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V25 Motor Mount Tsatzsue at 7:30am 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1015 Looking to the gurus for advise. I have a V25 with the stock motor mount. It is in perfect shape. In
Hot and Cold and Hot sailorsattic at 7:19am 09.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/896 My freezer keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid" off and then t
specs needed for trailer sknrzgirl at 2:34am 09.26.14 S2 2/785 Hello Everyone!! Hoping that there is an owner out there with a 7.3 meter 4' draft that either ha
Remedy for leaking Lewmar portholes robert dros at 11:51pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 11/10208 I am asking any boat owner who had similar problems with leaking Lewmar portholes, the rubber seals
8.5 knots today San Diego Bay noon 9/25/14 shortstop at 10:10pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 6/1131 We hit 8.5 knots today sailing in San Diego Bay at Cabrillo point. Sail Flow expected 14/15 mph win
A Better Mousetrap ? ? ? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2890 ................. just maybe. Jabsco Heads. I don't think I'm telling any tales out of school when
Anchor chain Yamaha 33 Rick B at 8:48pm 09.25.14 Yamaha 0/1429 Currently we use 33 feet of 5/16 HT shackled to 250 ft of ? double braid. It is time to get a windl
storing mast efr272 at 8:31pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/5284 My mast is of the boat for the winter, just bought the boat, storing on saw horses. I've seen masts
C&C Boat cradle doomington at 6:02pm 09.25.14 C&C 0/1951 I own a 1976 C'C 30. The cradle I owned was damaged sometime this summer and I need to build anothe
Want to crew in Jacksonville, FL. area dmiller at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 1/708 If any skippers are needing a good crew member in the Jacksonville/ Fernandina Beach area in the gre
32' vs 36'? jimm22n at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4636 All, If you had to do it over again would you buy a bigger 36' older boat or a smaller 32' newer
Glassing in an old thru hull hole. kito at 4:11pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/6891 I have done some searching on this topic and really haven't seen a definitive way to do this. I will
Misalignment of shaft in shaft tube (5) Guts1236 at 3:50pm 09.25.14 Catalina 30 1/1193 When I purchased my Catalina 30 the engine and transmission have been removed. The shaft had a drip
Ray Marine Linear drive rubber bellows/boot ice breaker at 2:10pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 2/1058 Does any body know where to source the rubber Bellows/boot for the ray marine auto pilot? It goes ar
Replace vent hose doctorbill at 2:06pm 09.25.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2310 I am getting the foul stench with flush problem and after doing some research and have decided to ta
Windlass for beneteau 321 gmayell at 12:57pm 09.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6357 I am looking for ideas on how to install an electric windlass on a 1999 Beneteau 321. A picture of t
water in bilge archimedes at 12:13pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1030 I'm looking a purchasing a Catalina 22. The boat is in pretty good shape. Does not seem to have
Stainless Canvas Snap Tool (3) philwsailz at 12:09pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4284 Working on one of the boats over the last two weeks, I find that the Dretz-brand snap tool available
'89 33.5 Ballast keel HORROR mlacasse1 at 11:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1093 Friend's boat went aground and layed on the stbd side. When we hauled the boat I put my foot on the
sandable bottom paint Panta Rei at 9:38am 09.25.14 Bigger Boats 5/1230 As you may recall from my refurb project Panta Rhei was originally sold into the Caribbean charter f

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"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 11:17am 07.21.23 Why do you need it to be USCG legal if it's temporary ? Because when I anchor I want to be in comp
"Portable" Anchor Light? capta at 11:15am 07.21.23 We had the same problem over our last year on Skipping Stone. I had a new masthead anchor light, but
Windows Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 07.21.23 Check the archives here and you will find an encyclopedia on port and hatch lens replacement from fa
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 07.21.23 I need a recommendation for USCG legal anchor light Why do you need it to be USCG legal if it's t
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 11:02am 07.21.23 the discussion was re the Universal M25.... The picture you see is off a1987 Universal M25, engine n
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 11:01am 07.21.23 Concentrate on the valve- I think valves are the most likely leak source. The second most likely is
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 10:50am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks After the long now 2 year old discussion in the original thr
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:44am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:43am 07.21.23 Ah today. Today is a glorious day! Beautiful sunshine and I can see the coast of Newfoundland. Which
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:41am 07.21.23 I take the intake hose off the seacock and suck antifreeze through from there by running the AC (usu
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer ice breaker at 10:29am 07.21.23 Flight lead, Not sure if you have the couch on your boat or not, but on my 41ac there is full floori
Weather forecast... jssailem at 10:11am 07.21.23
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe (1) Paulam at 10:04am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks
Sabre Dave at 9:52am 07.21.23 Head room is greater than 6'. I can walk around the cabin without ducking and I'm 6'
Its funny Friday! (1) Justin_NSA at 9:42am 07.21.23 We have the same problem
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 9:12am 07.21.23 ahh yeh but...I keep adding and routing more and more cables through that area and I'm going through
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal JamesG161 at 9:10am 07.21.23 Sealing the wires per Rich above. Jim...
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:10am 07.21.23 OK I found out the screws are supposed to be #14 x 2" PH Screws. Anyone know if that means pan head
Its funny Friday! (2) jssailem at 9:06am 07.21.23 You East Coasters got it easy.. ined to the water. Out here in Oregon, the predator will chase you
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 8:44am 07.21.23 Interesting product @JamesG161 - sounds like it would work well in a pinch. However for this specif

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