Motor brushes can get corroded from sitting idle as stated above. I had a bareboat charter in the BV
Adding Outboard Tilt Control (actuator) To Hunter 260 JBP-PA at 10:09am 01.02.24 Here is another one. https://www.islandsmarinecenter.com/burnewiin/imc-easy-lift The Rhodes 22 cam
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Ward H at 9:53am 01.02.24 Sounds like a worthwhile winter project.
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months dlochner at 9:26am 01.02.24 I have one of those old 4 hp 4 stroke Mercs taking up space in my garage too. Tohatsu made the mot

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