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Ebay ad shenanigans zjtr10 at 9:27am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1698 I ran across this ad on Ebay for a Mac 26M and the price is only 5.1 Million USD. There have been
Fuel Tank Replacement BobM at 9:05am 10.07.13 S2 20/3107 Well...I am all packed up and off to the boat to replace the fuel tank. Of course what was supposed
Hunter 23' Folding Ladder carboman at 8:44am 10.07.13 Smaller Boats 6/1793 Looking to see what others have done for folding ladders that mount on the transom. I was using one
Diesel engine kesniffen at 8:38am 10.07.13 Catalina 30 8/1617 Hi, this is my first posting. I recently acquired a Catalina 30 and had an issue with shifting into
Compac16 motor bracket dnkohler at 8:13am 10.07.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1622 Am currently using a short shaft motor on my compac16. The problem is that in the down position of t
Air Heater jeanharvey at 8:01am 10.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1333 I would like to put a heater in my 32 foot sail boat. I'm thinking to put an Espar heater. It burn D
AC Outlets don't work bobjames at 7:45am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 3/1940 I've been married (to the same Admiral) for 36 years and still don't understand her some of the time
Buying boat from a charity auction Picflight at 7:37am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3943 Is a charity auction a reliable place to purchase a boat that has been donated to charities? Any pe
Replacing Oday 25 transom plate (4) Ritdog at 7:29am 10.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1473 One more time: I swore I'd never do it again, but I am- just got a 1979 Oday 25, and like my previou
Ronca DIY clone? jviss at 7:29am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1799 Rocna DIY clone? Has anyone else toyed with the idea of adding a "roll bar" to a claw, plow, or del
Mild Steel Limits? Spence at 6:39am 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 28/8981 Can anyone tell me the dead load limits of 3" by 3/16" box mild steel?
Legend 43 Shortened Rig 4arch at 4:08am 10.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/793 This weekend we looked at a Legend 43 that appears to be in excellent condition, is priced well, and
Dangerous Marina Electrical Problem? jimmcgee at 3:37am 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4972
Dual axle aluminum trailer Picflight at 9:33pm 10.06.13 Trailer Sailors 7/2631 How easy or difficult is it to modify a dual axle aluminum trailer for a 17' power boat? Is this som
bottom painting aluminum?? captron at 7:38pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1453 Just bought a new AB ultra light Aluminum Rib dinghy, now wondering if I need or should bottom paint
boat weight? sandsailor at 6:47pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2909 Does displacement weight include the keel or is that factored in differently
Topping lift mangolatitudes at 6:44pm 10.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1348 Hi gang. I am replacing decayed running rigging on my jag 27, and heck my topping lift(what was lef
1997 Cat 270 instrument panel bawlmer at 4:21pm 10.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3946 Fellow sailors. I just purchased a 1997 catalina 270 with a Westerbeke W20B. The audio alarms do not
Inland Lake Overnighting Questions arlouper at 3:32pm 10.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1521 We are not new sailers but are relatively new boat owners and keep our boat at a marina on Lake Trav
Do I need a pedestal guard? fiestaMojo at 1:26pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 17/8013 is there a reason, other than mounting instruments or a teak holder of some sort, to install a pedes

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New Fuel Sending Unit Rich Stidger at 12:32pm 05.22.23 After replacing the float on an arm type of sender a couple times, I tried the KUS rod-type sender.
New Fuel Sending Unit Dave at 12:28pm 05.22.23 Just noticed that what used to be WEMA's US branch split off is now KUS USA, so should presumably b
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak Hello Below at 12:18pm 05.22.23 I didn't know Kuuma is that much inferior. I am going to dip my toe in the water just to balance t
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 ChrisHunter at 12:17pm 05.22.23 I have a flat section on the bottom of my boat under the head. When I contacted Hunter, they said i
Swing Keel Rebuild pclarksurf at 12:15pm 05.22.23 sexy: love the chain hoist-- beats the heck out of my come a-long version :)
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 12:12pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I always
New Fuel Sending Unit FourPoints at 12:05pm 05.22.23 Just noticed that what used to be WEMA's US branch split off is now KUS USA, so should presumably be
mast Crazy Dave Condon at 11:54am 05.22.23 You need to advise boat and mast mfg. .
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 11:47am 05.22.23 Aw, c'mon, you have the bot so who is in the best position to know if 5/8" will make a difference.
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:44am 05.22.23 I 100% agree , I do not plan on leaving the bay until I get the gooseneck straight, reinforced and
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:44am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not re
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:42am 05.22.23 FYI, all of what your are referring to as brass is actually bronze. Brass in saltwater will corrode
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:41am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not re
2004 Raymarine C80 Display BigEasy at 11:34am 05.22.23 Beginning to think this is the way to go. My boat is 19 years old, and i look back and i realize t
1964 islander 32 dlochner at 11:25am 05.22.23 I 100% agree , I do not plan on leaving the bay until I get the gooseneck straight, reinforced and
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:22am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not re
Slow sump pump with backflow kappykaplan at 11:13am 05.22.23 I think his opening sentence has thrown us a bit. I believe he meant that after replacing his toile
Slow sump pump with backflow Hello Below at 11:12am 05.22.23 What made you decide to replace your toilet pump with a sump pump instead of a new toilet pump? I
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full dlochner at 11:10am 05.22.23 I wonder if the O.P, Mike McGuffin @mikemcguffin , will ever come back to this thread, or even to t
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 11:09am 05.22.23 How can you be so sure? Was the bilge pump running when you got to the boat? The boat was sinking

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