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Tiller bushing replacement $tingy Sailor at 5:31pm 09.17.13 Catalina 22 5/1812 The bushing around the bolt that attaches the tiller to my rudder started falling out in pieces this
confused regarding batteries discharge barrile at 4:45pm 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2244 I hope someone can straighten me out on this issue. I have a Hunter 36 with 2 new 4D batteries with
lenght of stays on oday 222 peterbud at 4:14pm 09.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/987 I am in the process of redoing the rigging on my 222. The question I have is how much of the threade
Wet Diesel exhaust... Why? Jon Bastien at 1:38pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4073 Hello everyone, This is just a gee-whiz question, but I'm curious... Why do sailboats almost alwa
Hunter 27 problems Jan van der Klooster at 1:30pm 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/852 Dear readers, 1. The lock nut of my propeller shaft (gland) cannot be moved anymore, even with 2
393 two cabin Cabin sole Joe Roc at 1:13pm 09.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1320 Hello all Cn anyone direct me on how to find replacement cabin sole pieces?
Chicago Sailing (1) Sterett at 12:39pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1776 hey! Just relocated to Chicago from Nashville and sadly lost my Catalina '22 in a wreck (see pic
Prop shaft wobble Pat T at 12:39pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6444 Heard a whine the other day while motoring into the harbor. After investigation this is what I found
O'Day Tempest dmmccarter at 11:58am 09.17.13 Day Sailers 1/1282 I am a proud owner of a 1964 O'Day Tempest 23' and have worked 2 years, so far, on restoring her. A
Hunter 18.5 galley sink CLSailor at 11:14am 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1138 I just purchased an 18.5 but without the galley sink/bucket. From former posts it may have been a T
C36 Single Line Reefing jviss at 11:12am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/1186 Crazy question, I know, but does anyone know the part numbers for the mast exit blocks, a.k.a., shea
16k btu Marine Air Conditioner (1) shoeless at 10:51am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2507 My 2004 h386 has a Hunter-installed 16k btu (left hand) heat and air unit. This unit has developed
Pitting in my gel-coat Triple Point at 8:44am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3856 I have a 'boat load' of pock marks and pits, primarily on the deck surface, but also on the the hull
New to me Cal 2-25 (1) ncarolinasailor at 8:33am 09.17.13 Cal 4/3245 I just thought I should introduce myself. I have recently taken in this Cal 2-25 and will be inundat
Irwin mast to beam rotten Wes Henry at 7:44am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/917 I was wondering if anyone else had this problem the board between the mast and the beam needing to b
My First Float Plan fjordstar at 6:58am 09.17.13 Catalina 22 1/937 So I found out Navionics has really cool chart and GPS app for iPhone and iPad. I've plotted my fir
Hunter 41DS Bow Thruster SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:48am 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/984 Anybody out there know which model Lewmar bow thruster is used in a 2007 Hunter 41 DS? Also any feed
shore power/battery charging doehunter at 6:47am 09.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3796 I need to install something to charge my batteries at night when I parked in a slip. I already hav
USA to Spain bootneck at 6:21am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2855 Hi Guys. l live in Spain, Europe and am planning to buy a boat on Lake Michigan and plan to sail it
H260 Stern Leak Gypsea Kids at 6:17am 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/1179 I've found a leak in the stern area of my H260 and am 99.9% certain it's coming from the deck to hul

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First Boat Purchase stickinthemud57 at 6:00pm 06.01.23 I had a Hunter 170 for a while and loved it. Roomy cockpit, so plenty of room for friends. Roller fu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:57pm 06.01.23 Terry thanks but you might want to be careful with that IPA stuff. I was advised that IPA is Cyril
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 5:55pm 06.01.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 5:13pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Heard a rumor that Bodhizafa might work. Could take
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 5:02pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? No, but if you keep drinking that good wine you won
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass pipedream at 4:56pm 06.01.23 Take a minute. Start at the exhaust elbow and verify raw water traverses the system. four bolts to
Anyone know where I can find one of these? rpwillia at 4:54pm 06.01.23 According to this website... it is not produced in the US but they can order you one from overseas
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 4:21pm 06.01.23 That explains a lot. Thanks Sunbird22358. -Will
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:51pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Unfortunately, no! My water pump bearing seized tw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 3:51pm 06.01.23 BWY may have an old Mac mast to sell. Shipping is a killer though.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 3:36pm 06.01.23 That is what the boat that was in front of me at the windward mark said the first time I flew it in
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:47pm 06.01.23 Sounds Like a Great Workable solution, Much Thanks John
Non working microwave Alansails at 2:43pm 06.01.23 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 2:40pm 06.01.23 That is one ginormous sail... And you got that qualified to race... That looks like the size of the
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 2:38pm 06.01.23 Guessing does work.;) Jim... All of the connectors are clean. I measured zero ohms across all of
New owner of C310 Hull#23 Alansails at 2:34pm 06.01.23 The seat was originally designed to be stored as a seat or there are cutouts on ours where I have se
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. jssailem at 2:32pm 06.01.23 I recently bought a product in Seattle from Crosscut Hardwoods. They call themselves the Woodworker
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 2:24pm 06.01.23 Wild Azz guess... Clean that connector. Guessing does work.;) Jim...
Considering a Catalina 27... jssailem at 2:22pm 06.01.23 I just got back from racing a Catalina 30 Mk 2 23 hours 65nm around Whidbey Island with 4 other sail
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:15pm 06.01.23 g-v9sXtUKV4 Well for the past several weeks I have been in a not going forward/not going backward si

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