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What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Capt Robbie at 6:33pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 48/3431 I have a Hunter 34 and the one thing that drives me crazy on my boat is the size of opening in the s
i got carried away... (5) SailingLoto at 3:59pm 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 32/2797 Here is the inside of my south coast 22... I had already cut out the plywood galley on the starboar
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 12:14pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 24/3028 Unfortunately our O'Day 25 broke loose from it's Mooring and sank. It was a Total Loss. I have bee
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 11:46am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 36/4630 Been looking at Boat porn lately and I've noticed that some newer boats do not have a traveler and i
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning duck21 at 11:01am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1251 Hello! We just purchased a 1996 Hunter 376. We're really excited! Since it's winter, now begins ou
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle (1) withintheruins14 at 10:49am 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 12/1018 Looking for an O'Day 25 trailer in Wisconsin area - the boats a swing keel so these are usually a ta
Stem/Keel Repair (3) withintheruins14 at 10:36am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2646 How might you go about fixing this? I'm taking this boat into the shop and need to coordinate the st
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (5) HandsOnTech at 10:21am 02.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 24/3312
76 years ago today, on an island (2) Brian D at 7:42am 02.23.21 Sails Call Lounge 8/735 Six Marines raised a second flag on Japanese homeland territory for the first time during World War
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification Scallywagger at 6:33am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/537 Hello everyone. I'm hoping to replace my rudder on my newly aquired 2001 Hunter 460. Clipper Marine
Larger wheel? JAE at 9:42pm 02.22.21 Catalina 310 12/1475 Hi all has anybody changed the 310 wheel with a lager one? I get that it impedes cockpit movements h
Repair and replacement of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:45pm 02.22.21 Big Boats 19/2546 Discovered this weekend that one of my cockpit drains froze and split last weekend during the big sn
Yanmar 2QM20H engine mounts jsgrover at 1:04pm 02.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 2/634 I am having difficulty identifying the proper part number for the 2QM20. Existing mounts are shot, a
Headstay too short? Drinky Crow at 12:40pm 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 10/930 I just had all new wire installed. Headstay, shrouds, mids, lowers and backstay w/legs. Old furler o
Wiring size calculator Tim22 at 12:08pm 02.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1502 I downloaded both the ABYC and Blue Sea wire size calculator and noticed that there is a discrepancy
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom smontgom at 11:37am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2475 I am looking at a Catalina 36 as a step up from our Hunter 31. While it draws 4'5" our mean low low
H36 Reefing Advice drm1 at 10:15am 02.22.21 Big Boats 10/605 Hi. Would love to get thoughts from others on reefing. I have the roller furling main and standard
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 8:56am 02.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 23/2321 The packing box on my 1999 Hunter 335 is made out of some sort of plastic material. There is no loc
Catalina 22 being parted out? Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 7:36am 02.22.21 Parts Search 20/2060 Working on a Catalina 22 Restore. Need a bunch of parts. Anyone know of a Cat 22 being parted out?
Modern Design Anchors senechals at 7:16am 02.22.21 Catalina 310 38/4039 We are researching anchors for our new Catalina 315. We had a Delta on our Catalina 36 but never an

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trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24 Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24 My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats. Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24 I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 01.22.24 222695
Rub rail Pearson 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24 D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24 To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24 My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 01.22.24
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24 Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24 Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24 My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24 I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 4:15pm 01.22.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? jfgy at 3:55pm 01.22.24 I couldn't attend this year. Too bad it was lacking. How were the seminars? At one time it was a goo
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( gusmuller at 3:45pm 01.22.24 Please feel free to call me at 248 890 8779. I have done extensive work on it ! Mine actually faile
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 3:42pm 01.22.24 The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Acoustic guitar and boats. Capt Robbie at 3:34pm 01.22.24 I have a Taylor gs mini that I normally keep on the boat in the quarter berth and never had any issu

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