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Yanmar Trouble Again Quietly_Making_Noise at 7:12pm 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2515 Last year we rebuilt half of our yanmar 2qm15. We were experiencing loss of power (thought to be bec
Beneteau 54 Owners Phil_54 at 6:13pm 02.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1385 Hi All I have just bought a B54 which will be launched in June in Slovenia. I've previously had a B
prop shaft info needed aussiejay at 4:35pm 02.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2011 just took my engine out and the prop shaft dropped causing the thru hull bearing to break. The shaft
Thickness of Nav Station Wood steve stark at 4:20pm 02.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1398 I am hoping that someone out there has done some work around the Nav Station or Galley areas on a 19
Dry Moorage Live aboard in Puget Sound RTB at 4:00pm 02.19.11 Destinations 3/4300 I have a friend that needs to put his 47' sloop on the hard by April 1 2011 and head off for a job a
Rust Converter peptobysmol at 3:38pm 02.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1589 Blackstar Rust Remover Your thoughts for use on an iron keel? I've never redone a keel and I am alw
Beneteau 500 1989 headed for Sweden and Norway John Shannahan at 3:02pm 02.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1897 I am getting the Beneteau 500 Oceanus designed by Briand ready for a trip across "The Pond" on a fri
Hunter 23 UPDATE...Need help. bananaboat at 2:39pm 02.19.11 Smaller Boats 11/2363 Check profile picture album for the photos please! This is an update with the woodrot pictures. So p
Shock cord fittings Ted at 2:19pm 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3781 I can't remember where I saw these shock cord fittings. Here's a description. From what I can remem
Height of the 410 freedkj at 12:53pm 02.19.11 Big Boats 0/1140 We have a 2002 410 Hunter. Does anyone know the height of the boat from the keel to where the mast c
Final Design for Lower Tang Modification (2) Roger Long at 12:17pm 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5434 Well, nothing is really final until it's finished but I'm ready to cut parts. Step by step descript
Mainsheet Article DEADLINE IS mARCH 11TH bobjames at 12:06pm 02.19.11 Catalina 310 2/2031 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now yhat we are into February it is time to start thinking about the 2011
Another Zinc Anode Question rgranger at 11:44am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1904 No I'm not going to bolt a bag of pennies to my boat...:eek: But that thread did get me thinking.
Greetings Tuna Dave at 11:41am 02.19.11 Big Boats 13/2877 Greetings to all, We are on the search for a new (to us) boat and I'm going to want to ask questio
My fantasy Mac26D club racer!!! (2) Right On! at 10:32am 02.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2646 Here is a picture of a stock Mac 26D and then a pic I've been working on to resemble the 'Mac 260R'
Would like to purchase a Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine John in Edmonds at 10:15am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/6639 I am considering purchase of a Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine. Of course, would like to purchase for
Low Key Anchorages in Florida Bay nottoosmart at 9:31am 02.19.11 Destinations 7/8554 We're new to the sailing scene in FL and are playing around for the next month in the Florida Bay ar
Dry storage for snowbirds! Mac at 7:52am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3123 My wife and I will be retiring in 4 yrs and wondering what most sailors do with their boat when they
Spreader Arms Mick at 7:13am 02.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1743 Hi folks : I have the Mac in our backyard. We will be changing lakes as soon as the new Marnia i
wanderer zephyr3 at 7:06am 02.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1559 i would like to know what I should buy for a light air genoa/drifter for my daysailer? Any suggestio

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Fuel gauge sender Benny17441 at 1:28pm 08.11.22 Calculate your average burn rate (Gallons per Hour), find out your tank size in gallons and deduct 2
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 1:23pm 08.11.22 Well Invest 97L died fast. :clap: Good news it pulled some Stored Solar Energy from the Atlantic
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( LakeShark at 12:57pm 08.11.22 So yes.... Maybe what I need to do is find me an experienced C22 owner, maybe in the local C22 ass
Need input ASAP. Benny17441 at 12:51pm 08.11.22 Like Simon says, it looks to be a "Gell Coat Crazing" but Don provides the sensible recommendation,
Is this dinghy salvageable? Sailm8 at 12:50pm 08.11.22 With a dog even if you could fix it you are doomed. You need a dink with a hard floor like wood, fi
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CNG find/convert Benny17441 at 12:43pm 08.11.22 People are converting to propane. CNG is on the way to disappearing as the fuel of choice aboard sm
Catalina Fuse Box Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 08.11.22 Hello @AdamLesper, There is no "fuse box" on a Catalina 320. You will have an electrical panel wit
Turnbuckle "locks"? dlochner at 12:14pm 08.11.22 Have you contacted Hayn Rigging? They may have an idea.
Going bigger? Timm R Oday25 at 12:04pm 08.11.22 Are you ready for a little differant prespective ? Our Oday 25 is about as large a boat as one can r
Turnbuckle "locks"? sail sfbay at 11:58am 08.11.22 Need to go to a West Marine store that has an onsite rigger. The rigger will know. We have one in Al
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Project_Mayhem at 11:58am 08.11.22 This is a porta pottie with MSD. To use this model you pump roughly seven times. This pumps air into
Turnbuckle "locks"? Cranky Yankee at 11:49am 08.11.22 Thanks, couldn't find them on the West Marine website, still waiting for their catalog to arrive.
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 08.11.22
Going bigger? Scott T-Bird at 11:47am 08.11.22
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Crazy Dave Condon at 11:39am 08.11.22
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 11:37am 08.11.22 Not really. I went down this path a couple of years ago with a dinghy that had similar issues with
Turnbuckle "locks"? sail sfbay at 11:36am 08.11.22 Welcone to the forum!! Go to your favorite local or online boat chandlery OR sailboat rigging suppl
Topping lift halyard RogerB at 11:27am 08.11.22 I recently purchased a 1986 H23 that has a fixed-length topping lift. I had considered replacing the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 11:16am 08.11.22 The pressure is on to learn that the engine block is not screwed up. I am also measuring the time t

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