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Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville (2) kloudie1 at 3:30pm 06.07.21 Destinations 13/1676 The city just rebuilt the dock at the harbor on Bayou Castine on the north shore of Lake Pontchartra
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 2:53pm 06.07.21 Smaller Boats 22/1736 I had a tour of an H260 today, the first time I've been able to see one up close and get on board. I
Two anchor topics Dr. D at 2:34pm 06.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1076 My boat came equipped with a 22 lb Lewmar Delta anchor. I plan to anchor out more and I am concerned
Raritan Compact (older model) Fresh Head Conversion (2) CapnRob85 at 2:11pm 06.07.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1417 Hi All, I have an older Raritan Compact toilet on my boat, which is a manual pump toilet that is cu
Hunter 45DS panel diagram seanmadian at 12:48pm 06.07.21 Big Boats 5/491 Hi all -- I recently acquired a 2009 Hunter 45DS and am steadily learning its in/outs. The owners' m
Hunter 356 Battery Cable Relocation Issue jeff356 at 10:56am 06.07.21 Big Boats 4/566 Moving one of the two battery cables running from the chart table to the lazzerette and am having tr
Drilling holes in C&C 30 spreaders - safe? pmdarrow at 7:51am 06.07.21 C&C 2/661 I recently drilled two 3/16" holes in each the spreaders on my 1973 C'C 30 to mount some new LED spr
Hunter 26/260 mast raising system (1) Max.C at 7:41am 06.07.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1093 Hello folks. I purchased early hunter 260 with strange mast raising system. Gin pole looks like th
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual jesseaward at 7:26am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1956
Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 jeff henderson at 6:53am 06.07.21 Parts Search 4/942 Looking for cabin table for a 1992 Beneteau moorings 405
Packing size HD74 at 6:26am 06.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/433 Can anyone tell me what size teflon packing I need for my hunter 340 thanks
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 6:00am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1115 I have a small woodstove in my fiberglass S/V. There is a small leak on the interior of the cabin, w
Hunter 27 2005 furling with spar mast (1) trepanim@me.com at 5:19am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 1/348 I need help. I had few problems tithing the bottom of the main sale to the point that the clip felle
Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks and such (1) Lisp Lisp at 9:32pm 06.06.21 Ask All Sailors 2/385 Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks, and such. In my Mac26S what is the best way (w
Mast Raising (1) Orbweaver at 9:23pm 06.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/821 It took 4 trips to the hardware store, in addition to 3 or 4 over the past week, but my mast raising
New gypsy for old maxwell Pshad at 7:16pm 06.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/767 Need a new chain wheel for my old Maxwell 800. Anyone know a supplier? Thanks!
Fuel Filter /separator on H34 (1) WasabiRush at 6:10pm 06.06.21 Big Boats 22/3019 I traced a fuel leak to the fuel filter lines at the filter/separator, the large bolt on the top (se
Used parts iceman67 at 6:07pm 06.06.21 Ask All Sailors 3/536 Is there a good source for used parts (considering all of the boats I see broken after hurricanes)?
Electrical Connections john6206 at 4:46pm 06.06.21 Smaller Boats 1/749 Hi All - Last year I installed a new stereo in my Capri 18, and the VHF stopped working. The VHF
replacing my halyard rmilavsky at 4:08pm 06.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1035 I own a 1988 Oday 240. I have my original mast. I want to replace my main halyard. Any thoughts a

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 2:37pm 09.24.24 Wow. What a tragic outcome. So frustrating. Assuming this is the boat in the attached listing at Wes
Purchase questions 38 Tally Ho at 2:36pm 09.24.24 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner l
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.24.24
injector hole size needed Ralph Johnstone at 2:31pm 09.24.24 I need the diameter of the hole where the injector goes Those of us with bad memories would pull
Purchase questions 38 Ralph Johnstone at 2:22pm 09.24.24 2. their is a leak at one of the Bose speakers. I assume it's from a window? What is the proper fix
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 09.24.24 some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from getting beat up? Just had to ask ....
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 1:57pm 09.24.24 Nothing is creating pressure, it's all suction. The pumpout is pulling in air via the vent. There's
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 1:49pm 09.24.24 thanks Shemandr, it was pee. Notified selling broker. We did not want to be accused. the rest of t
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine BigEasy at 1:39pm 09.24.24 I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson
Purchase questions 38 shemandr at 1:33pm 09.24.24 5). It's likely that someone didn't "Forget" to flush the toilet. They didn't want to pay for a pum
Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 12:29pm 09.24.24 I just need to learn a bit more about how the different blocks work. For this application you'll
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 12:14pm 09.24.24 You can also go to the technical section in Catalina Direct and they have technical articles on it a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dmax at 12:12pm 09.24.24 Can you part it out yourself before giving it to the scrapyard? You should at least get some money f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 12:10pm 09.24.24 What a shame. When I had my Crown 34, the surveyor said there were blisters and then my insurance co
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:07pm 09.24.24 I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent pressure from goi
Lubricating outhaul car/track stickinthemud57 at 11:59am 09.24.24 Sailkote and McLube are both excellent products. Sailkote for the slug tracks and McLube for travele
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 10:54am 09.24.24 Thank you to everyone for your help. I think its time for me to throw in the towel. I bought the
Extra line from boom...what is it? degas at 10:36am 09.24.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? That's the case on my boat, wher
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 10:03am 09.24.24 thx Peggy. I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent press
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 10:03am 09.24.24 Off topic but related, you should also check out this article. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/uni

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