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Need Stern Rails Joe23343 at 4:40pm 11.15.14 Smaller Boats 2/1213 I have seen many pictures of 23.5 with stern rails and/or lifelines at the stern , I need to add the
Oil in antifreeze hafa adai at 3:55pm 11.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/775 This season I noticed a small amount of oil in the antifreeze in the heat exchanger on my Yanmar JH
Badly Scratched Mast - Repaint or Touchup? Skippie10 at 3:30pm 11.15.14 S2 2/1065 Hi, I have a 1985 S2 9.2 with an "off white" paint on it which - through the years - has become pret
Beneteau 37 triumph250 at 2:34pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1959 1) any experience w/ companionway, installing doors rather than the stock sliding door that ride
Replace the CNG stove with Propane christod at 10:01am 11.15.14 S2 10/2338 I'm about to purchase a 1980 S29.2C. Would like to replace the stove with propane as the closest CN
Leaving battery's on board in the winter smoothsailing at 9:59am 11.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4780 I have 2 Deep Cycle battery's on board hooked up to a 120 W solar panel with a Pulse Width Modulated
Just finished my $20 pvc hand rails (2) kito at 9:24am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 54/8411 I got 2 113" long hand rails out of a 1" thick pvc board I bought at Lowes. It cuts and routes very
What is the largest trailerable sailboat? Mike H. at 8:14am 11.15.14 Trailer Sailors 107/62437 We currently have a nice 36 foot Hunter Vision. Beautiful, comfortable boat. We have had her in a ma
No boats for sale in So Cal Skipper at 6:42am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4677 --Update 11/25-- We're looking at moving back to Orange County, CA. On Yachtworld, there are bu
Catalina 25 mast wiring concheyes2 at 6:14am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3191 I am needing to replace my mast vhf antenna and wire. I will also replace the lighting wires while
Hood SeaFurl 810 LD bearings (1) George Da Porge at 4:31am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/15364 So I am undertaking maintenance on my Hood SeaFurl 810LD, specifically bearing replacement. I've wo
Fishries Supply Seattle, WA hewebb at 4:18am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1455 Have any of you done business with Fisheries Supply in Seattle, WA? I ordered a mast eye from
Butchart Gardens Terry Cox at 8:04pm 11.14.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1261 The Admiral and I have been to the Gardens several times over the years. We find it most enjoyable t
Mac 25 Rudder question (1) Wakulla212 at 6:20pm 11.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3417 Hi, I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25 which needs a bit of work before I get her into the water. I
Keep them interested... atwhite2 at 5:40pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/3078 Hi All. Welcome to winter... A brutal slap of cold so early yet in the season.... I read somewhere t
Jabsco pump rebuild johnnysuede2 at 4:00pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I have rebuilt my Jabsco 1673 pump 3 time in 6 months. The problem is the non-standard parts you ar
Made a Wood stands for the Mast (1) Seahorse24 at 3:43pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1615 I had the mast tied to the front railing, but after reading some older post realized there could be
Looking for "handles" for the cabin (1) Hooks at 2:10pm 11.14.14 Parts Search 5/2252 I'm not even sure what to call these but I would like to find some to put in my boat. I have two st
building a propane locker... (5) centerline at 1:29pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 33/12198 I have room for, and want to use a 20lb propane tank for my heating, cooking and bbq.... but for thi
Ice box removal 302/322 the_alpine at 11:24am 11.14.14 Bigger Boats 3/961 Has anybody removed their ice box on a 302 non destructively? I'm having trouble and could use some

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Car Accident RoyS at 6:20am 09.04.23 The older drivers have dementia, the younger drivers are stoned, the police have given up, you basic
New to the forum Sunbird22358 at 6:16am 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess RoyS at 6:12am 09.04.23 It is a good practice to carry a replacement for every belt and pump on board. All pumps fail eventu
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please RoyS at 6:00am 09.04.23 Square oil stain is usually caused by water mixed with oil. Water spreads the oil to the edge of the
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 5:56am 09.04.23 Thanks to all. Back on it later today. Like an idiot, I did not look at the coolant level last nig
Invest 95L shemandr at 5:55am 09.04.23 Damnit Jim!
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 5:38am 09.04.23 Thank you Jssailem and dlochner. I actually now live in Nashville, tn but will keep our C & C a Ma
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 5:35am 09.04.23 This is the reason it will be a Major Storm. Hurricane Fuel or Stored Solar HEAT. Normally we sho
Blown exhast (1) twodzusfittings at 5:32am 09.04.23 Here is one unfinished. Looks like it's casted. Maybe a mix of iron and some other metals. I can't s
Invest 95L jssailem at 5:30am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank dlochner at 5:09am 09.04.23 Drain the tank into the bilge and pump it out. If there is not a dedicated drain on the tank, pull t
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 5:08am 09.04.23 just placed my order for 15 ft of the Saniflex from Defender and plan on doing the work this weeken
Invest 95L (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:03am 09.04.23 This is GFS model forecast for 10 day from today. And an even more concerning picture from the GFS
lines Evan656 at 5:03am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank jssailem at 4:55am 09.04.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 4:30am 09.04.23 Your Vagabond 17 sounds like a sweet boat. Clearly you understand the first rule of a boat. Water m
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please BigEasy at 3:33am 09.04.23 Possibly leaking from valve cover gasket. Another thing to possibly check (if present) is an additi
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season miketcook at 1:12am 09.04.23 Fresh water and cooler temperatures! Am jealous! From St. Petersburg, FL where we luckily dodged an
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 10:53pm 09.03.23 If you know how to splice, why do you even have a question?!?:banghead::banghead::banghead: Well,
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Ralph Johnstone at 10:31pm 09.03.23 Was able to force the new belt on, started the engine back up but the fresh water circulating pump

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