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Winterizing scuppers Skipper at 9:05am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5572 Howdy, Have a Bristol 29.9. This is my first winter with this boat. The 2 cockpit drains are at t
Question about Annapolis School of Seamanship PrincessoftheLake at 7:56am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4598 I am interested in taking the Marine Diesel Basics course and the Marine Electrical Systems Basic co
Help identifying mast boot Callisto83 at 7:06am 11.29.11 Parts Search 2/2574 I posted this on cruisers forum and haven't had much luck. Does anyone know who make the spars on a
H260 Characteristics Quoddy at 6:49am 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 10/3279
Mast maintenance done kpgraci at 6:34am 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 33/6118 Since I had to remove the mast to replace the backstay I took the opportunity to do some mast mainte
direct email Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2069 Hello young lady; It has been a while since I spoke to you but retirement is agreeing with me.
surge brake actuator (1) walt at 6:13am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2054 I posted this on the trailer forum yesterday http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.p
From 2 blades to 3 - but keeing same size Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:52am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1784 Just curious, if you switch from a 2-blade fixed propeller to a 3-blade fixed but keep the same diam
Roller furling support for the trailer? MrBill_FLL at 5:30am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3639 Question for those that have a Roller furling jib. how do you support the end when trailering? I t
Water in Bilge and Forward Cabin vela at 5:26am 11.29.11 Big Boats 5/2874 Hello, I have a 1984 Catalina 36 and over the last few weeks I have noticed about 2" of water in the
Boat Insurance Problems Ducati at 3:28am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/5613 There are not enough words to describe my distain for insurance companies and their behavior. Betw
Mission Plan for a "Weekend" project Dan Hill at 10:28pm 11.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/1915 OK Guys and Gals here's the plan objective. Replace head and head fresh water sea-cock. The vessel
How to contact Peggy by e-mail? Alan Gomes at 10:00pm 11.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2789 Hello, Peggy. I'm sorry to bother you on the forum here, but I was wondering if I could ask you a fe
Propeller sizing jp montegut at 7:55pm 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1836 Any recommendations out there for propeller type/size for yanmar 3 gmd 30 on a hunter 34 1986
'77 Hunter 25 Backstay DASK at 7:53pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2217 I keep my boat in a dry dock. We use the boat as often as possible and now my daughter and her girl
Failed Chain Plate Swimfar at 7:42pm 11.28.11 S2 5/2968 I have a 1981 8.5 S2. The starboard side chainplates have leaked causing the bulkheads to rot compr
Indescribably Exquisite! Kings Gambit at 6:10pm 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3888 Did anybody aboard here catch the Southern California weekend that just passed? The east Santa Barb
Port lenses replacement jorgefife at 5:11pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1411 I remember seeing a while ago a posting on special low prices for [prt light lenses: I remember seei
Ancor Lift steve rainey at 5:06pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1541 Anyone found a good anchor lift for this boat?
Blisters atrometer at 5:05pm 11.28.11 Day Sailers 2/1582 I'm looking at buying a 1985 "192". Are these prone to blistering? I had a 1986 "31" that develope

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Mystery O-ring (4) rgranger at 3:46am 11.11.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Apex at 3:41am 11.11.22 waste treatment plants will do the same: We made micro perforated bladders that would be installed o
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports xavpil at 2:36am 11.11.22 That is standard "dark smoke" acrylic. You can see through it without problem from the side that h
Mystery O-ring twalker H260 at 1:42am 11.11.22 If my memory serves - I read years ago on this site of a member that installed a round inspection po
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 (4) Montage_55 at 1:22am 11.11.22 I end up taking the entire unit out. So I can fix that condensation problem because of poor build qu
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 11:03pm 11.10.22 If you leave your boat in the water year round, like we do here in socal, it makes more sense to u
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Joe at 10:27pm 11.10.22 I know nothing about your boat's holding tank.. size, location or installation details. But, if it
Filling Instrument Holes Joe at 10:01pm 11.10.22 I wish I had time to find the article, but it is there on youtube. In this case, the repair was don
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? Rich Stidger at 9:17pm 11.10.22 Rich Impressed with the genset install. I was going to put in a FP 4 kw unit, which just would have
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! jssailem at 9:12pm 11.10.22 feel like we are being pranked What was you first clue? The size of the prop in comparison to the
Holding Tank Ventilation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48pm 11.10.22 All tank vents--fuel, water and waste-- have two functions: to provide an escape for air displaced
Folding Prop Verdict artboas at 8:18pm 11.10.22 After a Summer and Fall with our new Gori folding prop we feel like we can make some judgements abo
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? artboas at 8:14pm 11.10.22 I have four 6-volt FLA batteries in the port lazarette and a 5KW Westerbeke generator in the starbo
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:52pm 11.10.22 I've got a drain at the elbow leaving the heater. And definitely next time. Or next boat.
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 rgranger at 7:52pm 11.10.22 Thanks. The picture helps alot. Is that a vhf antenna on top of the gps antenna? Yes
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:05pm 11.10.22 Thank you Tedd. I will keep this in mind.
Filling Instrument Holes dlochner at 6:58pm 11.10.22 The inside of the bulkhead appears to be covered in vinyl, there will be no matching that. To fill
Happy Birthday Marines (1) WayneH at 6:56pm 11.10.22 From my marine stepson.
Filling Instrument Holes Davidasailor26 at 6:55pm 11.10.22 BoatworksToday is a very handy YouTube channel for this kind of thing. This video in particular shou
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 6:53pm 11.10.22

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