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Help identify Dcadger at 8:31pm 10.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1066 Inam looking at a macgregor 25, well they send 83 25', but I can't verify. The boat is not on a tr
P42 Fresh Water Plumbing Terry Cox at 7:57pm 10.27.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/3284 Anybody want to talk about the Zurn Pex Quicktite fresh water plumbing (gray stuff) on a P42? A rece
great maiden voyage saturday on peewee, the new to me C22 (2) hawk232 at 7:15pm 10.27.14 Catalina 22 4/987 Had a great first day out on the new boat. Its amazing the differences between the c22 and the rk20.
40.5 Swim Ladder Tread Replacements charris at 7:12pm 10.27.14 Big Boats 2/730 Has anyone ever found the tread material used on our swim ladders. Multiple chandlers have many bran
Compass Heeling over 90 degrees Cataholic at 6:44pm 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/784 What would cause the compass on my 1978 Catalina 27 to just flop over 90 degrees? We left one weeken
on the hard trainmanjess at 5:28pm 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2374 hello all it is that time of the year again in the north.... went to the sailing club marina on s
Bow cap for my 1983 H-30 Nelsonhow at 4:07pm 10.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1853 The black fiberglass bow cap on my 1983 H-30 has worn through and the rough edges saw through my moo
Considering a Hunter 23 and... dhaberman at 12:55pm 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 14/1311 I am looking to purchase my first boat and I have it narrowed to three boats. One is a Hunter 23, I
Iron Keel Rusting (2) Paul and Judy at 12:00pm 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1290 I have a Hunter 33.5 and it has been on the hard for the last 10 months and expect it to remain so f
Hunter 37.5 Solar Panel Scott NIelsen at 11:21am 10.27.14 Big Boats 2/977 The solar panel that came with the boat no longer puts out enough volts to charge batteries (5v outp
Outboard Sheeting stromrider at 10:59am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1165 My Hunter has the jib sheeting points on the inside cabin top roof. This is good sheeting area for p
Companionway Doors SqPeg at 9:57am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3109 I need some ideas on companionway doors for a Vision 32 (e.g. store bought, kits, templates, materia
Fuel Starvation on a H41AC malcs2010 at 9:42am 10.27.14 Big Boats 4/606 I was out about a month ago when my motor started to miss on my 2004 H41AC. The boat would run at
Stepping the mast Captian Al at 9:22am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/637 This is my first season with the Hunter 290. It's a 2000 year and has the B'R rigging. Question is w
1980 Hunter 27 Mast step Lusitano at 8:42am 10.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1738 Can anyone tell me how high the mast step is (the inside sleeve) 1" 2"...? Need to lower the mast an
manual bilge pump winterizing obsailor at 7:47am 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1711 is it necessary to get antifreeze into a manual bilge pump to winterize it? It takes a lot of antif
Swing Keel Problem captianjim at 7:37am 10.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/796 Arr Swabs, I am the owner of a 1975 32' Center Cockpit O'Day, love it and what a great sailing vesse
Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop savoirfaire2014 at 7:30am 10.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 39/7250 Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop. Hi, I'm new here and to diesels, and woul
Switching Old Cabin Lights to LED drdanj at 7:21am 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1936 I want to replace an old fluorescent inside cabin top lamp with an LED lamp, I bought a red/white Al
Floatation on 19 foot oday lp_gilbert at 7:17am 10.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1592 Just pulled out my boat for the season. I power washed the bottom and used muric acid to remove the

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Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 11.22.22 It seems to me that what I heard on YouTube was misinformation! I think I'll go back to the episode
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Skipper John at 10:28am 11.22.22 Our 2022 315 came with a Yanmar 3YM20 freshwater cooled three-cylinder 21 HP diesel engine and a Ka
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 AndyL at 10:22am 11.22.22 15mm fittings are not easy to get - my local WM doesn't stock them. Luckily my marina's store does
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 10:20am 11.22.22 I am also open to use epoxy paint on the rudder and daggerboard.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:30am 11.22.22 If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mccloskey, the less expensive Minwax spar d
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:27am 11.22.22 What sealant/paint is recommended? If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mcclosk
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:19am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass. I do not like working with fiberglass.
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:17am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:16am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 9:15am 11.22.22 Haha..love it!
33.5 fuel tank leak (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 11.22.22 Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? What do y
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:13am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Warped Rudder rgranger at 9:13am 11.22.22 Call these guys https://ruddercraft.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAxyiFgLvEGD9BeV5QyULWsUbVU3
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat (1) rgranger at 9:10am 11.22.22 For us ,it was monet well spent .
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 9:08am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set o
Keel crack rgranger at 9:05am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Mig
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:43am 11.22.22 Question? Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? If
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set of
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:39am 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:33am 11.22.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B

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