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How/where to get fix for lightly mangled bottom of mast on venture 22 ? Hockeyfool at 4:54pm 10.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1911 I'm about to tackle a repair for a mast that was dropped on the deck by a numbskull( not me ) where
Topping lift or boomkicker mrudman850 at 2:32pm 10.19.15 Catalina 22 7/2501 As was suggested on an earlier post, the Boomkicker from my Buccaneer 180 is unlikely to support the
Portable vhf recommendations Lodi47 at 2:29pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1675 Anyone have any thoughts they would like to share on floatable VHF radios. I'm giving my wife my Chr
Loose aft lower shroud Celtic_Wind at 12:52pm 10.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3936 We're fairly new to sailing and had an interesting, and concerning situation last Friday. We own a
New garmin 741sx chartplotter connecting to a raymarine st4000 ah Damifudo at 11:50am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5304 I am installing a new Garmin 741SX and would like to connect it to the Raymarine ST4000 auto helm.
Sugar scoop for hunter 34 h34 at 11:41am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5479 I am looking to add a sugar scoop for a hunter 34. I have seen pictures on the forum for them but I
Steaming light AUDIS BROW at 11:18am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1104 I am a new sailboat owner......The CG aux came aboard to do a standard safety check, which I welcome
Replacing renault with yanmar-shifter/throttle now backwards Steve R at 8:59am 10.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/950 I just purchased a 1980 Hunter 27. The original Renault Diesel is shot and I am replacing it with a
Introductions of a sort rgranger at 7:47am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/497 Hello Hunter Owners: I just put my Balboa 26 up for sale because I purchased a 1995 Hunter 26 this
Thetford 550p porta potti Gene Neill at 7:16am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 44/7896 I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these. It will be the self contained, non-MSD model,
New owner looking for some help Peter Olsen at 7:04am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/571 Just bought an 1986 28.5 and would like to meet an experienced owner to review, I'm located in North
3gm30f heat exchanger stuck! PGIJon at 5:49am 10.19.15 Big Boats 20/5565 My engine began overheating this weekend. This morning as part of my detective work I decided to beg
Inspection port Tim22 at 5:11am 10.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/961 Hi all I would like to install a small inspection port in my holding tank but am concerned about the
Yanmar ysb 12 sailor tucker at 12:36am 10.19.15 Parts Search 2/803 looking for a stud for a rocker arm stand for a yanmar ysb 12, hoping to find some one parting out a
Replace fuel tank hvbaker at 7:33pm 10.18.15 Catalina 30 6/2872 Anyone replace their fuel tank? I am interested as to how you secured the new tank to the hull.
Electronic flares rpwillia at 6:32pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2459 At the Annapolis Boat Show I saw a lot of vendors hawking these cheesy flashing white LED's and a se
Airmar transducers and winterizing Scott B at 5:18pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 3/627 Was up at the boat today doing some of the final winterizing and tarping. A couple years back there
Mooring issues? mrudman850 at 5:12pm 10.18.15 Catalina 22 5/796 Hi and thanks for the responses to my numerous questions about my newly acquired 77 C22. I'm planni
Cracking gel coat around mast pulpit. (2) thetailwind at 2:13pm 10.18.15 Catalina 22 12/5523 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1987 Cat 22 and have a question concerning the urgency of repair about
Max prop pitch question Rick486 at 1:38pm 10.18.15 Big Boats 0/612 My boat is a 44DS with the Yanmar 4JH4E. I have had a 15" diameter Max Prop since the boat was new a

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Blown exhast (1) twodzusfittings at 5:32am 09.04.23 Here is one unfinished. Looks like it's casted. Maybe a mix of iron and some other metals. I can't s
Invest 95L jssailem at 5:30am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank dlochner at 5:09am 09.04.23 Drain the tank into the bilge and pump it out. If there is not a dedicated drain on the tank, pull t
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 5:08am 09.04.23 just placed my order for 15 ft of the Saniflex from Defender and plan on doing the work this weeken
Invest 95L (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:03am 09.04.23 This is GFS model forecast for 10 day from today. And an even more concerning picture from the GFS
lines Evan656 at 5:03am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank jssailem at 4:55am 09.04.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 4:30am 09.04.23 Your Vagabond 17 sounds like a sweet boat. Clearly you understand the first rule of a boat. Water m
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please BigEasy at 3:33am 09.04.23 Possibly leaking from valve cover gasket. Another thing to possibly check (if present) is an additi
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season miketcook at 1:12am 09.04.23 Fresh water and cooler temperatures! Am jealous! From St. Petersburg, FL where we luckily dodged an
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 10:53pm 09.03.23 If you know how to splice, why do you even have a question?!?:banghead::banghead::banghead: Well,
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Ralph Johnstone at 10:31pm 09.03.23 Was able to force the new belt on, started the engine back up but the fresh water circulating pump
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:12pm 09.03.23 Ralph, I'm guessing that your waste water plumbing drawing shows a vacuum breaker instead of the ai
Rope to anchor chain attachment Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 09.03.23 I've always used the eye splice & shackle s If you know how to splice, why do you even have a ques
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 09.03.23 Good luck finding a new pump. :beer: always consider DEPCO in FL.
Selden Furlex 100S parts Ken13559 at 8:11pm 09.03.23 Found this "Quick Fix" like you mentioned. Maybe worth a try. Thanks. Ken Y After 2_1/2 years, th
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 7:19pm 09.03.23 No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IMHO), but do on the intake lines. The one for th
Blown exhaust not enough I guess kappykaplan at 6:31pm 09.03.23 this time that pulley turning but again with a big squeaking sound. I just went through this with
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 6:28pm 09.03.23 Can anyone confirm if there is a vented loop? No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IM
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:28pm 09.03.23 I had a coolant pump fail. Actually it was the pumps seals. Coolant came out unde pressure through t

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