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Storage cover for Catalina 320 Ted10028 at 5:44pm 12.02.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1256 I see a few boats in the marina with reusable covers while many have white or clear shrink wrap.
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 12:02pm 12.02.23 Big Boats 11/1558 I have seen quite few threads on cutlass bearing replacement but was wondering if anyone has done it
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 8:47am 12.02.23 Big Boats 17/1964 Hello again, The light above sink suddenly stopped working, all others work fine. Checked the switch
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (4) ekmar1991 at 8:35am 12.02.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1600 I recently purchased a 1978 Cape Dory 25 and during the previous owners last final haul out some dam
Shaft Diameter, T3800 plbryant82 at 3:14pm 12.01.23 Tartan 4/1083 I bought a Tartan 3800 (named Sanguine) 1998, deep keel. I need to replace the prop but need to kno
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 1:47pm 12.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/7832 It's always in the back of my mind; I'd be more comfortable knowing.
How to winterize macerator pump Ted10028 at 1:14pm 12.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1421 I assume you have to pump some anti freeze through it thus dumping some waste and some anti-freeze i
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:26am 12.01.23 Big Boats 14/1650 My 4JH3E temp is reading high. The reading on the gauge has always been high really, but earlier in
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (2) SailingDan at 11:08am 12.01.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1652 I've had a hank-on jib on my 1996 MacGregor 26x since I bought her new. Now, approaching 70, I'm lo
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 11:05am 12.01.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1152 Can anyone tell me if the bulkheads and stringers are entirely fiberglass in this make and model? I
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 8:27am 12.01.23 Catalina 310 26/3530 I have a 2002 Catalina 310. The house batteries were replaced a few years ago with two big 18D AGMs
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 9:23pm 11.30.23 Catalina 30 11/2213 I purchased my Catalina 30 in October. Next May I plan to motor it from a marina in Vermont on Lak
New MaxProp came today! Tally Ho at 8:39pm 11.30.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/2075
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. (2) LaDonaMina at 6:11pm 11.30.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1545 221666
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 3:17pm 11.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1507 I have a thru hull, to a strainer, to a pump, to a hose with T connector valve (one leg to AC/Heat u
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Pat Hooyman at 2:35pm 11.30.23 Big Boats 4/732 Does anyone know where the whole identification number is molded into the hole of a hunter 38 2007 m
Electric Motors dlochner at 11:37am 11.30.23 Ask All Sailors 21/7022 Dan and Kika on Sailing Uma just posted a long video from the METS trade show. This is the largest m
Faucet is leaking (1) Lfarquhar at 10:44am 11.30.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/782 Faucet is leaking above the faucet spout below the cartridge. I changed out the cartridge and it st
Dodger Needed Schlipps at 6:24pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2312 Hi All, my 2008 Hunter 31 needs a new Dodger. The San Diego Sun has taken its toll. Does anyone know
Bubbly under top-coat (3) Fidgit at 5:43pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/426 Hi all! Ever seen paint do this? I'm sanding down what I thought was just a sad paint-job, and it lo

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Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker OS2Dude at 8:37am 10.12.25 I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire, would it require a different breaker ? Or, if t
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 8:29am 10.12.25 I'm not sure I am following the wiring problem. Why not just run new wires and forget the old wiri
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 shemandr at 7:52am 10.12.25 I'm not sure I am following the wiring problem. Why not just run new wires and forget the old wirin
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? dlochner at 7:38am 10.12.25 Overnight the forecast changed. No rain, cloudy with 20kt winds.
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? shemandr at 7:31am 10.12.25 If the organizers could un-wrap the boats, where would they go?
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 (4) cfiles0920 at 7:19am 10.12.25 UPDATE: Been quite busy lately, but I managed to make some progress on the O'day. After verifying th
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 6:47am 10.12.25 One more thought. The quick connect "toolless" connectors are really expensive. We went with plastic
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 6:43am 10.12.25
Outboard transom board dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 10.12.25 The outboard motor bracket is bolted into the transom which has metal implanted in the fiberglass.
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 6:05am 10.12.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Terry Cox at 6:03am 10.12.25 Hi John. Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybutylene grey plastic hose for th
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 5:52am 10.12.25
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 10.12.25 @Swabby Third Class the 170 was a plastic boat which was an excellent design but was disappointed
Merit 22 owners dlochner at 4:45am 10.12.25 If the shrouds are really slack they need to be tightened. If there is not enough room on the turnbu
Delrod suffing box dlochner at 4:24am 10.12.25 The Irwin 23 has a swing keel aka a centerboard. The cable is used to raise and lower the CB. You wi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 3:48am 10.12.25 Wrap a few spots of your new Hot Water Lines with the the red tape. In my case, after the job is do
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 3:39am 10.12.25 Since the Irwin 23 is an outboard powered boat, you don't have a shaft log. I'm not specifically f
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Apex at 3:23am 10.12.25 add in drainage points for winterization: bypass loop for hotwater tank and drain for tank, cold wa
Replacing ALL of the plumbing sailcapt340 at 2:23am 10.12.25 I replaced all our fresh water, Hunter original piping lines a few years back with 15mm. Using all
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 9:27pm 10.11.25 Thank you!

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