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1981 H22 Forestay Chainplate replacement/roller furler (5) newsailor130 at 9:53pm 10.17.21 Smaller Boats 7/1016 Dear All, Can someone please post a photo of OEM 1981 Hunter 22 forestay chainplate. I think what I
Is Marine Concepts still in business building Sea Pearl 21 boats. (1) videorov at 7:29pm 10.17.21 Trailer Sailors 3/2475 I see on Google they say they are closed for good.?????? Is this True???????????
Propane Outboard (2) patbratton at 2:47pm 10.17.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4640 Does anyone have any experience with propane outboard motors? I am thinking of a 5 hp Mercury for a
Should the prop shaft flange be painted? Hayden Watson at 10:39am 10.17.21 Ask All Sailors 6/838 I am installing a LasDrop lip seal dripless packing and the old flange which is only 8 years old it
What Is Your Favorite Boat Music and why? Phil Herring at 8:08am 10.17.21 Ask All Sailors 29/3151 If I want a guaranteed eye roll from my mates while sailing, I can turn the volume up and sing alon
Hunter 410 shaft seal sailing gal at 6:49am 10.17.21 Big Boats 12/2863 I think my shaft seal is wrong. The manual says the stern tube is 2-3/8 OD and the PSS seal is 1-1/
Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 (1) Goatman at 6:42am 10.17.21 Pearson 2/1269 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 3/1287 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 9/1324 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 16/2458 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 9/1732 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 21/4234 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 3/1536 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 7/1904 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 39/4735 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 1/1860 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 18/4179 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 1/954 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 9/2854 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 5/3244 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

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Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (2) dmax at 7:45am 10.24.24 Most struts are one piece with a T at the top to secure them to the hull - hard to imagine one like
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 7:45am 10.24.24 Do you know what the model number of the furler is? I have no idea, this thing ,I am told, was a v
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Maine Sail at 7:40am 10.24.24 V&J has replaced the fuel pump with Focet pump That is a Facet pump and they still make them.....
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes V&J at 7:23am 10.24.24 We had previously run the engine out of a jerry can when the problem first appeared and it ran fine.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission kappykaplan at 7:11am 10.24.24 There seems to be a sense of scepticism here from the forum members. :huh: Naah, just your imagina
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Hello Below at 6:48am 10.24.24 There seems to be a sense of scepticism here from the forum members. :huh:
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Davidasailor26 at 6:31am 10.24.24
Taking the mast down (1) SawyerCurt at 6:26am 10.24.24 When I take mine down (C310), and I don't do it every year as I have 2 covers - one for mast up and
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (2) KGarvey at 6:07am 10.24.24 Enclosed is a picture of a identical boat that does not have the issue and a picture of what our str
Hood Swivel BrianQ at 6:03am 10.24.24 Do you know what the model number of the furler is?
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Project_Mayhem at 5:44am 10.24.24 The description of the device fits what we know as a battery. I'll sell you one for half the price o
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 dmdiehl64 at 5:42am 10.24.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Tally Ho at 5:00am 10.24.24
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 4:56am 10.24.24 that's no illlusion..... some damage which came with the boat. gonna fix it this winter That b
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table Terry Cox at 3:56am 10.24.24 Different model boat, but made this table for ours many years ago and remain pleased. Hunter 42 Owne
What is this stuff on my hull? marcham at 8:31pm 10.23.24 Looks like black coral ?
Catalina 310 Polars rpwillia at 8:13pm 10.23.24 Rukidin, Did you ever find polars for the 310, or is that spreadsheet available to make our own? I a
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 7:54pm 10.23.24 I saw that the pickup tube was starting to have pin hole corrosion, but as per my diesel and this t
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 7:16pm 10.23.24 The OP gave it roughly two layers of FG so I think you'd be looking at something which behaved like
What is this stuff on my hull? kloudie1 at 6:51pm 10.23.24 Coal tar epoxy?

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