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Replacing Through-Hulls on Cat 27 1978 (3) nigglesworth at 8:54pm 03.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2185 Hi all I am about to pull my old sea-cocks out and replace with marlon sea-cocks. I currently have
depth finder problems tanstafl22 at 8:09pm 03.18.11 Balboa 1/2832 my depth finder on my 77 balboa 26 just hums and reads a steady 30 feet of water. I was hoping someo
Larger motor bart5008 at 7:11pm 03.18.11 Smaller Boats 0/1079 I have 240 with a 5hp 4 stroke which is fine for the inland lakes. I have been thinking of towing it
Sad story Roger Long at 6:39pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 35/6692 One of the saddest boat stories I've read. http://www.pointseast.com/index.shtml See Page 22 One o
Blue water bottom paint. DJN51 at 4:05pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1635 ,Previous owner gave him 2 gal of it with boat.Any pros cons.of this paint?Bottom looks good,except
Spinnaker dimensions (1) Jim D at 3:50pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 5/1985 Does anyone have any dimensions for a 1983 H34 spinnaker? Looking to order a new one or used. I need
Never throw anything out Roger Long at 3:13pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2856
External Placement of Sender for Temperature Guage rardiH36 at 3:07pm 03.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 10/4843 If nobody beats me to it while I'm typing, I'll be the first thread starter in this new forum ... wh
New forums about engines and parts search Phil Herring at 2:37pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2082 Two new forums for your typing pleasure: 1. Engines and Propulsion As you requested, it is meant
Barrier td4321 at 2:20pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 2/1201 I want to have my bottom blasted and a new barrier coat applied. The yard I am on the hard uses an a
New 375 Jim at 1:20pm 03.18.11 Big Boats 3/2055 I was looking at a new 375 last weekend and noticed most of the wood was fake. What do you guys thin
Ipad navigation apps and GPS GWG at 1:03pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3574 Any experience and recommendations on Ipad navigation apps, and the functionality of Ipad GPS on a s
Lube AXEL at 12:22pm 03.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3134 Sorry about this because I'm sure you have repeated it a thousand times. What was that stuff you rec
Marine Air Compressor Problem (1) geoffschultz at 12:17pm 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2306 My boat has been sitting in San Diego since November. At that time the AC was working fine. We ju
Trip Report (03-18-11).... Sumner at 12:14pm 03.18.11 Destinations 1/2784 Currently (Friday 03-18-11) we are laid up on anchor at Marco Island until Monday or Tuesday. Yest
Official Start Pushed Up gpd955 at 11:40am 03.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1419 I'm sitting in the cockpit as we speak, enjoying a perfect day in S. Jersey. Took advantage of the n
Front Hatch & Rudder Needed, 1985 M-25 M25Project at 11:32am 03.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1171 Hello -- I am restoring an 1985 M-25 sailboat. The Front Hatch is a disaster, and not salvageable. T
DS II Leaks into bilge David21845 at 11:17am 03.18.11 Day Sailers 2/2127 I bought a DaySailer II last year, around 1970's. It leaks around the CB pin into the bilge. I can
Hunter retail parts Phil Herring at 11:01am 03.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1861 We received news a couple days ago that there's a new name and face in Hunter's Retail Parts Dept: R
Replacement Wire on a Hunter 33 Cherubini Mast Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:54am 03.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1484 We are hauling out, and going to pull the mast for a number of reasons, including replacing the orig

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Beaching Beneteau 323 shallow keel (1.45m) jssailem at 7:17am 05.24.22 Reading about the liftign keel version of the 323, I came across this message on the YBM forum... S
looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel LakeShark at 7:06am 05.24.22 The Sport keels are fiberglass encased and I have never seen a salvage one as of yet since the desig
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:44am 05.24.22 205618For sale low milage 1 owner
Air conditioner water pump not working NYSail at 6:28am 05.24.22 As mentioned above... I vote for air lock.
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 6:22am 05.24.22 What type of boat is it? It's a Hunter 27 with a low hour Yanmar 18.
Air conditioner water pump not working kloudie1 at 6:22am 05.24.22 As Dave says, the March pump is not self priming. If you loosen the hose on the suction side of the
Air conditioner water pump not working Monterey385 at 6:19am 05.24.22
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 05.24.22 You are right AC black is hot. Still the wire coding for DC black was changed to yellow. I have s
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 6:08am 05.24.22 We were in similar situation in 2020, we bought a Legend 37 in Door County/Sturgeon Bay, WI and bro
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 6:05am 05.24.22 Yes La Conner is a fun stop. Has Shelter Bay corrected the issue of shoaling in the past year or so?
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 5:21am 05.24.22 Or you could dinghy across the channel to town.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 5:14am 05.24.22 AC positive is black as well. Whoops! There's no such thing as "AC positive," it's AC "hot," the
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (3) RoyS at 5:13am 05.24.22 Stephen, my preventer photos are below. Presently the connection at the boom is on the old vang loop
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12am 05.24.22 @Plymouth Sailor it would help to know the year, mfg and model of your boat when posting an issue t
Dirty Fuel jssailem at 5:09am 05.24.22 These discussions about filters and old fuel are good at this time. With the cost of diesel rising,
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 4:55am 05.24.22 The display is a Raymarine p70s which was part of the autopilot kit I installed. It is definitely c
Air conditioner water pump not working dlochner at 4:41am 05.24.22 You may have an airlock in the discharge line that is preventing the motor from priming. This someti
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 2:40am 05.24.22 Jim, Are you sure the DST800 is compatible with your display instrument? What display are you usin
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training SFS at 2:29am 05.24.22 Contact the Coast Guard facility in that area and ask them. They send a lot of their boat coxswains
Dirty Fuel Davidasailor26 at 2:27am 05.24.22 Maine Sail posted and article a few years back which demonstrates that filling your tank to avoid c

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