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Bimini on Bavaria 36 firehoser75 at 10:38pm 06.14.13 Bavaria 0/5320 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 2/1736 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 1/946 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 2/1339 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 7/1285 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 2/1915 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 1/1210 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 6/2211 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
Need a new OB for my dink rfrye1 at 3:50pm 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4044 After 20 yrs my Nissan 5hp 2 stroke has given me its last answer. I spent 3 hrs on it this morning w
still waiting to launch kpgraci at 1:47pm 06.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1424 Well, I've come to grips with the fact that working on my boat while its in my front yard is just as
Cockpit stains eclark at 1:26pm 06.14.13 Day Sailers 5/1784 I have a Hunter 146. A tear in my cover caused leaves to enter and stain my cockpit. I have tried li
Is she worth saving (4) Jared_801 at 11:31am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 4/1059 Here we have a battered old Catalina 22. Currently owned by our sailing club. We are trying to decid
Advice from 272 Owners neosoul at 10:41am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 10/3702 I Need Advice from 272 Owners Hello, I was hoping to get some advice. I recently sold my 83 Day
40 Legend (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 06.14.13 Big Boats 9/1795 After 4 years of looking and evaluating, we just scored a well-kept, nicely-equipped 1989 40L. htt
New boot stripe? Captn Scotty at 7:56am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1414 I am painting a new boot stripe on my Islander 32, any restrictions on how big it should be? I was t
Failed Garmin chart plotter gregorybross at 7:47am 06.14.13 Catalina 30 26/3665 I have a Garmin 2006 chart plotter that suddenly quit working . I contacted Garmin for help and all

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Engine Alinement jviss at 4:04am 05.25.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Thank you for following up and congrats on a figur
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! CYQK at 3:44am 05.25.23 that is an example, few in todays world, of greatness!!!!
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:34am 05.25.23 When changing the on engine filter (secondary) always fill the bowl before you screw back on. Assume
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 05.24.23 My question would be - would adding a fresh water tank in the bow (say 26 gallons/110 Litres) help
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.24.23 Changing the filter seems should be a simple job, but somehow I have a way of complicating it. Yo
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:55pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor. T
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind SycloneDriver at 8:40pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor.
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 05.24.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Just goes to show that clean living and an in dep
Hunter replacement rudder assembly Tally Ho at 6:50pm 05.24.23
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 05.24.23 I just dealt with what I thought was going to be a bent shaft after hitting a small log. I had a so
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Tally Ho at 5:46pm 05.24.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that w
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change Tally Ho at 5:31pm 05.24.23 I would re-bleed the system, and pay particular attention to cylinder #3. Once you are sure you have
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 5:23pm 05.24.23 Maybe you should start a little contest about what's under the Dymo label! My guess is VHF. Deci
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 5:21pm 05.24.23 Please post your thoughts after you've used your v berth set-up. I'm interested to know how you l
Plans for hurricane season 2023? shemandr at 5:16pm 05.24.23 A problem in the Stuart area is that marinas typically don't have a lot of dry land storage. In par
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 4:52pm 05.24.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Plans for hurricane season 2023? capta at 4:28pm 05.24.23 Thanks for sharing , very useful info . i never thought of using carpet remnants. You are welcome.
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 CapeCodBubs at 4:28pm 05.24.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 05.24.23 Got your message and will call Friday. Picture of inspection port in relation to hull drain please
Installing additional bunks on a trailer sbrogden at 3:50pm 05.24.23 What are you trying to see?

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