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Fridge problems (1) IanJ at 3:49pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1691 Have a small refrigeration unit on my 1984 H31, which up to now has been outstanding, making ice and
New Stern Handles (2) FourPoints at 3:31pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 0/806 At the Defender spring sale last month I picked up a couple new stainless handles for the stern to m
Abandoned Submarine in New York Harbor. (2) Roger Long at 1:53pm 04.22.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/6951 I woke up this morning, looked out, and there it was. Who knew? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamai
Dimensions of stern step verticle portion PJL at 1:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 2/808 I am purchasing a Hunter Passage 42 and want to put its name (vinyl letters) in the vertical portion
part fur Hunter 336 Jutta at 11:56am 04.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 I possibly need to order a part but I, unfortunately, do not know the name of it. I already checked
Insurance Dave9854 at 10:04am 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 3/986 I am sailing my boat to Bermuda this year and my insurance only covers 100 miles offshore, and does
Water in Bell Housing Hansjorg at 9:07am 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/945 Hi There: I have a Perkins 4.326 engine in my Formosa 47. Engine was not running for two years (med
That sinking feeling during our maiden voyage aquanut at 8:49am 04.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2011 Over the weekend we took our newly acquired Beneteau First 32s5 out for a sail. During our maiden vo
Anchor trip Line, how to? (1) emergpa1 at 8:42am 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 28/4629 I have done an online search including YouTube and the manufacturer site but cannot find out how to
Leaking at the mast of my Precision 23 StaceyL at 8:05am 04.22.14 Precision 1/10883 I have had my 1989 Precision 23 for a little over a year now and have noticed that some water does c
Exhaust Box Butterfly drain Valve replacement melvyn.trigg at 7:07am 04.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1162
310 market value ? SBinNSB at 6:52am 04.22.14 Catalina 310 6/1415 Anyone know a source for finding out what 310's are selling for? I know a broker can provide this in
Center board on Venture 21 Mick at 5:40am 04.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/940 On my Venture , I have installed a new pivot bolt and seals, right after I got it. The winch , and
Parts boat - Farmingdale, NJ 26s MrBill_FLL at 5:07am 04.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/770 no affiliation, yard is closing end of month... no trl. Who was looking for a mast? http://w
fresh water tanks dmwais305 at 5:06am 04.22.14 Big Boats 8/1346 Going to lay boat up for 6 months. Should fresh water tanks be left full or empty? Is there a chem
Leak from Fuel tank Athena at 12:00am 04.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1495 We have a Beneteau 393, 2006 model, with a very slow build-up of diesel in the bilge that has been t
Extra sheave in my mast - what's it for? CapitalistSailor at 8:50pm 04.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2428 I bought a Beneteau 311 last year. Last weekend while inspecting my mast while it was out of the boa
Strange deep cycle storage results? Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 2/974 So here is the deal- Prior to this past winter storage of 2013 to 2014 I have always removed my fou
Yanmar emgine coolant replacement phennessey at 7:54pm 04.21.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/1983 Just drained my 2006 Yanmar 3YM20. There was a fair amount of rust in the drained coolant so I cont
First sail of the year (2) RDS2012 at 7:51pm 04.21.14 Smaller Boats 4/980 My son was still out on Easter break so we went. Still learning. Any input on how I should have had

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Buying new sails VanIslandGuy at 3:48pm 04.15.23 If there are any local lofts near your home I'd start there. Maybe quote up a price with the online
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 3:43pm 04.15.23 Got a little exciting as you were getting the generator onto the dolly! Making Part 2 soon. The re
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.15.23 Got a little exciting as you were getting the generator onto the dolly!
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions JRT at 3:09pm 04.15.23 Static at dock isn't a great judge of shaft length. You hit some rollers and you are out of the wat
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 3:07pm 04.15.23 Testing Rumble video... Marine Diesel Generator Pt1 Hope it is not too boring. Jim...
in-cabin electric bilge pump question Don S/V ILLusion at 2:55pm 04.15.23 or even basic head pressure, when they were describing how a pump if the hose is to long can creat
in-cabin electric bilge pump question dlochner at 2:28pm 04.15.23 or even basic head pressure, when they were describing how a pump if the hose is to long can creat
in-cabin electric bilge pump question Dil at 1:58pm 04.15.23 or even basic head pressure, when they were describing how a pump if the hose is to long can creat
Anchor Locker solutions (2) DinghySailor at 1:00pm 04.15.23 Dan, I have C&C 37 with what may be a similar anchor locker configuration. A year into owning the bo
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:44pm 04.15.23 I spent almost an hour searching for the type of "molded white plastic" that SeaFlo uses for their t
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? sydneybadger at 11:38am 04.15.23 Thanks! This is great information and makes total sense how that will get better air exchange. I sho
Interior/Birth Measurements? Joe at 11:28am 04.15.23 Heh, heh.... at least I saved you from calling your boat's pilot berth its "after birth". Would you
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack Crazy Dave Condon at 10:35am 04.15.23 When I enlarge the picture,, is that damage I see on the rubrail as if something hit it?
CapCut video editing Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 04.15.23 I advise isolating it from your other stuff and only giving that device a public internet connectio
Interior/Birth Measurements? SaltyAF at 10:15am 04.15.23 Thanks to my dyslexia I will never be a great speller, but thanks for the spelling lesson, Joe. New
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS (1) Hayden Watson at 10:10am 04.15.23 More to come. I will be installing these this spring and will document in Boat mods - O'Day 26. D
Boom Vang shemandr at 9:36am 04.15.23 I think the de-power setting for the vang is released. That allows the top of the main to twist off
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat splax at 8:48am 04.15.23 Tip: SeaTow has many salvaged parts. Kinda like "you pull them" but for sale. thanks
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat splax at 8:47am 04.15.23 I know a salvage H34 from our sailing club that has all stanchions and 3/4 lifelines available. The
Boom Vang Hollyberry at 8:38am 04.15.23 I have always considered a vang to help remove twist when the mainsheet cannot do it. In what way i

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