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Parts boat - Farmingdale, NJ 26s MrBill_FLL at 5:07am 04.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/783 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 8/1361 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 5/1539 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 9/2479 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 2/982 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 6/2046 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 4/992 My son was still out on Easter break so we went. Still learning. Any input on how I should have had
PGI/Charlotte Harbor Bottom Painters Recommendations PGIJon at 7:31pm 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3665 Hi Everyone It seems as though the time has come to open the wallet and repaint the bottom. Any
info for support USCG369 at 6:37pm 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/682 I have almost finshed completely restoring my 1974 Mac Ven 21. I havr recently purchased a 5hp colem
Oily Mess Lost Parent at 6:27pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1240 Channged my diesel engine oil yesterday and did not notice that I had spilled some usec oil under th
1979 Oday 30 Prop Question pcpk at 6:09pm 04.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1339 Hi All, I recently purchased a 1979 ODay 30 with a folding prop and am currently in the process o
water leak johnareeves at 5:32pm 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1061 My 1996 Catalina 270 has developed a water leak. It is definitely salt water. yet to find source but
Tiller Tamer Doc_holiday at 4:51pm 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3638 Santa brought me a tiller tamer and a battle stick. My tiller has a lot of things going on. (Autohe
1987 Hunter 37 question (1) Phil Herring at 3:14pm 04.21.14 Big Boats 13/1066 We're working with an owner who purchased a 37 that's had the centerline skylight replaced... poorly
Here's one for ye, Zee (4) shemandr at 2:20pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1097 I took a stroll down to the Mitchell's Park Marina here in Greenport today. There's only one boat i
Cleaning "teak" on cockpit seats kenvail at 1:24pm 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2173 We just bought a 2006 Hunter 38. The teak on the cockpit seats need a good cleaning. Anyone have a g
Cruise from Panama City Fl to Brunswick Ga this summer RECESS at 12:43pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 39/5492 I have accepted a teaching position in Camden county for next year. I will shorten the commute to my
Selling your boat ( Annapolis area ) MerSea at 11:11am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1663 Selling our boat ( Annapolis area ) Hi guys , it has been a while since I came in here , lot of new
Cracked Spreader jefft23 at 11:11am 04.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2680 I have crack in the metal spreader that holds the standing rigging away from the mast. I know this
Interior upholstery material on Catalina 25 smprincipal at 11:07am 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/6008 OK so this is a long shot, I am trying to search for the original fabric on a 1985 catalina 25 with

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Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 05.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Without the keel attached , any boat of that size would buckle the stands. My p
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Captain Larry-DH at 4:57am 05.16.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:48am 05.16.23 Sheesh, John. This is becoming a thread of epic proportion. Almost as much as the, "Boat babe on Str
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 4:45am 05.16.23 Tedd with so much beautiful water to explore I wonder why Cowards Cove? I zoomed in on the breakw
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 3:46am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 3:45am 05.16.23 I should state that I never have the cord out in the sun, I'm at a mooring, and only plug in once ev
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:29am 05.16.23 As of yet, the little engine still lacks that magic smoke which goes Varrooommm. jssailem, it's be
Mast Gate Woes Rick486 at 3:01am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_S
Insurance question xavpil at 2:07am 05.16.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Find a good marine insurance agent in your area,
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anc
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:22pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , ...Ideally, what I'd like to read is, "I saw it at low tide last week and this is
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 10:41pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pu
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 10:34pm 05.15.23 Im gonna haul the boat out and try to get another wire up the mast for the antenna. Wish me luck. I
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:24pm 05.15.23 Oh, this may help as well, here is an O'DAY 12
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:20pm 05.15.23 The "A" in the Hull ID number indicates that this is a Widgeon. Widgeon was a sloop (2-sails, also o
Outboard for a Widgeon? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:11pm 05.15.23 I used a 1984 2hp Johnson on my 1970 WIDGEON, I did have to watch the mainsheet when tacking, but it
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Joe Kerr also worked at Hunter building boats but he designed many of the electrical systems on boa
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 Sunbird22358 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Another member with a 1979-83 O'DAY 22 may be able to measure their CB. I would also suggest giving
Older-Model O'Day Javelin - Unknown Year Sunbird22358 at 9:47pm 05.15.23 The fact that the boat has those 2 numbers (Hull# and Class#) rather than a single, 12-digit Hull ID
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:34pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anch

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