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Hunter 28 stuffing box ... eliems at 10:31am 06.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1547 Taking her out of the water next week to do bottom paint and zinc etc and I have a question. On the
Docking along the East River (NY) nestorph at 10:11am 06.15.13 Destinations 4/2376 I'll be sailing down from Long Island past Manhattan via the East River. I'm planning on picking up
Windless Long Story at 8:37am 06.15.13 Catalina 310 2/1308 Anyone know off hand what, if any periodic maintenance is needed on the Maxwell windless? Used mine
Power buffer recommendations, anyone? kbbarton at 7:48am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 44/7250 The gel coat on my boat has little faint black specks all over it, especially in the cockpit and cab
Launched finally redhead78 at 7:07am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/881 Finally hit the water yesterday in Peekskill,ny, all goes well I go down Hudson tomorrow to key port
any -all sailors Dragon Fly at 3:19am 06.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/1162 Oday 28' roller furling jib ... can't/won't unfurl! just got boat back in the water from 6 months
circuit breaker not tripping Ross Gard at 2:16am 06.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1150 I am trying to figure why my nav. light doesnt trip? Last week took some green water over the bow,
A door for a Bristol 24 beast at 12:08am 06.15.13 Bristol 1/1997 my brother and i are making a tubular steel frame that slides into the slot the slats sit in this wi
Bimini on Bavaria 36 firehoser75 at 10:38pm 06.14.13 Bavaria 0/5313 I have a 2005 Bavaria 36 cruiser with spinaker winches near the helm. I am looking to add a bimini w
Replacement Engine dtedesco at 10:30pm 06.14.13 Catalina 30 2/1728 I have to replace the engine in my 1989 Catalina 30. It has a Universal M25 Diesel engine. Has any
Socks! (3) finding41 at 9:59pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1229 Who knew. I was kind of surprised when I saw these. I was shopping for socks but didn't see ones to
How 'bout them paste on Windows??? (1) topcat0399 at 9:43pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/945 Hah?? Hah?? How 'bout 'em? Hah? Prettiest thing on that oooollld boat! For sale - 1 set of aluminum
Chalky decks lnikl at 7:55pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/973 My 1983 Hunter 34 has non-skid that my daughter hates the chalky feel of. I know that if I were to u
AC & Frig Errant1 at 7:52pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1333 Hello to all, New to the site, have a 1993 First 310 and am considering up grading to an A/C unit a
name on my sailboat (3) trainmanjess at 7:28pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1283 hello all I finally got enough work finished on the hull and transom to get the name put on my boa
Goiot wheel pedestal maintenance BigEasy at 7:00pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1906 Has anyone performed routine / preventive maintenance on a Goiot swiveling steering pedestal mainten
catalina vs jaguar mangolatitudes at 6:34pm 06.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1207 I own a 1981 jaguar 27, which is by all accounts a catalina down to the manuals and marketing materi
Water in storage compartment lbyonkers at 5:24pm 06.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/2201 I have about 2 inches of water in the front two storage compartments on the starboard side.. No wat
painting deck non-skid on Passage 420? tadd5181 at 5:22pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/818 I recently had my Passage 420 polished and it was suggested that the non-skid portion of the deck (w
cutless how to e swartz at 4:21pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/818 can someone direct me to a you tube video of cutless bearing removal for a 88 hunter 37.5 or any oth

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Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 05.22.23 There are a lot of good comments here but I feel some of the ideas are being trivialized by limit o
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 8:15am 05.22.23 No, to the contrary. The 170 has a broad beam for a boat of its length and is very stable when comp
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 8:09am 05.22.23 When I went to visit a boat I bought a week after sailing it home from CT, there was water up to the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition FastOlson at 8:03am 05.22.23 I have known several surveyors over the decades, and they do not like to see any connection to the b
Slow sump pump with backflow kappykaplan at 8:00am 05.22.23 Where does the sump pump drain to? You should follow the drain line and find out.
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 7:46am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?'
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Jacktar at 7:43am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
1964 islander 32 Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 05.22.23 I see nothing wrong with the mast base fasteners. Until you see movement between the plate and the
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Joe at 7:25am 05.22.23 We need to get the chain plates replaced on our 1987 Island Packet 31. Does anyone have any recomm
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 6:51am 05.22.23 @MikeHoncho Love the expression "driveway engineering"! Yes, that looks like it is poorly designed
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:48am 05.22.23 I just dealt with two loose lag screws. PO repowerd and installed angle aluminum ontop of he stringe
1964 islander 32 JBP-PA at 6:28am 05.22.23 One more thing. The vertical pin attaching the boom to the gooseneck looks like it is upside down. T
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:16am 05.22.23 but before chasing that down, I'm interested in thoughts on the wiring. I'm interested in your tho
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:13am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.22.23 From your picture on your post#4. It appears the Upper strip or bar is Negative The Lower Strip or
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump davidjpio at 4:48am 05.22.23
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Swing Keel Rebuild Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.22.23 I worship you.

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