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C-Clip on companionway steps pluber at 4:51pm 02.25.12 Big Boats 1/1450 Hi folks - I busted one of the C-Clips that fasten one of the air struts holding up the companionway
Question about cockpit floor panel oldjags at 4:27pm 02.25.12 Big Boats 11/2783 The Legend series boats (35.5, 37.5 and 40.5) have a panel in the cockpit floor that covers the stee
Own a Beneteau 40CC Ocenanis Scandinavia at 3:42pm 02.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1522 I have some problems with water leakage I would like to discuss with other owners. Thanks!
yanmar 3gm (hot water?) papillondenuit at 3:07pm 02.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3995 Welcome any comments, I have Yanmar 3gm diesel in the boat (1995) presently with no connections to
Interior wood on 1990 Oceanis 350 w2eny at 2:42pm 02.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1263 What kind of wood do we have? Maple, Birch?? I have to replace some and put in fillers for differe
Hunter 23.5 mast khbk1948 at 1:57pm 02.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1808 I recently broke my mast in two. I have a 1997 Hunter 23.5 Trailerable boat with the adjustable keel
Absolute Best waste hose drchpete at 1:31pm 02.25.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/8850 Is there any concensus on which brand and type of hose is the absolute best, most odor resistant hos
Cal33 fuel tank Bill22113 at 1:04pm 02.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 It's time to replace the poly tank in my 1989 Cal33. Does anyone know a source for this beveled-bott
Refinishing teak brightwork (2) jrowan at 12:33pm 02.25.12 Catalina 30 11/8310 Finally sanded the heck out of the old teak trimwork and refinished it. I used matt finish Cetol, bu
Hull #001 West Wight Potter Found (1) Sunny23 at 12:28pm 02.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2663 International Marine/West Wight Potter has located the current owner,Michael Thomas, of Hull #001.
Has anyone replaced their original Stove-oven? (2) jrowan at 12:20pm 02.25.12 Catalina 30 12/4004 Hello all, I was wondering if anyone else has replaced their original equipment alcohol fired stove
thread type on B first 42 CrazyLegs at 12:02pm 02.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1405 Here we go, has anyone ever had cause to replace the fitting on the bottom of their fuel tank on a
Cabin Step Material jimtidwell at 11:32am 02.25.12 Catalina 310 4/2137 The material used on the ladder (steps) leading from the cockpit to the cabin on my 310 is coming lo
Really, really good article on H34 fixed windows Phil Herring at 11:04am 02.25.12 Big Boats 9/1858 For those who have poked around in the Owner Mods section, you may already know Allan Hadad as the a
Galley faucet retrofit... Doug/Karen at 10:53am 02.25.12 Big Boats 10/2281 I have found just the right flavor galley faucet to satisfy the co-Captain's wish for a pull-out fau
Victron BMV 600 install problem rexabbot at 10:09am 02.25.12 Ask All Sailors 55/9601 I have read your excellent posts (especially Maine Sail) about the installation of the BMV 600. I
Electric Fuel Pump Replacement Yanmar 2GM20F Mosaic at 9:53am 02.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/9149 For a 4 foot lift and a Yanmar 2GM20F engine, What Walbro electric fuel pump model do you recommend?
Proper bunk placement and angle for 1988 Mac 26D BamBamJim at 9:43am 02.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4237 Hi all. I just bought my Mac and I want to haul it out tomorrow on a borrowed trailer. I'm heading
Has any one installed a windlass and anchor roller on a C27? caguy at 9:25am 02.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1017 I want to put a windlass on the 1982 C27. I have an anchor locker hatch and there doesn't seem to be
What is this? dutchy at 8:44am 02.25.12 Big Boats 5/1432 My 83 Hunter has a rectangular compartment just forward of the two cowl vents on my deck. It is hing

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Sick Ralph Johnstone at 11:10pm 11.09.22 Been sick for most of the year particularly in the past few weeks Sorry to hear that Dave. And n
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 11.09.22 I am assuming there is a good reason you're not using your macerator pump? This is the idea of what
Help! Engine problem :( twalker H260 at 9:15pm 11.09.22 This tsb might be relevant for you. Looks like it may be your situation - potentially a warranty cl
Sanitation hose recommendation requested pipedream at 9:14pm 11.09.22 Fisheries supply next door has the vetus hose I use. https://www.fisheriessupply.com/vetus-denouden
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home (2) twalker H260 at 8:46pm 11.09.22 Assuming your pump has the appropriate lift you should be able to make an adapter to screw on to the
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Rich Stidger at 8:26pm 11.09.22 Does the tank have an overboard pump-out? If so, put a 5 gallon bucket under the discharge and run
New Instruments Marmalade at 8:02pm 11.09.22 I can't really think of a good reason to have two chartplotters. Not to discredit @BarryL, but I
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home BigEasy at 7:30pm 11.09.22 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida. Do you find yourselves t
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater dlochner at 7:28pm 11.09.22 I ran it on the bench and took some photos with the Flir, will upload one tomorrow. I had some unex
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 7:26pm 11.09.22 A few years ago I removed VC 17 from my boat. It was a bear to remove in some areas. Where the paint
Its funny Friday! (1) WayneH at 6:49pm 11.09.22 210773
Help! Engine problem :( SycloneDriver at 6:49pm 11.09.22 Interesting. I don't see that from the pictures but should be easy to check. One side of the gear
Its funny Friday! (3) JamesG161 at 6:03pm 11.09.22 210770 ______ 210771 :pimp::pimp:
Do not lick this Toad! Kermit at 5:59pm 11.09.22 Please stop Licking frogs or toads!!! More to fear than Tongue Warts! ke you sick if you handle t
Help! Engine problem :( Tally Ho at 5:34pm 11.09.22 Is this a new boat to the OP? Did someone change the pump recently? Seems strange that it worked u
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 5:19pm 11.09.22 An Old Man says "where is the power man... Give me an electric windlass... let's get out of here."
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 5:06pm 11.09.22 Please @mermike - there are a bunch of folks that would love to see any photos or descriptions of y
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home jssailem at 4:51pm 11.09.22 There is an excellent book about wind... " And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind " A natural history oof
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 4:49pm 11.09.22 Inquiring minds want to know........ How did all those people already know what dog poop tasted lik
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home SailingLoto at 4:21pm 11.09.22 Hahaha... my wife complains that I talk about wind all the time... My boss is always amazed by

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