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C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:34am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/1014 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:33am 09.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/811 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
need a dodger ? fgraham at 8:24am 09.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1660 nEED A DODGER ON A 27?
Replacement of a Yanmar 1gm Marijo at 8:19am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6888 Does anyone know if it is possible to replace a Yanmar 1gm by a Yanmar 2gm on a 1990 Hunter 27? Than
Painting prop shaft & strut Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1607 As a former dealer in North Carolina, I was taught a trick on painting the metal under water more sp
Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/9033 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1868 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1132 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/954 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2023 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2414 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/702 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/709 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1947 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1121 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1274 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1558 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1497 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1315 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/9688 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On

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Towing options JamesG161 at 6:32am 01.04.24 Advice please on towing. My 43 foot Boat Insurance covers Towing up to $5000. Jim...
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Its funny Friday! (4) JamesG161 at 5:56am 01.04.24 Even more Funny Signs :yikes: 222322 222323 222324 Jim...
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. dlochner at 5:29am 01.04.24 Thanks for all the great thoughts. I will follow up and let you know how it turns out. Scott T-bird
I aim to give 100%. Will Gilmore at 5:15am 01.04.24 I think I was born giving more than 100%. :cool: -Will
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Captain Larry-DH at 4:44am 01.04.24
I aim to give 100%. Hayden Watson at 4:37am 01.04.24 Well, I think I will continue to work on my attitude and leave giving than 100% to others.
I aim to give 100%. kappykaplan at 3:41am 01.04.24 If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit WC Fields That quote seems appr
I aim to give 100%. Crusty Ol Salt at 3:31am 01.04.24 If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit WC Fields That quote seems appro
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 01.04.24
Hunter 49 - Windows - Top of Saloon Slawomir at 3:19am 01.04.24 Can anyone tell me what type of material, thickness and light transparency should be used when repla
Windshield H430 Leaking marcham at 12:46am 01.04.24 Windshield ???? You'll need to give us a bit more details...... do you have a photo? which window?
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:01pm 01.03.24 Now I'm back to square one!:banghead: The repaired gearbox didn't solve my reversing problem. Now I'
2GM20F engine issue (2) Ken13559 at 10:53pm 01.03.24 Had to chisel off the ridge to move the shaft flange back so that gearbox could be be removed. I sho
Water lock broke Ken13559 at 10:34pm 01.03.24 Be sure to protect your muffler against freezing during the winter. Either drain it or fill it with
Water lock broke (1) Ken13559 at 10:32pm 01.03.24 Ken, if that muffler has perforated through the body once, you KNOW it's just getting ready to perf
Sea-Fire system artboas at 7:21pm 01.03.24
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. CaptainStan at 6:12pm 01.03.24 The first boat I bought had 9 stays and took a lot of time to rig. You want a boat with three stays.
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. JohnnyP at 6:00pm 01.03.24 Thanks for all the great thoughts. I will follow up and let you know how it turns out. Scott T-bird,
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information CaptainStan at 5:31pm 01.03.24 I went to look at a Seaward Fox catboat yesterday that is for sale. The boat that I have just now is

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