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Boarding the boat after a dive, swim or mob nlneilson at 12:59am 10.11.15 Catalina 30 3/939 I have a C30 TR that has no swim step or any type of ladder other than a small rope ladder that is v
Raymarine new e series mfd integration with older st7000 autopilot eianm at 12:37am 10.11.15 Big Boats 9/3074 I have the 300 series trip computer and the ST7000+ head unit for my autopilot and I have been unsuc
Raymarine e125 mfd/navionics track issue Nodak7 at 10:18pm 10.10.15 Big Boats 3/778 OK I just upgraded (Lightning strike) from a classic E125 MFD to the new e125 MFD. I have installed
Garmin chart plotter/navionics install????? woodster at 7:30pm 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1971 I read somewhere if you install Navionics on a Garmin chartplotter that you can not reverse it and g
Skin fitting life span? (1) Meeka at 5:57pm 10.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1864 2009 Hunter 36 skin fitting replaced Sep 2015. The photo shows the skin fitting from the holding tan
Wooden boat show sailaway78 at 4:51pm 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1502 The wooden boat show is this weekend in Madisonville. One of the events is the quick and dirty bo
Glazed cone clutch GorillaToast at 4:40pm 10.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1984 10 yr old Yanmar 1Gm10 w/ Kanzaki KM2P transmission. (Refurbished) Cone clutch is glazed, and I kno
Companionway boards (leaks)--dodger Windtherapy at 4:13pm 10.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1024 So how many O'Day owners have replaced their companionway boards and do you have stiles and rails on
Mainsheet block at port side of arch (1) Velero49 at 3:46pm 10.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 i have a couple of blocks, including one at the base of the arch. they have an "R" stamped on them.
Fortress fx-16 fit in anchor locker? Jared1048 at 3:02pm 10.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/532 Hi, I have a 1985 Hunter 31 and sailed it to Mexico where it sits now. I need another anchor and ha
Hunter 40.5 El HOMBRE at 11:36am 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1309 looking to purchase 40.5.anything i should be looking for other than the holding tank.It seems a thr
Would a mac sink like this? williamtl at 10:43am 10.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4574 An unfortunate sailing family had their boat sink. See the "My boat sank today" Discussion in 'Ask A
Port side water deck fill Dominick13 at 9:21am 10.10.15 S2 1/821 Filling my water tank to the point of overflow out of the deck fill port, water leaked in two spots
Unfreeze bolts lpbosch at 8:26am 10.10.15 Catalina 30 8/892 What is the best product to help unfreeze mast stays?
Electrasan odor question THECUSCUS at 7:46am 10.10.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/945 I have noticed a distinct odor in the area of my boat where the electrasan unit is after flushing th
Hunter 34 wheel replacement Ilanortho at 5:35am 10.10.15 Big Boats 24/3089 Hi; 1986 Hunter 34; Would like to replace wheel with a smaller diameter wheel; is very hard to get a
Minifish outstanding condition. keep it oem? FHHUBER at 1:31am 10.10.15 AMF 1/4438 Boat condition: I got hold of an Alcort Minifish, everything OEM, almost perfect except the halyard
Snailmail while cruising Mark Maulden at 3:43pm 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/934 now that i retired over a yr ago, we're going to go cruising for several months into the Broughtons
T/s association north island cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 3:05pm 10.09.15 Trailer Sailors 0/527 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj
Tsa north channel cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 2:54pm 10.09.15 Destinations 1/773 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj

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1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems Roland5048 at 10:30am 01.19.24 Lots of speculation here on what the problem is. There should be about an inch or so gap between th
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) LakeShark at 9:39am 01.19.24 Wind chill was -37F on Monday. Took this following my morning 3 mile walk with the boat in the back
Raritan Superflush Apex at 8:54am 01.19.24 ok everyone.......Guido needs to vent about being unhappy with a recent repair cost, and is hoping f
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Media again at 8:52am 01.19.24 Status Update: Removed Head Gasket to find that it was intact but someone had applied a sealant on t
Is separation for the best? dmax at 8:41am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified,
California King Tide Fail Timm R Oday25 at 8:30am 01.19.24 Dave very clearly a foe ..A good bottom paint keeps them off . They tend to clog inlet strainers on
California King Tide Fail (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 01.19.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Replace Radar Hello Below at 8:02am 01.19.24 A little disappointing review of 3 radars but worth a read. Enclosed radars compared, including Garm
Replace Radar buddybear at 7:46am 01.19.24 GMR 18. Mast mounted above spreader, the cable should be long enough to go into bilge area easily,
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 7:38am 01.19.24 Wow. What marina is that? (Our moorage would sand in worse than that if we stopped annual dredging,
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.19.24 On my O'Day you can by removing a panel to access the stern. Hopefully someone with the same boat as
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified, e
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 7:03am 01.19.24 When the system detects a heat event the fire suppression agent is dispensed, and a relay engages to
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 01.19.24 How do these fire suppression systems actually work? We know that when triggered it doesn't disenga
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:24am 01.19.24 Is it the 24 and was the cable long enough it says 49' I measured around 50' with adding several fe
Raritan Superflush dlochner at 5:40am 01.19.24 WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME I'D CLEAN WITH SOMETHING THAT STUPID? AND YOU ALSO "ASSUME" I REPLACED A JABSC
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy JBP-PA at 5:25am 01.19.24 In British English, spray hood.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) JBP-PA at 5:16am 01.19.24 It's kind of sad that kids no longer get snow days. It was practically an order to go outside and pl
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy shemandr at 5:14am 01.19.24 Dodgers, or crash hoods, are usually custom made. What might be right for one sailer may not work f
Weather at your location currently and photo? dLj at 5:04am 01.19.24 C'mon, we rarely get that hot in the summer up here. I will admit, my sweat glands have had a seri

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