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On the Bottom Rummur at 5:49am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/899 I have a Beneteau 39 Oceanis that has been on the bottom in 3 feet of water for 14 days. The keel i
Plexiglass hatches Dan DeNeal at 5:07am 03.15.15 S2 15/4699 My 7.3 hatches are in need of replacement, the one on the fore deck is severely crazed and the curve
Exhaust Muffler Jtacqua at 8:40pm 03.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1380 Hello all, Starting the spring clean up and servicing for 2015. The service technician at the mari
Battery setup on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:28pm 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1145 Got my first real look at my new to me 23.5. Batteries were my first concern. A marine battery for t
Spinaker for Catalina 22 ? polarbear at 6:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 5/941 Wondering if Catalina 22 can use a spinaker. Tried to check search but found nothing for the 22.
14133 Clean up! (4) T_Cat at 5:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 56/5463 Ok I actually got to spend a couple of hours cleaning up my girl. First a light pressure wash to get
Truedesign through hulls and seacocks MWybo at 5:01pm 03.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1919 Hi. Does anyone have experience with the Truedesign through hulls and seacocks from New Zealand?.
Pox (2) FlimFlamII at 4:51pm 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6854 My boat has a serious issue with pox. It was pulled three years ago and the pox dealt with at that
PVC board used on the head walls on my Catalina 30 MKIII (12) pmirenda at 4:36pm 03.14.15 Catalina 30 21/6939 PVC used on the walls in the head on my Catalina 30 MKIII Due to some deck leaks I had to cover the
M 25 Decal for main sail raycraft99 at 4:19pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/913 Hi there, I have a 1985 and the main sail is faded to white, you can see the decals were there at
Removing bottom paint from boat (1) ris at 3:56pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1768 Testing different ways to remove bottom paint on 26x. Tried sanding, it is very dusty and really nee
Hunter 290 -Table modifications?? SteveH290 at 2:26pm 03.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/921 I have a Hunter 290. The main cabin table is very awkward and takes up a huge amount of space. We re
Pointing ability of H40 shoal draft v Deep draft (1) kenackerman at 2:16pm 03.14.15 Big Boats 16/2304 I've searched and read previous posts on this forum but haven't found any direct comparisons of poin
The End of the Cruise (4) Roger Long at 1:52pm 03.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 0/1821 The end of cruising sometimes sneaks up on you. Little by little, the sense of timeless freedom lea
back at it Redbeard33 at 12:41pm 03.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1299 After a long period of inactivty both on the forum and on the boat (don't make the mistake of thinki
Jammed roller furler, Jib in pieces Chiriqui at 10:35am 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/820 Well almost pieces. Beyond repair here at least in the Rep of Panama. A small roller on the line tha
Y valve Replacement procedure? 1 Salty Dog at 8:46am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/3482 So I have to ask as I've never attempted this before and don't want to wind up with a huge mess "lit
Winter Cover Removal, Chicago helmfam at 8:45am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 This is our first recommissioning after winter in the Chicago area (31st St Harbor). When do other
National Pi Day JohnnyMac at 8:38am 03.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 5/2348 For those of you who missed celebrating this morning you will have another chance tonight. 3/14/1
oday 28 shower shozbot at 8:32am 03.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1485 I'm not the original owner of this boat and am trying to get the shower up and running again. Need s

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Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:20pm 06.20.23 J boats has a few as well, like the J100. The J 105 might also meet your needs. :plus:
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? rgranger at 1:19pm 06.20.23 (except for the deck which of course is not good) Trees .... are the enemy of a clean boat. I wo
What is this Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals (1) Hollyberry at 1:09pm 06.20.23 Ralph... the seals/o-rings circled in red. The bottom one is the 'culprit'... I hadn't meant for tha
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 inkunzi at 1:07pm 06.20.23
What is this Timm R Oday25 at 1:05pm 06.20.23 Well..without knowing what engine this is a picture of . Here is my wild guess . That looks like a s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Ward H at 1:00pm 06.20.23 I had to go with a new tranny to replace my HBW50 because my transmission guy, who used to do rebuil
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 06.20.23 Running up to temp, then will cool and top off the antifreeze. Hip hip Hooray !!! Total time fro
Shaft inkunzi at 12:50pm 06.20.23 Hello I meant to add this is 1GM10 yanmar
Mast rewire JamesG161 at 12:48pm 06.20.23 the roller furler is bent/dented. Sounds like frustration from the past owner, jammed mainsail. J
Batten Lengths H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:36pm 06.20.23 When the batten is cut to size to fit the batten pocket, make darn sure all the ends are rounded and
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells kloudie1 at 12:06pm 06.20.23 Go to "Owner Resources" on the top of the home page. Click on that then "General Downloads" then sc
Mast rewire Hayden Watson at 11:56am 06.20.23 After mast was removed it was very evident the roller furler is bent/dented. lower spreaders broke
Portable Generator jviss at 11:52am 06.20.23 It uses about a 1/3 of a quart of oil per change. That's a lot of oil for a little engine!
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 06.20.23 @Maureen S Regarding our phone call, you have a Hunter 23 wing keel, 1986 model which is taking on
Portable Generator (3) kbgunn at 11:41am 06.20.23 I purchased this Genkins 2300 watt inverter generator when I owned a Hunter 38. It has a NEMA L5-30
Help finding the right boat BarryL at 11:40am 06.20.23 Hey, Welcome to the sailing world. I understand your desire for a large cockpit and minimum accom
Yanmar YSB 12 Hard to Start Chris_Manu at 11:23am 06.20.23 Hi Doug I have been a long time lurker here, but as your problem is familiar to me I decided to jum
Shaft Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 06.20.23 ??
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 06.20.23 I suppose you could do either, but the question is ... why? Sailing is all about freedom from the e

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