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gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/581 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/890 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/627 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1439 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2092 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1376 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/523 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/1833 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a
Can A/C be installed on a Beneteau 35s5? Captain Robin at 2:06pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/505 In order to sell my 1991 Beneteau 35s5 I want to install the thru-hull for an A/C system and need to
First race of the season! (4) Jackdaw at 10:50am 05.12.17 Racing 16/1100 80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us i
Attitude! (2) LakeShark at 8:44am 05.12.17 Catalina 22 20/1076 It used to be the motto of the magazine Latitudes and Attitudes that the difference between an adven
Hunter 49 boom furling system claugerbaum at 8:21am 05.12.17 Big Boats 0/266 Furl Boom is the manufacturer of system currently on the boat and the goose neck where the boom join
Standing rigging connectors (7) George in AK at 9:55pm 05.11.17 Catalina 22 13/1615 Appologies for the total newbie question, but the standing rigging on our 1976 Catalina 22 has me sc
O'Day 272 Gudgeon (2) cbourne200 at 5:12pm 05.11.17 Bigger Boats 7/1020 5 yrs ago when I was considering purchasing an '87 O'Day 272, the most often complaint I read was th
Shout out for boat stands in the Indiana region Hoosier Kevin at 1:07pm 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 2/406 I must lift up my '78 O'Day 25 to pull off the Centerboard and figure out how and/or why my pendant
Where can I find a copy of the current Mariner 19 Class Rules? DrJudyB at 12:16pm 05.11.17 Day Sailers 6/1147 Could somebody please give me a link to the current Class Rules for the Mariner 19? I seem to have
Replacing Portlights Oceanis 321 Jason Wheatley at 11:09am 05.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2111 Does anyone have any recommendations or ones I should not get. Plan on getting some this week leani
What does this mean? "*Not for sale to US citizens while in US waters" rgranger at 10:35am 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 9/603 So... sometimes when I'm bored I go look at boat ads.... (I know I'm not the only one) and I found t
New batteries and charging plans irwin37 at 8:39am 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/904 Would appreciate advice on my plan to replace my batteries and add a charging device to keep them to
Pearson 39-2 Emergency Tiller Cover inprin at 8:39am 05.11.17 Pearson 3/856 My plastic, pry out deckplate over the emergency tiller on stern seat is about done and has started

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Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 8:45am 05.31.23 Dave, how is creating an epoxy plug inside the tube just past (behind) the stuffing box cap replac
Merit 22 owners (1) emh56 at 8:38am 05.31.23 Got the mast up on the Merit 22 this weekend for the first time! We also built an a-frame ginpole s
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 8:33am 05.31.23 Thanks Andrew. It is a fun route. Never the same. Often boring spiced up with excitement. A challeng
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising mermike at 8:25am 05.31.23 It's probably dripping down from the bleeder screw on the high pressure pump.
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 8:17am 05.31.23 You can find mast heads that will fit your mast extrusion at Dwyer Aluminum Mast Company. https://
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 8:11am 05.31.23 Hi all, Turns out what I was seeing was just amine blush. Thank you for all the advice!
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report shemandr at 7:49am 05.31.23 I was inspired by the story to ring up my OpenCPN and look at the charts of the area. Looks like a g
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. kloudie1 at 7:05am 05.31.23 It did not damage the pump. It is like this: Amazon.com: Facet-Purolator New Solid State Fuel Pump 1
Marine Toilet Question Ralph Johnstone at 6:58am 05.31.23
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. Ralph Johnstone at 6:52am 05.31.23 Just had an electric fuel pump failure on a friend's boat.. several miles offshore.. yup, we forgot
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. kloudie1 at 6:43am 05.31.23 Did ya open the fuel tank valve after doing the work ? (assuming yes since you were able to bleed )
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? arcadiahunter28 at 6:41am 05.31.23 For the education of the forum, do you think you could have done the task from a bosoms chair? No
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. P12nash at 6:22am 05.31.23 Confirming my hunter 38 has the 15mm pex. I'd suggest if you are ordering parts that you order a pa
New owner of C310 Hull#23 JRT at 5:16am 05.31.23 Ok that is cool, I added a seat on a pedestal on mine to have a place to sit while cruising all day.
Marine Toilet Question Captain Larry-DH at 5:00am 05.31.23 Just found out that my electric Jabsco toilet doesn't have a built-in macerator. Any issues with TP
Possible SmartPlug problem Sailm8 at 4:57am 05.31.23 As the OP I have contacted an electrcian and will report back with his finding. May take a few week
Marine Toilet Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 05.31.23 At the start of the pandemic, when there was a run on TP I installed a bidet in my home to cut down
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 4:41am 05.31.23 @Rick Webb @waterman30 Rick and waterman; thank you fo advising with confirmation crazy dave
New owner of C310 Hull#23 (3) john2 at 4:25am 05.31.23 hello, we don't use it ( so at home is the answer)... we love the easy open transom . This winte
Marine Toilet Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:19am 05.31.23 I took out a charter from Dream Yacht this winter, and they have a strict NO TP policy. We honored

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