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Big project today...finding where rain water leaks in Megaro76 at 6:14pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 13/2883 With my 11 year old daughter running the hose to simulate a rain storm and me inside the boat cabin
Is our media ever right? Ken Cross at 5:03pm 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1106 Marina fire story. Does this sound wrong? http://komonews.com/news/local/fire-hits Jssalem heard t
Diesel fuel/water filter recommendation nestorph at 4:06pm 07.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/3886 I need to install a fuel/water filter in my Islander 30 Bahama. I checked out the Racor filters but
Fuel and Water Tank Level hookway at 3:25pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3304 Hello Can anyone comment on water or fuel level meters or some basic way to tell when the tank is n
Oceanis 400, Smell from the Sump Pump hookway at 3:23pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1632
Hull crack (2) blindsmokey at 3:17pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 14/2318 I put my newly acquired boat in the water this weekend for the first time and discovered there is a
Engine mount while trailering (1) Lafayette Mike at 3:13pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 18/2972 I'd love to find a way to mount my engine to the trailer while traveling. I have seen the "motor mo
Wanted - gently used main for my Hunter 23 (1986) Vanderlady at 3:10pm 07.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1294 Does anyone have gently used main sail I can use for my 1986 Hunter 23, or know where I can get one?
'85 H31 Fuse location Dave Roberts at 1:54pm 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/432 Just bought an 85 H31 and the interior electronics are totally different from our previous boat ('83
How to protecting above-deck bike from moisture and UV? patrickkidd at 10:44am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/594 I am a liveaboard and lock my road bike outside my Catalina 30. I am looking for a way to protect it
Main traveler car & sheet set-up (1) SeanP at 9:17am 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 33/9643 See the attached image of how the PO had things set up with the Rutgerson car. He seems to have adde
P42 Step for getting off boat (1) Puesta del sol at 9:10am 07.09.17 Big Boats 0/363 home made step - seems to work Not part of the design but I left long lines to work out final adjus
Saturday nearest full moon=NightCrawler! (5) Jackdaw at 9:00am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/349 At WYC that means a pot luck buffet for a late dinner, and then heading out for a night sail. Last n
Macgregor 26S Sliding hatch jhastie at 7:23am 07.09.17 Parts Search 0/441 Looking for a replacement in good condition.
1999, H260 New centerboard pins a little longer than original ones (3) Tom2909 at 5:16am 07.09.17 Smaller Boats 10/1191 I've received new centerboard and roller pins from the Hunter Forum store for reassembling the cent
Faulty transducer or faulty instrument? XDMusic at 2:42am 07.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/566 My depth instrument, which has worked just fine until recently, will light up as usual when turned o
Transducer or Instrument XDMusic at 2:21am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 8/786 My depth instrument, which has worked just fine until recently, will light up as usual when turned o
What size blocks to buy? LadyHawk at 9:01pm 07.08.17 Trailer Sailors 3/1794 I almost have a CL16 ready to go. I need to get a halyard and mainsheet for her. Any wisdom on wha
Ben 40 brown water in head tmatzzie at 8:50pm 07.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1428 hi, after this Spring's commissioning we are getting brown water as the fill water in our head. Othe
Drilling hole in tiller for tcf receptacle vdotmatrix at 3:16pm 07.08.17 Catalina 22 11/1139 i have a forespar tiller extention and have to drill a 7/16 hole in my new tiller for the receptacle

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WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:48pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 6:42pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS This sounds l
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:41pm 02.21.24
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:28pm 02.21.24 I'm not going to argue with you, simply put some numbers out there. 3/8 grade 43 (high strength) g
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:20pm 02.21.24 I'd also like to know more on where you're coming from here. Are you just getting more service life
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:17pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS But in answer t
Fuel locker and propane john6206 at 4:50pm 02.21.24 Thanks for the input. The solution might be mounting the gas can to the stern rail. safe, effective
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 02.21.24 Replacing all those parts is significantly more than just maintenance, so I think regular maintenanc
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 02.21.24
Western L.I. Sound marina dLj at 3:54pm 02.21.24 And can you think of any better place to spend the kid's inheritance? ;) :beer: I've told my kids
Bilge Wire Size Question. Jan11 at 2:41pm 02.21.24 Relating to this discussion, and many others, we should be aware that the standards for electrical e
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Ward H at 1:59pm 02.21.24 I had a xl long shaft Yamaha 9.9 with power tilt and electric start on my O'day 25. Something like
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina PaulK at 1:56pm 02.21.24 Hitting the keel could also knock out the mast step or the floors near it.
YANMAR replacement MitchM at 1:05pm 02.21.24 it's not just the engine cost. it's new exhaust hoses, new engine bed, poss
Looking for seal reference Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 02.21.24 Al or Mike At SBO can help you. V
Seaward 25 taking on water. MitchM at 12:49pm 02.21.24 what year is the boat, what year is the PSS and what year and hours on the engine ?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Will Gilmore at 12:36pm 02.21.24 Among other things this part puzzles me. Usually a grounding damages the bottom of the boat, not th
removing trailer from boat in driveway Benny17441 at 12:32pm 02.21.24 What kind of work? I once rented a slip at a marina to keep the boat for two days while we recondit
No holding tank options? Benny17441 at 12:26pm 02.21.24 Does anyone just use the head solely as a urinal, and pump directly overboard (or just pee off the
New Engine for 23 foot O Day rgranger at 11:58am 02.21.24 I had a 9.9 on a Hunter 26 and it was too big. I down sized to the Tohatsu 6 and it was more than

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