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keel repair ------ (severe damage to pin hole and how to repair lead) (2) langfordja at 1:11pm 12.22.16 Catalina 22 19/5976 I have a swing keel off of a Cat 22 (1972, I think). A chunk broke off during retrieval from the se
Espar DW4 Troubleshooting Hunter33MorningStar at 11:13am 12.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2160 Looking for help in troubleshooting my Espar DW4 Hydronic heater in my Hunter 33. It worked last sp
Cutlass Bearing Extractor ... (4) walmsleyc at 8:39am 12.22.16 Big Boats 9/2652 Just a FYI thread about building a home made "shaft in place" cutlass bearing extractor. The basis/
frig,freezer insulation sailer dog at 6:25am 12.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/816 on my 456 there seems to be no insulation around the frig'freezer .has anyone added insulation and i
Toe Rail Replacement syrena at 6:36pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/972 does anyone have experience with replacing the aluminum toe rail on a hunter 37.5
Surveyor in Charleston peterbud at 6:31pm 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/374 I am looking to buy a Catalina 28 on Charleston, Sc. and need a surveyor in the Charleston area. An
How does the Venture 17/21 kickup rudder work? sasjzl at 5:50pm 12.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2381 I am in the process of removing 40 plus years of paint off the 2 piece rudder on my brand new (to me
Rudder removal on 1993 37.5? davjonLegend at 5:27pm 12.21.16 Big Boats 4/1221 Does the rudder have to be removed when pulling the prop shaft on a 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend? (Couldn
Accessing fresh water tank on 1999 Hunter 310 (2) Tim Ferris at 4:15pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1547 Hoping you may be able to help resolve this as putting it together 17 years ago is much easier than
Sacrificial hull anode on Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 2:48pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1638 There is no hull anode fitted on my recently purchased2009 Oceanis 37. She has been in used in fresh
Sacramento Catalina 22 Fleet 4 Whale Watching Cruise - Monterey Bay kclancy at 2:00pm 12.21.16 Catalina 22 5/925 Hey All - Are the winter blues getting you down? Come join us over the MLK weekend, January 14th-16
Engine room blower - push, or pull? Gunni at 12:07pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3928 In the process of sorting out our boat a few years ago I realized that the Plastimo in-line bilge bl
Mast Exit Plates Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 27/8502 One of my winter projects is to install 4 additional exit plates to supplement the 2 exit plates tha
Repairing grounding damage (3) PotomacDaysailer at 10:33am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2829 My Pearson 26 was grounded in a storm in July and was taking on water. The marina I had her at has
Christmas Bad Obsession at 10:13am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 0/238 Merry Christmas all.... What are you getting for your boat? You know that your boat is supposed to
Getting juiced capta at 8:49am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1559 I'm at a loss. I installed a dedicated outlet and breaker for the toaster oven. On the generator it
Considering a 1984 O'Day 26 (7) Carter Mac 26 at 11:37pm 12.20.16 Day Sailers 6/2901 O'Day owners/experts, I'm looking at a 1984 26 for purchase and while the boat has been maintained
Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:02pm 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1380 131306 A tad early perhaps, but-from My house to all my friends here. Deep south Texas, Christmas mo
Keel bolts Catalina 27 ? C22BC at 6:09pm 12.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1081 Looking at moving up to a Catalina 27 , going to look at one tomorrow that seems to be what I'm look
Wipeout in Annapolis Ron20324 at 4:52pm 12.20.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1410 Not sure about the exact numbers, but I believe it was 16 Laser sailboats in a race got hit with a c

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110 volt pulgs reset fuse location east coaster at 3:54am 05.05.24 The gfci on my catalina 310 actually failed completely disabling all the downstream outlets on the s
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location brockfromwa at 10:28pm 05.04.24 I assume you have figured it out by now, but I've ran into issues with outlets too. In addition to w
How worried should I be? Ralph Johnstone at 10:07pm 05.04.24 No, you're not being paranoid in the least. Don't sail the boat until you get it surveyed and notif
Rub rail JamesG161 at 10:03pm 05.04.24 Jim whats the best way to clean and preserve it? See my post #7 above or Post #6 Jim...
Mastervolt Inverter Issue brockfromwa at 9:56pm 05.04.24 Update: Inverter does not operate at all when there's no solar/wind to stabilize the battery bank. I
Wood Refinishing (1) hornjb at 9:42pm 05.04.24 Fred, Thank you for this information! It will help me a lot. 1. I will check to ensure deck cleara
How worried should I be? brockfromwa at 9:41pm 05.04.24 I also agree with calling your insurance company. I would be very surprised if your mast is bent o
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (8) Hayden Watson at 7:58pm 05.04.24 I ended up needing to pull the front balancer pulley from the engine and take it to a machine shop t
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (4) UpperPintle at 7:01pm 05.04.24 I remodeled the galley and tried to get corian, but couldn't get anyone to do the job and couldn't s
Roller Furling system Recs Sanfelice at 6:51pm 05.04.24 Another option is the Alado system which has had good reviews. This site will show installation. ht
Window unit AC install heritage at 5:02pm 05.04.24 Even if one could provide good exhaust venting, the thought of having an ac unit at the top of the e
Rub rail colin59 at 5:01pm 05.04.24 Thanks Jim whats the best way to clean and preserve it? thanks Colin
How worried should I be? Sailor Sue at 5:00pm 05.04.24 Aside from the mast becoming bent.... Is the mast actually bent, or are you concerned that it migh
Wood Refinishing pgandw at 4:18pm 05.04.24 Most Mariners came with (or have made) mast supports that fit on the rudder gudgeons and the mast ta
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested JBP-PA at 4:15pm 05.04.24 The trailer looks to be in good shape. Have a good look at the tires and decide if you want to repl
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards pgandw at 3:57pm 05.04.24 Consider going electric. 3hp equivalent models available from several manufacturers. Has a reverse
How worried should I be? shemandr at 3:50pm 05.04.24 Thanks, again, to that expert marina staff! I'll add that to a pretty long list of F*Ups by untra
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Terry Cox at 3:30pm 05.04.24 I'm guessing your toilets are 37010, cuz almost all of Jabsco's later macerating toilets use remote
How worried should I be? dlochner at 3:03pm 05.04.24 Sorry to hear about the accident. The first thing you should do is use the jib halyard as a tempora
Rub rail JamesG161 at 2:26pm 05.04.24 rubber or vinyl It is EDPM Rubber compounded or mixed with Flexible Vinyl. Jim...

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