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V25 Motor Mount Tsatzsue at 7:30am 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1040 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 1/924 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 2/840 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 11/10589 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 6/1143 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 20/2957 ................. 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 0/1482 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 14/5513 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 0/1984 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 1/718 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 9/4979 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 41/7265 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 1/1224 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 2/1108 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 7/2349 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 9/6534 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 3/1072 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 8/4495 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 3/1125 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 5/1293 As you may recall from my refurb project Panta Rhei was originally sold into the Caribbean charter f

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Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.07.23 Thanks, good tips. Is there a benefit to EVER pumping out the water ballast while at the dock, like
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:07pm 09.07.23 Keep the centerboard down for sailing or motoring. I tried motoring once with it up. It was like dr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range rgranger at 2:03pm 09.07.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (4) rgranger at 1:59pm 09.07.23 I see your battery peeking out ...s through some holes to clean that area up (Like I mocked up in t
Invest 95L BigEasy at 1:56pm 09.07.23 All of them are Heroes !!! :clap: Jim... Yes they are & their service has saved lots of lives
Invest 95L (1) Rick486 at 1:39pm 09.07.23 It appears the juju isn't improving too much....if we still had the big boat I'd be talking to the y
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX dlochner at 1:27pm 09.07.23 Take off the hood, is there an oil fill? Is there a round light near the choke on the front of the
In hull transducer dlochner at 1:24pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Timm R Oday25 at 1:15pm 09.07.23 I'd say almost with 100 percent certainty that it is a four stroke
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 1:03pm 09.07.23
Used sail? LakeShark at 1:02pm 09.07.23 I currently have a 135 on a furler but I want to try the hank on variations to see how it goes. Im
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range Benny17441 at 12:47pm 09.07.23 They normally operate to midway in the Atlantic and out to the area of the Hawaiian Islands. In th
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 09.07.23 Requires 2 inch hole . I had to modify mine a bit as it was 4 inch. Don't quite follow if it is a
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location dlochner at 12:29pm 09.07.23 Rest assured, the blower will not be in any place that is easily accessible. :mad: Check the connec
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 12:27pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail w
Used sail? kappykaplan at 12:21pm 09.07.23 Thanks! You're welcome!
Rudder counterbalance? kappykaplan at 12:19pm 09.07.23 Have a link to this book? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?51998
Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Try Bacon Sails. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php Thanks!

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