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New 281 Scornell at 1:51pm 06.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1439 Just acquired a 1998 B281. Need some recommendations She needs new instruments ie wind, gps, auto pi
Pump or blockage RiBurton at 1:24pm 06.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/6727 I have a Jabsco pump with the twist and lock feature. It started becoming very hard to pump out and
Storm Damage Bad Obsession at 12:53pm 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3167 Yesterday a HUGE storm blew through the area where I keep my boat. I worked all night last night an
Universal M25XP secondary fuel filter Bad Obsession at 12:40pm 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5891 A few years ago I replaced my secondary fuel filter on my Universal M25XP. It was a Kabota part and
Cleaning an Ericson's bilgey bits... jmcelwee at 11:56am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1490 Hi all, I just bought a 1984 Ericson 28+, and am having a devil of a time trying to get the bilge
Bilge cleaning a 1984 Ericson... jmcelwee at 11:54am 06.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2767 Hi Peggy (et al), I just bought a 1984 Ericson 28+, and am having a devil of a time trying to get
Does your marina care about you?! (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:46am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5342 I am starting to question how much our marina cares about us and our boats. The picture I have atta
Annapolis Sailrite store. Ron20324 at 10:30am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3427 I was just at the Sailrite store. The Eastport store, closing for business ( at some as-yet unknown
The tall tales we tell.. MrMikey64 at 10:20am 06.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2500 I was just scanning through some of the eBay ads, and came across this jewel: http://cgi.ebay.com/eb
Striping mitchelldranow at 9:26am 06.13.11 Day Sailers 1/1245 Does any body know where I can buy red replacement hull striping (i.e., the accent striping near the
How to shorten a Hunter 1997-2003 456cc. therobesons at 9:05am 06.13.11 Big Boats 0/1322 We are looking at buying a Center Cockpit Hunter. Looking at the Older 42's then the newer 420's and
Ethanol Free Gas bffatcat at 8:58am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3057 Does anyone know where I can buy Ethanol free gas in Southern New Hampshire. I know I cannot buy it
the bahamas!! Justin_NSA at 8:54am 06.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1765 I was reading on my Cadillac forum that one of the guys and some friends rode jetskis to the Bahamas
Looking for a part! A mast Pulley s2rookie at 8:16am 06.13.11 S2 2/1915 Hi All Looking for an internal mast pulley for an S2. It's 2 inches in diameter, a circle, stain
Black residue on swim platform gregpallen at 7:41am 06.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/3208 I am getting black residue on the swim platform on my 290. I purchased the boat last fall so I have
Transom help JamesO256 at 7:35am 06.13.11 Smaller Boats 8/1850 I have a 1983 Hunter 22. The previous owner drill a hole through the transom for his gas line to his
Need new dodger...any recommendations Alvorada at 7:14am 06.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4431 OK, so we thought we just needed a new clear glass panel fixed but the canvas shop that looked at ou
Impeller issues j-fitz at 7:07am 06.13.11 Catalina 30 9/2324 At the dock the boat starts fine with water comming out the exhaust, after a sail no water comming o
Water heater replacement spunky13 at 7:04am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1829 I need to replace my Raritan water heater but don't want to go down the same route as before. Has a
Leaky Keel Bolts-Catalina 30 Aaron B at 6:15am 06.13.11 Catalina 30 15/13602 Hi there, I've been noticing some slight leaks coming up from my keel bolts on my 1977 Catalina 30

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New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:54am 09.15.22 I am going to miss these updates.
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:54am 09.15.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @David
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:42am 09.15.22 You have done a great job giving Luna back a life on the seas. :beer:
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 09.15.22 @robm So often I am asked to help and some never respond. If you were close, I would offer my hel
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! mermike at 7:33am 09.15.22 We're currently anchored off Port Townsend between the ferry dock and Boat Haven. There is good hold
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 7:07am 09.15.22 Finished the cupboard and got the shelf back in place. This is pretty much where my work stops on Lu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) BarryL at 6:54am 09.15.22 Cape Cod. Plymouth on the left side (in the yellow circle), Provincetown on the upper right (also
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 09.15.22 What year is that boat? I'd agree that the price is too high given what little we can see and know
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 6:24am 09.15.22 I'm tempted to let him go on and finish up a few of those projects and then revisit it at a later d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 09.15.22 To add to what Dave said - the C&D canal actually prohibits sailing, so motoring through there is a
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) jssailem at 6:11am 09.15.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:07am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult
East coast Florida causing spots flightlead404 at 5:46am 09.15.22 Thank you for your response. We will mostly be on the ICW, the keys late this year or early next.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 5:30am 09.15.22
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 5:28am 09.15.22 Yes. Pretty much all winter. They will demolish and rebuild one of the breakwaters. Then next winter
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:46am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult f
East coast Florida causing spots Andiamo 34 at 4:33am 09.15.22 Dude, there's LOADS of places. Where on the east coast? Will you be in the ICW? Keys? I pretty m
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 4:14am 09.15.22 This is a standard Schaefer 2100 jib furler on a Catalina - so guessing pretty standard design for t
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) dLj at 3:49am 09.15.22 With all due respect, you are now talking about the top pin, shown here: ed into that top piece? Is
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 2:10am 09.15.22 Thanks both, I'm pretty certain it is engine oil. The transmission oil is clear, and the dripping i

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