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cooling system cleaning steve g at 9:41am 05.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/853 I have a 2gm20f and would like to know what is the best idea for cleaning the raw/fresh water coolin
Cruising spinnaker Beneteau 473 Eric3626 at 10:51am 05.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1519 Recently purchased a used cruising spinnaker from another Beneteau 473 and would like to know where
Solved centerboard problem on my O'Day 30 Arnie Hoffman at 11:31am 05.21.07 Bigger Boats 0/1444 Working on my boat on the jackstands I couldn't get my centerboard to drop. I tried massive pry bar
Transom fuel connection boboduke at 11:07am 05.21.07 Smaller Boats 2/970 I am looking for some advice in cleaning up my transom. I am installing a connector for the electri
Climbing back aboard... Roger at 12:50pm 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2574 Any ideas?? Thinking of running plastic-sheathed-1/4'cable just below the toe-holdto fasten a life-
SWING KEEL REPAIR TRANQUILO COSTA RICA at 12:41pm 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1448 BUSTED SWING KEEL,JUST BOUGHT A HUNTER 22'WITH BOTTOM HALF OF SEING KEEL MISSING.I MADE A PATTERN FR
Lost Batten buildingadream at 1:07pm 05.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/794 Greetings! Took the boat out for the maiden voyage yesterday and my largest/longest batten slipped
Stepping UP Tim Welsh at 2:04pm 05.21.07 Big Boats 5/935 Well, I guess I've lost my mind, I've decided to buy a hunter 37 legend. Have a deal I can't pass u
Zincs going going gone.... catwithhat at 2:52pm 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1245 The prop zinc (standard 3-blade prop) on my Benetau 343 seems to be going rather fast. I get about
jib stay and back stay tension buzzzsaw at 1:45pm 05.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2753 I can now get my mast up fairly easily using my A frame. I find though that the jib stay while needi
Another sailor lost overboard Mike1956 at 1:31pm 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1904 Here in western PA. Reports are that a pfd wasn't used.
undecided Paul l. at 3:31pm 05.21.07 Big Boats 1/879 I'm about to buy a first sailboat but have trouble making up my mind. I have two options a Hunter 36
Leaking propane Bobr at 3:39pm 05.21.07 Big Boats 3/1149 I have a propane alarm that shows one of the sensors may be detecting propane. One of the sensors i
Towing experience across the outback Anthony Pogson at 4:11pm 05.21.07 Smaller Boats 5/917 I recently purchased a Hunter 260 and have found the information on this site of great help.There
O'Day Documents mrscott at 4:46pm 05.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2258 I saw a post on here the other day asking for anyone who had an O'day Manual laying around. I have
Beneteau 423 Roger at 5:51pm 05.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2644 Has anybody with a 423, two cabin version, had a built in list to starboard. If so have they found a
Mainail Mould John at 8:05pm 05.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/807 I hadnt been down to the boat for a few weeks and discovered Mould on the mainsail from some water t
Hull vs Year built MarshMallow at 7:23pm 05.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/863 In the process of purchasing a boat with approximate hull number 32340. Am wondering what year it w
Boom Kicker Kicks Butt 2 Okiman at 9:47pm 05.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/895 Here is a photo of the new Boom Kicker I installed on my 1978 HC 33, Tainui.
Compression Post/ Deck Sag Bill at 9:40pm 05.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/1041 Looking at purchasing a 37cc. Boat is in great shape except I noticed that the deck around the mast

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Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Captain Larry-DH at 6:25am 06.29.21 I think they should do the same thing for folks who leave all of their canvas out for a hurricane.
Mast foot caulk type Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 06.29.21 There's a reason it's been nicknamed devils snot. Getting it off can be a royal pain. The only place
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Parsons at 5:52am 06.29.21 I don't know what is wrong, but I can suggest some steps to start analyzing by breaking it into part
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement RobChichester at 5:50am 06.29.21 A gentleman who had purchased a boat in FL wanted to hire me to move his yacht to the Chesapeake Bay
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC Juice6576 at 5:45am 06.29.21 I replaced my Jabsco with a Raritan Elegance. The Jabsco conversion would have left me with the litt
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 5:30am 06.29.21 Vertically stacked or horizontal? I didn't see many options for horizontal (side by side) blocks tha
Which boson chair do you use? Ron20324 at 5:26am 06.29.21
Adding Mast Base Blocks Joe at 5:24am 06.29.21 Have you considered replacing the single(s) with double(s) blocks? Also, minimizing the turns is i
Which boson chair do you use? DougM at 4:53am 06.29.21
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:17am 06.29.21 OKAY!! I'm the new owner of an O'Day 272 !!! It is so much easier walking around the inside (yes
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 4:13am 06.29.21 Currently replacing 2 raw water electric toilets with 2 Raritan Elegance fresh water electric toilet
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (1) sailcapt340 at 3:57am 06.29.21 Great advice from Mike and Ralph, you need to open up the pump and clean out the outlets (which you
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation (1) Nodak7 at 3:34am 06.29.21 This is my "go to" tool when replacing the headliner. I have a smaller one as well. Note the rounded
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? MikeHoncho at 10:28pm 06.28.21 I had a inboard raw water cooled ski boat where the impeller failed with water. Following the impell
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 06.28.21 195745 Had a number of close calls where one of the crew grabbed the ignition key which was looped
Beneteau 323 Bimini? Ron20324 at 9:12pm 06.28.21 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a p
Caught in a Storm JRacer at 8:45pm 06.28.21 Always good to have the "dashcam" running.
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation chuckwayne at 8:25pm 06.28.21 great hints! I use an upholstery tool - looks just like your reworked paint scraper and it works rea
How to tell if oil is in gas? Admiral at 8:05pm 06.28.21 Dip your finger in it and let the gas evaporate. If it has oil in it there will be a slight oil resi
Potagannissing Bay john6206 at 7:25pm 06.28.21 Thanks @AndyVS

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