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dhjawor7 at 8:15am 07.17.17
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I'm not sure how old or how clean the covers are on all of the seat/birthing cushions in my boat (I
fhp3 at 6:21am 07.17.17
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I dug this up on the internet and compared it to my original rigging. It comes very close. The line
1mcarlson at 5:53am 07.17.17
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Any Hunter 42 Passage owners experience water in the aft transom lockers? I had to motor over to a
Mike in Cape Cod at 9:00pm 07.16.17
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Anyone know if the original D/C switch panel is available for sale anywhere ? I have 12 volt powe
Pat at 7:26pm 07.16.17
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The 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272 freezes up and ceases to cool the boat....did it twice th
Leatherneck at 6:15pm 07.16.17
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Can someone tell me what this thing is? Thanks
pk66 at 6:05pm 07.16.17
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Hi, I finally raised the mast on my 1974 Hunter 25. After attaching the boom to the goose neck I am
DStegs49 at 5:48pm 07.16.17
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Does anyone have or know where I can get a "western great lakes" cartridge that will fit my NorthSta
Mark Maulden at 5:04pm 07.16.17
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I rebuilt the whole pump assy and new joker valve. When I pump in the dry mode, water does not leav
RussC at 4:23pm 07.16.17
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I usually post in the Mac section, but I think a lot of folks use the same blue jugs for drinking wa
John From Maine at 4:09pm 07.16.17
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138790 138791 1972-73 Widgeon that I bought last year. First relates to the boom out-haul for the m
jon hansen at 2:59pm 07.16.17
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20 to 30 k wind on the nose right now, oh boy. al ' bob declerq in the lead for the mac cup again,
LakeShark at 2:51pm 07.16.17
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So this weekend my children and I participated in our first ever race. I have a set of twins that a
Dan Donaldson at 11:46am 07.16.17
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Is there any place out there that I can order parts to repair my Marlow 23 self tailing winch?
SeanP at 11:26am 07.16.17
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Apologies if this has been covered before. I did try the advanced search but did not manage to find
leftcoastpj at 10:24am 07.16.17
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There is a cleat bolted to one of the keel bolts under the floor of my wing keel 86 Hunter 23. It is
jpeac2 at 8:37am 07.16.17
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All - Owned the boat 10 years an finally getting very motivated to pickup a spinnaker of sorts.
Ilanortho at 5:41am 07.16.17
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Hi; Am experiencing frequent intermittent starting problems when the engine is warmed up. Usually o
viper at 3:21am 07.16.17
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My boat lost its mast just before delivery in 2016, when another sailboat in the yard fell on it. Th
tjar at 8:53pm 07.15.17
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I tried to open the drum on my Hood furler to change the line, but the stainless steel cover is seiz

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Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 02.23.24
Hmmmm ...my instrument reads about 10F below the actual temp. Perhaps the issue is with the freshwa
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
geoffschultz at 2:58pm 02.23.24
This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are a
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
geoffschultz at 2:56pm 02.23.24
Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the
Keel
Ringydingydo at 2:07pm 02.23.24
If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Keel
Ringydingydo at 2:00pm 02.23.24
I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
twodzusfittings at 1:44pm 02.23.24
How did they manage 20 years ago? Flag signals. Oh sorry, that was 40 years ago!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
dLj at 1:24pm 02.23.24
starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, accordin
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.23.24
This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are ac
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
Mark Maulden at 12:58pm 02.23.24
Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the s
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
captain69 at 12:43pm 02.23.24
starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, according
Boat registration
Roland5048 at 12:10pm 02.23.24
Here's a link: https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/328.72 Here's an excerpt: (2)?ANTIQUE VES
V berth leak from electric windlass
JoeWhite at 11:28am 02.23.24
Yes. It can. Even on my c36
Water Leaks
JamesG161 at 10:50am 02.23.24
I use in my salt water pool may be looking for a range of salt Use a test strip in fresh water the
Boat registration
Roland5048 at 10:04am 02.23.24
I believe the age for antique registration in Fl is 30yrs., same as for vehicles. I registered my
Water Leaks
Mike Oldak at 9:57am 02.23.24
I would try both, but likely it is from the tank or leaking rain water. Salt level strip, that I us
Kirie Elite 29
hutch5151 at 9:56am 02.23.24
Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 mysel
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:30am 02.23.24
At first I thought to change all the sanitation hoses but it doesn't really smell like sewage? Perm
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
dLj at 9:29am 02.23.24
If that were the only requirement I'd stick with my Garmin InReach. $65/$50/mo for unlimited text
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004   (2)
Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 02.23.24
I will have to go home to find a picture of my old stem fitting. I was made aware after reading an

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