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Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle TimFromLI at 6:56pm 10.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/1527 My mercury starts right up -without the choke when cold. Then when warm, I need to keep the RPMs hig
Interesting to me dennisv at 6:31pm 10.16.23 Bigger Boats 10/1794 It's October, and in the Great Lakes, boats are being pulled out of the water for winter storage. I
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:23pm 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2243 When lowering my genoa for winter storage somehow two of the foil sections separated (or had previou
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 12:32am 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 11/585 Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a rudder for a Hunter 46 year 2000. Thanks Zvika
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 9:13pm 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1037 This past spring I watched to marina staff doing an altogether too complicated dance trying to drive
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge (1) labuenavida at 4:51pm 10.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1383
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (8) Davenport at 3:55pm 10.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/917 Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now. Half inch, doubled in some spots. 48
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 2:48pm 10.15.23 Big Boats 4/807 Has anyone replaced the lazarette hatches on the sugar scoop? Ours are rotten. Anyone have a source?
Extending Table Leafs (1) laitm001 at 8:12am 10.15.23 Big Boats 7/874 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:25am 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 75/10812 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
Invest 94L --> TS Tammy --> Hurricane Tammy (1) JamesG161 at 6:08am 10.15.23 Weather and Forecasting 18/2740 over the East USA should stop the normal tracking into the Caribbean . Jim...
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:11pm 10.14.23 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2625 is this a major job or is it minor? it came to me this way. and i just noticed it today as i was loo
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 2:45pm 10.14.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1722 I want to buy a new battery charger for the garage and use it maintain my boat batteries over the wi
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 8:27am 10.14.23 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2192 Hi, I've seen many posts on this, but still not quite settled in one particular part of the plan. I
C&C 25 cabin/cockpit table CliffA at 6:37am 10.14.23 C&C 1/1085
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 10:11am 10.13.23 Sails Call Lounge 33/4580 I haven't been on in a while. I retired and don't have much time lately. I'll never do that again. ;
Man the Boats... jssailem at 9:21am 10.13.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1851 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Wilcox Crittenden Replacement for Catalina 27 (5) shank at 8:14am 10.13.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/824 Hi Peggy (and others) I have an old WC Headmate on my Catalina 27. I'm looking at the Raritan PH Su
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08am 10.13.23 Ask All Sailors 4/3220
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support (1) argentum at 8:37pm 10.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/850 Hello, I am looking for a part that is missing from my Beneteau 331 2004. It's a plastic thing that

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Changing attitudes shemandr at 7:24am 09.24.25 I think the change at boat shows is real. Even our humble Stuart (In water) Boat Show has changed.
Changing attitudes dLj at 7:13am 09.24.25 I thought it was dribble. Maybe relative only to the state of the boat shows themselves (who cares
Changing attitudes colemj at 6:26am 09.24.25 I thought it was dribble. Maybe relative only to the state of the boat shows themselves (who cares?
Changing attitudes dLj at 6:10am 09.24.25 I used to look forward to the Chicago Sailboat show at Navy pier in the winter. Gave me something
Changing attitudes dLj at 6:05am 09.24.25 It seems to be permeating the whole industry. I began working on boats back in the '60's. In the '80
jabsco marine head dissatisfaction colemj at 5:57am 09.24.25 We have had four Raritan Marine Elegance heads (different boats), and I think they will pass a tenni
Changing attitudes Tally Ho at 5:53am 09.24.25 I used to look forward to the Chicago Sailboat show at Navy pier in the winter. Gave me something t
Prop damage. Captain Larry-DH at 4:46am 09.24.25 Are both blades like that or just one? If both, then probably ok, if it's just one, you could end u
Prop damage. RECESS at 4:06am 09.24.25 Both have the chipping. About the same.
Dumb Question Foswick at 11:34pm 09.23.25 I'm surprised at this incredibly naive question. Why would you admonish someone for asking a quest
jabsco marine head dissatisfaction brad minda at 10:12pm 09.23.25 Water goes solid stay. Yes, just rebuilt it.Not six months ago with a rebuild a kit from abscond. Se
jabsco marine head dissatisfaction Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 09.23.25 All pipes and hoses are clear and pump is working fine with water but it will not take solids. A
Changing attitudes Hayden Watson at 9:32pm 09.23.25 I haven't been to a boat show in the last decade but if this is true for all areas, it is a sad stat
Seasonal change jssailem at 9:29pm 09.23.25 The rain in Spain, stays mainly on the plain.
Seasonal change (4) jssailem at 9:28pm 09.23.25 234484234485
Raw Water Pump Leaking Advice Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 09.23.25 Oberdorfer Pump Rebuild 101 - Mysteries of the Oberdorfer - Seal Replacement - REBUILDING A PUMP w/F
Prop damage. marcham at 8:46pm 09.23.25 Are both blades like that or just one? If both, then probably ok, if it's just one, you could end up
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 7:50pm 09.23.25
Dumb Question Mitch Witt at 7:46pm 09.23.25 Why have a wooden floor mat in the head? Doesn't it make it much harder to keep clean and sanitary
Hull patchwork repair Mitch Witt at 7:38pm 09.23.25 How far do I grind it down? You must become familiar with "scarfing" to understand how grinding is

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