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storage ideas for hunter 28.5 Sunshine Girl at 4:44am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/942 Thank you to all who so generously helped me make a decision on which boat to buy! As you see, the
San Fransisco JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1128 Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
drain plug in bilge of o'day 19 michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5224 I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3090 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/3142 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1142 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2466 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1913 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11929 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7334 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1179 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13778 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7448 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3597 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4623 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3370 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/3121 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/640 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
how do you secure carpet? troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3539 I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 9:32am 06.15.23 @Rich Stidger is this the water pump you have?
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 9:24am 06.15.23 The 12M bolts directly to your existing bell housing. No adapter or modification necessary. Jeff
Hello to the community Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 06.15.23 In a land project of this size, you'd be finished in a weekend. On a boat, you'd be lucky to be fin
Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 06.15.23 The thru hull must be under the battery compartment in the nav station or the starboard locker. I
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rick D at 9:11am 06.15.23 Geesh, Rich; sorry to read about your issue. I assume you have already checked for well-regarded ind
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service JBP-PA at 9:06am 06.15.23 Thanks Maine Sail. So I should pick up something attune to this west marine breaker, linked below,
3D printing fun Tedd at 8:31am 06.15.23 A few months ago a friend asked if I had room to store his Ender 3D printer. (He's making room in hi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service FastOlson at 8:26am 06.15.23 FWIW, in on our boat (when doing projects) I learned, early on, that my boat's 15 amp outlet circui
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 Tedd at 8:22am 06.15.23 My Mac 26S had a similar foot bracket but there was nothing in the center hole. I'm wondering if the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 8:15am 06.15.23 Tks, JamesG161.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 8:03am 06.15.23 Make sure you get all the gaskets etc you might need. Excellent point! I was stuck the same way o
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 8:01am 06.15.23 Send me a text so have your phone number. My cell is 413-629-8096. I may take you up on offer to
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Mark Maulden at 7:58am 06.15.23 Make sure you get all the gaskets etc you might need.
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 7:43am 06.15.23 Of what i can see, the hose is in OK condition. The thru hull must be under the battery compartment
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 7:26am 06.15.23 Generous offer, but I've ordered from the UK, so I should have it by Sat. My biggest issue is that
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 7:24am 06.15.23 Price from the UK is $157 inc DHL Express shipping to Onset. Wow! That's great!
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. BlowMeAway at 7:21am 06.15.23 @CaptainKook you probably have a hull to deck joint issue like @Brinky63 did with his boat. He has
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:18am 06.15.23 Niemiec Marine doesn't have it in stock, but can get it. $668. Price from the UK is $157 inc DHL
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:17am 06.15.23 Did you try Niemiec Marine Inc on Pope's Island in New Bedford - "volvopenta.com" - I called and as
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 7:13am 06.15.23 Niemiec Marine doesn't have it in stock, but can get it. $668.

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