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Another dog question... getting a big dog aboard kito at 12:10pm 03.31.15 Ask All Sailors 19/3137 It's getting close to the time to drop my H30 project boat in the water. I plan on spending weekends
What engines fit in my 79 Cat 30 ZTS213 at 11:50am 03.31.15 Catalina 30 16/3424 Please Help! I bought a 1979 catalina 30 project without the motor. I have a yanmar 2qm 20hp tha
Otter deterrant Mark Maulden at 9:07am 03.31.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1521 I Keep my dinghy on a float in the slip next to the sailboat. Works great for when you want the dink
Alternators and horsepower wufibugs at 8:42am 03.31.15 Ask All Sailors 34/7776 From reading the many discussions on charging systems and acceptance rates, it is clear that my 35 a
Bimini for Hunter 34 YVRguy at 7:51am 03.31.15 Big Boats 27/11195 Have any of you H34 owners installed a full bimini on your boat? I'm curious to know about your exp
Crack in outside hull wildrp at 7:10am 03.31.15 Day Sailers 3/1279 The other day I was checking out my Hunter 140 boat after the winter. I just noticed a crack in the
mast wiring panel beneteau 36 sailBoat107 at 6:36am 03.31.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/597 how do i remove the wiring panel from the headliner delicately without breaking anything? does the p
Cotter Ring Finger SoundWave at 6:35am 03.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1349 We go out about twice a month, boat is parked on trailer between outings. I see other trailer-sailo
Two Questions about the S25 tomcat2k at 5:49am 03.31.15 Seidelmann 5/2662 1) The through hull for the rudder post has started leaking around the top and draining eventually t
Propane locker Harleyreef at 5:37am 03.31.15 Catalina 30 21/4426 The 1988 MKII I just purchased doesn't have a propane locker in the rear lazarrette. Did they origi
compass repair woodster at 5:35am 03.31.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1870 i am looking for revues on Youngs Maritime services /compass repair ...has anyone used their servi
HELP ! keel sunsetpassion at 5:29am 03.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1504 Hello to you all. I am a new (to me) hunter 450 owner. uk based. Following advise from this gre
V-22 best way to raise the mast singlehanded ? EnginesForward at 12:44am 03.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5290 I am searching for systems and /or ways to safely raise the mast. I have a complete wood and metal
parts for kubota eng/universal m3-20b captrick2013 at 10:12pm 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1560 I am looking for a parts list crossover for the injectors/universal to kubota.The universal part is
Greece Bareboat rfrye1 at 8:46pm 03.30.15 Destinations 5/2083 Here is a good location to charter out of? I've always heard to stay away from the Athens area. I pl
Table too big (2) Ken Cross at 8:32pm 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 0/628 I posted a while back about the table in our new to us 1989 Hunter 30. The table is so big we couldn
Reefing on O'Day 322 Tally Ho at 7:10pm 03.30.15 Bigger Boats 11/3557 Does anyone with an O'Day 322 or similar boat (maybe a 302 or 272) have a reef hook at the gooseneck
Hellooo? Terry Cox at 6:53pm 03.30.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 49/12023 Have all the PNW cruisers moved south? Have they all sold their boats? Just say'n.
Trailer Bunk Adjustment docschreiber at 6:38pm 03.30.15 Trailer Sailors 2/3505 I recently bought a Coronado 23 mkII. I found out today that the trailer that came with it has had
steering (4) paulj at 6:23pm 03.30.15 Catalina 310 4/1135 SailingErrant I sit on the cat seat most of the time and steer the boat with the hiking out s

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Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) Huntersippi at 2:45pm 10.26.23 Appreciate the good advice - sounds doable, though as I feared, it appears there is not a standard H
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? isaksp00 at 2:41pm 10.26.23 Someone mentioned above the issue of the leg length. If the prop on a 1HP or similar won't clear the
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions jbmia at 2:15pm 10.26.23 That is important information not supplied in the original query. It provides context to your query
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 12:11pm 10.26.23 Hey George! Not silly at all! This 22 actually has a pump-out MSD installed, and the tube here is th
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:07pm 10.26.23 Perhaps a silly question. What is that checkered brown tube coming thru the deck? Is that the older
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Southern Crux at 12:04pm 10.26.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Davenport at 11:36am 10.26.23 Thanks all. This issue seems helpful to analyze from side. I partly asked about small outboard to
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 11:30am 10.26.23 Thanks Siamese! I will definitely poke and try to check the core well when I get the hardware off. I
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) ggrizzard at 11:29am 10.26.23 I don't know where Barnett Reservoir is located but if there is an RV or boat salvage yard nearby c
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Project_Mayhem at 11:13am 10.26.23 Sometimes you can find "remnants" of outdoor grade carpet at Lowes or Home Depot and the manager wi
Hurricane Otis jssailem at 11:05am 10.26.23 And Cabo was on the fringe of the storm.
Chafe guards (2) jssailem at 11:03am 10.26.23 What if you changed the way the lines move off the boat. You added chocks to the bow so that the lin
Chafe guards sailcapt340 at 10:44am 10.26.23 I agree, To your points, the sharp edges are the anchor pulpit (top and bottom). And I do believe i
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 10:43am 10.26.23 Checking.... the SBO Shop has 100ft 16/2 wire.. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?9872/Safety
Hurricane Otis BigEasy at 10:42am 10.26.23 My brother & his wife were in Cabo San Lucas & evacuating / leaving Saturday on a Delta flight. App
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) jssailem at 10:38am 10.26.23 Guessing here but it looks like your bimini tubbing could be 1" thinwall SS
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) jssailem at 10:36am 10.26.23 Take your good piece to a metal shop that bends tubing. They should be able to recreate the piece of
Chafe guards jssailem at 10:30am 10.26.23 You may want to examine the fairleads in the area of that damage for a "tight bend". The line was un
Chafe guards jssailem at 10:18am 10.26.23 That is not normal chafe.. IMG_0105.jpeg
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 10:14am 10.26.23 The guys at Seattle Injector did my work. Great guys. Stand behind their work. Decent turn around.

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