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Boom Vang Hardware (1) Sal10419 at 9:33am 05.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1108 Hi MacGregor owners, I have a 22' MacGregor Sailboat. I am missing the piece of metal hardware that
What sealant to use? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:14am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/2347 I am chasing a leak in the corner of this deck window. What sealant should I use to rebed this windo
Replacing corroded Seaward 5200 series water heater (20 g.) with Kuuma 6 g. HWH - removal and installation questions Monheganlover at 8:47am 05.03.23 Catalina 310 6/582 I have to remove my rusted out and leaking original equipment 20 gallon Seaward 5000 series water he
Well found Fantasia for sale in BVI (1) nat55 at 6:14am 05.03.23 Fantasia 35 0/24 I met the owners of this Fantasia here in Maine a few years back. 35' Fantasia 35 - BVI Yacht Sale
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts (1) jviss at 5:11am 05.03.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/946 Gates SYNCHRO-POWER BELT T5-750-10 This is the belt I sourced to replace the belt in an Autohelm AH
Bottom Chip Repair (1) tailboom at 7:22pm 05.02.23 Catalina 22 12/1390
Reattach wire to steering quadrant (2) mobydog at 6:03pm 05.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1301 I have recently dropped my rudder on a Catalina 30 1981 a few inches to repair the top with epoxy. R
Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual pat.rik at 5:43pm 05.02.23 Pearson 4/1035 Hi everyone super excited bought a 39 pearson! Gonna liveaboard full time in Baltimore. Does anyon
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 4:45pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 51/2762 I have been taking classes, sailing boats but my 1974 Catalina 22 is a wild horse . Dont really not
Urgent warning to genset owners (3) artboas at 4:43pm 05.02.23 Big Boats 23/2118
Need Recommendations Plymouth Sailor at 12:08pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/361
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 11:47am 05.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1075 I am considering installing an electric windlass on my 1980 CAT 30. I am perplexed as to where to in
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install (2) skunther at 11:43am 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/395 I am trying to remove the drain from my Seaward s600 in order to install an anode. It is very diffic
Reefing system sheaves fred1diver at 11:23am 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 7/540
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? CowboyWay at 10:48am 05.02.23 Catalina 310 7/669 I currently have my water heater bypassed with the engine (Universal M25XPB) coolant lines and am lo
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Tomek at 9:14am 05.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/399 I have gouged a tip of the wing on my wing keel. I believe the keel is lead. The gouge is about 3"
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration (10) Secondwind2008 at 7:45am 05.02.23 Trailer Sailors 13/2236 I haven't been here for many years but I still have my Hunter 22 and I thought I'd share her history
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 7:13am 05.02.23 Catalina 30 23/2749 Hi All! Recently purchased a C-30 and will be bringing her from Lake Ontario to Lake Champlain via
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:58am 05.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/947 Good morning. My wife and I recently bought a 2010 Hunter 31. I owned a Hunter 40 Legend many years
Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Matt DV at 8:56pm 05.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/465 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 with 1 inch shaft. I installed 1/4 inch packing in the packing gland it was

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Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? kloudie1 at 1:35pm 09.12.24 As an Injun-ear, there are prs and cons. Both work well when properly executed.The primary load is d
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:34pm 09.12.24 This whole thread is only one of many reasons I got rid of my traditional marine heads and went to
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E (1) sailcapt340 at 1:32pm 09.12.24 I use this style for my Yanmar 3GM30F on my 340. still going strong. Plenty of suction and the tu
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 1:22pm 09.12.24 Where is that gauge installed? It does not appear to be located on the standard instrument panel sh
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 1:16pm 09.12.24 I guess the point of the thread was a complaint specifically about pump out carts. I've never used
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (1) sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 09.12.24
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) jssailem at 1:12pm 09.12.24 Raising the bar on PPE to handle the dreaded :poop: pump-out.
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass c1Josh at 1:10pm 09.12.24 Odaydokay, I rebuilt mine last winter. It needed a new lens, main diaphragm and a refill with oil. I
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 1:02pm 09.12.24 Good to hear from you. :clap::beer: How close were you to the storm? Any stories to tell?
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? jssailem at 1:01pm 09.12.24 Not true. Keel-stepped masts are easier to design (in my opinion). The deck structure can be a lot
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 12:59pm 09.12.24 All good here!
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 12:53pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of years
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (3) jssailem at 12:52pm 09.12.24 Ok... I am going to venture outside of the box. The hose you're looking for as a replacement could
Prefer to trailer john6206 at 12:47pm 09.12.24 THIS has been on my mind a lot lately. Small Craft Advisor has a axiom that says that right about 1
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Scott T-Bird at 12:24pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don't
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (3) smokey73 at 10:44am 09.12.24 Here are the pictures I promised. As @Ralph Johnstone noted, you need to find out all the things th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.12.24 We may well have answered his question on that very day - he got 14 answers, including schematics,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 9:48am 09.12.24 @rgranger Can you give some suggestions lifting a hunter23.5 off the trailer?
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A (1) jssailem at 9:46am 09.12.24 I just received an email back from Baldwin. I have used their filters and have found them reasonably
Pumpout Carts Suck Ward H at 9:15am 09.12.24 I've had no problem with our pump out service. Your deck fitting may be a little too tight to the l

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