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M25s on Lake Erie dancing bear at 5:04am 10.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1276 I might be relocating to Cleveland, from Chicago. While the M25 and Lake Michigan are a fine match,
Trident vs Sealand sanitation hose tentler at 8:52pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6467 I am replacing all my sanitation hoses and want the best odor free hose as possible. Does anyone kno
Git Rot questions John P at 8:41pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2125 I have a 95 Catalina. It has a delamination area near one of the aft chain plates. It's actually abo
Is a 1983 34 Hunter Sea worthy? robert@redwheelsranch.com at 7:33pm 10.16.08 Big Boats 3/5957 I also just purchased a 1983 Hunter 34.5 and I am hoping someone maybe able to offer me guidance an
Winterizing the boat shaunh at 7:00pm 10.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4095 What is the best method of winterizing my boat for outside storage
Sea Worthy robert@redwheelsranch.com at 6:55pm 10.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1043 Is 1983 34 Hunter Sea Worthy? We just purchased a 1983 Hunter 34.5 and I am hoping someone maybe ab
Stripping the paint from the haul (1) Whim Sea at 5:29pm 10.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1247 I need some ideals on removing the paint from the haul. This is a 1974 23', it been out of the water
Cleaning Rub Rails? KFLOATER at 4:45pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2036 I have gray rub rails that need cleaning (Rails have black scuff marks). Anyone have a good solutio
Seattle winterizing Aircooled at 1:37pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3167 This is my first winter in Seattle. Do we need to drain onboard fresh water tanks in the winter, or
Roller Furling pin won't go back in chinamanblue at 12:03pm 10.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1098 Hello - I've got a 26x and I opened up the roller furling assembly to ensure it was attached. I had
CO detector Tim R. at 11:41am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1470 I just bought a Heater Buddy portable propane heater for my boat to help take the edge off these cri
B&R Rig Franklin at 11:36am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3565 One day I was at a local sailor hangout and discussing the Regatta de Amigos race. One sailor who h
Bees in Mast Magothy Boy at 11:35am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4550 Hello Everyone: I have got an interesting situation. I have a Morgan 321. There is a bees nest
Off season electronics deals? SoSound at 11:02am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1419 My wife and I are new boat owners this year, relatively speaking - still "novice" sailors, primarily
Winterizing - link to website Ken Johnson at 10:45am 10.16.08 Bavaria 0/72 For those of us who must winterize our boats: Here's a link to a winterizing issue of Seaworthy (
Civil War Ship (4) sailaway78 at 10:31am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2256 Went over yesterday to look at this old civil war ship, that was uncovered by hurricane Gustav close
Trailer M_Gordon at 9:21am 10.16.08 Day Sailers 0/1137 My trailer was stolen while my 1979 O'Day 19 was in the water for the summer! Does anyone have hull
bulkhead compass MAC915 at 8:42am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1616 Have the hole cut and am ready to mount the bulkhead compass. Question is: exterior side has a rubbe
Winter Storage, 40ft Boat Capn Grumpy at 5:39am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2575 :cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he feel
356/36 What Spinnaker seadaddler at 5:37am 10.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1332 Hi all you 356 /36 Hunter owners. I am wondering what size spinnaker did you get for your boat,I am

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Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 5:59pm 01.14.22 as always, John, I appreciate your insight! I have to figure something out, I guess the V drive thi
What do I do with PO's shit? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:57pm 01.14.22 I should have added to my previous post: You're welcome to send me a PM if you'd like my one-on-one
Is there access to nut for bolt that holds the headsail traveller track? fullbore at 5:53pm 01.14.22 Yup, headliner was easily removed. Washers and nuts reattached. Thanks!
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 5:40pm 01.14.22 a capacitor be mounted almost anywhere that it will fit, just extend the wires. Do you know it's ac
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 5:25pm 01.14.22 No problem. It is possible that the SSB antenna will be a 23' vertical. That could be disassembled a
Help! Identify Antenna's Ecosta at 5:08pm 01.14.22 None of that is for the 802. SSB will have its own wire antenna usually connect to the top of the ma
Help! Identify Antenna's DArcy at 4:47pm 01.14.22
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 4:44pm 01.14.22 None of that is for the 802. SSB will have its own wire antenna usually connect to the top of the ma
Dometic AC needs capacitor Project_Mayhem at 4:37pm 01.14.22 Digikey seems to have every component under the sun
New tool :) (1) Project_Mayhem at 4:34pm 01.14.22 Here's the link to the tool Justin posted about 9 in. Safety Wire Twisting Pliers Here's something
Trailer Weight Tater at 4:31pm 01.14.22 This might help you. Thanks. I have seen that listing too. For some reason there is never a spec
Trailer Weight twalker H260 at 4:22pm 01.14.22 This might help you. https://www.westauction.com/auction/688/item/2006-hunter-170-17-sailboat-wit
A few questions. Project_Mayhem at 4:22pm 01.14.22 I'd contact Beneteau to see if they can tell you how much of a gap is normal An RPM guage is also v
What do I do with PO's shit? (1) Project_Mayhem at 4:15pm 01.14.22 If you have an inspection port this might work. I've used a shop vac that was on it's last legs for
More on Maine Sail kappykaplan at 4:09pm 01.14.22 How do we find the GO FUND ME site? The donate button on Marine How To takes you there. https://
More on Maine Sail smokey73 at 4:04pm 01.14.22 How do we find the GO FUND ME site? Like others have said, the amount Rodd has saved me and the gen
Update Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 01.14.22 We've very happy that you're feeling well enough to start posting again! I hope your recovery is as
Help! Identify Antenna's Ecosta at 3:20pm 01.14.22 Wow, that is an impressive antenna farm for a 30 ft boat. The previous owner must have been a real g
Help! Identify Antenna's Ecosta at 3:15pm 01.14.22 Wow, that is an impressive antenna farm for a 30 ft boat. The previous owner must have been a real g
Help! Identify Antenna's Ecosta at 3:10pm 01.14.22 Wow, that is an impressive antenna farm for a 30 ft boat. The previous owner must have been a real g

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