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C25 Soft Cockpit Floor mjewell at 12:50pm 07.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/1714 My 1979 C25's floor is very soft, and acts like I may step through it soon. I would like to redo it
Briefly Entering US Waters Tsehum Pete at 1:05pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1341 The Haro Strait orca whale pod of roughly 30 whales hang out in the waters between Sidney at the bot
re-cutting a main Valentina at 1:11pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1290 Hey, All.I have a small 22-footer and trying to save money any way I can. So, just acquired a main
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:32pm 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1760 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
b & r rig tuning ted at 1:38pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 3/1400 Besides Brion Toss book, 'Riggers Apprentice', are there any other books or references to rigging, e
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:36pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 15/10143 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
perplexing leak Kevin at 1:45pm 07.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1731 Hi Folks,I seem to have a leak on my 1979 Oday 23. I went out sailing today and had a dry bilge at
Removing gunk on fenders? Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1869 I have fenders that are in good condition except each one sems to have collected a coating of black
Turning into the wind Trev at 2:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1860 I am having difficulty keeping my Mac 25 from turning into the wind. She heels at 15 degrees with a
Jeanneau 35 VS. Beneteau 323 - Help choose Jonathan at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1462 HELP! I am trying to choose a boat to buy, at the same price I can purchace a 2004 Jeanneau 35 OR a
Rockets dread glare SailbotOwners.com at 3:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2648 Did you celebrate Independence Day on your boat?Here in Seattle, a popular July 4th activity is dr
Hunter 23' 1985 model? Lou at 3:57pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1326 I bought a used Hunter 23' sailboat and was told it was built in 1985. I wanted to see if I could f
Procedure for changing the rubbing strip (gunnell) Med at 4:11pm 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2188 Can someone let me know the procedure for replacing the gunnel rubbing strip. Especially how to remo
Electric diagram Patrick Doyle at 7:05pm 07.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1140 Can anyone help me find a proper electric diagram for my 423 .Thank you .Patrick .... pvvdoyle
Wheel Movement Jack at 8:01pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 7/1034 On my 2000 340, I have been noticing that the wheel is not centered anymore. I have a rope marker o
Gearbox issue for '83 Hunter 27 with 1GM Yanmar. Keith Fawcett at 9:35pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1060 When I am under sail with a nice breeze and the engine is running. Motor sailing I am not getting fo
Replacing bolts Mac at 10:00pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2615 I've been reading some of the past posts on stainless steel. It seems that there is some lower grad
Rules of the road ignored.... Maine Sail at 9:51pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1987 I'm posting this as a service to the many fisherman who ply the waters of the US and who are constan
Need critique and advice Hugh4753 at 10:47pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 13/1175 We were out sailing Saturday when a thunderstorm came up "real fast". We were on a port tack close
Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1771 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so

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Late season storage options in Maine. Wgerstmyer at 6:02am 10.19.21
Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Brianstanis at 5:56am 10.19.21 Didn't think it would be difficult to find a marina for my 34' Hunter. Most only accept 40' or bigge
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase dlochner at 5:54am 10.19.21 Yes. I assume this is to replace a Yanmar/Kanzaki transmission. What gear ratio? There are 2 ratios,
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. RoyS at 5:22am 10.19.21 Universal problem with messy oil changes. Some, maybe all, Yanmars have horizontal oil filters. Try
Hunter 410 shaft seal sailing gal at 5:19am 10.19.21 well take some pictures as I am not doing till end of Feb
Air conditioning condensation pump justsomeguy at 12:52am 10.19.21 Surely this is not more than $25 in individual parts? More like $2.50. Welcome to the "marine" ais
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 11:44pm 10.18.21 I have a device that is called a Condensator, and it consists of a venturi, filter and check valve
Hunter 23 shroud tension specifications Joe at 10:14pm 10.18.21 Get your rig tuned using the owner's manual, or any sail or spar makers guide.... they're all over t
Propane Outboard Hello Below at 8:10pm 10.18.21
Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 FDL S2 at 8:08pm 10.18.21 If the boat is hauled out with a travel lift or crane you should be able to set it on the keel and a
Hornets LloydB at 7:59pm 10.18.21 so now we're gona have keeler hornets?
Propane Outboard chuckwayne at 7:39pm 10.18.21 The Lehr, Mercury, and Tohatsu are all made by Tohatsu. The propane versions have almost all the sa
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. TimFromLI at 7:21pm 10.18.21 I think I found what I need and I can store the oil in the pump. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product
Tiller "slop" thoughts LloydB at 6:39pm 10.18.21 Just for grins I think I'd try sliding a couple of old plastic business cards on each side of the po
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 6:35pm 10.18.21 If your boat was originally shipped with only an on-engine filter then it was plumbed the only way i
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. LloydB at 6:15pm 10.18.21 Can you put fresh oil in the discharge container and then run the handpump backwards to fill the eng
Hunter 410 shaft seal Sailgunner at 6:10pm 10.18.21
Hunter 410 shaft seal cagreen75 at 5:55pm 10.18.21 Here's a source of information that should answer all your questions and if not they have excellent
I need help shemandr at 4:58pm 10.18.21 Be stout of heart and carry on. Boat sanitation projects are rarely pretty. Or odor free. You are
Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL chip veres at 4:08pm 10.18.21 You could watch Craigslist Miami. People frequently advertise private dockage in the Boats section.

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