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Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1074 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/949 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1480 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9253 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1095 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1014 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/756 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1758 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1694 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7387 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1660 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/915 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3548 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1243 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/1808 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1262 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3765 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/540 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/902 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5395 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha

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Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem rgranger at 7:34am 05.17.23 Electric problems are the worst.:banghead: Sounds like an intermittent electric short. It could be
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Mark Maulden at 7:25am 05.17.23 Can you sublet your current slip and take a slip up north?
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 7:13am 05.17.23 Jim: A friend with a 2013 MH40 is currently out of the water in Deale, MD, and working on his boat
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages jssailem at 7:09am 05.17.23 The issue appears to be one of exposure. Anchoring at PT leaves you exposed on a lee shore for wind
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 6:57am 05.17.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (1) kloudie1 at 6:44am 05.17.23 So, mine is not gooey after many years in the Louisiana sun.. but it is quite black. It is the black
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:18am 05.17.23 The "not cleaning" comment was intended to be neither useless nor insulting. Sorry. It was just emph
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 6:06am 05.17.23 Just tossing out ideas, because I'm not a Yamaha owner, but I love finding solutions to unusual prob
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset tfox2069 at 5:48am 05.17.23 Thanks for your reply. I clearly understand the choices involved and know that I prefer for my soun
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 5:10am 05.17.23 Your boat, your call, of course. From your response it would appear that you are trying to make a d
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 4:46am 05.17.23 As I said, I only rarely ever use this cord. Once I clean it I think I'll make a storage bag for it
Non working microwave 2 OLD PIRATES at 4:33am 05.17.23 On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that.
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 3:26am 05.17.23 You are only talking 4.8 inches here. I think the measurement with a hand line over the side when
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.17.23 @jonelli I sent you a PM.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Yep. I think I might be able to get some photos of one that was much worse than that which was repa
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (2) Allan12210 at 9:25pm 05.16.23 Way back when we first bought our boat, Hubbell ran an ad for a braided cord cover. It could be comp
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 8:53pm 05.16.23 The muffler is fiberglass so you can repair the hub by sanding off the gelcoat and rebuilding with
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 05.16.23 Mufflers 101 - What's in Your Muffler? What's in YOUR muffler???
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 8:49pm 05.16.23

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