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Sailing an 86 h23.5 in ocean derrickh23 at 7:11am 10.18.08 Smaller Boats 5/1472 I have never sailed my 86 h23 in the ocean but am planing a trip to the Keys in February. I have sai
Water Tank Sender/Gauge Wire Color Dan at 6:20am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 Hi all: The wiring between one of my water tanks and my tank gauge corroded. Instead of patching
New Water Pumps TonyW at 6:19am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1990 Has anyone installed or had any experience with the new Variable Speed water pumps. Are they as quie
HOW TO...Pump out waste 1986 31' Night Wind at 6:13am 10.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 With out sounding to ingnorant, I just purchased this boat about four months ago and to be completel
MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10456 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1819 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/7103 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1233 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2565 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about
Headsail suddenly releases? (1) SoSound at 7:51pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3017 Taking advantage of the last couple of gorgeous days before we end our season and move on to winter
cheek block (1) paulj at 7:13pm 10.17.08 Catalina 310 14/3035 Added a cheek block to tame those forsail and asym sheets. It's a lot easier now.:dance: Block added
Great Interest in Trailerables out there.... dvideohd at 6:57pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 11/4325 I was towing the Mac26D to the lake this evening. While in a parking lot (getting the last minute s
Getting a 192 off a trailer bullwinkle at 5:58pm 10.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1483 I need to get the boat off my trailer but don't know how. Need to drop centerboard for a new line th
I bought a little sailboat at the used car lot (2) Dale_K at 5:43pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 15/25951 My first post. I live in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and I saw a little boat in the back of the us
Bicycles Aboard Talisman108 at 4:46pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1852 Hello, I'm a beginner to the sailboat world and am currently looking around for a 27' or similar ve
Salon table restoration Mysterious Ways at 4:21pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 2/1347 Hi, I have removed the water-stained salon table from my H35.5 and will restore it as a winter proje
Hunter 34 Washed Ashore (2) steve21968 at 4:17pm 10.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1532 This week, I had my 1983 Hunter 34 washed up on the beach in Anguilla, B.W.I. as a result of hurrica
Winter Cover PatChicago at 1:29pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1276 I know I've seen people post the step by step process of building a winter cover for a sailboat with
Parasailor Spinnaker (1) rpwillia at 1:27pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2718 At the Annapolis sailboat show I ran into the Istec racing booth where they were talking about their
Strange AC Volt meter. (1) AndrewB at 1:17pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 4/1186 I have just noticed after a couple of years that the AC Volt meter when plugged into the shore power

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Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested dlochner at 4:17am 02.07.22 It sounds like you want a large T-Top to provide shade while fishing. You are correct to be concerne
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 11:33pm 02.06.22 As I mentioned previously, Fiberglass Bottomkote Aqua leaches more copper than is allowed by the st
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 11:12pm 02.06.22 Truth be told, I woke up from a nap today with the start of a solution that I questioned because of
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested (2) Tally Ho at 10:39pm 02.06.22
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Tally Ho at 10:22pm 02.06.22 I used to do all that on my 4JH3E until a mechanic that I trust told me Yanmars don't need to be bl
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 10:19pm 02.06.22 What does the new hard top weigh? Since the Mac26M is water-ballasted, and a bit tender on a goo
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller (1) Tally Ho at 10:11pm 02.06.22
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Tally Ho at 10:01pm 02.06.22 What does the new hard top weigh? Since the Mac26M is water-ballasted, and a bit tender on a good
Used Parts Stores Online Tally Ho at 9:55pm 02.06.22
Tall ship worker falls to her death Will Gilmore at 8:58pm 02.06.22 Such sad news. How awful for her family and friends. -Will
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:33pm 02.06.22 These are some deep-dish thoughts. Who would have thought of pizza as brain food for a bunch of cru
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 02.06.22 I think they're all grumpy. We once tried to bring a few grapes back into Montana after a Canadian
Used Parts Stores Online JamesG161 at 8:14pm 02.06.22 This group also salvages and has a "You Pull Em" type connection themselves and also with Boat Yards
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Richard19068 at 6:43pm 02.06.22 A couple of other options to make it less crowded behind the panel. 1. I moved the battery swit
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 6:26pm 02.06.22 Ah but there are pizza joints in the mid-west that cut the pizza in squares. Of course there are.
Used Parts Stores Online twistedskipper at 5:34pm 02.06.22 It might be hard to find an online used boat parts store with an actual online inventory you can ord
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 5:19pm 02.06.22 Still waiting for my engine to be delivered! But thanks to hired help, galley is all gone in antici
Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 4:55pm 02.06.22 If you cut it in squares, someone is only getting crust and someone will have sauce all over their
Used Parts Stores Online (1) kloudie1 at 4:13pm 02.06.22 Resale Shop of Texas, as Wayne says:
Used Parts Stores Online WayneH at 4:06pm 02.06.22 I think this site could use a good webmaster but I've been in the store and it is just as organized.

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