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322 Transmission cable length? Mickstr at 12:57pm 07.13.16 Bigger Boats 2/697 My tranny cable broke and I forgot to measure the length before I left the mooring. I see they're so
Peak Sails "Generator" Rcarbo at 8:55am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/533 Has anyone tried the "*****" sail that Peak Sails sells.
For sale (10) OfflineTN at 8:46am 07.13.16 Catalina 22 0/19 I am selling my 1971 Catalina 22. I have fully restored the boat and rigged it for cruising and raci
Evidently I'm not prepared for heavy weather.. Chris Patterson at 8:35am 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 29/3370 I'm talking heavy weather in access of 50 knots of wind. Friday night at about 1:30 am I took anothe
1981 Hunter 30 Fuel Tank Clogged mbirk81 at 6:56am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1196 I found my Yanmar 15 will only run about 15 minutes until she shuts down. After replacing all filter
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:43pm 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/588 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:40pm 07.12.16 Other Sailboats 0/875 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Water Pump Chatter plenny7 at 8:49pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 2/2260 I've seen a couple of recent threads about water pumps recycling, and pumps coming on intermittently
Vertical or Sensor based Bilge Pump Switches Ed M. at 7:28pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/645 I find the the newer non-Mercury float switches don't seem to hold up with my 2000 Hunter 460. Has a
Swing keel help (2) Warax at 7:25pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 43/5968 Hi guys, today i got my old Cat 22 a much needed repair : her swing keel was full of rust and in poo
Stanchion Water Tanks Vents -Hunter Ed M. at 7:22pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/800 Can anyone suggest how to check the connection between the water tank vent hose and the stanchion ve
Hunter 310 Traveller Tim22 at 6:40pm 07.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1554 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with the main sheet traveller on top of the arch. The traveller cleats are
looking at batteries fred1diver at 5:32pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 11/918 hey everyone, I'm looking at buying a new battery for my boat. It is confusing, there are so many di
A small tale of woe kpgraci at 5:03pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/410 After a few month hiatus from sailing I visited the boat a few week back and found the batteries DOA
A Cautionary Tale... with four lessons! Catmando at 3:32pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 11/1014 If you have adult children who, in all their strength and wisdom, consider sailing with the old man
Anyone Have NFM's Ports On a Cherubini 37C ? Patrick17430 at 3:14pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/426 Wanting to order and install some new Found Metals Ports and was needing the measurements for the th
How large MOTOR CAN I USE ON A 1994S? gbrian at 2:59pm 07.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1754 whay is the largest motor I can use on my 1994 26s Macgregor?
Sail Slug/Slider Question NewbieAdmiral at 1:09pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1334 We bought a used US Yacht 22 and need to replace a couple of the sail slugs. We found four differen
Successfully avoided my boat for 10 days. AWalker at 12:33pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/240 This has been a mean feat. Since returning from the San Juan islands I have been itching to get my O
Bilge Pump in Winter lehighsail at 12:15pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2837 While reading the current thread on bilge pumps I thought of my bilge pump. During the winter, on t

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Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning jssailem at 9:43am 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) jssailem at 8:59am 12.27.23
Yanmar question dlochner at 8:55am 12.27.23 Just for the record, many, possibly most, motorcycles share engine and transmission oil with one su
Thru Hull Replacement? Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close If you can dive on it I suggest plugging it from th
Thru Hull Replacement? American_Mainsail at 8:45am 12.27.23 I'm guessing there's something stuck in there, for sure. The 90 degree bend in that very small (half
Yanmar question Sandy Stone at 8:42am 12.27.23 Also, I believe the Atomic 4 has a shared oil system for the engine and transmission.
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close I had the same fitting on my Starwind 27. I never
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust HOLLYALYSSA1288 at 6:12am 12.27.23 Thank you all! Worked on the engine yesterday and got it sorted out (the elbow was blocked up with
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience All U Get at 3:57am 12.27.23 Cruising friends had installed two of them on their boat about four years ago and preferred them to
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) TomY at 3:29am 12.27.23 After our second full season with the OGO, my mate still says it's the best thing we've put on board
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 1:29am 12.27.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor? our co
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 9:46pm 12.26.23 Even the entry level Pelagic looks really super nice. Please talk me into one. Where would a guy li
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:57pm 12.26.23 Indeed it is! When I glanced at photo 758 it looked like a Pelagic actuator. But I see now clearly
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:44pm 12.26.23 I think even the British Navy had bigger grog rations. I'm actually a little embarrassed to say h
He's on his way shemandr at 7:56pm 12.26.23 I'd like a dozen - Ice cold, with liquor in the shell, lemon wedges, hold the cocktail sauce. And a
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 dlochner at 7:29pm 12.26.23 Thank you all for your input and recommendations, very helpful! I think this is definitely a projec
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust MitchM at 5:42pm 12.26.23 it would help to know the following : (I note your 1st email was sent at 2:22 am) were yo

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