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port trim adhesive splax at 9:19am 04.28.17 Big Boats 6/539 The exterior plastic trim oval around a port has come loose and I would like recommendations for whi
Move the vented loop ? (2) nveater at 8:35am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3605 Just reinstalled my 23 year old engine after having a rebuild -the connecting rod was bent fairly s
Any Passage 450-456 owners with Flexafold 20x14 3 Blade prop discovery at 7:56am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/573 I have a 2002 Passage 456 , yanmar 4jh3-te 75 hp turbo engine and have installed a 3 blade flexafol
Diesel smell in boat cushions starledAR at 7:48am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5313 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last
Running rigging help...(WM 40% off again) need to order... rpludwig at 5:28am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 21/1208 Gents, my 84 C22 has been on the hard, working on interior stuff, hull and bottom/keel, should be go
What Year C-22 Have Interchangeable Keels rustyw007 at 5:24am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 2/472 Hi, I was wondering if a keel from a 1984 C-22 will fit a 1975 C-22? More broadly - what years can
H216 motor recommendation thurter at 10:14pm 04.27.17 Day Sailers 3/988 About to get my first sailboat since I was a kid a h216 do I'm curious what's a reliable motor to ge
Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/10028 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/8421 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a
Atomic 4 carb replacement sailnoproblem at 5:53pm 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/574 I should know this but I am having brain freeze. I have a early model Atomic 4 w/early model carb.
Git-Rot Ken13559 at 5:41pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/898 I've some part of rear berth wooden bulkhead rot due to water ingress/leaks. After repairing the lea
Electronic equipment recommendations for San Juan Islands Joseph6510 at 3:25pm 04.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3346 We just moved to Orcas Island (one of the San Juan Islands) of Washington from central Nebraska. We
Bimini for 23.5 with stern rail seats Boatnic at 3:22pm 04.27.17 Smaller Boats 7/1797 I've owned a 23.5 for 5 years and want to install a bimini. It seems the custom made biminis go und
Hood furler rjarrell at 3:14pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3963 My 37.5 has the factory installed Hood furler. It has not worked as it should since I bought the boa
Urgently need threaded shroud stay adjuster for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 2:46pm 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/516 Damn, oh yea winter winds ! LOST ABOVE Part. Any source greatly apreciated.
CATALINA SMILE NICK1951 at 2:19pm 04.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3127 Hello all, I visited my 1984 Catalina 36 on 4/25/17 which is on a cradle in Michigan. There is a h
Anyone in the SD, Oside, Dana Point area with an IC-M710 Radio (1) Brian D at 2:16pm 04.27.17 SSB and Ham Operators 0/726 I am trying to put together a document that lays out how to add ham frequencies to the IC-M710. Alth
8.0A Teak Winch Bases (3) BuckeyeMark at 1:03pm 04.27.17 S2 5/1198 I replaced the Teak boards under my winches, port ' starboard. Anybody want the old ones? They need
Re-bedding/sealing chainplates on Beneteau Rosetta Stone10263 at 11:24am 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3646 I see on my deck what look like SS covers over the chainplates where they enter the deck. How do I r
Automac Replacement (2) higgins at 11:15am 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/1878 Hi, I searched the forum including the 101 basics about electrical topics, but I'm left with one que

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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) BAD ORCA at 8:04am 05.01.24 You don't actually need the water reservoir/hose if you don't want the hassle. I believe this was a
Removing Stains and smudges BAD ORCA at 7:50am 05.01.24 Another vote for magic erasers and acetone. I usually try acetone first and if it doesnt do the tri
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. BAD ORCA at 7:47am 05.01.24 For your type of use, take a look at weBoost cellular repeaters. This is a very reputable brand. Ma
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 7:45am 05.01.24 While looking for boat parts this morning, this EBAY advertisement appeared. While the smiling blon
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 7:41am 05.01.24 While looking for boat parts this morning, this EBAY advertisement appeared. While the smiling blond
Alternator charging dlochner at 7:34am 05.01.24 Maine Sail just posted an article on a simple LFP installation. If the LFP bank is under 400ah it sh
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dlochner at 7:28am 05.01.24 How about some photos of what you have now and some basic dimensions?
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. kbgunn at 7:26am 05.01.24 For your type of use, take a look at weBoost cellular repeaters. This is a very reputable brand. Mak
07 H-36 front water tank sender Windpilot at 7:19am 05.01.24 Order a new one from KUS, (weema replacements) they should still be less than $100. Once the float
Alternator charging kloudie1 at 6:46am 05.01.24 This guy does some good videos on lithium//lead stuff 2 Ways Lithium KILLS Your Alternator (and how
Hurricane Season 2023 Analysis JamesG161 at 6:11am 05.01.24 Guess why John and I did this? The Hurricane 2024 Season is going have a Huge impactful forecast.
07 H-36 front water tank sender seadaddler at 5:50am 05.01.24
Removing Stains and smudges Captain Larry-DH at 5:30am 05.01.24 tea-colored water stains On and Off sold in marine stores, or muriatic acid. Rinse thoroughly aft
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.01.24 224507 Bear was a chow/samoyed mix. He loved to sail with us on our Hobie 18. Visiting my father a
Removing Stains and smudges Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 05.01.24 Acetone and Magic Erasers will take shoe marks off. Acetone evaporates too quickly to do damage unle
Alternator charging dlochner at 5:09am 05.01.24 Let's back up here. If you are considering adding LFP batteries, there is a lot more to the installa
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:04am 05.01.24 there are so many things wrong with this ... But there are a couple of things right with it. Righ
Removing Stains and smudges kappykaplan at 5:00am 05.01.24 Magic Eraser might work.
Outboard depth in water. LakeShark at 3:30am 05.01.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu s
321 Rudder Play - Parts Wesleymi at 12:20am 05.01.24 Your lucky so far. Mine was corroded to the pin that went thru the rudder shaft. Had to grind away t

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