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Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/8440 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/5669 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/3677 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3076 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/636 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5147 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1011 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1
Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3796 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/9727 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/3935 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/6616 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1999 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6911 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2538 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40
Lazy Jack systems Pichin at 9:02pm 02.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4311 Hi, where can I find a Lazy jack systems for may Hunter 260?? Thanks.
28' sailboat (1) Corondalay at 8:54pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2005 An anyone tell me what kind of boat this is or how hard it would be to produce a title that's been l
New 310 Owner Steve in Fl at 8:50pm 02.05.15 Catalina 310 17/2113 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 2001, 310 :D. This site has been very helpful in making that de
380 Hot Water Heater with "the drip" Jay Meyer at 6:50pm 02.05.15 Big Boats 5/1266 I have a 2001 380 with a leak in the hot water heater. So how does one replace the unit. It is loca
A "boats only" BuyNSail at 5:50pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/72 Greetings all, new to the forum. We own Torrid Marine, and wondered what everyone thinks of the i
Impeller parts are here, now what? (1) DAVA390 at 4:49pm 02.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1436 New parts here, now what??? Actually, I am semi competent mechanically, you yung un`s wouldn`t know

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:38pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. We discovered a fibroses material
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:27pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
Wood stain or varnish MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks for the Shellac tip. Looks super nice. Glad to help. You have to top coat it with something
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 8:18pm 06.16.23 Update. Rudder out with great effort. teflon bushing looks good. Will ream it out a bit and reinstal
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11pm 06.16.23 It is a great day. The Varooom returned at 13:53. This afternoon.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 7:57pm 06.16.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire b
Rub Rail Adventure jaysweet at 7:38pm 06.16.23 Hey JD: thanks. Just to note: this thread is 3 years old, as you're probably aware. It's not clear t
Stuck screw on prop anode (2) rgranger at 7:24pm 06.16.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose rgranger at 7:11pm 06.16.23 Bucket? You said out of the box
Rub Rail Adventure jdrutten at 6:43pm 06.16.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. Is
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 6:25pm 06.16.23 I finally replaced my prop anode today, that was a tough job. It's in another thread. Hull potent
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 6:20pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. I didn't take a before reading and I can't remember what it was la
Newbie rgranger at 6:07pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 5:18pm 06.16.23 The remains of the screw came out easily. The prop nut is heavily corroded. A wire brush won't re
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 5:02pm 06.16.23
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 4:59pm 06.16.23 The anode is off! The screwdriver is drying out.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:54pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how. Thanks ma
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 4:49pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:43pm 06.16.23

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