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Waterlife Radio Kermit at 10:13am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1239 I just got an email from West Marine. They have their own station on Pandora called Waterlife Radio.
O'day 272 drain from stern to bilge (2) Eduard at 9:37am 05.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2420 Hi, recently I washed area where raw water intake valve located and water went under the floor (und
PVC coatings on Inflatable RIB Scott B at 9:29am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 1/342 Seems I had a bad reaction to non-skid deck cleaner and storing my dinghy on the boat over the winte
New Mast for H26 (5) RonniePH26 at 8:22am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 14/2137 So I just got a new mast from US Spar for my 1994 H26. This mast comes with a different mast foot an
Centerboard questions for Dave donaldbeavin at 8:09am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 0/467 On the yoke for the centerboard do you use the same roller and pivot pin holes on a 1999 240 as on t
Hunter 17 deck repair DannyChampagne at 8:06am 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/659 I have a Hunter 17 and the deck has some cracks and also around the middle it seems that the deck is
Lifeline stanchions blunt at 1:19am 05.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4639 We are 95% sure we will be using dyneema for our lifelines.one problem is our stanchions don't have
Boat purchase deal breaker? Natedogg at 8:48pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3143 Hi everyone, I'm hoping I might be able to get some opinions from the Hunter crowd here! My wife and
B311 or 321 heater location? stevemitchell at 8:40pm 05.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3201 I have a 2000 B311 and am planning on installing a Wallas diesel heater so I can have both heat whil
Need picture of 40.5 Z-Spar mast base plate Rich Stidger at 7:48pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/819 Do any of you h40.5 owners have a photo of the mast base plate that sits on the cabin top? It will
EVO 100 Calibration Sanfelice at 7:41pm 05.10.16 Catalina 30 5/1078 I am having trouble getting the unit to track well under sail and the autopilot is erratic. If you h
Starting Battery options NiceBeny at 7:38pm 05.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1449 My new to me boat might be in need of a new starting battery? even when fully charged (?) it turns o
Barient 25 winch detaching Craig Morford at 6:30pm 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2982 I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking
winch coming off the boat Craig Morford at 6:25pm 05.10.16 C&C 1/1164 I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking
Remove bathroom sink from hunter 260 (26 etc) bdc1 at 4:36pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2122 There is NO room in the bathroom on my hunter 260, I would like to remove the sink. Has anyone done
Advice on a bluewater cruiser? Keith Thorne at 2:15pm 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 45/17443 Hello, Before I begin, I apologize in advance for the wall of text you are about to read. Thank yo
1990 hunter 27 with tiller dgottfeld at 1:36pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2056 We owned a hunter 23 for years and sold it 5 years ago. We are excited to get back to sailing and we
Bayfield 25 Updating/ Restoring Tips? Matt Adam at 11:04am 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 4/4202 Hey all, So I recently acquired a '74(?) Bayfield 25 that's definitely seen better days. So far I'v
I love my drifter!!!! gjordan at 8:42am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 26/5842 Yesterday I finally got to sail my new (to me) Catalina. Other than still needing to sort out some r
Lewmar hatches on a 376 JohnandJane at 8:00am 05.10.16 Big Boats 2/606 I have a cracked galley hatch, Lewmar Coastline model, on my Hunter 376. Has anyone changed out the

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Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:37pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replace
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fue
Sigma drive flex coupler American_Mainsail at 7:53pm 02.29.24 I can't recommend it enough. Everything about the Sigmadrive is extremely well thought out and it is
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:19pm 02.29.24 I thought the "standing on a comfortable surface" seemed like a good workout. -Will
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A twalker H260 at 7:18pm 02.29.24 From a parts listing it looks like you might be looking for part number 838061? Found this place i
Water maker baycloud at 5:45pm 02.29.24 It's been reported to not work, but I T'd into my vent line. However, I have had the water premature
Keel repair captcoho at 5:31pm 02.29.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a us
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. (1) jssailem at 3:37pm 02.29.24 If you keep track of your current filled capacity, then you could use a tool like this to roughly me
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a

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