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Replacing or rebedding toerail Kerry13709 at 8:47am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1137 I have a little Wilma damage to my Oceanis 400. Several rivits popped on the toerail, broke one stan
Yanmar 3YM30 Overheating Brian M at 8:32am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1517 hiwe have just commissioned a Catalina 310 fitted with the newish Yanmar 3YM30 which has just had
Holding tank venting? Nick Hawley at 7:44am 11.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1241 Peggy - I lost the previous thread with your answer to a similar question. But, should a holding ta
Folding dingy Levin at 7:18am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1537 Hello everyone, I have a question out there for anyone who has bought a folding dingy. I have be
Trapeze on a 26s? biorapper at 6:55am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 0/912 This is kinda a strange question...I was sailing the other day and the winds were pretty light...I h
Morgan 250 classic retractable keel help Tracuman at 6:48am 11.14.05 Morgan 0/2148 I'm in the process of restoring a 1975 250 Classic with a retractable keel. Even though she's a trai
1970 Morgan 28 bbrown at 6:47am 11.14.05 Morgan 4/9285 We are looking at a 1970 Morgan 28 to buy. It looks a little beaten up but otherwise sound. Any ad
Hunter 42 with 62 HP Rick Belew at 5:18am 11.14.05 Big Boats 3/1015 I have a 2001 420 Hunter with a 62 HP Yanmar (144 hours) that needs the oil changed. I have informa
RWO Travellers Daydreams at 5:15am 11.14.05 Seidelmann 2/1273 Hi all.I've just bought a 1979 Seidelmann 299 and has a RWO main traveller and car, (UK manufacture
Fuel consumtion Spirit at 4:54am 11.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/938 Hi there!As I'm planning the trip fron St. Augustine to Venezuela, I'd appreciatte if you could pl
Plumbing head to fresh water Larry Thackston at 4:15am 11.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1280 Is there any way to plumb a head directly to the boat's fresh water supply (before the water pressur
Looking for a good Sail Loft on Long Island, NY uploadjoe at 3:39am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1755 I am looking for recommendations for local Long Island Sail Lofts. My sails are in need of repair/re
LectraSan Advice PhotoEd at 3:36am 11.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1261 Hi all,Looking at a Houseboat that is currently using a LectraSan.How do I I.D. this unit and what
Bilge issues on 27 tall rig Don Jacobson at 3:25am 11.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/858 I recently bought a 27 tall rig and have two questions re: bilge. I have a 'sump pump' breaker to m
Engine Fresh Water Leak Dave Winiker at 3:19am 11.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1334 Our '87 Hunter 31 Yanmar 2GM20 with about 700 total hours has recently developed a fresh water leak
centerboard removal mac26s b young at 3:13am 11.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/866 i need to replace the cable that raise the centerboard.the bracket that holds the centerboard has
Bulkhead replacement Mook at 2:11am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1052 Okay, I think I've searched and read about all I can on the merits and pitfalls of marine applicatio
Renault RC8D water pump impeller don3154 at 2:05am 11.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2682 I have a 1980 h27 with a Renault RC8D diesel inboard. The impeller is weak and I need to replace it
working sail size? Rooster5122 at 1:12am 11.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/869 The 1981 Hunter 22 that I recently bought only had one headsail. Can anyone provide me with the luf
Fuel tank inspection port Rob at 12:39am 11.14.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1592 Does anyone know where I can buy an inspection port / cover for my aluminum fuel tank?Thanks,Rob

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Seaward 25 Bimini Kings Gambit at 4:54am 11.16.20 The cost is mostly in the labor; not the materials. Plus, there is overhead of owning a shop, etc. I
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 4:49am 11.16.20 Quit it, Jim! Tks for the update.
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) JamesG161 at 4:44am 11.16.20 Hurricane Iota is warming up in the Caribbean "Bull Pen" :facepalm:
First Sailboat Davidasailor26 at 4:26am 11.16.20
rust remove from swim ladder dlochner at 4:25am 11.16.20 Never use steel wool on a boat. Little bits of the steel will come off and embed themselves in whate
Salt Water in Bilge jibes138 at 3:33am 11.16.20 Check your keel bolts, you could have seepage through your keel joint when underway with the keel st
December/January Trips Planned justsomeguy at 2:50am 11.16.20 Booo! I'm thinking that you'll not be wearing quite as many layers... Plastic underwear, fleece a
Engine Controls kappykaplan at 2:42am 11.16.20 Some photos of your cockpit setup would go a long way for us to help you.
Staysail and Genoa Track additions for Hunter 37 Cutter Joe at 1:24am 11.16.20 Your choice is to either install the track and design the sail for it....or acquire the sail and des
December/January Trips Planned nightowle at 12:10am 11.16.20 Thinking of Blake Island for New Year's Eve. We've done that for several years and have had a good
Halloween cruise (3) SoSound at 11:25pm 11.15.20 When we added our Code 0, we also had a bobstay reinforcement fabricated for our anchor roller. I d
December/January Trips Planned SoSound at 10:35pm 11.15.20 The Sea of Cortez. I have an itch too. Booo! I'm thinking that you'll not be wearing quite as man
December/January Trips Planned SoSound at 10:33pm 11.15.20 We're usually skiing by now. Probably picking up our boat, after some work in Seattle, late next we
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:27pm 11.15.20 I still haven't decided on an anchor...haha. I got the 45# M1 today. Done. This is definitely a
black marks MikeHoncho at 10:15pm 11.15.20
rust remove from swim ladder S/V Honu at 10:13pm 11.15.20 Bartenders Friend is great for cleaning rusty SS, along with those Magic Eraser scrubbing pads.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why MikeHoncho at 10:10pm 11.15.20
Hot restarts Project_Mayhem at 8:56pm 11.15.20 Test for resistance, connect a test light and wiggle the harness to make sure connectors are solid.
I need a starter for an OMC Zephyr 1982 a sail drive on a 1982 S-2 Project_Mayhem at 8:48pm 11.15.20 I've heard 25 and 35hp as well. I wonder if a new starter would draw less than one from 1978...
Coupling back on prop shaft Allan12210 at 8:47pm 11.15.20 The split coupling may be a good option. Did you have any alignment issues with the split coupling

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