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Transmission Mystery! (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:28pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 40/11129 I described earlier this year how I pulled my tranny out. I eventually took it to Mack Boring and t
Backing plate support for rail stantions Riga at 8:21pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1704 Is marine plywood good for this application?
Stern Rail Seats? (1) Beck Henderer-Pena at 7:07pm 06.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/7010 Hi everyone, We just bought a 1987 Catalina 27. We would like to add two stern rail seats, and w
Crosby Refridgeration dwgifford at 6:12pm 06.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1258 Just purchased a 1978 Cherubuini Hunter 33 and have some work to do on the old girl but she is a goo
Starboard V Berth Cushion needed Gdindy at 6:02pm 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1344 Looking for Starboard side V-berth cushion for 1990 Mac26D.
Another Zinc Question Bob S at 6:00pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1155 I'm preparing for launch next week:dance:. I cleaned the prop and shaft and removed the old zincs. I
Where do I get some of these rubber feet stoppers? (pic) (1) bradleyheathhays at 5:20pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3581 They're my ladder's rubber stoppers that protect the boat when the ladder is down. Haven't been abl
First time for everything sailaway78 at 2:31pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1376 Once more something new and totally unexpected. Two actually. Was leaving LuLus few days ago, he
stripped mast step base hornet at 2:25pm 06.10.09 Day Sailers 4/1936 has anybody done a repair on a 17' day sailer 2 mast step that has come loose? The wood under the st
June in BVI Banooma at 1:58pm 06.10.09 Destinations 4/4133 I'm days away from my first ever cruising trip, to the BVI. I'm admittedly new to a boat that's sui
Cutting fiberglass icebox tomfoolery at 1:21pm 06.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1387 I am installing an ice box conversion unit in my 83 Catalina 30 . I need to cut out a section of the
what we say John at 1:15pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1453 As an old construction worker, I am not exactly thin skinned. But I'd like to make a point about som
Wind speed/direction indicators AEShier at 12:47pm 06.10.09 S2 1/1494 I have a '78 S2 7.3 that I just purchased. The gauges all appear to work fine. However, I seem to
Holding Tank Location (2) Ryan at 11:29am 06.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2140
How do I wash the sails? JoelHoover at 11:24am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1458 I've heard of soaking them in the bath tub. Anyone got any recomendations of how to do it and what p
ODay 222 Sails and windows needed ejtewsjr at 10:59am 06.10.09 Day Sailers 1/1602 Looking for sails for an O'Day 222, Looks like a late 80's model based on hatch and window design.
Gelcoat Repairs shemandr at 8:53am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2001 OK - so does anyone have comments on repairing Gel Coat. On my H356 the deck drain areas aft tend t
Irwin Citation 34 KK5RX at 8:45am 06.10.09 Irwin 3/10731 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Citation 34 Shoal draft (4-ft 3-in) model. One boat review in
Injector Pump & the Alternator Maddog at 8:29am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1581 Ok here's what happened. I would appriciate any in sight. I replaced the injector pump on my perki
Used Sails Cpt. Jon at 8:20am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/4361 Hello, I've been contemplating replacing my 30 year old original main sail recently (well since I

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Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 3:06pm 03.19.22 Any input on what having a documented boat gets me? I thought it was a advantage when going into Ca
Wind angle CapitalistSailor at 2:53pm 03.19.22 Slider, These parts are often available on eBay for a discount. Some are new in the package and som
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? dlochner at 2:51pm 03.19.22 Try a place like Battery World and buy the individual cells. Or as @Ted suggests get a battery case
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 2:38pm 03.19.22 Then you could take them down to your local auto parts store and have them to test them. Thanks fo
Christmas in March Crusty Ol Salt at 2:38pm 03.19.22 Sound like a perfect spring day
Allied Titanium? Tom J at 2:38pm 03.19.22 :yikes: Yikes! I was going to suggest you contact the CIA and ask them to source some titanium from
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 2:37pm 03.19.22 @John Nantz , I thought you'd be amused to learn that, despite my gushing about how durable my hub
broken filler cap for yanmar 3ym20 transmission Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.19.22
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Ted at 2:24pm 03.19.22 They are still available. Do a search for Standard Horizon FNB-121Li. As an option you can get the
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Tom J at 2:22pm 03.19.22 Very frustrating. I had to scrap a $900 fridge for my RV because the motherboard was no longer avai
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? BigEasy at 2:04pm 03.19.22 Best known as consumer ripoff!
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? JoeWhite at 1:54pm 03.19.22 Best known as planned obsolescence
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 03.19.22 :huh:Cheaper??? You mean a little less expensive right? It's all relative :wahwah:!
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Terry Cox at 1:43pm 03.19.22 Hi Lee, we purchased Belle-Vie, a 1991 P42, in 2002 when it had 650 hours on the engine, a 4JH2-TE.
Allied Titanium? (7) joe28532 at 1:41pm 03.19.22 Thought I'd update the post. After waiting 8 weeks the parts came. Allied Titanium's work was absolu
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 03.19.22
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:30pm 03.19.22 Take a photo of the swing centerboard tray and post it. I will advise as I was involved with the tr
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 1:30pm 03.19.22 This brings up the centerboard tray. It looks like half of mine is missing - is it made of 2 boards
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Stu Jackson at 1:09pm 03.19.22 Hello Below's reply covers everything coming north. I would also suggest checking what the USA requ
Yanmar Engine Oil Change BigEasy at 1:04pm 03.19.22 Anyway, I have 17 years of experience with my Universal diesel and the gas engine of my RV, storin

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