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bilge question sailordel at 11:45pm 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1250 My boat, an 89 Hunter Legend 37, has three bilges. One is the boat bilge, the area below the floor
Failure to communicate Just Ducky at 11:30pm 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1034 I have a Uniden VHF which worked fine last season and receives fine this season. However, I can not
New Sailor on Open Water Kristin at 1:32am 07.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/758 I have been sailing for about six months now. My crew (all women) and I are thinking about traileri
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 3:29am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/978 When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed inside the boat.
Bigger Outboard? Stan at 4:46am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1148 I've sailed small boats for many decades but am brand new to cruising in the "keeled realm" with my
Bilge gel coat stress cracks Bill at 4:40am 07.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1158 I have what looks to be a half dozen stress cracks in the gelocoat lining in the bottom of the bilge
Trinidad Pro Bottom Paint Cliff1010 at 5:08am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5524 Hi folks,I bought my Catalina 310 brand new 3 years ago. It came with Pettit Trinidad Pro hard bo
fixed window trim Hunter 1985 28.5 Sam at 5:39am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1078 I've broken the trim around the fixed side windows, plastic trim is pretty deteriorated, looking for
Passage 45cc upgrades 2 slipin away at 6:20am 07.03.08 Big Boats 1/1052 I have just posted my second group of upgrades I made to my 45cc, many of which may be of interest t
Raw water pump impeller gasket Bob La Salle at 6:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1686 I recently changed the impeller on my Fischer Panda generator on my Hunter 41. It only comes with o
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 6:56am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1878 1995 Oceanis 281When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed
Web site to look up hull serial numbers Dave19461 at 6:58am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/9292 Can anyone direct me to a web site where you can enter the boat serial number and get the detail spe
S1 autopilot installation - location of the computer Andreas T at 8:59am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1215 I'm about to finally install the Raymarine S1 autopilot on my 1995 Hunter 336. I wonder where to bes
Lost my Steering today montenido at 11:04am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1135 Hi all. Went out on Sundance for the third time (gone almost 2 weeks fighting wildfires). Again no
Battery retailer in San Diego rfrye1 at 5:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1300 It time to replace my two house batteries (4D) and I am looking for someplace other than WM to shop
Beeping From Inside Cabin Somewhere montenido at 11:13am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1192 Hi all. I forgot to add this to my last post, but my boat was beeping occasionally while under sail
Heeling How much is too much Mike at 4:35pm 07.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2611 I am new to sailing my 1992 MacGregor 26 classic with a swing keel. How much heeling is ideal, and
Hunter 31 (85) mast roger at 10:19am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 Help! I'm looking hard at a Hunter 31, 1985, and when I site up the mast, there is significant bent
bosun chair George at 9:25pm 07.01.08 Smaller Boats 2/1605 The other day I was at the marina and noticed a guy working on a mast light. He was in, what I thin
sun shelter for a 22 Don12592 at 1:33am 07.02.08 Smaller Boats 5/1025 we are in search of some type of sun shelter (bimini-ish) for our Hunter 22 we are doing over nigh

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Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 10:37pm 05.13.21
Need a clean SS cut All U Get at 10:26pm 05.13.21 I used a metal blade with my miter saw for cutting tubing for my solar panels. The tubing wants to
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut All U Get at 10:06pm 05.13.21 If I were on a little remote island and discovered some wearing on the shaft, I would beach the boat
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. rgranger at 10:05pm 05.13.21 Ah, give him a break. It's his first post! :wink: All right:rolleyes:
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice SoSound at 9:28pm 05.13.21 I installed solar panels on my Oceanis 34 last year. At the same time, I was able to install larger
Need a clean SS cut Ron20324 at 8:56pm 05.13.21 You can put a metal cutting blade in a table saw, miter saw, tile cutting saw. I prefer to use a met
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 8:50pm 05.13.21 Where is the hole for the motor wires on your boat? Not sure if this is different on each boat. I
Anyone have any idea what these are?? Tom J at 8:07pm 05.13.21 Looks like a conversion from a hanked on jib to a jib with a luff rope, but no furling mechanism.
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? JamesG161 at 7:54pm 05.13.21 Must have been one helluva big bucket Nope it was small one. 1 pound of Steam weighed more for su
Compac 16 owner NotASailor at 7:50pm 05.13.21 Looks good. An easy way to replace carpet is to use the new carpet tiles they now sell. https:
A Global View JamesG161 at 7:49pm 05.13.21 Yes, very general. Not so fast. Just Click on the word EARTH. Then you too, can see Waves, Jet S
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom Claude L.-Auger at 7:35pm 05.13.21 Hi again Sam. To follow up on my promise of getting you the length of my 2 reefs lines, they are res
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 7:30pm 05.13.21 Based on the new CDC guidelines, masks are not required in doors, if you have been vaccinated. My wo
Water coming from head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 05.13.21 The part # -74001-2852- in your first photo tells me it's a replacement motor for a Jabsco 37045, 3
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 6:32pm 05.13.21 Many thanks all! I do have the 3% and 10% charts, so I should be good. I am going to spring for a de
A Global View Will Gilmore at 6:23pm 05.13.21 Yes, very general. -Will
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:21pm 05.13.21 The local marine patrol found a sailboat adrift in the fog off the coast of Maine. The officer, fea
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 6:17pm 05.13.21 That is what I thought but I have this sender united that the temp gauge was connected to.
Mast/Boom Hardware Questions scottc3387 at 6:13pm 05.13.21 This won't answer all your questions, but it should be a good start. https://forums.sailboatowners.
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light BC Bernie at 5:56pm 05.13.21 I have a 2001 310 with what I assume is the original deck / steaming light combination. My mast is

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