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Replacing rub rail on Morgan 30 bluewaterryder at 12:06pm 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1669 I have a 1970 Morgan 30, I am in the process of replacing my rubrail which runs the length of the bo
electric fee Mark15231 at 11:40am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1880 I'm looking for information on what your marina charges extra (or doesn't) for shore power. Thanks
Pearson Ariel 26 - Good buy or Huge project? Pearl1288 at 10:01am 10.22.08 Pearson 8/28921 Hello! I am in search of a bit of advice from those wiser than myself on the potential purchase of a
Santa Anna winds at Catalina (2) Rick at 9:36am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1561 Just thought I would share these. Over cruiser's weekend at Catalina, the weather turned a bit wors
To Phill Herring cscott at 8:47am 10.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1437 To Phill Herring -- wrong reason Hi Phill, My name is cscott and this is a complant about a post
slow spinnaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:07am 10.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1647 Hi, We have a 1988 First 285. We are barely able to raise our spinnaker halyard, and it is just as
Advice Picking Boat Yard Prime Time at 7:35am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1385 Hi, I'm looking for advice in choosing a boat yard to do major restoration of a 35 yr old fiberglas
Leaking holding tank langg at 7:30am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1176 On the hunter vision 32, if the alum tank is totally enclosed and hidden how do you know if it is le
Crunching sound on deck langg at 7:18am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1458 We are considering purchasing a 1989 Hunter Vision 32. I noticed while looking at the boat and walki
Pre-drilling holes in fiberglass for screws Snotter at 5:47am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 31/22120 For the past few weeks I've been working on replacing the teak trim on my boat that covers the hull-
time for new tv ktm500mx at 8:57pm 10.21.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1895 hi I am trying to figure out where and what to install in my boat. I had a 9" vcr/tv but it just die
Impressed with my Boat! (1991 26S) (3) SeacretSailor at 7:28pm 10.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1229 I just returned to Houston from Maine with my 26S in tow for the 3rd summer and I have to say, I've
h30 documentation sailhunter1945 at 6:37pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1474 I just purchased a 1978 Hunter h30. One of the things that needed to be done was to clean the runnin
Sailing characteristics of 44ds and 45ds rayjanine@aol.com at 6:00pm 10.21.08 Big Boats 2/1482 I am very interested in buying the new 45DS and would like to know of those that already bought one
Zinc Question Rich (P303) at 5:59pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2807 Fellow zinc-o-phobes... Quick question for you... being the second season with a boat and zincs.
Problem with replacing boom outhaul line jwoodard at 5:18pm 10.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1212 I recently purchased 84 Hunter 22 and I am replacing the Halyards, lines and sheets. I ran into a pr
Electric Fuel Pump for old 2QM15 Engine Paul F at 4:07pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3380 Last Tuesday after sailing back from Apollo Beach, I turned on the engine heading toward Clearwater
MastMate anyone?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 3:13pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1493 We are looking for a 35' or better used mast mate (mastmate) climbing rig. If anyone has any knowle
Need a quick answer about freezing!!!! Scott B at 3:09pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1894 Boats still in the water and the winds have turned unexpectanatly from the north. Temps tonight are
Morgan 32 Cutlass Bearing David Morgan at 2:25pm 10.21.08 Morgan 1/2892 I need to replace the cutlass bearing in my 1985 Morgan 32ft sailboat. I really want to source the p

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In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:04pm 02.11.22 Just trying to figure out if the floor of the forward v-birth storage compartments on the MkII is t
Minn Kota 50 Light air at 4:30pm 02.11.22 I took my Tanzer 16 out with the MK 55 and only needed the 3rd gear (out of 5) to move the little bo
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 David in Sandusky at 4:08pm 02.11.22 Welcome! Put your attention into selecting a good surveyor. When we bought our boat, I was too inex
Minn Kota 50 Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 02.11.22 I've used a 36lbs motor on a 19' boat on a few calm days on lake michigan. There was also a fellow a
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 (1) Hayden Watson at 3:53pm 02.11.22 For my hydronic system, I used a multi-layered approach. I used a woven fiberglass sleeve that was
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 shemandr at 3:47pm 02.11.22 On my Ranger 29 the gas fill was on the cockpit sole. It was about 12 inches to the fuel tank - a s
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 02.11.22 You mean brass will lose its zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment, right? Sure
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 02.11.22 Stick with epoxy based resin since it's easier to work with. The most commonly used materials for me
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 3:37pm 02.11.22 Bronze will lose is zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment. You mean brass will
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 02.11.22 Hopefully the air in the fuel line issue can be sorted and the engine starts and runs reliably after
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 3:27pm 02.11.22 Thanks Davidsailor26. Mechanic said valves were just replaced and looked good. Diver told me the t
Raw water intake strainer Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 02.11.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 02.11.22 I found a pic of that area and it looks like @DeniseO30 This seems to be a thing with O'Day. I had
Rudder repairs Davidasailor26 at 2:53pm 02.11.22 Yeah, I'm in the same boat and have some rudder repair work to do and am just starting to learn abo
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 2:44pm 02.11.22 I think the batteries are weak. After maybe 30 seconds of cranking in two or three attempts, the b
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 2:33pm 02.11.22 Great feedback everyone! My "mechanic" is a lifelong sailor and my marina's dockmaster just hired hi
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 2:18pm 02.11.22 I agree with all of the above ... I'm assuming that @acudavid has the ubiquitous 1+2+B. I also wil
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 2:12pm 02.11.22 Very common issue with older Catalina 30's. A member of our yacht club had starting issues with hi
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 2:11pm 02.11.22 There is really no "typical" anymore. Many people realized that the old-school configuration of ha

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