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Question for 2GMF owners IH82BL8 at 10:00am 10.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/879 Does anyone know the diameter of the oil dipstick hole? Thanks.
Dingy Davits Scott NIelsen at 9:57am 10.30.14 Big Boats 20/3934 Has anyone put dingy davits on their 37.5? I want to add some but would like to see what others hav
I'm getting giant bids on Uship (?) Skipper at 8:11am 10.30.14 Ask All Sailors 17/4903 --UPDATE 11/25 posting-- Trying to move a 30 foot sailboat cross country. Getting giant bids at $10
Where does the bilge water go? CloudDiver at 7:37am 10.30.14 Catalina 22 17/5704 With my hull mostly cleaned out and getting ready to wash down the interior to clean up mold spores
Signing off for a month Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14am 10.30.14 Smaller Boats 5/593 I am in the midst of packing up and moving out of state going home to the Virginia mountains now tha
Hunter 295 - What do I need to know? painthappy at 5:29am 10.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4025 I currently own an old Tanzer 26 from 1975... She's a good boat and was my first large boat to prac
deck fill caps eckenroth at 4:50am 10.30.14 Bavaria 4/16700 14 yrs. of sun and I need to start replacing the plastic caps. Anyone have a source for these?
Are horizontal lineson mainsail from the luff normal? (2) Rug7236 at 2:32am 10.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2688 This may be a dumb question but I'm still really new to this. But are the diagonal folds show in the
need cal 25 sails concorde01 at 10:57pm 10.29.14 Parts Search 3/2104 i recently got a cal 25ft. 1965. im fixing it up. new hatches. paint and interior work aswell. i am
How do I know which model my dad has dadsboat at 6:06pm 10.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2658 Hi I am trying to help my dad with his things. He has a Macgregor Sail Boat and I am trying to find
is the boat worth the money? Reggiemiah at 5:46pm 10.29.14 Trailer Sailors 123/18308 let me start by saying that i have never sailed before. my plan next spring is to sail/troll with
bit o' progress on the galley faucet (1) bugbitten at 5:36pm 10.29.14 S2 11/1322 Some time back I mentioned that I wanted to replace the galley faucet and the fittings nearby, which
Furlex 100-S SEAMATE II at 3:02pm 10.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/5693 I have a halyard swivel on a Furlex 100-S jib sail that appears to be hanging up and not always allo
Hunter 340 - seeking your opinion mrmac at 2:35pm 10.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/8895 We've sailed for many years but never owned anything larger than 27'. Our current boat, a Northern
sticky tellteles JoeK at 2:28pm 10.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1645 I had my sails cleaned last winter and they replaced the telltales on the jib but they put the new o
Aft water tank leak SVPardonMyFrench at 11:36am 10.29.14 Big Boats 4/1170 Hi all Has anyone had issues with the act water tank leaking in a 40.5? I've had the issue this s
Gauges and ignition switch panel pirate at 11:34am 10.29.14 Lancer 16/3327 Hi I am new to the forum and have purchased a 1984 Lancer 27PS and am hoping someone can tell me whe
New Stripes jk kudera at 9:02am 10.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1592 I need to replace the sun bleached stripes on my H 34, I bought from Hunter the last time, any one k
Portable radio All U Get at 6:00am 10.29.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1434 Hi all, I brought my handheld radio home for the winter and wondered about leaving it in the char
reopen closed threads!!! PLEASE!! Zoomtoob at 5:13am 10.29.14 Seidelmann 4/1871 I realize there are limitations and required management of a forum like this but... there is ADDITIO

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Shipping a boat question shemandr at 5:36am 05.27.23 Sailers moving Sailers advertises in the sailing press. I'm not recommending them but I would start
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:34am 05.27.23 Thanks Kappy. That's kind of what I figured. Any idea how to separate the breaker from the panel?
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:33am 05.27.23 Wait, what??? How could I never noticed this. Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:28am 05.27.23 Should be 30 amps.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:24am 05.27.23 http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf This was posted by another forum member RichH,
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:20am 05.27.23 As honest as a man can be, I am looking for one that fits my H280. I have come to believe getting th
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 dmax at 5:19am 05.27.23 You've come to the right place: Rail mount custom bimini
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16am 05.27.23 Remember the old days when it didn't matter which direction you plugged a two prong A.C. plug into
Ship's Bell Apex at 5:15am 05.27.23 just polished the perko 6" that came with my boat, throwback to times with BRASSO. It was not chrom
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:08am 05.27.23 Selden has a tuning guide for the B&R rig. Somewhere on one of my computers I have it. I will sear
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 5:03am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time.
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change sailcapt340 at 4:50am 05.27.23
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Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 4:26am 05.27.23 Of course, you have to stop the engine while engaged with it. Good solution if it works. You need
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:53am 05.27.23 Thanks for the responses. I did not fill the bowl, tho I was able to purge the air with the lift pu
Ship's Bell jviss at 3:29am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incred
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 3:17am 05.27.23 Whenever my saildrive sucks up kelp debris/seaweed I back flush it from the inside of the boat. I do
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:55am 05.27.23 The marketing person asks the engineer, "so, what am I promoting?" The engineer happily shows the m
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 2:50am 05.27.23 I've finally found a VHF that has all the whistle signals built in. The only thing needed is a "hai

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