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Refinish V-Berth Finally Free at 8:26am 12.31.13 Big Boats 11/5719 The wife would like to remove the vinyl type covering on the hulls in the V-Berth and the port side
A free sailing app..... (1) Delezynski at 8:21am 12.31.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/3047 A quick note for today..... Just saw the "Free App of the Day" on Amazon. It's called, "Sailboat C
Active Islander Forum/Group LawyerBob at 8:07am 12.31.13 Islander 8/5544 Greetings and Happy New Year I'm wondering if there's an "active" Islander Group or Forum that ever
Flush mounting a Horizon CP190i bawlmer at 6:45am 12.31.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2355 Fellow Sailors. Everyone on this forum is extremely helpful in sharing their wisdom and experience.
First time H23 retrieval wwengelhardt at 5:16am 12.31.13 Smaller Boats 18/1878 Happy Holidays everyone. I am fortunate enough to have gotten introduced to sailing this Fall throu
What size dinghy works for a 356 Hunter? star302 at 3:30am 12.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2514 Hi, We bought a 356 Hunter in the fall. We are trying to figure out what size dinghy would work
Replace wall liner Croy at 10:40pm 12.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1149 Hi, I just bought a hunter 31 at the end of summer. The wall liner is some kind of carpet and it
1st Season Update (3) Ward H at 8:19pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1940 As I was asking some more questions here on the forums, I thought I would share a couple of photos f
Propeller Flies Off in Reverse Kings Gambit at 7:59pm 12.30.13 Bavaria 9/6442 On Christmas Day 2013 backing our Bavaria 38E out of its slip I punched it in reverse, then lost bac
Are battery on/off switches a safety item? Ward H at 7:26pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2446 My 1980 O'day has a simple electrical system. A battery, 4 breaker panel, electric start and chargin
2008 Hunter 25 troutsmustang at 7:06pm 12.30.13 Smaller Boats 2/783 I want to put up a cabinet to hold some dishes and cups. How do I fasten to the boat? I would like
Sail upgrade hotrodderjim at 6:56pm 12.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1197 I'm going to put a roller furling on my 25'O'Day tall rig.I wanted to know if my present jib can be
O'day 25 CB Question Ward H at 6:47pm 12.30.13 Day Sailers 11/1428 When I bought our 25 in the fall of 2012 the CB was stuck up. In the spring I had the yard drop the
Rusty Keel Bolts (1) jefft23 at 5:53pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3316 I'm starting to see rust on the keep boats and also on the mast. See image. Right now it looks to
Water between floor and hull (1) jefft23 at 5:47pm 12.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1671 Our boat suffered a crack in the deck during hurricane Sandy. Water entered the boat at the crack a
3ym 30 Swp Brahmany at 5:43pm 12.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/790 Hi, Is there a aftermarket salt water pump for the 3ym30? Parts in Au cost more than double that the
Moving main halyard to the cockpit heritage at 5:12pm 12.30.13 Bigger Boats 3/2733 It's becoming a little daunting at my age to go to the mast and raise the main when the winds blowin
Yeti Coolers Sean Coerse at 4:20pm 12.30.13 Smaller Boats 5/2016 Has anyone used a Yeti cooler for week long cruising. Considering one for my H240. Interested to he
Fuel shut off fuel water separator Clydo at 3:55pm 12.30.13 Catalina 310 18/8551 Before long will replace filter in fuel water separator for first time. Appears it is below fuel t
What type of grease to use at the top of the forestay? LoveTwoSail at 3:37pm 12.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/875 In stepping and raising the mast, we have had the forestay pivoting top fitting wedge/lock/jam off

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Engine vibration universal m3-20 brazenarticle at 6:34am 06.21.23 It is common for the M3-20 to run rough at low rpm. Idle is about 800 and from there to 1000 it ratt
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 6:22am 06.21.23 "If you want it nice, you'll probably have to redo the nonskid again". Yes I would definitely plan
Tropical Depression 3 (2) JamesG161 at 6:07am 06.21.23 Newest update... TS Bret will not reach Hurricane Status.:clap: It will arrive at the Antilles on
Engine Monitor RoyS at 5:53am 06.21.23 Details: The installation was somewhat limited by my old Raymarine C120 plotter. That plotter can on
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? JBP-PA at 5:39am 06.21.23 From the photos is pretty clear someone has redone the non-skid and now it is failing. Kloudie1 is
Furler q's Kevin&Karen at 5:38am 06.21.23 I have a Hyde stream stay II on my 78 Hunter 27 and the track serves as the actual forestay. It has
Dockside water connection dlochner at 4:47am 06.21.23 Here's a story to consider when thinking about adding city water to your boat. https://www.sailmag
Dockside water connection jviss at 4:21am 06.21.23 I would check with my insurance company before I connected to dock water. The water in your water t
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 4:16am 06.21.23 you are far luckier than me. But remember that when it rains or snows, the water will dilute then
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L sailcapt340 at 4:04am 06.21.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning! I agree completely, well said and execute
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 3:57am 06.21.23 In general engines with fewer cylinders run rougher at idle than those with more cylinders. A 1 cyli
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 06.20.23 Same thing I have at 1200 RPM with a 1999 Yanmar 2GM20F. The engine is vibrating at a specific freq
Dockside water connection artboas at 9:50pm 06.20.23 Art - how would that then feed back to the manifold for the rest of the system. No check valves any
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Mark Maulden at 8:52pm 06.20.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning!
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 06.20.23 My dad's so old he needs one of these for a hearing aid.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? CarlN at 6:49pm 06.20.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. justsomeguy at 6:37pm 06.20.23 Thanks. Is the hardware that is attached to the stem fitting attached to the end of a turnbuckle i
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 6:28pm 06.20.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet.
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual (1) FDL S2 at 6:27pm 06.20.23 If you PM me your email, I will scan and email you all the documents I have tomorrow.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:55pm 06.20.23 ause it is my dad. Just forwarded this to him. I'm afraid he will laugh himself to death. His

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