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Water leak on Yanmar 2GMF raw water pump Reg M at 5:00pm 09.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 25/7237 I have a small water drip coming out of a small hole in the bottom of the raw water cooling pump on
Yet another "What is this?" (2) SFS at 4:52pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1198 Any ideas what these little translucent plastic buttons are, or are for? Each is about the size of
The luck of the Irish (2) All U Get at 4:50pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/709 I had stumbled onto a issue that could have gone unnoticed for some time. So the short version is t
Size of tabernacle pins for O'day Daysailer (late 60's) Windtherapy at 3:56pm 09.14.16 Day Sailers 1/1328 Picking up a late 60's daysailer Friday and I need 2 pins for the tabernacle. I know I can enter the
25' with trailer sailnewbie at 3:28pm 09.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/783 Any ideal of a price for a decent 75% mid 90s oday 25 on trailer
2002, Hunter 386 mast stepping marginal at 3:01pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 4/950 Hello, I previously had regular masts on my boats and had no probles taking them down. But now I
Any Trimaran Experts? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:47pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1610 Hello all, I am looking for any sailors with experience on trimarans. My wife and I have spent th
Whats this for! (1) sailnewbie at 12:39pm 09.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2281 Just below spreaders, vertical hoop
odd request: battery case tadd5181 at 12:16pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 2/487 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 13/1590 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 7/1199 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 2/1000 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 0/461 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 4/943 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 5/1203 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 21/2548 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 3/920 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 10/545 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 7/740 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 7/665 Rebuilding this margregor I don't know anything about sail boat I'm bringing him back to life is loo

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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!
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:14pm 03.13.24 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago

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