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Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 (1) Goatman at 6:42am 10.17.21 Pearson 2/1176 Hello all, I recently purchased a Pearson 28 (1977). When we went to pull her out of the water for w
Beneteau 473 decals/stickers HMidkiff at 5:56am 10.17.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1100 Hello: I have a Beneteau 473. I was just at the Annapolis Sailboat show and they told me to contac
Need 22 New Design Mast Data CB22 at 6:02pm 10.16.21 Catalina 22 9/1147 I purchased a 1987 Catalina 22 new design basket case recently. It's missing a mast and rigging and
I think I just bought a 30. iSaint06 at 5:51pm 10.16.21 Catalina 30 16/2146 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low? I
Late season storage options in Maine. Fundycruiser at 4:06pm 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1544 I'm looking for some suggestions. I'm from Atlantic Canada, looking to purchase a boat from the grea
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 2:50pm 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3717 I have enjoyed using an older Tohatsu 2-cycle 8-horse outboard motor on my Mac 26S that is, until re
2008 Hunter 36 install of Raritan Fresh Head (4) tfox2069 at 12:58pm 10.16.21 Big Boats 3/1367 Jabsco needed rebuilding again, so decided to replace entire head with a Raritan Fresh compact marin
Are Boat Shows Good Places to get Deals on New Sails? Ward H at 10:17am 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1665 I've been to the past 2 Annapolis Boat Shows looking for specific items to buy, trying to get boat s
I need help sailing elipis at 9:04am 10.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/3991 Ok so here is the question and it has probably been answered so asking forgiveness in advance. the
Sirius 21 centerboard winch and hull tea stain tonyr at 9:03am 10.16.21 Sirius 21/22 1/1738 Hi everyone Centerboard Winch: Has anyone taken out the centerboard winch for repair or maintenance
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 7:38am 10.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3638 Hi, I have a bad pump on my Beneteau 331. I am pretty sure it was replaced with a different pump, I
Hydraulic steering install - rookie error?? OZ Tumbleweed at 9:31pm 10.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/832 I'm a realtive newbie, my first boat at age 60 is a Macgregor 26M which I love sailing - straight. B
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 4:58pm 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2402 I have NMEA 183, NMEA 2000, and Seatalk all wired together. All of a sudden it just lowers down
Trucking a Yacht dkinzer at 4:50pm 10.15.21 Big Boats 5/2818 I'd like to get a rough idea of what the cost would be to truck a sailboat across the U.S., say a 40
361 Oceanis Steering Silent Option at 2:04pm 10.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1206 Who is the manufacturer of the 361 Oceanis steering? Thanks
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:24am 10.15.21 Big Boats 3/611 Hey all, you might have seen my other thread about my "new" hunter 40.5 purchase. I am away from th
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 9:19am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/4135 I was having a discussion with others in our marina, and debating the pros and cons of covering a bo
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig LorneB at 6:39am 10.15.21 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2622 I've just joined this forum and would be interested to hear if any other member knows why so many of
Winterizing 272le melevans25 at 6:36am 10.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1003 I upgraded from a 25 to a 272 LE this past summer. I have never winterized a boat or anything before
Replacing Cabin Sole (2) RoyS at 5:49am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3749 The cabin sole in my forty year old boat needs to be replaced. Spent yesterday tearing the old Teak

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Stuck seacock question dlochner at 6:01am 07.08.24 I'm confused. Which seacock? The overboard discharge for the head, after the Y-valve? or is this a d
Stuck seacock question kappykaplan at 5:50am 07.08.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project eherlihy at 5:30am 07.08.24 I have used the mold to complete a small repair of my deck. It really wasn't very hard to do: essent
Line diameter Kingjim91 at 4:40am 07.08.24 I am replacing the halyards on my 89 Catalina 30. What is the diameter for the line? Does this look
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin lemoiney at 4:38am 07.08.24 Did you ever get a reply or figure it out or have any tips? I have an MH37 and need to get into mine
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (1) caverun at 4:20am 07.08.24 Here's the deck plate I installed when I added a pedestal guard on my boat. Had to cut a 6.5" hole i
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (1) caverun at 4:04am 07.08.24 I think the cables are standard outboard control cables- see if there are any markings on the outsid
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break east coaster at 3:53am 07.08.24 Somewhere on the cable will be its "model number", this is what you need to get a replacement cable.
cabin steps sailliny at 3:50am 07.08.24 Looks nice maybe you can supply an item number or a way to find
What are these tracks used for? (1) rgranger at 3:44am 07.08.24 Is the "adjustable genoa car" not a pulley car? -Will LoL That is sort of like saying the anchor
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy east coaster at 3:43am 07.08.24 Mine as well, and it eventually goes away without any action on my part. Instruments are still reada
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 rgranger at 3:36am 07.08.24 That seems to be the motor most people reccomend. I just already have the 10hp on a little jon boat
Chain plates Hunter 49 American_Mainsail at 2:56am 07.08.24
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy kappykaplan at 2:12am 07.08.24 My engine gauges in the cockpit fog up when motoring Mine do, too, in the right conditions. I hav
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? Screen Saver at 12:00am 07.08.24 Im buggered if I can find this oil leak in the genset. Seeing the bottom half of the genset is nearl
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 11:52pm 07.07.24 So just to finish this off. I had a new chainplate made and we counter sunk the studs and welded th
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 9:09pm 07.07.24 Hurricane Beryl is now Cat 1 again ! NDBC - Station 42019 Recent Data
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners philiefay at 9:06pm 07.07.24 Some great advice here. Steve, Can you please post final photos once the repair is complete and an
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 07.07.24 Check the acorn marine site. Read their testing data. They show how the unit failed and at what loa
What are these tracks used for? (1) Will Gilmore at 8:32pm 07.07.24 But what they won't have is a pulley car for adjusting the headsail trim.

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