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Mast Step pin on 2002 Hunter 306 Philip1126 at 10:13am 04.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1716 I have a 2002 Hunter 306. I have a problem that I did not really resolve for last season's launch (m
navpod mods Banooma at 8:41am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3145 Has anyone used Starboard plastic, or other cutting board material as a patch for differently-shaped
Starter issue Deadline at 8:34am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4154 The starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20F (Hunter 320) continues to vex me. Last year I replaced the
condensation between hull and liner ncbrydon at 7:59am 04.09.09 Big Boats 0/1053 I am a new owner of a 2002 Hunter 380. I noticed a small spot of water on the floor in the aft cabin
473 Cutter Rig Jester II at 7:48am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1607 Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09 S2 0/1506 I've found lots of documentation for my S2 7.3 except info about the saildrive as installed in our b
spider crack repair Susan at 6:46am 04.09.09 Irwin 1/2394 Can you tell me the best procedure to repair small spider cracks? And, we have taken the lettering o
Gas consumption jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1443 I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
Play in Rudder wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09 Columbia 0/1941 How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1815 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4254 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3461 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/1980 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr
Re-bedding fixed lexan Ports Tstein at 4:55pm 04.08.09 S2 5/4571 Aloha; The lexan port is leaking and I'm trying to decide what is the correct product to use to r
New Orleans area weather sailaway78 at 3:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1356 Have read a couple post recently, not to mention mine, where someone got pounded pretty good by the
Electric polisher and buffer paulj at 2:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3853 My 26 year old Porter Cable is broken and beyond reasonable repair. I'm looking for recomendations f
Rudder Stuffing Box Swimfar at 2:10pm 04.08.09 S2 6/3314 I have a 1981 S2 8.5A. While crawling behind the fuel tank to inspect the helm cables, I noticed two
Raw water hoses Bob S at 2:08pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1616 I am in the process of changing my sea strainer from the little plastic OEM one to a Perko Bronze mu
Manson Supreme - first anchoring Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8201 Purchased the #45 manson supreme this winter and was able to anchor this last weekend (apr 4th). Fi
Ranger 32 restoration (2) j24kachina at 11:06am 04.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8195 I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not r

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Snohomish County Tsunami Warning. issued by Everett Marina. Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 01.15.22 The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Advisory for the Snohomish County coastlin
HATCH COVER. 1981 O Day 23 ft Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 01.15.22 That's why they pay us the big bucks here :facepalm: :laugh: !
Tsunami warning Rick D at 11:31am 01.15.22 We are on our boat in Long Beach, SoCal. Since it was high tide, we decided to go out to breakfast t
Tsunami warning Tater at 11:08am 01.15.22 A Japanese WX satellite caught the eruption. See it here:SpaceWeather.com -- News and information ab
Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support Jimc91 at 10:15am 01.15.22 Dropping the mast is probably the best idea, but this seems to be a very lightly loaded deck design.
Snohomish County Tsunami Warning. issued by Everett Marina. jssailem at 10:06am 01.15.22 Time to check the mooring lines. Assure you have enough surge line configured. Hope that the Dock do
Resting Keel on Bottom jssailem at 10:04am 01.15.22 Spring tides will raise the dock to the top of the pilings and drop the dock til many boats are stuc
Snohomish County Tsunami Warning. issued by Everett Marina. Terry Cox at 10:01am 01.15.22 Batten down the hatches, ye mates.
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Terry Cox at 9:59am 01.15.22 it turned out the fuel return lines were weeping. Good to know. Thanks Eian.
HATCH COVER. 1981 O Day 23 ft Thomas Meade at 9:53am 01.15.22 Thank you Ralph. I appreciate your message. I am taking the hatch cover off this week and I will p
HATCH COVER. 1981 O Day 23 ft Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 01.15.22 If you do not have a hobby woodworking shop: 1. Find a supplier of plastics in your area who has a
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 9:20am 01.15.22 Dang! I saw the AC adapter, but its output voltage went in one eye and out the back of my head! Wh
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive jssailem at 9:18am 01.15.22 Heather the Westerbeke and Perkins are similar engines. My Perkins has a V-Drive transmission. It is
Hatch cover needed. Oday 1981. 23ft sail sfbay at 9:08am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Photo of your hatch? This link HP_Fit_Eng.pdf (sailboatowners.com) provides
C27 teak parts Looking for 73 inches Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port and Stbrd Kingjim91 at 8:52am 01.15.22 Hi All Looking for Catalina 27 "Big Blue teak parts Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port
What do I do with PO's shit? rgranger at 8:39am 01.15.22
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE sail sfbay at 8:30am 01.15.22 If you are looking for a supply house for your Yanmar 4JH4TE raw water pump you can find one here: Y
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 FastOlson at 8:21am 01.15.22 The rudder tube should be FRP, same as the hull. Get used to shooting a cartridge of grease into the
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE RitSim at 8:20am 01.15.22 It looks to me from your pics that you would have sufficient room to remove the lower bolts. In all
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 8:08am 01.15.22 Yes indeed. That's how my SSB is run. I've not seen it done any other way actually, the root of my

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