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RW intake hose? druid at 9:17am 04.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1495 What kind of hose is the "official" one for the RW intake? I've asked several stores, and they seem
1990 35.5 Genoa size shawanaga at 8:56am 04.03.16 Big Boats 8/1164 I just purchased a new head sail from North and it is a 145% they recommended this but I have heard
Boarding Step (3) Terry Cox at 8:07am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8665 I made a boarding step for our boat out of inch and a half white PVC several years ago so that the a
Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2743 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4119 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,
Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1291 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1610 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/832 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2224 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1818 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/562 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1093 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1418 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3204 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1590 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/3154 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1499 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1784 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race
trans shifts hard brad minda at 8:48am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 8/3253 The title says it all. Over the past year the transmission has gotten harder to shift into and out
oil in exhaust water No Mayo at 8:14am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 2/711 Noticed a little oil in the discharge water after starting engine for 1st time this season. What ar

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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
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 11:57am 01.24.24 Just a SWAG 0.017733990147783
Noisy boats thinwater at 10:27am 01.24.24 You've just reminded me of the sound of barnacles at night on my hull. They must have been feeding,
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 01.24.24 I'm sorry, but there is no way I would put the waste pump-out and tap water fills next to each othe
Noisy boats Dalliance at 9:57am 01.24.24 My halyards are internal and the main halyard becomes a topping lift at the dock used in combination
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 01.24.24 He can still remember fractions. :biggrin: Yes he does, as only a very few others can ..........
New Hampshire State Seal dLj at 9:49am 01.24.24 Well, it was a good drawing, but need I point out that my love went unrequited? -Will The answer
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Noisy boats rgranger at 8:49am 01.24.24 Now that will be VERY interesting! Do post his response. All I know is when I cleaned them off, the
New Hampshire State Seal (1) jssailem at 8:34am 01.24.24 You mentioned the state seal.
Noisy boats dLj at 8:30am 01.24.24 It's simply tiny crustaceans eating stuff on your hull. Just realized I had pollicipes pollicipes

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