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odd request: battery case tadd5181 at 12:16pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 2/436 I have an old (circa 2002) Humminbird hand-held VHF radio, model VHF5. The radio still works well
Holding tank hose Dutch Patti at 12:11pm 09.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/947 Has anyone replaced the hose that goes from the holding tank to the deck pump out fitting? I can not
Hunter 326 owners: hot water heater question GrantDP at 11:53am 09.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/878 Hi, I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326 which had its hot water heater removed before purchase, a
Boarding ladder treads dblakey at 11:51am 09.14.16 S2 2/884 Does anybody know for sure the diameter of the stainless steel tubing used for the stock stern board
Generators & A/C Macruairidh2016 at 11:27am 09.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/390 I am buying a 1989 C'C 44. It does not have an A/C or a Generator. Are there any C'C 44 owners who h
Adding a battery dmarshall at 10:02am 09.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/803 Hello I have just purchased a Catalina 30 Mk3. I would like to add a starting battery and make the
What bottom paint should I use for speed? McIntoshUSA at 8:15am 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/952 I currently use Pettit Hydrocoat Ablative Antifouling 1240 Blue bottom paint mainly because that is
H260 Forestay Length ??? bob fliegel at 6:38am 09.14.16 Smaller Boats 21/1983 Last weekend, while sailing the Great South Bay, Long Island, NY, the Wantagh Parkway Bridge operato
Owner's Manual for SLI-built 1993 DS1 BILL17DS at 5:55am 09.14.16 Day Sailers 3/702 Looking for owner's manual for my newly purchased 1993 DS1. 1992 thru 1994 manuals would be good. Th
2G phone All U Get at 5:04am 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 10/480 Hi all, I have a cell phone that is 2G and no longer use because it soon won't be supported by Trac
Snappy Teak on teak & holly floors capta at 8:41pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/571 Can anybody think of a reason NOT to use Snappy Teak 1 ' 2 (very carefully) on teak and holly lamina
Help Jorge Guerra at 7:44pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/576 Rebuilding this margregor I don't know anything about sail boat I'm bringing him back to life is loo
Sailing an '85 Hunter 22 Setsail51 at 7:36pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1141 Agreed to price on an '85 Hunter 22, all in all seems very solid and well taken care of. Yet did no
I'm buying a mid 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443 remotely tomasv at 5:12pm 09.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1240 Hello Beneteau owners, we're in process of buying a 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443. We are in north ame
Stowe anemometre 51RD55 at 4:49pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1272 Hello All, My husband recently purchased a used set of STOWE instruments for our boat. The boat curr
For SoCal boaters LA and South Brian D at 2:58pm 09.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/296 Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well
Mast Gate cover for Catalina 30 (2) OS2Dude at 2:54pm 09.13.16 Catalina 30 0/686 After researching many sites, I made my own Mast Gate covers. I need to perfect the fit a little, b
Coolant in bilge E�one at 2:44pm 09.13.16 Big Boats 8/2830 Hello all, We have a 2012 Hunter 39. Whenever we run the engine the bilge ends up with pink coolant
Using 1981 O'Day Genoa Ttack Capri at 1:15pm 09.13.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/420 Hello. My previous boat didn't use a head sail. My O'Day came with a small head sail (not sure what
I have aHunter 336 The Irish Wake at 1:00pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/348 I have water between the inter hull (salon package) and the outer hull. I have dried the bilge and f

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De-winterization Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 04.27.23
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 04.27.23 It seems like whenever I do a job, I always find one or two more! It's strictly a function of how
Progress report on the 26 O'day! sailme88 at 6:29pm 04.27.23 Great job on the painting... Rudy @ D&R Marine is the O'day guru should you need any parts.. Loca
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 04.27.23 Outboards are usually lower maintenance anyways
How close is too close to shore? MikeHoncho at 5:42pm 04.27.23
Keel material Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 04.27.23 probably beyond repair. What issues does it have? Perhaps they're not as bad as you think
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) sydneybadger at 5:20pm 04.27.23 Update: I was able to do as @Ralph Johnstone suggested in #6, which was to disconnect the other end
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Screen Saver at 5:15pm 04.27.23 dlochner, James: Yep on on the water permanently living last 15 years. Certainly forecasting here do
Glue to attach handle to hatch Mechone at 5:07pm 04.27.23 I have lewmar hatches and they are bolted not glued
Advice on interior paneling repair Calif. Ted at 4:12pm 04.27.23 The plastic trim ring inside the port is a "crimp" (?) fit, you can see on the end one of the tabs h
WINCH DRUM Calif. Ted at 4:03pm 04.27.23 Minney's is having a 25% off sale on flat tops. FLAT TOP SHEET WINCHES ADDITIONAL 25% DISCOUNT ALL O
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 3:46pm 04.27.23 I'll check my pictures to see if I spliced it. Stay tuned, I'll try to check tomorrow.
Keel crack jaysweet at 3:13pm 04.27.23 Just a follow up on this. It was easy enough just to scrape away the paint in the spine of the fin
St. Lucia Hollyberry at 3:10pm 04.27.23 Tell me more about the boat boy culture you've experienced, especially if it was at St Lucia or Mar
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:42pm 04.27.23 https://www.quantumsails.com/getattachment/Resources-and-Expertise/Articles/Custom-Sail-Graphics-Are
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 2:30pm 04.27.23 but the thing is, I don't see how to plug it into the bottom tray* of the fridge. I could splice th*
WINCH DRUM kloudie1 at 2:29pm 04.27.23 A good machinist should be able to knurl the drum. Knurling was a skill that was part of the test th
Glue to attach handle to hatch dlochner at 2:11pm 04.27.23 Yep, talk to Hatchmasters.
WINCH DRUM dlochner at 2:10pm 04.27.23 It is possible to have the drum resurfaced. You might try a local machine shop, if they can't do it
Emgine replacement dlochner at 2:06pm 04.27.23 Do you have a preferred engine for your repower, a Beta, Nanni, Yanmar, etc.? If so the local dealer

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