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Fantasia 35 Bruce Bingham Design Demand Fan635 at 8:26am 03.13.14 Fantasia 35 1/16675 Does anyone have an idea of what the demand is for the Fantasia 35 Bingham design? Are buyers intere
VC 17m vs. FW 21 Scup at 7:26am 03.13.14 S2 4/3948 Can anyone compare and contrast these two bottom paints? I currently use VC 17m, but I saw an advert
Recommened shaft lenght for cal 21 Pcalvin1966 at 7:01am 03.13.14 Cal 0/1884 Going to by a outboard for my cal21 with original motor mount. What is the correct shaft length I n
update batterys ojibwa at 6:39am 03.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/935 would like to update house/starter battery on 1980 Catalina 27 with universal m/5411, not sure what
New MMC looks Like a Passport, But NO Anonymous 121765 at 6:22am 03.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3149 My new Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) looks like a passport but cannot be used as one. Just an
Comforts of the Pearson 23 Kper at 5:26am 03.13.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2298 Considering the purchase of a Pearson 23 that we will need to travel to inspect. At 6' tall I don't
Spindrift Day Sailor I Swing Keel ranger60 at 3:19am 03.13.14 Day Sailers 6/8831 I recently purchased a 1981 Spindrift Day Sailor I made by Rebel Industries, and similar to the O'da
Main sheet cleat ISIS at 11:05pm 03.12.14 Big Boats 0/1109 We have never been happy with the fitted main sheet cleat ' came up with this solution.... We fitted
Engine mounts ISIS at 10:57pm 03.12.14 Big Boats 0/1029 Has anyone out there ever fitted new engine mounts on a MK ii 42.?If so is there any method we shoul
colored sails pdachnowicz at 7:16pm 03.12.14 Catalina 22 2/1066 I've been looking to purchase some inexpensive replacement sails for my catalina 22, but want to go
Hunter410 Light bulb Inventory-LED Change out jsmac at 7:09pm 03.12.14 Big Boats 14/2608 Hi, Does anyone have an inventory of model/part numbers of light bulbs in a 1998 Hunter 410? I am
Hunter410 Windlass Control Box/Contactor Location jsmac at 6:59pm 03.12.14 Big Boats 6/1590 Hi, Does anyone know where the Windless Control Box or Contactors box is located on a 1998 Hunter
Securing standing rigging on a Hunter 22 203 at 6:51pm 03.12.14 Smaller Boats 8/2600 The turnbuckles on my standing rigging have small ( too small IMO ) cotter keys in them to keep them
Y25-II, Ullman sails (2) Syntonos at 6:30pm 03.12.14 Yamaha 14/7230 First look at my new Ullmans, Main -Navigator Dacron Headsail -115% tri-axis laminate constructio
Diesel tank has a leak PDA1 at 4:01pm 03.12.14 Catalina 30 18/2881 I've got a Catalina 30 MkIII. The Diesel tank has a very tiny drip coming from it. The tank is 20 ye
Welcome to Lake Ontario 25yearslater at 4:00pm 03.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/737 Hey we made the national news. Where the heck is spring? :eek: http://www.weather.com/video/mike-sei
How worried should I be about this leak? Alctel at 3:50pm 03.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1178 I have a leak in this old plastic transducer that is mounted in front of the port water tank (the on
Fishfinder (2) azguy at 3:05pm 03.12.14 Catalina 22 26/2709 I have these two inoperable gadgets for depth and speed. They seems to be getting power (actually I
How to drill S/S pedestal guard? chrisyse at 2:08pm 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/3139 I've been told it's difficult to drill S/S tubing on the swim ladder and pedestal guard. Is a specia
Cushion Specs rlrobian at 10:52am 03.12.14 Catalina 22 12/2812 I am in the process of rebuilding an 81 22' standard rig, swing keel. The PO threw all of the old c

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 2:24pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would co
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would con
Help Identifying another O'Day Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 2:15pm 06.13.23 Yes, Rich, I'm recently retired and on a fixed income, but c'mon, we're talking yachts here, aren
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 06.13.23 The whole "price gouging" complaint thing gets under my skin! People have choices, and people who m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 2:00pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Obvious price gouging really annoys me. How is it price gouging? What should they do? Twice the
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Yes, it is getting ridiculous regarding prices of pretty much everything. I plan to rebuild mine, w
Yanmar 2gm hard starting and stalling on lower RPM Yanman511 at 1:45pm 06.13.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone I appreciate it I will give it a try.
Wind Song launched Tim Alden44 at 1:29pm 06.13.23 Gorgeous
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:26pm 06.13.23 Where in the Chesapeake are you located? I keep my boat on Scotts creek in Portsmouth We are in Ro
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:25pm 06.13.23 I have an 82 Alden 44 myself and I just installed an 18,000btu air conditioner/ heat pump under the
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (1) jviss at 1:22pm 06.13.23 That is why I installed a start push bottom in the engine room so I can crank the engine from the e
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jssailem at 1:19pm 06.13.23 To bleed the injector pump of air, you must have someone crank the engine while you crack an inject
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 RitSim at 1:00pm 06.13.23 Agree with all above. Had similar issues with my C30. You can temporarily use a piece of clear tub

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