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Leak in ceiling PM in TO at 10:57am 04.30.17 Catalina 310 3/818 Just noticed some dark discolouration in the ceiling, just slightly forward of sink in galley, any i
Spring Cleaning (1) T_Cat at 8:48am 04.30.17 Catalina 22 4/485 135900 Happening Now!!
Moving my new boat Cowpokee at 8:30am 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1080 The next nice weekend we have I will be moving my newly purchased 1983 Goman Express 30 to its new h
Rewiring and replacing mast head light Leatherneck at 7:49am 04.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3159 I just replaced my masthead light with an LED light. I ordered it from BWY and it came with new wire
Mast steps ChrisCRNA at 7:46am 04.30.17 Big Boats 5/589 Soon will take possession of 2006 45CC to be shipped to my location. Think folding mast steps would
Reefing Furler Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:50am 04.30.17 Catalina 310 4/752 WOW the season is here already. Question for the 310 Furling Main Sailors here. On a regular sail y
Anyone ever removed the shear stripes on a H31? Reg M at 6:12am 04.30.17 Mid-Size Boats 21/3897 The shear stripes on my 1984 H31 are cracking and deteriorating so I was thinking of removing them a
Bought a Hunter 25 today colin2010 at 6:51pm 04.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1246 Hi all, I had been lurking for a long time and decided to join only to realize I was a long lost me
Replacing am/fm sony radio on 40' Oceanis Captpete12 at 5:45pm 04.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1174 Well, its' been nine hours of trying to do what I thought would be a simple swap! I am replacing th
MERRIMAN YACHT SPECIALTIES - SPARE PARTS (2) Jason Hinsch at 12:14pm 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 9/4894 I have a Merriman Yacht Specialties Steering Pedestal on my Hunter 27. It is missing the part that h
Hunter 28.5 cabinet hardware (1) Phil Herring at 12:06pm 04.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/804 You know those finger-pull catches on the 28.5? Has anyone sourced them or found a replacement?
What is this? Is it hard to Fix?? (2) Milo Cushman at 11:27am 04.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3328 Hello! and thanks for looking! I may have finally found the project boat I've been searching for. 19
Problem changing coolant in Yanmmar 2GM20F dph123 at 10:26am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2523 I went down to the boat armed to change the coolant for the first time since owning the boat. It is
Anyone installed a drain plug in a Walker Bay 8? SFS at 9:17am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3594 I've searched this site, CF, and the internet, and cannot find an answer to the following issue. My
Can anyone identify this part? (1) tnathan at 9:04am 04.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/760 135879 this part turned up in the Engine bilge compartment when I did my pre departure check on my b
'77 Widgeon Mast Step Repair Duchifat91 at 8:28am 04.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1638 I'm returning a '77 Widgeon to seaworthiness as the first step in a long-term restoration. After ins
Putting the boat on a mooring ball. Karyon at 7:18am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2217 Looks like I will be putting my boat on a mooring ball this year, the local marinas are getting way
Hunter 260 centerboard sailing CaptMatt at 6:42am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2003 Is is safe/recommended to sail with the centerboard locked partially up when crossing over 3 or 4' f
Washer dryer are now becomes a parts and tools locker (3) RWSlater at 5:58am 04.29.17 Big Boats 8/572 45CC. Check this out, a friend of mine built a 4 shelf insert and we put it together yesterday and s
Help with bilge! Calamity at 5:49am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/760 Im a new Hunter 27 boat owner, 1986 Having problems with water. A small bilge is mounted under the t

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alternator and wiring Maine Sail at 4:31am 05.29.23
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.29.23 What do you use the compartment with the hinged lid in front of the toilet for? Toilet chemicals
Early Music Instruments rgranger at 4:29am 05.29.23 I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked to the listings. check th
Marine Toilet Question Apex at 4:27am 05.29.23 Different perspectives, different society: While in Mexico years ago, at a large plant: Stalls had
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? arcadiahunter28 at 4:11am 05.29.23 All done! It took a while to run the wiring and move my anchor light to make room but the mast is ba
Main track insert question danstanford at 2:57am 05.29.23 I have a piece with tapped holes in the mast so I can screw the piece in after the main is raised. D
Nicopress Joe at 12:23am 05.29.23 He can take it to West Marine. Every store has one at their workbench. But he'll have to take the
Early Music Instruments Joe at 12:16am 05.29.23 Nice. Are those yours? I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 11:58pm 05.28.23
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? Benny17441 at 9:57pm 05.28.23 I would be also concerned with the wear and rust damage at the keel's pivot point. Most of these b
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 9:18pm 05.28.23 Stick Dry or stick. It can be either or both.
alternator and wiring (4) Ralph Johnstone at 8:56pm 05.28.23 I now think its in the alternator or the wiring harness for the alternator. Its a Hitachi LR155-20
alternator and wiring mermike at 8:53pm 05.28.23 That is a voltage regulator. It manages the output of the alternator to charge the batteries. It may
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 8:42pm 05.28.23 Even with that press you'll need to get rid of any peening that appears to have occurred during you
Topping Lift on a Hunter 146? (2) rgranger at 8:34pm 05.28.23 I did a Google image search. Most did not have a topping lift but a few did ged so that it can be
G-Flex Question - Curing Time rgranger at 8:26pm 05.28.23
Marine Toilet Question Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 05.28.23 Brilliant! Nothing more I can say. You're right. It doesn't warrant saying anything more about
Mast rewire Hayden Watson at 7:22pm 05.28.23 When I had my rig down for standing rigging replacement, I also replaced all of the old wires. I us
Sail drive raw water intakes Mark Maulden at 7:02pm 05.28.23
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 6:57pm 05.28.23 Back in college I would drink a Miller Beer with a Snickers Bar. Those were the good old days. You

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