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RF ground mjsb at 4:18pm 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1052 Installing new Raymarine Instruments on an 87 Hunter. In their wiring directions that have the shiel
26S Considering new prop. Russ Ward at 1:59pm 08.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/661 I have a 1992 26S with a fairly clean bottom. It lives on a trailer, so not much growth. I have a
Aqua Signal FOB kenrait at 12:08pm 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 1/478 Anyone have an Aqua Signal FOB they would be willing to part with? Lost mine.
Fuel line crack. Josko at 11:31am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1887 Hi everyone, is it possible to get air in the fuel system through the cracked flexible fuel hose bet
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Plymouth Sailor at 11:24am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/665
MacGregor 25 Classification Giro at 10:30am 08.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2718
The 260 is home! (2) Ottdreamer at 9:49am 08.30.21 Smaller Boats 13/2080 We will organize and polish it in the driveway before bringing it down to the marina, drydocked whil
Unique DIY Designed and Built Sailboats (7) Leeward Rail at 7:32am 08.30.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/693 Thought I would start a thread where people can post photos of unique, DIY sailboats. Unique in a g
Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 7:17am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1399 I have some tubular webbing that I'm going to use to make jack lines. What's the best way to attach
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 6:39am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/926 After having the boat (Hunter 326) out for some maintenance, as I was motoring back to my marina, I
C27 Build a Chain Locker Chief Jim at 6:04am 08.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/779 Like many, I have no Chain Locker, bowsprit, bow rollers or windlass. Who has built these mods on
Change or Replace Air Intake Filter (2) Stephen M at 5:56am 08.30.21 Big Boats 2/450 I want to clean or replace the air intake filter on our Yanmar 4JH2-TE. Any advice on what to expect
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s (1) stricklandmma at 6:06pm 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2339 I'm not a sailor, I have a combined sail time of 8 hours lol. Went out for the second time today and
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? timjneedham at 2:33pm 08.29.21 Trailer Sailors 3/1310 This boat fell into my lap, and now that I have everything working, I'm just trying to figure what I
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel Nichole340 at 2:09pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/4174 While sitting at the mooring today I watched someone with 2 - 5 gallons cans of diesel fuel pouring
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 08.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/801 Hi guys, Today I implemented the strategies several of you were kind enough to suggest. First the s
Low rpm on full throttle. Josko at 1:00pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/550 Hi everyone, I have Perkins Prima M50 1989,1800 hrs,the problem I have is that engine on neutral ru
Battery power jcrews63 at 11:59am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/1699 I have a reading of about 13.35 for my house bank and 12.25 for starter battery. This is when the en
Decommissioned arch speaker enclosure (1) joelm100 at 11:00am 08.29.21 Big Boats 0/1 Hey all, I replaced the arch speaker enclosure on my '01 H380 with some wood and now have the OEM sp
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts (1) joelm100 at 10:58am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/1185 Hi all, I just decommissioned the V-berth vanity in my '01 H380 and wonder if anyone is interested i

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project rajhnsn at 1:59pm 10.15.24 If the new sections are thicker, will it line up correctly with the existing section?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years an
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 1:27pm 10.15.24 I heard back from TotalBoat today and they feel going forward I need to treat this boat as a new app
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 10.15.24 My experience relies on the fact I sold nearly a quarter of the production line and know the boat to
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 12:31pm 10.15.24 Thank you. Those are great points i had not considered. I guess my biggest problem is that I have
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 11:32am 10.15.24 In this scenario, it would be the only one that the radar works with. For the future system, I doubt
Mix Axiom and C80? flightlead404 at 11:17am 10.15.24 Are you really going to use the plotter at the nav station? I certainly never did.
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:57am 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years and
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing SteveHughessails at 10:54am 10.15.24 Up here in Canada we can longer get ethanol free fuel at the pump. All fuels as of 2022 have ethanol
mainsheet block change BarryL at 10:50am 10.15.24 Hello, I used to have a C&C 110 with traveler on the bridge deck and main sheet controlled by a win
mainsheet block change dlochner at 10:42am 10.15.24 There's a trade off between increased friction with the block and increase purchase. I'm not certain
Tiller Clutch awesome ! pgandw at 10:03am 10.15.24 The tether should be short enough to prevent going overboard. Neither getting dragged, or watching
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:54am 10.15.24 Great news! Thanks so much!!
C30 start battery recommendation BigEasy at 8:52am 10.15.24
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 8:27am 10.15.24 If the explanation is correct, and that softer layer and small washers were designed to allow absor
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass (4) SimiSAilor at 8:00am 10.15.24 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Tiller Clutch awesome ! justsomeguy at 7:55am 10.15.24 What do you mean by tether ? So you get dragged and drowned to your death, rather than seeing your
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 10.15.24 @GeeBeeMe There are no keel bolts on your boat. The hull was built as one piece which has a plac
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:37am 10.15.24
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 7:35am 10.15.24 The keel stub bottom is thick fiberglass layer like any keel. I have no idea how thick though. On

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