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Excellent diesel repair available west coast mexico, costalegre zeehag at 7:24am 11.09.15 Destinations 0/641 which didnt used to be the case. before this man was found, there was one option for diesel m
Keel leaking and corrosion (3) plevexier at 6:58am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1101 Hi all, I'm having an issue with my 1981 catalina and I'm looking for what are the best options for
Deck buff questions (3) pateco at 5:54am 11.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/3768 Started compounding and polishing some test sections of the deck today, to figure out what steps I n
Why do I have so many raw water impeller failures? Rich Stidger at 10:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/5815 I have a Westerbeke generator that uses a Johnson 810B-1 6-vane impeller. This year I put 131 hours
Hunter 33.5 cabin table (2) tgrady at 8:52pm 11.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/2504 My 1992 cabin table does not go down complete to make into a double berth. Is this as designed? Th
Cruising on a hunter Franklin at 5:41pm 11.08.15 Big Boats 20/4425 Hello all. Don't know if any of you remember me but I was very active on this site a few years ago.
Hunter 25.5 pop up question marksteiger at 5:38pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/2231 Just bought sweet but neglected Hunter 25.5 1986, have question about the pop up feature of the cabi
Single handing ~40' center cockpit. . . Cool Beans at 4:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3643 So! Been awhile. . .Still looking for my next liveaboard. . .looked at 13-14 powerboats of various
Rebedding hunter 23 stanchion dhaberman at 2:05pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1157 My boat was always dry inside and after pulling I found my head cover wet what looks to be below the
Carrying capacity for oday 192 Norge at 12:29pm 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1258 Hi there. My 1985 ODay 192 does not have a carrying capacity plate on the stern or in cockpit. To ca
Resecuring the wire tube capta at 10:18am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/254 A few feet of the wire tube in our main mast has come adrift. We have managed to lasso it with some
Engine compartment gasket (4) Sailgunner at 9:44am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/827 Does anyone know where to buy the rubber gasket that fastens to the engine compartment cover? My bo
Hunter 27, 1978 keel removal Ropeburn at 9:37am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/492 Good old boat, but has a soft deck, and 2 bulkheads. Not sure of the keel construction, but think it
Engine compartment insulation question Sailgunner at 9:16am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/655 I need to replace the insulation in my engine compartment. I checked the archives and found several
Cetol application Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11391 I have used Cetol on the bit of teak we have on outside of our boat. It has lasted well and I'm plea
Height for transporting? nlneilson at 4:56am 11.08.15 Catalina 30 2/1588 With the mast lowered (stepped) what is the height from the bottom of the keel to the top of the ca
Teak eyebrow for oday 35 rajhnsn at 4:53am 11.08.15 Bigger Boats 38/4902 Does anyone know of a good resource for the teak strip above the windows and below the handrail on t
O'day 23 bimini mounting advice and dimensions dicknatta at 1:26am 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/908 My O'Day 23 is in WI, and I am in FL for winter. Want to shop for a bimini for the boat while in FL
Daysailer 2: clew outhaul cleat? borovans at 4:40pm 11.07.15 Day Sailers 9/6559 Hi there, I've recently acquired a 1974 daysailer 2 and am in the process of replacing the lines etc
Pogo dual at dawn Jackdaw at 3:33pm 11.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1308 The sun sets over Greece and we sleep. But tomorrow at dawn a Pogo dual... 2 Pogo 12.50s and a Pogo

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Need source for winch parts jviss at 9:20am 08.30.23 Excellent! Thanks for the update.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jssailem at 9:18am 08.30.23 Win the lottery... Buy a big yacht and hire a Captain and Crew to care of the boat. All the problems
Winterization? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 08.30.23 See the "Winterizing Plumbing" sticky at the top of the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's the se
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 8:42am 08.30.23 Sounds like a plan thanks for your comment. Do you have any pictures? Doesn't seem like it should
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:42am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan int
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 8:38am 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Incredible stroke
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.30.23
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks VT Fitz at 8:30am 08.30.23 On the topic of marine lubricants, I just had a rigger down to my boat yesterday to retrieve my main
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 8:25am 08.30.23 How would you describe your pumping action - aggressive or moderate ? Did you lubricate the piston
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:24am 08.30.23 I installed a couple of ceiling lights in my C30 and fully hid all of the wires. I used a combinat
Catalina 22 bilge care Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 08.30.23 https://people.com/4-people-dog-rescued-moments-before-sinking-boat-capsized-new-jersey-7963345 It
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 8:17am 08.30.23 ust confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a connecting link
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:06am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill ho
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 7:57am 08.30.23 Yes!!
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exami
2001 HUNTER 320 dlochner at 7:20am 08.30.23 Am I correct in assuming that autocorrect got you and Raymor, is really RayMarine?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place (9) twodzusfittings at 6:50am 08.30.23 219374219375219377219378219380219382219384
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 6:47am 08.30.23 I'd do it and strategically locate the first reef point so that the total area with one reef is slig
Catalina 22 bilge care rgranger at 6:44am 08.30.23 The Bilge is usually below the water line. You would not want a "drain" there.:yikes: A small bilg

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