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Boat damaged by IAN (3) dave_and_dd at 1:08pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1465 Well, in spite of damage, we were VERY lucky in IAN. I'm in Port Charlotte and were pretty much hit
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 10.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 60/7952 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and th
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy cryptotech at 7:18am 10.10.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1001
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Banooma at 6:44am 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/450 I am planning to drain the water heater tank and bypass it for winterizing before the boat is hauled
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 4:44am 10.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/2170 Am in the process of selling a smaller sailboat and looking for a larger (38 to 40 foot) boat. For
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 (2) Richardd at 4:28am 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 5/744 Hi All, I have noticed hole in my keel of Hunter 25 2008 ( Shoal Keel) pictures attached, is that
Hunter 40 Series Davits (1) mpearce at 7:51pm 10.09.22 Big Boats 1/614
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 7:09pm 10.09.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/957 Found an 84 Mac 25 boat that I want to be mine, and I would have given asking price tonight if not f
CDI FF2 patbratton at 1:35pm 10.09.22 Smaller Boats 45/5350 I am getting ready to pull the trigger on roller furling for my H240. I have settled on a CDI FF2 (p
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main fred1diver at 12:07pm 10.09.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2109 Hello everyone, yesterday we removed my mast, so I raised the main for the last time this year to le
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? (1) Jamesiv1 at 10:31am 10.09.22 Catalina 22 45/3004
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (3) Rich Stidger at 8:32am 10.09.22 Ask All Sailors 52/3332 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 and I have a broken roller on both mid-ship cleats. I have machined new r
Tongue Extensions (1) Tedd at 7:46pm 10.08.22 Trailer Sailors 26/3355 My trailer has a very short extension capability--just a couple of feet. I'm planning to modify it f
Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 Kenflyet at 4:40pm 10.08.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/772 I am looking at purchasing a 1972 MacGregor Venture 24. It has a marine head. A couple of question
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 4:31pm 10.08.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/3053 Posting in PNW Cruisers on the assumption that there are greater proportion of Canadians on this for
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 2:09pm 10.08.22 Smaller Boats 50/4926 I've never been sailing, and never owned a boat. I've done a fair bit of research on what in general
What wind forecast turns you away? john6206 at 5:57am 10.08.22 Smaller Boats 4/1246 So today is a little less cold and not rainy. . . winds 20MPH with gusts to 30. im tempted to reef
Alternator Bracket (2) RoyS at 5:48am 10.08.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1300 This is my last modification this season. Could not keep my alternator belt tension adjusted. Seemed
Pressurized Freshwater System Semper Sailor at 5:26am 10.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/922 I bought a 2002 456 CC last year and am spending the next few seasons getting to know her before doi
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery Di Smith at 2:10am 10.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/569 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging

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Stove Cover Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 05.09.24 I don't have a picture of mine but it is a tray with fiddles and handles. I made it from left-over
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 7:10am 05.09.24 Excellent points. Trays with fiddles = good idea. I removed other handle & when using stove it fits
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 6:59am 05.09.24 I did do all the others last year. This one just got by me.
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 6:09am 05.09.24
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:48am 05.09.24
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 dlochner at 5:40am 05.09.24 Time and money spent on cleaning products will reap rewards in price and speed of sale. Do make th
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 5:38am 05.09.24 Of note, marine mechanics are in very high demand in BC. I booked my alignment and valve adjustment
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:37am 05.09.24 Unfortunately, I don't remember the size, however, when I replaced one I used a metric measurement a
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 Timm R Oday25 at 5:03am 05.09.24 Present the boat as clean as possible . Being honest about would be nice for the boat to have will
Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.
SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?
Blocks (1) Drinky Crow at 6:52pm 05.08.24 Only $93 and w/bearings unlike Element above. I had those Harken Elements on my mainsheet and swappe
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 6:21pm 05.08.24 Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now? CKOc6hXMDhc
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 05.08.24 I had Crazy Ivans whenever I used the electric winches. Turns out the flux gate compass was too clos
Stove Cover (1) rgranger at 6:12pm 05.08.24
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 05.08.24 Sigh. I'm just grateful you didn't quote Wikipedia. I submit that whoever wrote this dictionary en

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