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Oh come on! Captmayhem at 2:17pm 03.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/700 So when we buttoned up "no hurry" last year, I put a new tarp on, all tied down and ready for winter
Windows in cockpit - paint? (1) dploy at 2:00pm 03.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/318 I have to curved windows along the gangway that peer down (see pic). The silverish outline is scratc
Choosing a stove jhogle at 12:06pm 03.30.17 Catalina 22 54/11222 I am looking to purchase an alcohol stove for my boat. I have decided on alcohol, as I don't want to
Si-tex Navy gear???? deltaten at 8:38am 03.30.17 Ask All Sailors 2/380 Recently saw this outfit available at retail. I've never heard of them before, so have no comparativ
Long Island Kermit at 6:58am 03.30.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1492 I think I'll fly to Long Island today for a wedding tomorrow. Back to God's Country Sunday. Sorta od
Pro Pulse Battery De-Sulphation & Maintenance Device LeslieTroyer at 6:51am 03.30.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/2283 I got my Sterling Charger last night - (Thanks for the great deal) - included was a Sterling catalog
Fusing question LeslieTroyer at 6:45am 03.30.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1577 when I was picking up info on wiring two axioms stuck with me 1) fuse early fuse often 2) start at p
Suggestions for H34 Genoa size PGIJon at 6:32am 03.30.17 Big Boats 20/1420 Hi All... after the tornado and having to replace the furler, BTW, I'm going with the Hood Seafurl 5
Rudder fill Pura Vida WI at 2:55am 03.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/661 Using the advise of our pre-sale surveyor I drilled two small holes in the bottom of the rudder on o
Catalina 30 (1986), Universal 25 Engine shut off cable length/replacement? Steve Jefferies at 9:11pm 03.29.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/751 Cable to shut off on solenoid is stuck. Want to replace but not sure what length new cable to purcha
My other hobby... Brian D at 9:06pm 03.29.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/1151 As some here may know, I like to play guitar. I also like writing my own tunes. Every once in awhile
Hunter 34 interior stain for early models 83-87 & others of this vintage Capt Robbie at 7:15pm 03.29.17 Big Boats 10/2662 I recently had to repair a section of interior trim on my h34 in the head. One of the wood bulkhead
Play in rudder on 1995 351 Oceanis Beneteau billk53 at 5:55pm 03.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2533 Has anyone dropped the rudder on a 351 Beneteau to fix play in shaft
1984 H34 compression post again (1) louistrotta at 5:40pm 03.29.17 Big Boats 3/950 I am sure everyone knows about the Compression post problem on some Hunters where the wires went dow
Partnership Bigfish at 4:37pm 03.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1550 Surprisingly since retirement two years ago my wife and I sail less than when I was working mostly d
Time and Cost for converting dual 12v house bank to 4 6v's? MitchM at 4:04pm 03.29.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2360 can those who have done this project give me an idea of what the time involved and c
Repainting Cal 21 rcw4 at 11:50am 03.29.17 Ask All Sailors 27/2409 First Post! Hello, relatively new to sailing and boat repair but I am thinking of repainting my 1971
Looking for any info! (1) soggysocks at 11:42am 03.29.17 Columbia 0/1073 Hello, Please help me if you can - I own a 48-50' International Offshore manufactured in 1981 in San
Sigma Diesel Marine Generator Nodak7 at 10:56am 03.29.17 Big Boats 3/668 I was at the Miami Boat Show and found a both there that was selling Sigma Powers Inc. Marine Diesel
Halyard rope sizes zached1 at 10:18am 03.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1227 I am going to change out my halyards. After reading what Ed posted sometime ago, I would like to go

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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? David in Sandusky at 2:23am 03.14.24 First your boat can handle all of your planned cruising. This is not the Atlantic Ocean! We chartere
Lombardini marine engine (1) Marmalade at 11:12pm 03.13.24 Assume you are referencing the one on eBay? The seller has multiple engines/sizes. I saw those lis
Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24 The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (6) Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:25pm 03.13.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help wi
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 8:15pm 03.13.24 I'll offer one other thought. Of all the motors I've had on boats, the most reliable have been well
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? ggrizzard at 8:03pm 03.13.24 You also need to soap down the deck so that escaping air will show bubbles.
Wall carpet cleaning ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24 If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24 I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32pm 03.13.24
Changing batteries artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24 By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24 Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24 I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24 Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24 when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best? MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24 on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24 Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24 Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24 Thanks for the ideas!

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