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Accessing Port water tank (5) DeniseO30 at 8:56am 10.12.21 Big Boats 4/1318 Noticing a smell but was thinking it was old plastic permeating odor from the holding tank... After
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size Captain Gare Bear at 7:36pm 10.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1155 I'm performing a cabin window replacement on my 1984 MacGregor 25--out with the pink and in with new
Yamaha 25-ii retrofit: Piccolo (3) Nunavut at 6:58pm 10.11.21 Yamaha 20/4258
Repairing an HS35 handset (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/4336 Had some trouble with our Simrad HS35 wireless handset that goes with our RS35 VHF. Others with the
name/make of gauge (1) tadd5181 at 3:41pm 10.11.21 Big Boats 11/1763 199204 The picture above is a display on my Hunter 420 (built 2000) which shows the status of the
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix spadaforaj at 1:44pm 10.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2128 Turns out the unit I have, which I believe was stock on this model is missing some "innards" The
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 1:42pm 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/935 I have imperfect continuity of +ve wire only between wago harness connector block1.10 and spade conn
False fume alarm ? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:38pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1747 Just winterizing my Island packet and i always pour RV antifreeze into the bilge to run through the
Hunter 260 Price Data (2021) (1) Tedd at 11:52am 10.11.21 Smaller Boats 2/1286 I've been tracking Hunter 260 prices for a couple of years now and I thought some people might be in
411 Leaking Port Lights Jefffors at 10:02am 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1236 I have a 1999 411 with a leaking Lewmar, old style, port light. I've replaced the rubber gasket and
Towing lestersails at 9:45am 10.11.21 Smaller Boats 7/2639 I am hoping you all can help me with this. I am thinking I would like to buy a Catalina Sport 22. I
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Enhance or replace the O/B motor lift? (1) tcbailey67 at 4:35am 10.11.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1573 This motor mount seems to be original to my 1975 Oday 25. The spring is not strong enough to lift t
Hunter 280 named Prometheus Crusty Ol Salt at 6:44pm 10.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1050 It has been a couple of months since my first post. I feel that I can name the boat in my post since
Diesel Fueling Question asalotto at 12:27pm 10.10.21 Catalina 310 10/2009 Hi all! I have a 2021 Catalina 315, and I'm not clear on the best way to fill it with diesel. Proba
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 9:00am 10.10.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2625 So we've had some leaking into the rooms via what we think is old caulking leaking in the centre coc
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC dkinzer at 8:30am 10.10.21 Big Boats 10/2847 I have looked at a 2007 41DS that is local to me. I have also looked at the ad for a 2007 41AC and I
Please, when can I come back? (2) SoSound at 8:35pm 10.09.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/2638
Fun day (1) Lazy1 at 7:07pm 10.09.21 Catalina 22 1/751 New top speed
Bare lead keel prep Hayden Watson at 6:02pm 10.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2463 The fairing compound on my lead keep has debonded from the lead and will need to be redone. I also

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Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 6:19pm 02.06.25 When your transducer is mounted as it originally was, are you sure that both the tiller arm and the
Raymarine Auto Pilot (1) Thinksnow at 6:06pm 02.06.25 Lots of questions- Precisely, how did the original transducer come loose? Did the round base becom
Cabin leak Don S/V ILLusion at 5:36pm 02.06.25 Time to break out the hose
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 5:36pm 02.06.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you're the most important person in the marina office.
Tracks location Seaway 25 PaulK at 5:18pm 02.06.25 This would be a good topic to bring up with your sailmaker. You don't want to put holes in the boat
Illinois Sailing dLj at 4:21pm 02.06.25 Lovely area to sail. Good luck! dj
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? (1) redtrianglecoast at 2:07pm 02.06.25 229658 Here is a wider shot of the bilge area. It seems that the boat was sitting for about 2 year
Hunter 38 Engine Cover/Stairs Latch Repair P12nash at 1:33pm 02.06.25 Check to confirm the latch is the problem. I've had the threads on the hinges come loose and combin
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 12:54pm 02.06.25 The shower drains into a sump that is under the batteries and there is a pump in there that (on my
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 azambella at 12:13pm 02.06.25 The shower drains into a sump that is under the batteries and there is a pump in there that (on my b
Alignment after engine mount replacement (2) jssailem at 8:55am 02.06.25 When we reinstalled my boat's shaft/transmission and engine, I was reminded that it would not be per
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:53am 02.06.25 Farm boys are bigger and stronger than old sailors. :biggrin: Ha, that's it! dj
Runaway diesel dlochner at 8:34am 02.06.25 No idea why the difference... Farm boys are bigger and stronger than old sailors. :biggrin:
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? jssailem at 8:23am 02.06.25 A build-up approach is not simple. I would consult a shipwright or marine designer. They would be ab
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards Joe at 8:06am 02.06.25 Since you're going offshore with the opportunity to experience some challenging conditions, I have
Alignment after engine mount replacement FastOlson at 7:50am 02.06.25 Everything seemed to be in line before I started this so I made a "jig" out of wood that would posi
Runaway diesel dLj at 7:44am 02.06.25 I was always taught that was standard procedure with hand crank engines. All the farm equipment I'
Alignment after engine mount replacement dLj at 7:41am 02.06.25 Sounds to me like you have things pretty much under control. Use your wooden frame to make sure the
Runaway diesel Leeward Rail at 7:35am 02.06.25 You turned the engine until it was at the very beginning of a compression stroke and then gave one
Alignment after engine mount replacement dmax at 7:24am 02.06.25 When I aligned mine, I moved the collar forward just enough to relieve the pressure, leaked some but

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