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Purchase almost complete! Mac 26D Buki at 4:04pm 02.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2472 Recently had an offer on a Mac 26D accepted and had the survey on Friday. Sea trial was good. Survey
Mainsheet Length azguy at 3:00pm 02.16.14 Catalina 22 11/7826 I was at the boat today and forgot a tape measure :cry: However, I estimated the length of the ma
Gulf 29 or 32 Ken Cross at 1:12pm 02.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5260 We've been kicking around the idea of a Gulf Pilothouse. I'm thinking for here in Puget Sound it wou
Carening 26S priariesailor at 12:04pm 02.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1325 Need to do the bottom on my 26S. Don't have jack stands and can't work overhead due to old age. Has
ODay 25/26 owners-Time For a New Tiller erie bound at 12:03pm 02.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2429 Hi everyone, it is time to upgrade the tiller. I am wondering what height is most popular with 25/2
Tiller Handle Repari (1) Darkarcher at 10:09am 02.16.14 Catalina 22 4/910 After taking the tiller handle out of my Catalina 22 I found that the rear most bolt hole was drille
gel coat color njlarry at 9:12am 02.16.14 Bigger Boats 5/1624 Anyone know which Awlgrip color most closely matches the orgnal O'Day 34 gel coat color for topsides
Overnight security (rookie questions) Rusty south at 7:34am 02.16.14 Big Boats 30/7613 My 40.5 is finally ready for guests and the question I have is when sleeping overnight in a marina d
Topside and cabin paint recommendations? AFC at 7:21am 02.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1663 Probably not spraying, but I do have a good compressor. thanks!
What a horrible job. StinkBug at 12:19am 02.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2966 The fabric headliner on the cabin top of my boat has been deteriorating and was getting really gross
Cabin Floor shanker at 8:41pm 02.15.14 Smaller Boats 8/1285 Does anyone have any pics of what the floor looks like under the teak and holly flooring in the cabi
What the heck is it called? Roadking Larry at 7:53pm 02.15.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1984 OK, I'm probably completely brain damaged on this one. I'm looking for the box that gets inset into
holding tank removal Jongleur at 4:45pm 02.15.14 Catalina 30 3/909 I'm trying to remove the holding tank under the port settee seat. It's a couple of feet long and
Replacing the swing keel cable on your Catalina 22 while on (5) CaptainLarry at 2:48pm 02.15.14 Catalina 22 4/5307 Feel free to repost whereever this might help Originally I thought this would be fairly simple. I w
Painted stripe to remove MORNING LIGHT at 2:17pm 02.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1009 Hi I have a painted stripe on the side of my boat that i want to remove without damaging the gelcoat
H23.5 Stanchion Backing Plate? Forrest15112 at 1:58pm 02.15.14 Smaller Boats 5/923 I was rebedding the stanchions on my 23.5 and one screw on the bow pulpit is no longer biting into a
stern rail perch seats sdstef at 11:11am 02.15.14 Day Sailers 3/961 Anyone added perch seats to an Oday 25? I have been thinking about adding some, but I don't think I
Reminder....with all the snow, check your cockpit drains kito at 11:09am 02.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/887 We had 8" of snow and a few inches of sleet a few days ago and yesterday and today it is around 50 d
Panel indicator lights (2) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 10:47am 02.15.14 Catalina 310 10/1637 Hey all, My C 310 (hull #1) has small red indicator lights - one for the LP gas vale and the other f
Fuel Flow totalizer Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:04am 02.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1094 As anybody installed a fuel flow totalizer? I would like to monitor my total consumption. My setup

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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Tally Ho at 4:58am 09.14.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 year
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:57am 09.14.22 Thanks for the update @palcuz A lot of us really enjoy reading about this kind of adventure so we a
Fischer panda generator Question Rick486 at 4:55am 09.14.22 Thanks so much. I was confident there was a knowlegable answer out there ! I had a similar issue a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida DArcy at 4:55am 09.14.22 Thanks for the update @palcuz A lot of us really enjoy reading about this kind of adventure so we ap
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries RoyS at 4:39am 09.14.22 Look at the fasteners that hold the mounts onto the stringers. Some boats come with lag bolts and th
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 RoyS at 4:29am 09.14.22 How did this thread reappear all these years later?
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 kappykaplan at 3:45am 09.14.22 Maybe still try the fishing line trick to cut the adhesive? :plus:
Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? Rob Heath at 3:44am 09.14.22 You could also use a non-contact level sensor. Perhaps code it up on an Arduino: Gravity: Digital W
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 3:33am 09.14.22 Thanks @Davidasailor26 , the mirror above the table in the forecabin is indeed held on with Velcro
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 09.14.22
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:28am 09.14.22
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 (1) Rob Heath at 3:27am 09.14.22 Thanks, yes! Sorry, I should have included this first time round! This is before the silvering on
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 kappykaplan at 3:16am 09.14.22 Rob, do you have any photos of the installation? That will help us help you.
Interior cushion color identification Apex at 3:04am 09.14.22 brown.....:edit: TAN, specifically Sahara? but this does not look like ultra-suede: ultra-leather
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) palcuz at 2:49am 09.14.22 Trip Update Hello all- thanks so much for all of the helpful replies. Guy will appreciate them. Gu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:29am 09.14.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:27am 09.14.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchor
SF Bay Area tiller pilot repair garymalmgren at 12:51am 09.14.22 Hi PSR. In your first post you mentioned a distressing noise. Would this be it? Emi1ro-w8bg My ori
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries NYSail at 12:19am 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries NYSail at 12:10am 09.14.22 would love to see pictures of the engine hobby horsing. Did it make any unusual noise? As was said,

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