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Boat Decals mrudman850 at 1:11pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 1/566 Have a new set of name and registration number decals for my new-to-me 1977 C-22. Just washed the b
Help!! Did I make a huge mistake? reefsider at 12:38pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 150/23176 Hi, Just picked up a 1987 Catalina 22 Swing keel with pop top. I need a bit of advice as the boat is
Water in "Stack Pack" SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:08pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1263 My new to me Hunter 50 retains water in the "Stack Pack". After a good heavy rain there must have be
Water in aft berth overhead wharton at 11:47am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/695 I have water in the overhead of the aft berth and in the light fixture. Any idea where it is coming
Water tank interior fractures Peter Olsen at 11:30am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/613 I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 the water tank is fiberglass with what appears to be a gelcoat interior su
1986 Pearson 33-2 fuel tank Doctor Aud at 11:24am 05.16.16 Pearson 1/1337 I recently purchased a 1986 Pearson 33-2, however have recently noticed that after winter storage th
What diameter packing for stuffing box? emergpa1 at 11:18am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1700 I have a 1987 Island packet 31 foot with one inch shaft. 3gm 30f engine. I need to re-stuff the shaf
Hunter 30' 1977 traveler move to cabin top jmclean1963 at 11:13am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 7/588 I'm thinking of moving my traveler to the cabin top, its currently on the bridge deck. Due to the co
Dock Lifeguard (1) B00MER0N at 10:16am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3411 Parents raising awareness about electrical shock drowning Monday, May 16th 2016, 10:02 am CDTMonday,
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 9:06am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/872 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 9:01am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 1/351 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
12 volt fridge Norman Plotkin at 8:55am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/915 My 1998 Catalina 28 Mk ii that I just purchased and had trucked south from Maine has a 12 volt fridg
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 8:54am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/768 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
What did I do wrong and how do I fix it! (1) mrudman850 at 8:50am 05.16.16 Catalina 22 7/1464 123477 Trying to take the old registration numbers off. Scraped and pulled, left a glue residue.
Creative use of zinc anodes question? pateco at 7:56am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1944 I posted this In Maine Sail's forum last week, and no one has replied, so I am posting it here as we
Waxing the MaineSail way. lehighsail at 6:09am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1550 Can someone tell me the location of the complete waxing and polishing technique by MaineSail? I hav
Cushion retainer? flynhi4u at 6:02am 05.16.16 Smaller Boats 7/1559 We made all new cabin cushions for our boat when we got her and every since have chased them all ove
In Hull Depth Sounder for '76 Catalina 22 ? polarbrer at 6:00am 05.16.16 Catalina 22 5/1368 I currently sail a 2002 22 MKII (Thanks Cap't Don for advising me to grab it when it became availa
Hunter 336 engine control cable? neilmcc at 5:28am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/542 I have the incorrect length of throttle control cable fitted to my Yanmar on the 336. Can anyone tel
In Search of Cushion Bearing Hunter 28.5 linecreek at 4:59am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/897 New at this. Any idea what to purchase and where?

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Resealing portlights dlochner at 7:07pm 01.24.24 Chicago Screws are also know as barrel nuts and sex bolts.
Resealing portlights dLj at 6:27pm 01.24.24 You can get 316 Chicago screws through Mcmaster-Carr dj
Resealing portlights dlochner at 6:24pm 01.24.24 The frameless ports or the Lewmar framed ports?
Gear Ratio dlochner at 6:21pm 01.24.24 If the boat is on the hard, you can rotate the engine with someone looking at the prop. Rotate the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? quadrille38 at 6:12pm 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 5:45pm 01.24.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 5:28pm 01.24.24 no i looked for label , but found none
Gear Ratio kappykaplan at 4:57pm 01.24.24 Is there a label plate on the transmission with that information?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:46pm 01.24.24 Fraid not. 35 years in marine environment, it was a crumbling mess of dissimilar metal with a shaft
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:37pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them? I don't. Perhaps someone else wi
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:36pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.24.24 I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C&C 37/40. Tell us more about the destruction!
boat shades Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 01.24.24 My Hunter shades were made by Ship-Shades. I ordered new elastic and buckles from them back in 2020.
boat shades Rick D at 2:23pm 01.24.24 I purchased a full set from this site for our 40.5. Very satisfied.
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 12:29pm 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it
boat shades dlochner at 12:24pm 01.24.24 If you have the pleated shades and the elastic closures have seen better days, you can buy them at P
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:21pm 01.24.24 Will do... Thanks Dave!
Noisy boats dlochner at 12:21pm 01.24.24 We were in Oriental a couple of years ago and the croakers were in the marina. It was not a restful
Keel Bolt Replacement dlochner at 12:14pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:01pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi

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