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Sourcing 23.5 rudder pintles Hugh Straub at 5:13am 08.14.14 Smaller Boats 1/621 One of the rudder pintles on my 1993 23.5 has badly corroded and needs replacement. Any ideas about
Motor Mount Kper at 4:27am 08.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I currently have an original motor mount on my C25 equipped with one spring which is a real chore to
Lake Erie O'Day Owners pfschmid at 9:47pm 08.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1546 I just started a new social group called Lake Erie O'Day Owners. You don't have to own an O'Day to
Prop shaft replacement on Hunter 31 Maynestay at 9:14pm 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1768 Looking for general information regarding difficulty and cost...
New sailors in a sailor town (2) Team Sleeper at 7:25pm 08.13.14 Day Sailers 8/1376 Hey all - Joe Sleeper here. My wife's name is Jenn, we decided on making a shared account for this
ICW internet coverage? trasel at 7:10pm 08.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/5816 Hey ICW Veterans - anyone know of the best affordable way to keep a laptop connected to the internet
H30 Headsails.....what's in your locker? malyea at 6:35pm 08.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1519 'Bout Time ('82 H30) came with a 155 genny on a roller furler... After 5 years with it, I'll probabl
Propane POL fitting o-ring size John_F at 6:30pm 08.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/7332 I have a 2010 Beneteau 31 and noticed the o-ring on the propane POL fitting is cracked and needs to
Arch for davits rtmccue at 6:11pm 08.13.14 Big Boats 4/1314 Has any 450 owners installed a stern arch? I'm looking at atlantic Towers in NJ . I would like to h
Swim Ladder jimparnin at 5:41pm 08.13.14 Irwin 4/3326 I have an Irwin Citation 38 that has the ladder and hinges removed and reglassed. I would like pics
Arch/davit design for 473 betsyderek at 2:43pm 08.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4473 Hi, I want to put davits or an arch on the boat. I have an aluminum bottom 10.6 inflatable with a 15
Heat Exchanger Jongleur at 2:17pm 08.13.14 Catalina 30 3/1183 My heat exchanger was totally blocked, so I took it to a radiator shop. They dunked it in muriat
Flotation Foam on a 22 gRussell at 1:14pm 08.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/1965 Throughout the boat I have all these pieces of broken old hard foam pieces. Can I get rid of them, t
Fuel gage malfunction Birchy at 12:56pm 08.13.14 Catalina 310 29/6767 My fuel gage went from Intermittently working to not working at all. Any ideas on troubleshooting ro
Cabin light replacement switch superdave501 at 11:33am 08.13.14 Big Boats 2/1367 I have had a switch failure on a cabin reading light on my 36 MK II. i have looked without success f
whell steering mblume at 10:59am 08.13.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1328 I am thinking of converting to wheel steering on my Bayfield 29. Has anyone had any experience doin
240 Rudder problems SJM at 10:20am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1126 I have just purchased a 2001 Hunter 240. I am having trouble getting the rudder to fully deploy. I
Hull ID number StanS at 10:16am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/618 Does the 1980 Hunter 36 have the hull number imprinted anywhere else besides the right hand corner o
in mast furling naitaka at 9:25am 08.13.14 Bigger Boats 5/1640 Has anyone out there removed the inmast furler from there 322? I realize that I may need a new main
Apostle Island weekend Jackdaw at 8:29am 08.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/789 Because we typically are cruising two-up or racing, we don't get a lot of pictures when we sail in t

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Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks VT Fitz at 8:30am 08.30.23 On the topic of marine lubricants, I just had a rigger down to my boat yesterday to retrieve my main
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 8:25am 08.30.23 How would you describe your pumping action - aggressive or moderate ? Did you lubricate the piston
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:24am 08.30.23 I installed a couple of ceiling lights in my C30 and fully hid all of the wires. I used a combinat
Catalina 22 bilge care Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 08.30.23 https://people.com/4-people-dog-rescued-moments-before-sinking-boat-capsized-new-jersey-7963345 It
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 8:17am 08.30.23 ust confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a connecting link
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:06am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill ho
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 7:57am 08.30.23 Yes!!
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exami
2001 HUNTER 320 dlochner at 7:20am 08.30.23 Am I correct in assuming that autocorrect got you and Raymor, is really RayMarine?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place (9) twodzusfittings at 6:50am 08.30.23 219374219375219377219378219380219382219384
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 6:47am 08.30.23 I'd do it and strategically locate the first reef point so that the total area with one reef is slig
Catalina 22 bilge care rgranger at 6:44am 08.30.23 The Bilge is usually below the water line. You would not want a "drain" there.:yikes: A small bilg
Winterization? David in Sandusky at 6:39am 08.30.23 Our marina pumps antifreeze into our engine when they haul it out in the fall. We run antifreeze int
Refilling Compass - where's the port? (1) RitSim at 6:33am 08.30.23 The port is under a tab of melted plastic. I had no luck refilling mine because of almost invisible
Thundering water tank? David in Sandusky at 6:28am 08.30.23 It happens on our aluminum water tank, usually after filling it. What happens? After filling, there
Problems with cdi furling jib rgranger at 6:23am 08.30.23 on mine, the halyard times there and the tack is secured through one of those holes by a small line.
Thundering water tank? kloudie1 at 6:22am 08.30.23 Might just be "oil-canning" where a slightly distorted panel of the tank snaps in or out as the weig
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 6:17am 08.30.23 I will be purchasing the whole kit.
Refilling Compass - where's the port? kloudie1 at 6:17am 08.30.23 Many compasses don't have fill ports but you can carefully drill the bottom of the case (usually pla
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) patbratton at 6:17am 08.30.23 I would assume that one cleat is for the tack and the other for the halyard. Mine uses shackles. Yo

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