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Mast Radar Installation J in Mississippi at 6:54am 11.04.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/5628 I'm looking to install a Raymarine radar during this winter haulout. Antenna to go on the mast. My q
Exhaust Water Vapor tedboi at 6:42am 11.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1733 1980 Yanmar QM15 (with 4400 engine hours) experiencing white smoke(water vapor) when under load (@22
Beneteau First 285 rperegoy at 5:52am 11.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4647 Looking for an Owner's Manual and Deck Layout for a 1987 Beneteau; does anyone have a file they can
Boat Guides Robspan at 5:14am 11.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2386 One of the steel posts that guide my boat onto the trailer has just about rusted out. Does anyone us
Renault RC8D maintenance David21149 at 4:25am 11.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1780 Who is familiar with this engine and can offer tips on maintenance? Pls send me email. Thanks. Dav
Hotels In Saint Martin Ducati at 3:29am 11.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1820 Looking for a hotel on the night before we get our charter boat from the Sunsail base at Oyster Pond
Using outboard on a 26' Newbie at 7:47pm 11.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/2160 I am looking at a 1997 Hunter 26. It has a 9.9 engine with the forward and reverse control in the fr
replacing the prop shaft tony201 at 7:44pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2778 :confused:replacing the prop shaft I plan to replace my prop shaft on my 1976 oday 27 in a week o
New mattress for O361 bsmith15 at 4:55pm 11.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1745 Has anyone put new mattresses in their Bennie? Was thinking about temperpedic but would imagine it i
Coral Sees H5.2 Info? djnestrick at 4:41pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2950 I just bought this boat and yes, the spelling is correct according to the boat title. It's a cute li
Moisture in rudder question bigsick at 4:06pm 11.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2473 Recently purchased a 2003 326. Survey indicated small amount of moisture in rudder. He indicated i
Dinghy check valves/ running with the jib and no pole Hermit Scott at 3:57pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1888 2 questions. I have an 8' seaworthy inflatable. I pump it up but have to be quick about removing th
My evil plan has succeeded. BobM at 3:51pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5257 Unfortunately a friend of mine is getting divorced and his Freedom 28 is up for sale. He confided i
space for stove on 2004 MacGregor 26M felixsilke at 3:42pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2586 Hello, we have just bought a 26M from 2004, but it is not in our possession yet (we are in Alaska
Where should I buy new Cushions? amyette94 at 3:15pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1289 Ok, so, About 2 months ago I bought a '67 Mariner to restore over the winter and it came with the or
Mac 26 D - Replacing the Bow Eye cjmkress at 2:19pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5308 Hello: I just picked up a Mac 26D project and the first thing I need to do is to install a new Bow
It's Xmas and you have $1000-2000 BobM at 1:22pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2363 What do you buy for an upgrade? I am going to eliminate repairs from the equation, as we all have t
Catalina 22 sinks and is recovered! dserrell at 1:08pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4430 1 1
Looking for parts rscottweiser@gmail.com at 12:37pm 11.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1059 I am looking for a new plastic cover for my gauges and a new plastic skylight.
Vire 7 gas/oil mix stx203 at 12:34pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2781 I've just purchased a 77 O'Day 25 tall rig with the Vire 7 gas engine...even came with original manu

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Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge SJN at 9:42pm 04.22.22 John, congratulations on your new boat. My experience with boat fuel gauges has shown them somewhat
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 8:59pm 04.22.22 Epoxy by itself is very weak. Are you using this as a structural support for this brass plate? In
Wooden interior steps BigEasy at 8:51pm 04.22.22 Might want to consider alternatives. Finish on wood deteriorates from exposure to sun thru sliding
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? higgs at 8:28pm 04.22.22 Generally not a good idea, see a million posts on this topic on this forum. That is how the boat c
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 04.22.22
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 04.22.22 On my boat the anchor locker is not the outer hull itself, but a part of the interior tub so to spe
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 04.22.22 My analysis based on water leak traces is that it is the port deck/hull joint that is leaking. In o
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 7:52pm 04.22.22 You should have no problem with St. Mary's GA. They were devastated by one of the hurricanes a few
Epoxy and stainless steel. MikeHoncho at 7:34pm 04.22.22 I think I would consider placing a helicoil in the fiberglass and thread the threaded/barbed figure
St Marys Boat Services dlochner at 6:58pm 04.22.22 The St Mary River is a wide deep water port of entry. There is a large US Navy Submarine Base there.
West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:16pm 04.22.22 If you want a place to work on the boat that is tolerant of DIY'ers look at the Indiantown Marina o
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:12pm 04.22.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of tw
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 6:04pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) DArcy at 5:59pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The
Docking with a loop Crusty Ol Salt at 5:55pm 04.22.22 Awesome idea and a great video. I was just pondering how to get in and out of my slip solo sailing
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 5:48pm 04.22.22 Yea, I noticed that in an earlier post. Understand that you take what you can get! It's not so bad
Hunter 40.5 anchor locker drain leak fix jviss at 5:44pm 04.22.22 Wow, nice job, and nice documentation and pics! Thanks.
Reefing Method Question Tally Ho at 5:36pm 04.22.22 I have an O'day 322, that was set up for single-line reefing. I have not been a fan of the single-l
Replacement LED lights dlochner at 5:12pm 04.22.22 We kept all the fixtures and just replaced the bulbs from Marinebeam.com. They work well and do not
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 4:58pm 04.22.22 It can be a challenge to install a linear drive on many sailboats. God bless those builders who pr

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