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Interior Wood Touch Up Suggestions Ducati at 9:04am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3561 After a season of racing the inside of our boat has its fair share of interior wood dings. The mar
Cockpit Wood Steps (Boards) replacement (5) Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4209 The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
West Coast delivery, running the gauntlet.. (7) CharlieCobra at 7:46am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 35/8608 Time for a break from my insane schedule so we are fixing to drive down to Frisco to pick up a Hudso
LED lighting replacement recommendations luken7 at 7:04am 09.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/10055 Good day, on our B361, we're looking to change the interior lighting to LED bulbs to help with our p
Jib furling systems and sails Jeff Janice Whipple at 6:55am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3013 We have owned our O'Day 25 for just one year now. A very fun boat! We are looking to purchase new
impeller damage mortyd at 6:48am 09.05.11 Catalina 30 7/1764 my engine stopped pumping water and my mechanic replaced the impeller and the problem was cured, but
MacGregor 25 Pop-up top lock Mity at 6:20am 09.05.11 Parts Search 1/3928 Hi, I have a MG Venture 25 and the PO took out the lock for the pop up top. I have been trying to fi
H336...Mast Rake Dmac336 at 6:01am 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1759 Recently purchased a '96 336.....the 336 has an exaggerated taper in the mast...boat was shipped ove
Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and maybe bahamas on way back? redunculous at 3:53am 09.05.11 Destinations 21/9777 Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and Dry Tortugas Well First time sailboat owner here, I spend a lot of
just wondering fandango at 10:48pm 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1185 I recently returned to sailing with the acquisition of an 05, 26M. I have been very impressed with
Seeking O,Day 222 Manual///Rigging specs cachila6969 at 10:43pm 09.04.11 Day Sailers 2/4676 I am new at sailing and just purchased a used 1985 222. The rigging is entirely disassembled, need t
Confusion - Hunter vs. Rhodes vs. S2 JimGo at 8:54pm 09.04.11 Trailer Sailors 69/20041 I'm relatively new to sailing (taken a few lessons, gone out single-handed several times in a 14' re
windows Lost Parent at 8:00pm 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1370 We have a 1982 Catalina 30 and i was wondering if anyone has removed the ugly grey windows and insta
Oday 26 jproppe at 7:15pm 09.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5179 How much should a fully loaded clean and in excellent condition O'Day 26 sell for? The boat I'm inte
improve my FM radio reception eianm at 6:56pm 09.04.11 Big Boats 5/4145 I have a Panasonic FM stereo amp ( runs off the inverter), but all it has is the O.E. silly "T" wire
Sea birds and boats Ross at 6:35pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2169 The other day I witnessed a perfect bird repelant while I was at my boat. There was either a gull or
Sea birds and boats Ross at 6:35pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1251 deleted as a duplicate
Need to replace Headsail truckman at 6:07pm 09.04.11 Catalina 310 5/2872 Hello all, I find that I need to replace the headsail which is a stock 135%. Was wondering if that
Another A/C Problem rgtet at 5:56pm 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2638 I have a question on air conditioning and I'm seeking some ideas/guidance. For whatever reason, my
Final Alternative AC unit (3) shipwreck66 at 5:07pm 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1969 Installed Alternative AC unit ch was installed behind the galley wall today. The blue duct will com

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Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 5:01pm 10.18.22 I do. Winterizing the engine is basically just a matter of closing the intake seacock, pulling the
Prop Spin Terry Cox at 4:55pm 10.18.22 My question is, if no one had actually put the boat in gear, is it possible that the prop was spinn
standing rigging heritage at 4:54pm 10.18.22 Can't help you with your rigging question, but am curious to know if your boat is in the beautiful L
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank tadd5181 at 4:52pm 10.18.22 Thanks for your help.
Advice on new purchase and winterization Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 10.18.22 Good tip. Thx. hopefully I can handle the winterization myself. You do yours yourself? I do. Winte
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) priopel at 4:46pm 10.18.22 Thank you all for your patience with this lengthy thread. I have been working on this for just over
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft heritage at 4:46pm 10.18.22 My Hunter 27 with new sails is still not real fast, but is certainly not a dog..
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 4:43pm 10.18.22 If you can find someone to check it before winter that would give you the advantage of time over th
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? heritage at 4:33pm 10.18.22 Your second picture shows two cracks. I can only assume that one(the lower crack) is between the ke
Prop Spin Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 10.18.22
Advice on new purchase and winterization Davidasailor26 at 4:29pm 10.18.22 If you can find someone to check it before winter that would give you the advantage of time over the
Identify This Boat? (3) CaptGaspar at 4:19pm 10.18.22 Once you're done with this boat, please solve this make found abandon at a Florida boatyard.
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 4:13pm 10.18.22
Advice on new purchase and winterization Rich Stidger at 4:06pm 10.18.22 Nice! Exactly what I was hoping for. but not easy to find a mechanic at the moment thx! In lieu o
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 4:00pm 10.18.22 It would be a good idea to have a mechanic go over the engine and tell you of any/all issues and th
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? dmax at 3:44pm 10.18.22 The first thing I would do is try to determine if the keel is moving (excessively). This could be do
Identify This Boat? JRacer at 3:37pm 10.18.22 Got the lines of a Santana 20. Before 1996, closed transom. Not that, Santana 20 no side windows. Sa
Advice on new purchase and winterization dmax at 3:20pm 10.18.22 It would be a good idea to have a mechanic go over the engine and tell you of any/all issues and the
New electrical panel (1) Tally Ho at 3:08pm 10.18.22 Here is how I have my panel set up.
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy High Current at 3:04pm 10.18.22 Just curious - what size (Group and capacity) and weight of battery do you use with your 55lb (thru

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