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What Paint To Choose stollo770 at 11:30am 03.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5482 Hello, I have a 1979 H27 and before I launch it this coming spring I would like to repaint the hul
Magma Kettle Grill mounting question Spellman66 at 10:41am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 6/1916 For Christmas my fiancee gave me a Magma kettle grill for our 310. I'm curious how, and where, othe
411 Rudder removal rickbogh at 9:58am 03.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6677 I have a 1998 411, the steering has become very stiff. Removed the quadrant (that was a job) and re
at least the ice eaters are doing their job (pics) (2) iSailor at 7:07am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1437 Cheers,
small vessel reporting system blues emergpa1 at 6:56am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3385 The red tape is giving me the blues, i can't figure this out: I am trying to get all my ships paper
R.I.P. Bonzai LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 6:39am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/977 Friends I was saddened to notice today on facebook that one of our members here, Bob Akins has passe
Reinstalling exterior teak handrails down_shift at 6:17am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5285 While the C36 MK I is wrapped this winter, I removed the exterior teak handrails to sand down and re
1994 H-26 Spreader Dfisher at 6:04am 03.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/843 Hello all. I'm looking for a new starboard spreader for my Isomat Mast. I have been trying to get
What size sheave? Scott19770 at 10:20pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/779 I have a '91 Hunter 30, and one of my masthead sheaves broke and siezed while the main was up. Long
Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5011 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1228 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3092 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5448 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/781 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1013 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1334 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li
Cleaning/Refinishing companionway steps Richandhelen at 2:16pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 14/4231 How do you clean/refinish your companionway steps?
O'day 26 Anchor Procedure BelladonnaII at 2:15pm 03.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1631 So I've done quite a few searches but have not come up with anything I'm looking for. I've obviou
holding tank syrena at 1:36pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 19/3526 I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. Does anyone have a drawing or has a supplier who can bu
Main Sail questions Mac 25 (3) Wakulla212 at 1:01pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1888 The PO of my 85 MacGregor 25, raised the boom mount by putting in a new hole for the gooseneck bolt

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Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? obxjeff at 7:32pm 06.18.23 Keep, without an accumulator when you run the faucet the pump runs to keep the set pressure, once
ZF Hurth transmission slipping (1) Hayden Watson at 7:31pm 06.18.23 Thank you for the response and for the valuable info. You mean to tell me it's not as easy as just
Do you trailer with the motor attached? HEINZIR at 6:41pm 06.18.23 Most trailerable sailboats overhang the back end of the trailer by quite a bit. So, unlike with powe
Home Built Stack Pack Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 06.18.23
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jviss at 6:33pm 06.18.23 Opening or closing the raw water seacock will have no effect on starting your engine.
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 06.18.23 If you look at the schematics for the HBW 10 gearbox, the clamping pressure is created by a set of 3
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 6:26pm 06.18.23 - please don;t tell me I need to replace the coolant pump.... :(
Gloucester 22 (1) rgranger at 6:23pm 06.18.23 @LloydB makes a goof point about the PO You never know on a 30 yo boat. There may be nothing orig
3D printing fun (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 06.18.23 Over the winter I got some anchor rode labels to more easily tell how much line is out. Unfortunatel
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? rgranger at 6:05pm 06.18.23
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Bscott515 at 5:49pm 06.18.23 Thanks again for the info!
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Bscott515 at 5:48pm 06.18.23 OK. On my boat (Beneteau) there is only one breaker on the AC power distribution panel for all AC
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 5:43pm 06.18.23 Well, I may have celebrated too early. Back at the boat ready to change the oil but again the engine
Newbie Dalliance at 5:21pm 06.18.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Home Built Stack Pack jssailem at 5:05pm 06.18.23
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration jssailem at 4:59pm 06.18.23
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:47pm 06.18.23 Never purchased a pass and never will. With all the taxes I pay along with the boat tab fees, just n
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 4:45pm 06.18.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still fin
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:44pm 06.18.23
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Joe at 4:39pm 06.18.23 Search YouTube for "filling instrument holes in bulkhead" I have seen a number of such instructiona

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