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Freezer door not closing (1) Mike M. at 3:39pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1348 Does anyone know how to fix a freezer door that does not close completely?
Wanted Used PWC Dock Mike M. at 3:22pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 3/465 I am looking for a dock for my dinghy. I would like to find a Jet Ski PWC Glide n Ride dock in good
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Castrilper55 at 2:04pm 03.01.21 Day Sailers 8/1653 Has anyone purchased a patterned mainsail cover from Lee Sails for an O'Day 26? just wondering abou
Which Bottom Paint for Lake Minnetonka? HEINZIR at 12:01pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 24/3646 For those of you sailing on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, what brand and type of bottom paint have y
More Westerbeke 10-two questions M. Maron at 11:56am 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 6/576 Thanks to all who have been so helpful on past inquiries - i have a few additional questions regardi
My New Trailer - Some Bad News (1) withintheruins14 at 11:09am 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1073 Over the weekend I had a trailer driven for 6 hours from lower Michigan to Wisconsin. I'd finally fo
Hunter 23 Whisker Pole knotatwork2 at 9:59am 03.01.21 Smaller Boats 1/515 Well the next addition is a whisker pole < and probably a divorce> Oh Well! I'm not sure how to con
Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 7:51am 03.01.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1607 I have a Jabsco Compact 29090-0000 marine toilet. It works just fine so I'm not wanting to replace i
Finally added diesel fuel level gauge - Classic 26 (Classic Yachts Chanute) (2) mspeters at 9:44pm 02.28.21 Trailer Sailors 3/969 After 21 years, pulled the small 5 Gal diesel tank for the 1GM10 to clean out any sediment. Surpris
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time envisionvenicefl at 6:31pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 42/8799 I recently submitted USCG documentation to transfer ownership for a new to me Catalina 36. Does any
Fuel valve location fullbore at 4:13pm 02.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/4021
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? Capt Robbie at 4:08pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 51/5638
Glow plugs $$$$$$ M. Maron at 3:34pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2707 Having cold start issues on Westerbeke 10-Two. I know a lot of folks are currently dealing with snow
Looking for TWS polars for a Islander Freeport 36. I would very much appreciate if you could tell me where I can find :-) FreeSpiritLuc at 1:15pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1023 These are the specs. SailboatData.com - FREEPORT 36 (ISLANDER) Sailboat I am trying to get somethi
Issues removing cutless bearing. (4) snoopy_ at 12:00pm 02.28.21 Catalina 30 40/6355 190907 190908 I feel I am doing something very wrong. Now I can't rotate the shaft and the colle
Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu Leatherneck at 11:18am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 10/4545 I just reinstalled my outboard onto the boat and am not sure if I reconnected everything correctly.
41DS Charger/ Inverter Replacement gfrazzle at 10:09am 02.28.21 Big Boats 9/1455 I know this subject has been discussed at length before but I would like to bring it up once more fo
Swim ladder step repair (2) shank at 9:28am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1368 Hello sailors, I'm refinishing the steps on my swim ladder and I found some rot on one of them wher
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:56am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 34/2890 :facepalm: I got the pully off the alternator for my upgrade and I do a little cleaning up at the c
B411 Shaft Pitting (3) RitSim at 7:58am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 44/5245 I am changing my Volvo molded rubber shaft seal. After removing the shaft coupling at the transmiss

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Pulling new cable up Mast Dave R. at 11:46am 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Intrepid-II at 11:42am 01.13.25 Can you post a picture? I have never seen one with a curved companionway plexiglass. I have an 19
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 11:09am 01.13.25 Well, we're going to see more of it this summer. Just purchased a sistership, and bringing it up to
Dorade covers? PaulK at 10:56am 01.13.25 It almost sounds like your customer doesn't know what a Dorade is or how it works. It sounds like he
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? FeelinMorgan22 at 10:46am 01.13.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufa
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:20am 01.13.25 Tu at is what I was thinking as well, I am waiting on my customer to get a better idea on what he wa
Dorade covers? dLj at 10:17am 01.13.25 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a c
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 01.13.25 I bet the -30 was fun, too. The birds huddled around the chimney of the apartment building across
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 01.13.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference bet
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LloydB at 9:53am 01.13.25 I had a similar event happened in my Mac with the dilemma of getting the boat off the trailer so tha
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:50am 01.13.25 I have a 55 ft keel step mast and use 3/8 inch x 4 inch conveyer belt with oak wedges made on a tab
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 01.13.25 Spartite is a love it or hate it product. If installed absolutely perfectly it works well. If a mis
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Hamish_s at 8:37am 01.13.25 I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my 386. The previous owner had taken out the key hold
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 F. Ryan at 8:31am 01.13.25 The hull side clamshell vents typically have a screen insert designed as a spark/flame arrester for
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:07am 01.13.25 On both my Mac26 and my now Hunter 26 my solar panel is on a bracket extending off the rear rail. I
Hunter 34 prop kloudie1 at 8:04am 01.13.25 DB421.. I have the 15 X 15 RH prop, 1" shaft, on my H-34 and have been ok with it .. I replaced it i
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:04am 01.13.25 Got it. That makes sense. Same here (2) deep cycle Batteries from Menards. Run cabin lights, nav
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? JoeWhite at 7:48am 01.13.25 I like the idea of the Sunbrella cover. Do you think it actually helped, or has the vinyl degraded
Hunter 34 prop jssailem at 7:30am 01.13.25 You say you're considering a change. Why are you considering this action? How do you use your auxi
C-Lark 14 Hull number shemandr at 7:22am 01.13.25 According to Sailboatdata.com the C-Lark began its production in 1964 and the last built was 1979.

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