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Boat Explosion in Greenport shemandr at 6:05am 06.16.21 Ask All Sailors 57/5797 We're always warned about gasoline as a fuel on a boat. Yet I was not personally aware of a specifi
Yanmar fuel water separator filter where to buy o Jimongee at 4:08am 06.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2607 Hello, I have a 2002 Hunter 356. I need to replace the fuel water separator cartridge. Stock OEM w
Catalina Capri 16.5 Mark N at 8:55pm 06.15.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1876 Has anyone found a good boat cover for a Capri 16.5 stored in the water, fully rigged (mast, shrouds
Hurth HBW-250 great box - shifts into reverse, sometimes into forward albakers at 8:20pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/721
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) (3) Joe the Sailor at 4:28pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1932 Saw this for sale, and it caught my eye. Ad says "no keel". Any ideas on the make ' model? 36 1
Removing Teak Cap on Holder 14 Keel Housing jeffcasto at 2:26pm 06.15.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1224 Does anyone know how the teak cap on the swing keel housing of a Holder 14 was originally attached?
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. (4) Cemseller at 1:58pm 06.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/743 I started to see the Keel to Hull Joint open up on PortRecently I discovered some disheartening crac
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 1:32pm 06.15.21 Engines and Propulsion 21/5394 1994 vintage Yanmar 2GM20F. Well maintained by previous owner. Yard has been doing annual oil change
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler (1) John Marrone at 12:59pm 06.15.21 Smaller Boats 9/1445 Does the lack of a Boom Traveler not attached to Aft Rail versus the Hunter 240 Cockpit Floor locati
Washdown pump location Tim22 at 12:56pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1604 I would like to install a washdown pump and am planning on t-ing off the head intake. Is It necessar
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds flightlead404 at 11:45am 06.15.21 Big Boats 5/928 I want to repaint the yellowed and discolored but otherwise serviceable portlight surrounds on my H3
Boat sails on the mooring ShawnL at 10:57am 06.15.21 Catalina 22 5/972 I know I've seen a discussion about this before, but can't for the life of me find it. I have a '
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 10:36am 06.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1756 Unfortunately a bit bored at the moment and toying with ideas. Looking for a "storm" sail option.
Penobscot Bay Sail Heisenberg at 10:25am 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1096 West Coast sailor here that's heading up the coast of Maine and into Penobscot Bay in Aug for a 3 da
Looking for a bow pulpit for 1971 Ericson 29 tahitianmoon at 10:21am 06.15.21 Parts Search 2/546 The PO smashed the bow pulpit and I'd like to find a replacement. I'm located in the Chicago area
where to find gaskets for PYHI ports on ODay 34 Pados at 7:48am 06.15.21 Bigger Boats 2/1402 Hi there the port lights and my 18 inch Bomar hatch are leaking on my 1980 Oday 34 . Does anybody kn
Is there a (post COVID) South Florida 26x owners get together planned? kimmy at 7:32am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/401
As a new sailboat owner, I haven't noticed mooring covers on sailboats at marinas............ Wade Gizzy at 6:06am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1120 It would seem to me to be a good idea! Any places to check out a mooring cover for a 2000 MacGregor
Invest 92L + PTC-3 --> TS Claudette (1) JamesG161 at 5:55am 06.15.21 Weather and Forecasting 4/902 INVESTigation 92L has been on the Modeling Radar, so to speak, for many days. There is a elongated L
Best type of line/cable to replace the line on the keel of a MacGregor 26X Wade Gizzy at 3:45am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/902 I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26X from am an original owner who never replaced the line on the keel. Wha

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Safety Tether jssailem at 8:16am 02.12.25 Whatever you find or construct, test the item out before you venture to the big water of Dana Point.
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding (1) MachZ at 8:07am 02.12.25 If your boat has an extruded stair rail, this might work for you... I modified a cheap step ladder.
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Hello Below at 7:40am 02.12.25 The are many but here are a couple of suggestions: Shell Rotella ELC Prestone Command
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Davidasailor26 at 7:37am 02.12.25 I Gonna change the coolant on my 3ym20 this spring as well. But ya know the hard thing is finding
O'day 272 parts FastOlson at 7:33am 02.12.25 We changed from the OEM (winch handle removal style cap) to an SS version with a keyless cap many ye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 7:19am 02.12.25 They are DZR brass. Mark This is a good alloy for that use. Not all brasses are "bad". Not all br
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Evorbach at 7:12am 02.12.25 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature Rich Stidger at 6:54am 02.12.25 You already have wires that bring power to the fan, so you just need to disconnect them from the com
Keeping warm for winter boat work JBP-PA at 6:34am 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dick
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 02.12.25 When I was learning to sail, the most valuable lesson we went through was capsizing drills. Everyday
Safety Tether JBP-PA at 6:22am 02.12.25 @thinwater has the usual way, and you are wise to have jack line(s) tight and as close to center as
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 02.12.25 The problems with using propane on an enclosed boat in the winter are moisture and CO. The moisture
Safety Tether JBP-PA at 6:15am 02.12.25 Kong tether https://www.amazon.com/Kong-Tether-double-ISAF-compliant/dp/B00LZPEF1Y
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' jssailem at 5:54am 02.12.25
Safety Tether jssailem at 5:26am 02.12.25
O'day 272 parts Tally Ho at 5:10am 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 5:06am 02.12.25 Greg, You may be on to something. I looked up the specs of a similar marine stove and was surprised
Universal M25 engine condition colemj at 4:51am 02.12.25 That doesn't look bad to me. Doesn't even look poorly maintained in the sense of being a train wrec
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:38am 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:35am 02.12.25 In the life of a thru-hull, not worth mentioning. ............... Extremely unlikely. Have you had

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