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Topping lift question... SirMichael at 5:53am 07.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3115 I have a hunter 28.5 in occasionally the cam cleat that holds the topping lift will release when I'm
Yanmar oil and temp alarm. bart at 2:15am 07.14.17 Big Boats 8/6316 When I turn on the ignition the alarm no longer sounds. I have gauges so everything is working. Any
Connecting Raymarine ST60, ST4000 (black) to E15023 SmartController patrickkidd at 9:08pm 07.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1118 I have a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot (original black, not grey ST4000+) and a Raymarine ST60 speed an
Portable Fuel Tanks Rick D at 8:39pm 07.13.17 Trailer Sailors 13/2256 I have to replace a fuel tank in a jointly owned pontoon boat. For the rest of the season, we will u
Interior Finish for Wood Scott2 at 7:17pm 07.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1329 I need to refinish the wood on the interior of my C270LE. Any suggestions on which product to use wo
410 Exhaust hose replacement chuck anderika at 5:48pm 07.13.17 Big Boats 4/599 Anyone have any tips or procedures for replacing the 13 ft. exhaust hose. will it be easier to feed
Looking for vhf cockpit mounting ideas. njlarry at 4:02pm 07.13.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4912 Finally getting around to installing my permanent mount Standard Horizon gx1600 vhf. I could mount
broken strut jotruk at 1:39pm 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/543 does anyone know where i can find a strut for a 27 ft 1979 hunter.
Boater Knot Practice Board DIY (1) CrispyCringle at 10:59am 07.13.17 Smaller Boats 21/10920 A walk to the end of my dock (about 40 boats) last weekend yielded exactly Zero properly tied cleats
Hunter 18.5 Boat Review in Magazine Josh Colvin at 9:59am 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/797 Hi All, We are preparing to write a feature-length boat review on the Hunter 18.5 for our coming is
O'Day 25 vs O'Day 26? JRT at 9:54am 07.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/8615 I'm probably dumb, with a whopping 4-5 months of official O'Day 25 boat ownership I found a nice, ne
351/2 Engine Shifter/Throttle (1) KennyBene at 8:40am 07.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/668 2 month owner of a 1999 352- love the boat but hate the telephone pole in the cockpit they call the
Never gonna complain about my slip again!!! danstanford at 7:24am 07.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/782 My boat is 33' and my slipmate's boat is a 30'er and we are in a 25' slip because the marina is full
Generator not generating Billy mcgrew at 7:18am 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/884 friend of mine has a 42 hunter with a nexgen generator that runs but not getting power to boat . It
Hunter water ballast boats sitting in silt and on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 07.13.17 Smaller Boats 1/406 I cannot locate the specific item on the forum but one H 26 owner advised repairing the tank lid on
Anchor chain snubber..... home made NYSail at 6:59pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 26/5239 so have new ground tackle, leaving Saturday and didn't purchase my mantis snubber. What is the best
I'm looking for the Macgregor logo that was originally put on the port stern of the hull JennyLove at 6:21pm 07.12.17 Parts Search 4/546 .
Can I lengthen my H23.5 reefing line? GGordonWoody at 5:55pm 07.12.17 Smaller Boats 28/2385 At present, the length of my main reefing line is just enough to reef the sail, but I would like to
Control panel Windtherapy at 1:06pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/681 So how does one access their control panel for a message on this board? Got an email stating somebod
Ches Bay - Avoid rocks Warren Milberg at 12:28pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/665 Avoid rocks near Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay. https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin

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Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 7:02am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can'
Boat registration rgranger at 7:01am 02.23.24 Registration -- yes Taxes -- maybe. In VA I had a 30 year-old boat and my tax was something like $
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 02.23.24 I think this is a big part of the problem in addition to the windlass problem. The lightning protec
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can't
Boat registration jssailem at 6:45am 02.23.24
B331 switchboard rail terminal block (1) jssailem at 6:16am 02.23.24
Boat registration kloudie1 at 5:53am 02.23.24 Pretty much all states require registration if engine driven in addition to the sails. Many states e
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) twodzusfittings at 5:01am 02.23.24 @dlochner I PM'd George as we have the same model boat and offered to measure mine. (He was very he
Boat registration dlochner at 4:44am 02.23.24 The answer to your dreams should lie here: https://www.flhsmv.gov/motor-vehicles-tags-titles/vessel
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) dlochner at 4:42am 02.23.24 @GeorgeC It looks like so far no one has the information you are looking for. However, we do appreci
Boat registration twodzusfittings at 4:19am 02.23.24 The word would be "Classic" or "Antique". The answer might be state specific. I suggest looking up y
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) twodzusfittings at 4:11am 02.23.24 Can't you keep it simple and just call them hatch boards? Where would the fun in that be?
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 3:30am 02.23.24
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? Woody Richardson at 11:14pm 02.22.24
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? jssailem at 10:33pm 02.22.24 Whom ever fires a weapon usually is responsible for wherever the bullet lands. :banghead:
CDI Reefer II head fitting jssailem at 10:14pm 02.22.24 You might try reaching out to @DrJudyB
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) Johnb at 10:05pm 02.22.24 Can't you keep it simple and just call them hatch boards?
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 8:51pm 02.22.24 Chemical smell is rather vague, like saying food smell. Like ... gasoline glycol alcohol from win
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 8:49pm 02.22.24 Some plastics have a propensity to absorb smells, the shower grate may have absorbed the odor and b
CDI Reefer II head fitting Leeward Rail at 8:25pm 02.22.24 I assume you contacted CDI to see if they have NOS parts for it ?

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