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hazardous algae in the filters... MitchM at 2:38pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/432 the notorious hazardous algae blooms have attacked the filters . the sea water pump i
Wallops Island tonight - sky show! Gunni at 2:02pm 06.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/428 Huge potential viewing area on the eastern seaboard tonight for the launch and deployment of colorf
Sanitation Hose (2) Suncatcher at 1:46pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 45/6136 i just acquired a 1982 Hughes Columbia 8.7. Love the boat but it has odour issues. (Yes I've read Pe
Looking for info on H33 furling mainsail Maurice Doran at 1:37pm 06.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1564 I finally got my H33 off the dock and noticed the outhaul is particularly stiff making it difficult
75 hunter 27 needs a rudder David Isolano at 12:39pm 06.12.17 Parts Search 7/855 Hello, I bent my rudder post. Help me out or it will be a short season. Does anyone know the length
mast base mounting JamesT at 12:12pm 06.12.17 Smaller Boats 4/785 Hi, I purchased the mast base/foot rebuild kit. The old base hardware was stuck so good, I had to d
Galvanic isolator installation (3) Newport Bob at 12:04pm 06.12.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3313 137562 137563 137564 I have a Guest model 2450P. I can not find a manual online. A few questions on
trouble with transmission flange to shaft 19thol at 10:50am 06.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1798 Hey All, I can't get the flange that attaches the prop shaft to the trans apart. I sprayed with bla
Would like to find someone who would show me their WWPotter 19 SailingBuccaneer at 10:42am 06.12.17 Trailer Sailors 9/1107 Considering purchasing a WWPotter 19 but would like to see one first. Have read lots of good things
Furler setup (2) therealbrianf at 10:17am 06.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1644 Hi all, Would appreciate your help with a question on furler setup. Recently purchased a Beneteau
Turnbuckle Size for a Hunter - Cherub 25 1976 Plymouth Sailor at 9:57am 06.12.17 The Cherubini Hunters 0/346 Does anyone happen to know the size of the rear stay turnbuckle for a 25 1976 i.e. wire diameter, t
Lets talk flotation on a DS1 or DS2 Windtherapy at 9:53am 06.12.17 Day Sailers 2/1110 So I have heard a lot of guys talk about replacing their flotation in their DS1 and maybe even DS2.
Embedded Cabin top mounting plates (1) wrbeglin at 9:38am 06.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1315 I have a 2004 Beneteau 323. the stdb. side of the cabin top has imprints in the deck surface where y
External Generator Fuel Pump Marc14857 at 9:00am 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2719 unlike others I have not had many problems with my FP 6000 generator until now. The unit starts and
Finally... I feel like Im a sailor. CapnGL at 8:04am 06.12.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1370 Went out yesterday in my 26D. 5-7 knot winds. got both sails up no problem. sailed for about 3 hour
Hunter Passage Raw water pump BellaSogno9119 at 7:37am 06.12.17 Big Boats 11/1220 My Hunter 42 Passage has an Onan 8KW Generator which has run great until last weekend when I started
C- 22 NEED HELP WITH HULL ID# MICHAEL HOSS at 7:12am 06.12.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/889 Have a full keel c-22 i would love to know for sure what year it is this is all the info I have inte
What size winch on 1985 O'Day 26 Windtherapy at 7:11am 06.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1375 OK so my boat is still being refurbished and I can;t get to it for another week to check and just wo
fixed lights in cabin roof on Beneteau billk53 at 6:52am 06.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/688 Has anyone replaced the fixed lights on cabin roof of Beneteau? If so where did you get the replace
Wind instruments versus spider web on mast top Michael-Louis at 5:38am 06.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/752 I have a Pacific antenna system plus Windex wind instrument on my Legend 35.5. The propeller regular

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Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 06.26.24 I don't have any knowledge about these small water heaters but I know that when the pressure relief
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 06.26.24 I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear. Got it. That's going to be limited to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 9:39am 06.26.24 I'd go smaller. Maybe a 420 or 470. The reason I say this is because capsizing drills will teach the
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments jssailem at 9:20am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. capta at 9:15am 06.26.24 It's been some time since the last storm supplied those kinds of used boat parts, but with luck, for
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement (1) jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.24 @capta are you suggesting
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 9:11am 06.26.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII dLj at 7:21am 06.26.24 @CAL35_RockHallMD Your handle suggests you are in Rock Hall, is that correct? If correct, you are a
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:12am 06.26.24 I also have a hot water heater which run pretty hot and I've been told that the relief valve dischar
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 06.26.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full th
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open th

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