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water and holding tank "gauge" rdavis6507 at 8:10pm 05.15.15 Big Boats 3/1446 Does anyone know where to find the "gauge" for water and holding tanks for 2002 Hunter 410? The pus
1985 26' O'Day bilge pump Windtherapy at 6:09pm 05.15.15 Day Sailers 7/2013 Has anybody installed an electric bilge pump on a 1985 26" O'Day?
Luff tension Mark Maulden at 4:35pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3005 Do you relieve luff tension on a furled headsail?
Catalina 27 '84 std - tack block for ASpin Kopite at 4:17pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1270 Hi, my boat came with an ASpin, but there is no block for the tack. I have a Harken furler. Any rec
Handrails for Macgregor 22 (1981)? pajcrowley at 2:55pm 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1235 Hi, Wondering if someone could help point me to the best place to get replacement handrails for m
Is it Just Me ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3969 .................. or has anyone else noticed a decline in boating interest in their area? This ca
Bottom Painting case: is barrier coat necessary? (2) Michal at 2:11pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1148 Hi, The previous owner did not clean / paint the boat for several years. The original plan was to
Main Haylard catealley at 1:03pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1356 I have a Catalina 27 and need to purchase a new main halyard. My specs tell me 78', 5/16". My ques
Trouble starting M3-20 Bob Mc at 12:37pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/616 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1313 I'm trying to run a GPS antenna cable and satellite antenna cable from the electrical panel area to
bilge float switch cstonedent at 10:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3212 On our B311 there is a very swallow bilge. What is the best type of float switch for these boats? An
Stern arch Prime Time at 10:43am 05.15.15 Bristol 0/1443 Anyone out there buy, make, steal a stern arch for a Bristol 41.1 or 43.3?
Bow Thruster Controller dehler25 at 10:37am 05.15.15 Big Boats 0/632 Anyone know if the Sidepower 8950g will fit in the cutout for the older SM8800?
Yamaha 30 Sail from Seattle Ameseys at 10:25am 05.15.15 Yamaha 8/5146 I bought a neglected Yamaha 30 near Seattle. I spent a few months refitting her and sailed to Portla
headliner dhenze at 9:58am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1083 The manufacture vinyl, which had a foam-type backing, disintegrated on me a couple of years ago. I
"Hunter" decals braol at 9:13am 05.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2455 Anyone have a good source for Hunter-logo decals for the hull? I'd like to modernize my '79 H27 wit
From lemons to lemonade rgranger at 7:41am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1433 Hey All Starting in August I'm going to "live aboard" two nights/week. The "higher-ups" where I
Internal Outhaul Access DockH at 7:17am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/902 I cannot reach into my 8 ft boom to re rig the outhaul. The lines got old and failed. Any ideas,. ti
Finally Solved - CAT270 Instrument Panel bawlmer at 6:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/598 Back in Oct of 2013 after I took possession of Mystic, I noticed the low Oil Pressure alarm did not
Starting Univ M3-20 Bob Mc at 6:28am 05.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1263 Hello all. I can't get my circa 1993 Universal M3-20 to turn over. I get a very slow "mmwahll", "mm

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I thought I have seen it all...and then this. WayneH at 7:29am 11.11.23 Me? I was thinking about all the extra weight on the boat. 4 cleats with motors, heavy electric cabl
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points capta at 7:17am 11.11.23 I do not believe you will be able to mount that dinghy on davits. A dinghy on davits needs a backbon
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Captain Larry-DH at 7:16am 11.11.23 There is a US product similar, I'll have to look it up. Ah, meclizine. Haven't used that one but am
MARINE GROWTH Jim Legere at 7:16am 11.11.23 If your Micron CSC has been out of the water for an extended period, all you need to do to 'reactiva
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 11.11.23 As a dealer, I used fishing line using it in a sawing mode back and forth. It requires a second per
Fischer Panda impeller change capta at 6:56am 11.11.23 There are screwdrivers with "screw" holders available. However, I much prefer to have two pumps aboa
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed shemandr at 6:39am 11.11.23
Harken Electric Winch 46/E dlochner at 6:14am 11.11.23 Have you tried searching the Harken site for a service manual?
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 11.11.23 so let's step back and look at what we're talking about here. a short, fat, early eighties, french
Fischer Panda impeller change dlochner at 5:17am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 JBP-PA at 5:08am 11.11.23 Holes (even) patched up are ugly. gary I keep thinking I could patch the holes my PO left with som
Fischer Panda impeller change (2) sailcapt340 at 4:52am 11.11.23
Fischer Panda impeller change dlochner at 4:23am 11.11.23 There is no need to use the same style of screw. Replace them with hex head or socket head bolts. Ei
Fischer Panda impeller change Rick486 at 4:12am 11.11.23 Have you tried removing the pump and changing the impeller on the bench? The pump is very easy to re
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 garymalmgren at 3:33am 11.11.23 As for reduced resale value, you can always put it back down True JBP-PA but you are left with th
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points dLj at 2:38am 11.11.23 Pictures of the dinghy and closer photos of where you are thinking to put hoist points along with wh
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:01am 11.11.23 Congratulations on the replacement. If you cannot figure out, Al Fooks and Joe Kerr are former Hun
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 11:36pm 11.10.23
Anybody Tow A 13 Boston Whaler? Skipper J at 11:14pm 11.10.23 Probably should set a crew member just to watch the tow as well, I'd suggest.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION (2) Hayden Watson at 7:15pm 11.10.23 One spring, 4-months after I had a diver clean my hull and prop and replace the zincs, I headed out

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