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How to fix cabin finish peeling (2) AlainC at 1:34pm 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 Our Hunter 30, 1989 has the interior walls (seem like a Formica type finish on a backboard) starting
Cat 27 bow pulpit reeder at 1:14pm 11.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1895 I'm getting ready to reseat the bow pulpit on my 1984 Catalina 27, and remove the silicon smeared on
Looking for my first boat Bradyawl at 1:00pm 11.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1729 Grew up sailing around the Chesapeake on an O'Day 21' day sailor. Have sailed every summer a few ti
Overheating Yanmar diesel engine AlainC at 12:36pm 11.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/10963 I have a Yanmar 20gm engine, I normally run it at 2800RPM but was told to run it at 3400 RPM for 20
Raytheon morrisn1 at 11:29am 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1050 Have bought a Hunter 356 with a Raytheon RL 70C chart plotter. Any suggestions on where I can locat
Cowl Vent replacement Found at Sea at 11:06am 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1940 Any one know where I can find replacement cowl vents or how to refurbish the existing vents for my H
CAl 27 T2 cliffordcull at 10:55am 11.03.13 Cal 3/3769 Hey all. I am looking for a replacement for the rub rail on my 1974 Cal Jensen Tall Mast 27.
Garmin 547xs Roger Patry at 9:18am 11.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1355 I am considering buying a Garmin 547xs and would appreciate any feedback. I am undecided on a trans
1994 Hunter 26 manual toilet kitxu at 8:46am 11.03.13 Smaller Boats 2/1345 Hi, I own a 1994 Hunter 26 that has a chemical toilet, i want to replace that one and install a manu
Hull cracks leobeer at 7:31am 11.03.13 Smaller Boats 5/2045 As we hauled our Catalina out this fall I noticed a hull crack 3/4 inch from the transom approx 2ft.
hard to believe the season is over....... (5) Ian McGain at 7:02am 11.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/813 Hard to believe the season is over for me and my boat is now up on the hard until mid-April. Spent y
O'day 20 Rigging Photos dmusgrave at 6:08am 11.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5244 Hello: I just purchased an O'Day 20. It was an auction so I was unable to speak to the owner abou
gasoline fumes in older C-22's Gene Neill at 5:02am 11.03.13 Catalina 22 1/856 I know this must have been discussed a thousand times, but my searches are coming up empty. How do
Fuel tank removal norml15 at 4:47am 11.03.13 Bigger Boats 4/1272 . How do I remove the 30 gallon diesel fuel tank without removing the engine? It's leaking and I w
Forestay Snapped esterhazyinoz at 3:40am 11.03.13 Day Sailers 7/4026 I had an interesting adventure, or almost, last weekend. After setting up my H15 (3years old now) a
Grounding rod on the hard NYSail at 3:36am 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1810 My boat was pulled and this will be my first year with mast up. Boat next to me has copper tubing at
Oday 22 for sail (1) banjoey at 11:40pm 11.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1761 I am looking at purchasing an Oday 22. The price is almost too good to be true. what has me a bit
How to glue Styrofoam to fiberglass Piotr at 10:08pm 11.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/12583 Recently, I become an owner of a 1995 Melges X-boat. Boat is great, but has a minor issue. The float
Another fuel tank replacement (1) Mark Maulden at 9:22pm 11.02.13 S2 5/1227 I pulled my fuel tank today. Yesterday had to Gerry can approx 35 gal off the boat. It didn't get
Door lock replacement chuggett at 8:30pm 11.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2016 The head door lock on my 1985 bene 345 is broken. It's a round metal fixture with a black plastic do

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First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 9:33am 06.04.23 Here are the pics here is that breaker $100 in stock Hunter 42 breaker, triple pole single throw
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:32am 06.04.23 When I bought my first sailboat 60 plus years ago, several old salty sea dog sailors said there were
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Will Gilmore at 9:30am 06.04.23 I found this: Greater Richmond Sailing Association - Home The fleet, with help from the club, host
3 Blade Prop Swap? jssailem at 9:26am 06.04.23 When the water warms, you may want to dive under your boat and assure you did not pick up any debris
Possible SmartPlug problem (1) jssailem at 9:22am 06.04.23 CONVINCED One more boat owner Saved...
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 9:14am 06.04.23 I think these might work. You will need to ID the AMP value of the breaker. These are AC or DC. They
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 9:08am 06.04.23 Is it one or 3 breakers that have lost their toggles?
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 9:05am 06.04.23 Tim. Does this look like the part. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-winch-replacement-feeder-arm-48
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 06.04.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:00am 06.04.23 yes. But it would be a beginning.
New Cat 22 Owner Jacktar at 8:53am 06.04.23 Boat ownership is always a collection of incremental maintenance tasks. But sailing and enjoying is
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 8:48am 06.04.23 Will you be trailering down from Richmond? Seems like it would be a whole day from Richmond to Hamp
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 8:33am 06.04.23 No stock available. Sorry, I should have said that already.
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 8:32am 06.04.23 the help would be appreciated. Check your private messages. Best way is by phone. Jim...
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 8:26am 06.04.23 After a closer look at your pin again today it appears to me that the pin has become a steel rivet
Engine Control Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 06.04.23 I've been on a boat with exactly the arrangement you show. Never gave shifting a thought because ev
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 06.04.23 I called Lewmar and got a part # 48000483, any suggestions? Yes, purchase it. What other suggest
First time sailboat owner (2) hatchclan at 8:07am 06.04.23 Here are the pics
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) RitSim at 8:06am 06.04.23 On my '99 B411 the rudder is a Tides Marine rudder.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 8:03am 06.04.23 Ok, new problem and I apologize if it is addressed somewhere else. I broke (dumb mistake) the self-t

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