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Promises made jorgefife at 7:29am 03.18.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1165 In this forum, I mentioned I had an extra chain plate, for the sake of me cannot remember who; I kno
Fresh water y valve replacement sailorjoel96 at 7:13am 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/984 HELP! The y valve for my water tanks to the fresh water pump has finally broke and I am in need of
What's on your arm? BobM at 6:44am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 Question from my Wife this morning. My response, since she knows I was working on the boat yesterda
Yet Another "Lack of Fusing" Story Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2687 Just yesterday I as talking with a customer at the Maine Boat Builders Show who this winter, with h
Nautical Flea Markets Ron20324 at 6:34am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2071 On the Florida Coasts: http://www.flnauticalfleamarket.com There will be a flea market at Fawcett
It's official! BobM at 6:18am 03.18.12 S2 2/1229 Spring is here. If Mother Nature is going to take it easy on us in New England whom am I to complai
Running new wire from panel to batteries. Jon4399 at 6:16am 03.18.12 Big Boats 10/2645 The ammeter on my Hunter 37.5 is done, so I picked up a nice digital unit that displays both amps an
Knowledgebase, main page BobM at 6:08am 03.18.12 S2 1/1300 http://s2.sailboatowners.com/index.php?option=com_mtree'task=listcats'cat_id=0'Itemid=222 The abo
Endeavour 43 byrsch at 4:34am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1584 I'd appreciate any advice on these, I am looking at a 1980 43 today. I've always like the layout an
Sold (Traded) The Mac 25 Sail123 at 11:13pm 03.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2619 Traded it for a 32 foot 1976 Clipper Marine Sloop shoal keel. This will be my dream boat. I really
Mac 25 DC panel justsomeguy at 9:17pm 03.17.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/15538 Mac 25 DC panel (spoken for) With fuses. Shipping from Tucson only. Claimed.
Tayana 37 refit... (5) CharlieCobra at 8:46pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/6574 We have a project to kick out of the doors by April 1. She needs teak removal (DONE) deck recore, ma
Advice & Lessons Learned On Oil Filter Anonymous 121765 at 8:33pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 9/1794 I'm the kind of guy who continuously does checks when under way, be it sail or motoring. I pride mys
Hatchboard lock tbert at 8:16pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1958 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 33 and the hatch board lock is on backwards. I can't see any way to remo
Boat load of money (1) r.oril at 7:07pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2278 My three sisters financed this beautiful boat for my 70th birthday. Bother-in-law Rich built it.
OEM Mac22 Winches??? nemosuit at 6:35pm 03.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3480 What winches (make and model) came stock on a 1978 Mac22? As always, thanks in advance! :) VBR,
What's on this hull (3) dj2210 at 6:23pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 5/1682 Hi all, I'm looking at another C30 which needs some work. The hull needs paint and maybe more. Its b
Oday 35 for liveaboard captjohn3 at 6:15pm 03.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2985 I am single 60ish male looking to move aboard a sailboat for the next few years. I have owned Catali
Pretty Rough higgs at 6:11pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1697 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg
(hopefully) minor Yanmar issues bugbitten at 5:12pm 03.17.12 S2 16/3590 Folks, I'm getting my 9.2A's 2GM20F up and running and have encountered a couple of issues. I fina

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My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? capta at 1:31pm 12.04.22 One night, I was at the helm of "Alert" (a wooden 65' ketch), alone on a four hour watch, when flame
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct danooxnard at 12:37pm 12.04.22 Hopefully someone will have the original one from CD.
Clever Boat Names FastOlson at 11:50am 12.04.22 Long time ago, a friend did a delivery on a 40 foot sailboat named (all caps, Germanic-looking font)
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 12.04.22 Unbelievable ! Early on in the video he says the engine has always run fine and he has no idea wha
Replace Lifelines Hayden Watson at 10:44am 12.04.22 If you decide to go with synthetic line for your lifelines (and more importantly standing rigging) o
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 12.04.22 What I find alarming about that video, is the guy didn't understand his diesel engine. :facepalm:
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? DayDreamer41 at 10:16am 12.04.22 Going to see if there might be other uses for it in the spring. I have always thought about puttin
Just had to show these off kappykaplan at 9:34am 12.04.22 They look great, stickinthemud57! :beer:
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct VFR750 at 9:14am 12.04.22
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct danooxnard at 9:07am 12.04.22 Jamestown distributors sells them and the brass tubes . https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/prod
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:04am 12.04.22 If you are unsure about the risks and solutions, perhaps it is better to consult a professional in
Engine leaking diesel (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.04.22 Hi Ken, Can you indicate on this photo where the pool of fuel is collecting : oes this show the ar
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location jssailem at 8:50am 12.04.22 When I bought my boat, I spent a weekend looking in all the covered and closed voids. The seller did
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 8:44am 12.04.22 If you are making a decision about rigging of your boat, you should do your own research and not rel
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 8:34am 12.04.22 No lifejacket There is a solution for that.... Everyone gets a Life Jacket when they board the boa
Helm Seat jssailem at 8:30am 12.04.22 Bigger is better, eh? Trouble with that is you'll fall asleep at the helm. Then the only solution.
Helm Seat Hollyberry at 8:26am 12.04.22 How about a larger wheel so you can reach it from the side seats? We rarely steer from directly behi
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? George Braun at 8:25am 12.04.22 Hunter 36 here also, 2008. New-to-us, so plenty to learn and figure out. No gas spring, but the van
Helm Seat (1) Sailgunner at 8:17am 12.04.22 Love the helm seat I installed. Easily removed.
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:00am 12.04.22 No lifejacket MOB and being unable to recover. Yep. I think you just trumped everything else.

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