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GulfStar 37 For Sail shemandr at 1:23pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1685 I've just become aware that this boat is being sold. It is 30 years old and it's here in Greenport.
Catalina 16.5 Hobie Bob (5) Sarah at 12:50pm 04.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1657 Catalina Capri 16.5 Hobie Bob Mast Float I hope this is helpful to anyone wanting to attach a Hobie
Shifter Replacement Steve Dion at 12:32pm 04.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/5088 Just in case you have not seen this new item in the HOW Store we now have a replacement shifter for
bottom paint donelanc at 11:18am 04.17.14 Bigger Boats 6/1574 Hi I have a 272 oday 89 and am re doing the bottom paint. According to the two previous owne
Hunter 376 Deep Draught Haulout johanpor at 9:01am 04.17.14 Big Boats 7/1084 Can anyone advise me as to the best way to support the keel and boat after a travel lift haulout? Th
No Power from engine Onlinerandy at 8:54am 04.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 23/2662 Hello, I just purchased a 1977 Hunter 30 (Cherubini) and the engine has recently been rebuilt, ne
Photo Credit FourPoints at 8:48am 04.17.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2609 Note the credit on the photo at the top of the page in this issue of Seaworthy... http://www.bo
Overdrill, fill, and re-drill any deck penetrations... (1) Mikesab at 8:41am 04.17.14 Day Sailers 6/3380 So, in the process of disposing of the derelict Oday 25, I cut thru the cabin top in preparation for
Emergency Tiller Onlinerandy at 8:40am 04.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1911 This is going to seem funny but there is no emergency tiller on my boat, no tiller handle, no tiller
LED cockpit lighting (4) tcwaltz at 8:29am 04.17.14 Bigger Boats 0/928 As I've posted here before I make a lot of my own led lighting. I had previously made a white red l
Fuses on the negative leg of your 12v tcwaltz at 8:24am 04.17.14 Bigger Boats 9/2007 So Monday we had some seriously bad lightening storms in Florida. My father in law's boat took a di
Bow Thruster by eXturn MSN-Travelers at 8:15am 04.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/734 Does anybody out there have an external bow thruster, by eXturn, installed on their boat? I want to
Bow Thruster by eXturn MSN-Travelers at 8:10am 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1136 Does anybody out there have an external bow thruster, by eXturn, installed on their boat? I want to
Starboard aft port sgtlewismp at 5:55am 04.17.14 Catalina 30 1/1011 Looking for a used starboard side aft fixed port for a Catalina 30, 1982. The MK I series. P.O damag
Wench maintenance pk104 at 4:52am 04.17.14 Catalina 310 12/1730 Just cleaned, oiled and greased my jib wenches. Now I need to do the two on the cabin top. I procras
Starboard aft fixed port 82 Catalina 30 (1) sgtlewismp at 11:33pm 04.16.14 Parts Search 5/1638 Looking for a used starboard side aft fixed port for a Catalina 30, 1982. The MK I series. P.O damag
Position of transducer for depth sounder ArkadiyS at 8:45pm 04.16.14 Catalina 30 3/1174 We have a depth sounder transducer installed all the way in the stern next to the gas tank.. Is t
Hunter 29.5?mainsail tbanno at 6:49pm 04.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1339 I am a 1996 Hunter29.5 owner and am going to order a new main. According to the Hunter sail plan do
San Diego Big Bay Weekend CaptDon01 at 6:32pm 04.16.14 Catalina 22 0/736 2014 San Diego Big Bay Weekend, April 25-27 WOW! It's time again for our "Big Bay Weekend"! Can
A/C installation mystery117 at 6:10pm 04.16.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1319 I'm in the process of acquiring a 50' Beneteau for live aboard and cruising. It does not have A/C an

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Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jssailem at 9:18pm 08.03.23 Tough bullet to have to bite. Let us know how the new winch works out. I think you will be pleased.
New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 9:13pm 08.03.23 Check the shaft key on the prop. You can buy replacements or back ups before you dive. You might che
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Alan Gomes at 8:49pm 08.03.23 Nothing wrong with the mechanical lift pump method to bleed air from the fuel lines. If done prope
Looking at a c22 need advise Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 08.03.23 I owned #10496 1981. They made lots of those great boats. There agree also a few entire websites d
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Benny17441 at 8:26pm 08.03.23 Nothing wrong with the mechanical lift pump method to bleed air from the fuel lines. If done proper
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:26pm 08.03.23 I'll be diving on the boat this weekend. I have a hookah and a good prop puller. Hopefully all goe
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment (1) Alan Gomes at 7:07pm 08.03.23 This is how I have my Yanmar 1GM set up (see attached). I don't really use it for fuel polishing--th
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 6:17pm 08.03.23 Thanks to all for your inputs. If I am not able to repair my old electric winch satisfactory, I wil
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jon hansen at 5:57pm 08.03.23 .......................... you do have to pay attention to the details.
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 5:51pm 08.03.23 How hard is it to pump diesel a few feet through a 5/16" hose? How often is it necessary to bleed t
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 5:20pm 08.03.23 growing up, dad had a 38' alden racer, ( U.S. ONE DESIGN), wood, no selfbailing cockpit, no electri
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Crusty Ol Salt at 5:19pm 08.03.23 I am guess they are a step up from the wire nuts the previous owner was fond of.....
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 5:02pm 08.03.23 There are options in all projects. What would cause you to prime the engine? If I change the engin
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Captain Larry-DH at 4:33pm 08.03.23 I tried them. Garbage :thumbsdown:
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors JamesG161 at 3:54pm 08.03.23 The key to using this type, Per ABYC standards, is this... They must not be stressed. Meaning free
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 3:49pm 08.03.23 How hard is it to pump diesel a few feet through a 5/16" hose? How often is it necessary to bleed th
VHF Handheld Ward H at 2:46pm 08.03.23 Is DCS an important feature in a handheld? Didn't see it mentioned here. I had a SH870 and now a SH
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 2:05pm 08.03.23 What's inefficient about the lift pump method? Wondering; I assume by lift pump you mean the elect
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 08.03.23 I think this was the last time these came up - Heat shrink solder connectors
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Ward H at 1:51pm 08.03.23 When I installed my RM instrument system back in 2018 I was studying all aspects of the system on th

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