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Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 KGarvey at 3:09am 10.14.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/843 I'm looking for info on how to winterize a Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 any information wi
Fisher Panda 12 mini Zencra at 1:27am 10.14.22 Big Boats 9/1724 hi there, another issue on our 49, not the boat itself but our generator. it shut down throwing a fe
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 9:19pm 10.13.22 C&C 5/1760 Does anyone know when the keel bolts for a C'C 33-2 (1985) are best torqued, on the hard or while af
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:58pm 10.13.22 Trailer Sailors 22/5858 Looking for some tips about loading my Hunter 18.5 on the trailer. I back the trailer into the wate
Columbia 28 rudder bushings sronsonet at 4:18pm 10.13.22 Parts Search 3/776 Does anyone know the size of the rudder bushings and where I might find them? Getting a good bit of
Columbia 28 rudder bushings sronsonet at 4:17pm 10.13.22 Parts Search 1/687 Does anyone know the size of the rudder bushings and where I might find them? Getting a good bit of
Hunter 240 wind indicator jurovichfa at 9:22am 10.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1115 Hi all, I plan to attach a standard wind indicator to the mast of my '03 Hunter 240 this weekend. Se
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement (3) DLLawrence at 9:06am 10.13.22 Big Boats 9/1367 We hauled our 1995 Legend 35.5 for bottom paint and some maintenance in late July, for the summer st
Catalina 18 transducer placement MarkHejtmanek at 7:09am 10.13.22 Smaller Boats 4/2627 I am adding a GPS/depth finder to my 2000 Catalina 18 and am struggling with where to put the transd
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 6:05am 10.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/1270 Go Navy, Beat Army! :beer:
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? (1) HeelBoy at 5:43am 10.13.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2540
Winter Cover Jstonge at 2:48am 10.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2079 I keep my Hunter 280 in Portland Maine. This year my marina is requiring a custom cover or shrink w
Gel Coat Spider. Bill Groves at 7:48pm 10.12.22 Grampian 11/3976 Is there a relatively easy way to fill in gel coat spider cracks that still makes deck look OK?
Plexus Tater at 3:31pm 10.12.22 Day Sailers 8/2961 So, if I search "Plexus" on the Web, I get a multitude of products. Even a refined search including
Painting old boat. Bill Groves at 9:50am 10.12.22 Grampian 3/1093 I have a 1974 - 26' Grampian. The hull is in good condition. Can anyone suggest a paint which can
dry dock Gabriel74 at 9:33am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 4/861 i need to get my 28 ft sloop out of the water to redo the underside paint. my 2 years is up. my boat
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 9:30am 10.12.22 Grampian 4/1045 Does any company redo name plates on side of cabin and at cabin entryway? Does any company sell the
Raymarine electronics hookup help (3) Frill at 5:02am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1435 I am trying to get farmiliar with the boat eletronics such as chart plotter, Ais, and auto helm. I a
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes SteveandMaryAnn at 6:04pm 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1484 On our new-to-us 2005 Hunter 27-3 has a US Spars furling mast with Doyle Sails. We broke the halyar
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:58pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 36/3796 I have recently taken an interest in anodes and underwater corrosion. In all the time I've had boat

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Non binary boaters WayneH at 8:12am 05.03.25 On a serious note... Our marina has had inboard outboard signs on its washrooms since it was built.
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 7:21am 05.03.25 On a serious note... Our marina has had inboard outboard signs on its washrooms since it was built.
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 7:19am 05.03.25 YIPES ! A run in with dentures like that could very quickly turn your long shaft outboard into a s
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 7:17am 05.03.25 No beating around the bush there ....................... Oops, that didn't quite come out right,
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 7:15am 05.03.25 On a serious note... Our marina has had inboard outboard signs on its washrooms since it was built.
PNW Pirates Bash 2025 - Poulsbo, WA Terry Cox at 7:13am 05.03.25 Iffy this far out, but a definite maybe. Been to Poulsbo a number of times. Nice place with a bakery
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 05.03.25 Not sure if this has been mentioned but what about a loop and a check valve? Check valves would achi
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 7:05am 05.03.25 Would the equivalent would be a saildrive? Considering their reputation for failure, being the equ
Traveler car/track as tether? Project_Mayhem at 7:03am 05.03.25 This is no longer an issue unless one is using archaic tethers or worse, a piece of rope. Modern te
boat weather... finally Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 05.03.25 The gazebo is for working and storing the boat right?
Non binary boaters Project_Mayhem at 6:46am 05.03.25 A very short shaft indeed. Would the equivalent would be a saildrive?
C&C 32 Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 05.03.25 re-bedded EVERYTHING This is huge. I did this to a 25' boat. Took me all winter working 20-30 hour
Replacing hot water heater Rick Webb at 6:15am 05.03.25 Clamps like these lessen a lot of the mess of a job like that Amazon.com: Hose Pinch Off Pliers - D
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 Davidasailor26 at 6:03am 05.03.25 Reach out to Flex-o-fold with your engine and transmission specs. The transmission gear ratio should
Replacing hot water heater Scott T-Bird at 5:34am 05.03.25 If you haven't changed your coolant in a few years, you may as well drain and replace all the coolan
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling (1) Tally Ho at 5:23am 05.03.25 I replaced my original stuffing box with a Volvo dripless seal. I did it because I wanted a dry bil
Non binary boaters Joe at 5:04am 05.03.25 Hybrid?
Ridder bearing bolt tightness kloudie1 at 4:08am 05.03.25 Looks like a packing gland. I am not familiar with that boat but It looks like the top part pushes i
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling dlochner at 4:04am 05.03.25 The split coupling from PYI is heavy duty and a bit longer than split couplers from Buck-Algonquin a
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:39am 05.03.25 Just replace all the wire to the solenoid. If one is bad, there is a high probability the one is bad

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