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Yanmar diesel sometimes shakes, sometimes doesn't palmettobum at 11:14am 04.01.11 Big Boats 7/6574 I'm a little worried about my engine: It starts up fine and runs great. I throw out the anchor an
Mast head light ID (1) patman70 at 10:43am 04.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2544 Looking for a lense for this mast head light. However it has no manufactures logo, only "made in Ger
mast cradle Sirius repair at 10:40am 04.01.11 Sirius 21/22 9/6423 At the end of last season I took down the mast and found that my mast cradle was extremely loose.
Sailboat aground off Fire Island (1) RAD at 10:10am 04.01.11 Ask All Sailors 53/23119 Le Papillon, a sailboat en route from Maryland to Maine,ends up on the beach near the village of Sal
Replacing counterbalance system for sliding companionway hat Bill in VA at 10:08am 04.01.11 Big Boats 1/1735 The vertical sliding companionway hatch in a Hunter 45CC is counterbalance by two coil springs behin
Solar panel recess dranage Bill Roosa at 9:56am 04.01.11 Big Boats 1/1227 Hey guys, the solar panel on my 40.5 Legend is always filling up with water. I have the old one pie
Lewmar Portlight Replacement Screens - MKI tonkasail at 9:28am 04.01.11 Big Boats 0/2382 I am trying to find replacement screens for the Lewmar portlights on our 1990 Catalina 42 MKI and ha
installing a shower in a 272 Out Islander at 9:18am 04.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3132 does anyone have any experience with converting the head area to a shower on a oday 272 or any other
Propane Tank La Bella Vita at 8:55am 04.01.11 Big Boats 2/1283 Hello, We have a 410, 2001. The propane tank valve has been difficult to open and close, need a pl
Thoughts on Bottom Painting or not? impulse II at 8:20am 04.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1406 Hello All, Looking for input before the season kicks off up here in the north. Last year I purcha
New cabin eyebrows. Ed Schenck at 8:01am 04.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/4192 I just ordered six pieces of one inch mahogany cut to 5/32" thickness. Yard only had 8' boards. I
Downloads gpd955 at 4:29am 04.01.11 Catalina 310 0/2 If anyone needs them, I uploaded the Universal M25XPBC manuals and the Catalina 310 Owners Manual (f
catalina 22 trailer owners txtowman at 9:41pm 03.31.11 Catalina 22 5/1757 Does your trailer have 2 x 6 bunks or 2 x 8 bunks?
Is she a pearson??????? (1) DanielLeeBerry at 8:38pm 03.31.11 Pearson 4/1874 I am the new owner of what I am told is a 1975 pearson 25 but so far can find no pictures online to
Max Wind you would sail a .4oz spinnaker in? rpwillia at 8:10pm 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5244 Curious.
Creative problem solving... FourPoints at 7:54pm 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2883 So I'm getting ready to head up to the defender sale tomorrow (taking the day off!), and I just reme
1989 Hunter Vision 32' Euphoria at 7:41pm 03.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3268 I just purchased a 1989 Hunter Vision 32' and need to update and service the boat....would anyone ha
cleaning Perko sea water strainers eianm at 7:10pm 03.31.11 Big Boats 5/3904 I am embarrassed to admit- after 6 months I have only just goit around to checking my seawater strai
H42 main earth plate eianm at 7:06pm 03.31.11 Big Boats 1/1230 i have the factory drawing, but can not locate the main earth plate- can anyone please enlighten me-
H42 aft most small keel bolt MB at 6:55pm 03.31.11 Big Boats 2/1347 I've got a small leak coming from the small aft keel bolt on my H42. We had the aft end of the Keel

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Hot Alternator with engine off. capta at 9:32pm 08.18.22 That was my thought as well. Sometimes even a new item can be bad?
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Shadowwalker at 9:27pm 08.18.22 The sporting analogy is lost on me, but I get the gist of what you're saying. Yes, there are some
Western Lake Erie Shadowwalker at 9:16pm 08.18.22 @BrianH I had considered that. The 38 Miles from Monroe seems like an epic journey, but probably m
Hot Alternator with engine off. Shadowwalker at 9:11pm 08.18.22 Disconnect the battery and get your meter out. Sounds like you have a bad field diode.
Western Lake Erie SoSound at 9:06pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 8:54pm 08.18.22 .... and what about librarians? Love librarians.
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 8:50pm 08.18.22
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:45pm 08.18.22 Well my fancy tear drop shaped leg was an absolute failure. 2 reasons it failed. First off the measu
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters sail sfbay at 8:44pm 08.18.22 Operated a 21 ft Sport Nautique ski boat for 20 years, in addition to a sailboat, and always respect
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 08.18.22 So I have to admit something here... I bought a 19ft power boat about a year ago. You go wash yo'
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 08.18.22 My picture was an edit from the original post. You're right. Didn't look that closely at the ori
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 08.18.22 Re: pressurizing the cabin, I'm trying to figure out how I would seal it well enough to accomplish
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:50pm 08.18.22 Hi @robm and welcome to the site. Your write up is excellent compared to the usual "my boat don't
Western Lake Erie sesmith at 7:43pm 08.18.22 Perry's Landing, Erie, Pa.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:37pm 08.18.22 @robm The boat had wheel steering as an option. I am inquiring if there is wood in the cockpit as
321 air conditioning install SycloneDriver at 7:36pm 08.18.22 There are better ways to handle the condensation. Pump or venturi extractor.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:33pm 08.18.22 Do you have a picture of the boat sittting on the trailers? I am looking for pictures of the hull
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:26pm 08.18.22 First. Do you trailer your boat a lot? The boat sits rigged on its trailer about 50' from a launch
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 7:24pm 08.18.22 ..... and what about librarians? Yay, especially when they have red hair and ride a motorcycle. :
Hood furler circa 1980 SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 08.18.22 Thanks

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