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Inspection camera heritage at 4:57pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/993 Thinking of getting one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J88PD10?psc=1 I would use it to chec
2007 Hunter 33 Hour meter Caspurr at 4:39pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1076 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The Engine Hour Meter is no longer working. Has anyone experienced this and
Manual bilge location Victor Maylon at 12:56pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2898 Can anyone tell me where on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 sail/sloop rig where the manual bilge is located???HE
Black stains in gel coat. What is best solution to remove Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/13104 Friend of mine who does a lot for my church, I offered to remove stains from the fiberglass which is
Getting Access to our boat bottom swing keel Seahorse24 at 1:50pm 01.04.17 Trailer Sailors 16/3776 Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they
SW Florida New Year's cruise Gene Neill at 1:47pm 01.04.17 Catalina 22 10/744 Well, this year we couldn't duck out for the Admiral's entire Christmas vacation, but we got lucky w
Panel - What is this switch (1) DLB at 12:43pm 01.04.17 Bigger Boats 16/7551 131592 I purchased my O'Day 322 May 2016. Love the space! Great cabin. I have had to do some upgr
Running cabin-top mainsheet to cockpit on C30 MK1? (2) patrickkidd at 11:08am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 7/6684 Hi there! As a frequent single-hander, I am constantly trying to figure out a way to run my mainshe
Suggestions for GPS Babette04 at 11:02am 01.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/832 My 2004 Beneteau 323 did not have a Chartplotter GPS when I purchased her and I was using the Navion
Insulating Infloor Storage Bin on 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 9:51am 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/447 On our 41 DS there is a storage bin in the floor in front of the refrigerator, its a fairly large an
M25XP Electric Fuel Lift Pump (1) womble at 6:43am 01.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/6410 Here is a photo of the lift pump on my M25XP engine. As you can see, it looks like it is mounted on
Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/320 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the
Single sink upgrade? patrickkidd at 2:34am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 24/4886 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and would love* to have a single large sink instead of the two that are f*
Sail slides bind in track. Diablito at 6:05pm 01.03.17 Big Boats 20/2898 Mer-Sea Beaucoup is a 1997 model 376. Last year the plastic slides started breaking. Rather than re
Rigging question (1) Flyflicker at 5:40pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1836 Looking at a boat with Rusty looking rigging looking at a boat rusty love ready. It's just like a co
GPS App for tablet MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2760 The admiral bought me an Amazon fire tablet for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a marine GPS app? T
Roller Furling on Hunter 23 WK Dale Fitch at 3:55pm 01.03.17 Smaller Boats 19/2683 I'm considering putting roller furling on my Hunter 23 WK, I have years of experience on bigger boa
Modify boatlift for sailboat Hern at 3:38pm 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2971 I'm looking for recommendations on how to modify my boatlift to accommodate my M-26. Current config
Wheel,lights and door Solace387 at 2:57pm 01.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/558 I am thinking to upgrade my 387 with foldable wheel, led reading and flood lights and probably also
Moeller flanging tool gkmoore at 10:13am 01.03.17 Catalina 22 23/4101 I'm planning on putting cockpit scuppers in this winter, as described in this forum. I have priced

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Deckfill CAP from CD question boatbrain at 12:12pm 05.06.24 Jim, do those Fill caps you linked fit the existing OEM deck plates? i.e. can I just buy teh replac
Metal Boxes from the Past ggrizzard at 12:04pm 05.06.24 All of the above... I'm OLD! :laugh:
Rode hard and put away wet Terry Cox at 11:54am 05.06.24 missing something important Forgot to empty the shower sump. Came back a couple of weeks later to
Deckfill CAP from CD question JamesG161 at 11:47am 05.06.24 Look here for your Fill caps. Fill Caps Jim...
Cleaning up a 1986 Pearson 303 h2o_snow at 11:35am 05.06.24 Or, light sand as needed, wipe down, and use teak oil. My varnish days are over.
SL254 Wind Machine sticking vane and anemometer Don S/V ILLusion at 11:32am 05.06.24 Not an uncommon problem to all anemometers. The first thing to try is simply removing it for a thoro
Deckfill CAP from CD question jonelli at 11:22am 05.06.24 I always made sure to put the cap somewhere INSIDE the hull so it couldn't fall overboard. --Pegg
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? Richard19068 at 11:21am 05.06.24 Rick D is corect but having done both I would rather leave from Cabrillo. It's about 3 miles closer
Window unit AC install (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 11:13am 05.06.24 Didnt know they made ac inserts any one brand you recommend All good:
Deck Hardware Neddimg Plymouth Sailor at 10:48am 05.06.24 Good morning, Mark. Please clarify what you mean by deck hardware seams. If you have hardware that
Deck Hardware Neddimg Plymouth Sailor at 10:46am 05.06.24 Sealing hardware from the outside never works for long. Two products that work least poorly are Cap
Deckfill CAP from CD question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:29am 05.06.24 I've never seen a chain on the outside of a cap, but it's a good idea 'cuz a chain on the inside of
Window unit AC install DRW400 at 10:00am 05.06.24 I agree 100%. Didnt know they made ac inserts any one brand you recommend
How worried should I be? thinwater at 9:41am 05.06.24 The other thing to consider is that the season in Green Bay is short. Get too many people involved,
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 twodzusfittings at 9:35am 05.06.24 I want to add my two cents here. The quick and easy way is to dig out the bungs, unscrew the Philip
want to raise main from cockpit thinwater at 9:33am 05.06.24 Please post pictures. It will help everyone. It WILL be more difficult than standing at the mast. Y
Cleaning up a 1986 Pearson 303 Daddio417 at 9:32am 05.06.24 If you want that oh wow look back, it means removing the floor, a good sanding and a least three coa
Rode hard and put away wet Daddio417 at 9:25am 05.06.24 I must say having a check list on the phone is just so helpful, after a day of sailing or perhaps a
Replacement compass Crazy Dave Condon at 8:29am 05.06.24 I cannot recall but only two worked to replace with on the port side of the companionway. SBO sto
Rode hard and put away wet Tomek at 8:23am 05.06.24 I have a check list in Google Sheets on my phone of things to do before leaving boat in the marina.

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