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Kent Narrows, MD Paul Mermelstein at 12:23am 07.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1194 If you have gone throught Kent Narrows in the last month or so, please comment on depth, marker plac
mystery design for rudder post seal (1) Joshua_Diaz at 10:14pm 07.13.14 Irwin 6/2482 Hello all. I own a 1975 Irwin 26' 1040. i noticed water in the bilge coming in at about 1-2 gallons/
Yanmar 3GM30F-YEU, raw water pump query (2) jrevkin at 9:54pm 07.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/9722 I did the raw water pump reorientation described by Joker460, to enhance the ability to get at the i
Drain???? raleighhunter170 at 8:01pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/665 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water a
272 Anchor Roller agprice22 at 7:57pm 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 As anyone added an anchor roller to his 272? I am interested in adding one to my 1987 272. If you ha
Hunter 170 drain?? raleighhunter170 at 7:49pm 07.13.14 Day Sailers 7/3299 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water
C-22 MK-II Pop-Top Cover CaptDon01 at 7:15pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 7/1517 Getting ready to make way for Catalina Island next weekend,(no, not the "Catalina's to Catalina" cru
Companionway door Okey6772 at 7:14pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 13/10150 Any advise or plans for DIY project to build a companionway door for our Catalina 30. Thks
Low oil pressure in Universal M4-30 ChangsinLattitudes at 6:58pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1260 Went out for a sail today and while motoring out, noticed the oil pressure was a lot lower than norm
Non Slip phxfan at 6:39pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 0/774 Help Me Rhonda-- 73 Cat22, hull lnumber 3605 non slip is hellowing badly, gel coat on storage dooor
Evaporator Plates 2005 473 B473 at 6:18pm 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/659 Holding Plates 2005 473 Does anyone know who would have made the plates in my boat? 2005 Oceanis 4
Broken Mast Step? (2) SpenserSpratlin at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1716 I've been sailing on a Hunter 23, and we've been having some problems with the boat, so we decided t
Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5039 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/5590 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i
Fabric Spray "Paint" for old cabin cushions? rmwac at 5:16pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 3/2039 We have an '84 Catalina 30 with the fabulous 80's tan 'Plaid' pattern. The cushions are in excellen
What's an "end tie"? pupluv at 4:33pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5675 Please forgive my ignorance but what is an "end tie"? I think it's like a slip except there's a floa
need opinons on annapolis sail shops DAVA390 at 3:34pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1275 Purchased a 1988 Precision 23 last spring. Previous owner bought a new main from Scott sails in Anna
Unusual hot/cold water problem IH82BL8 at 12:55pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/672 This weekend I recommissioned my fresh water storage tank and water heater. I filled them and turne
Best hatch lens adhesive / sealant ? sailfree20770 at 12:38pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 32/19459 From what I've read so far, the 3 best options for plastic lens sealants are: 3M 4000 Dow Corning 79
Cheoy Lee/ Luders 36 Primary Winch Bracket Needed RaccoonTOF at 12:14pm 07.13.14 Parts Search 0/1096 Hurricane Arthur claimed the starboard primary winch on my 1975 Cheoy Lee/Luders 36 ketch. We recov

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Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 08.14.23 The reason for this is that the failure was a result of a design flaw on my Hunter 33 2006 In all
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 10:42am 08.14.23 Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I can install grab rails
Swim platform grab rails anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 08.14.23 I just bought these, Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 08.14.23 There are 2 standards, one European and one US. And how easy it would be if @CharlieAnn were will
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 10:27am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm re
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 obxjeff at 10:22am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm res
Swim platform grab rails anyone? DRhoads at 10:20am 08.14.23 Mine came with them. very handy both in or out of the water.
Has This Happend to You? DRhoads at 10:12am 08.14.23 After inspection each winter I wrap the last part all the way to the connection to the furler with c
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.14.23 That was the original Rube Goldberg contraption. It was like watching two locomotives on the same t
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 08.14.23 I certainly wouldn't mind an extra few inches on either side for sight though! I often tow a 8' wi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jibes138 at 9:04am 08.14.23 My primary bilge pump is located behind the engine bulk head on a shelf. Is that where your friend
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 9:03am 08.14.23 There are some construction pictures on the Wordpress blog. Feel free to read all about it here: ht
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:32am 08.14.23 That is a great call on the trailer width. I've been using the trailer I got for a few weeks now wit
Rechargeable Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 08.14.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my din
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.14.23 A few suggestions for low maintenance... 1. Plastic lumber that looks like teak. Check Menards as th
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 8:07am 08.14.23 ... I still am a believer in Paper Chartbooks as batteries are not required. I do have the Chartbo
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dlochner at 7:54am 08.14.23 Go simple. A couple of short pieces of line attached to the boat and hanging over the swim platform
Low fresh water pressure artboas at 7:52am 08.14.23 I have very los pressure both on dock water and from onboard pressure pump. I checked my filter b
Swim platform grab rails anyone? jviss at 7:49am 08.14.23 If you're looking for some handles, I just bought these, the quality is excellent (especially consi
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 7:47am 08.14.23 If you're looking for some handles, I just bought these, the quality is excellent (especially consid

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