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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 4/1353 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 5/2043 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 3/5241 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 1/855 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 4/1269 . 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 7/4023 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 7/1809 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 8/12574 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 5/1226 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 1/2015 The head door lock on my 1985 bene 345 is broken. It's a round metal fixture with a black plastic do
All Is Lost sfgary at 6:03pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 84/12034 Went to see the Robert Redford movie All Is Lost last night and found it very entertaining. It's mor
Bonding a Hunter 2002 Passage 456? discovery at 5:03pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 3/875 We were going thru shaft zincs to fast so while we were in Marathon we had SALT send someone out to
Motor on boat while trailering? (1) Nahart51 at 4:57pm 11.02.13 Catalina 22 14/3176 Just finished my refurb. Do you trailer sailors travel with the motor on the boat or in the back of
C&c 25 Mki Scotchyscotch at 4:51pm 11.02.13 C&C 3/3912 Hi guys, I am a complete amateur sailor and I just bought a C'C 25. I've crewed a few times on a s
Rudder questions Martin 15419 at 4:46pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 1/915 Hi - I have a 1995 Hunter legend with a rudder question- at the top of the rudder there is a what lo

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3 Blade Prop Swap? (1) Dudenhoeffer at 1:55pm 06.03.23 Wanna circle back and thank everyone for the feedback / guidance! We stuck with the 2 blade prop fo
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 1:47pm 06.03.23 Yes, the vapors would carry some oil aerosol that would condense and look like an oil leak ... and a
Its funny Friday! rbringle at 1:46pm 06.03.23 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351309352_1600948760408005_8618913723109480107_n.
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 1:45pm 06.03.23 216436
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 1:44pm 06.03.23 Very good job on the swing keel. I am a project manager for a software company so I am used to break
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? Joe at 1:39pm 06.03.23 I'm sure someone does.:)
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 Joe at 1:36pm 06.03.23 I agree with Kloudie, it's more likely a breather hose. That's not a place you'd see oil being trans
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 1:21pm 06.03.23 The regulator and programming for the 618 is basically the same as the 614, except the the 618 can b
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 1:13pm 06.03.23 No experience with electric either, but +1 for Raritan. My presumably 30-year Raritan PH manual he
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 lsavocchi at 1:07pm 06.03.23 Thanks for the response. Could that being disconnected cause an oil leak?
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (1) Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 06.03.23 Yep, it was pretty aggressive. ?
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 12:48pm 06.03.23 That looks like a crankcase breather. It takes the crankcase vapors back to the intake where the vap
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 12:37pm 06.03.23
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 justsomeguy at 12:18pm 06.03.23 Was wondering if I should also clamp down the hose from the side furthest from the boat. Not sure h
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 11:41am 06.03.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core. It has taken me time to figure my deck has a core in
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:32am 06.03.23 or the older simpler 614 series How about the 612?
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:28am 06.03.23 Your Link 2000 R was the regulator controller, and we have no way to know why you had that separate
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 10:46am 06.03.23 Crew shifts are a bitch... I limited my nap to 2 hours. Felt I might be in the way of your aggressiv
New Alternator Regulator? Stu Jackson at 10:42am 06.03.23 ..................... I may just have to abandon the Freedom system. No you don't. Your Link 20
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) jssailem at 10:40am 06.03.23 I have a Perkins not a Yanmar diesel. I have observed the same issue, you describe, happen on my ma

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