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Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 12:57pm 10.01.20 Ask All Sailors 20/11070 I am looking at a new 20hp Suzuki outboard and I am seeing some pretty substantial savings by order
H26 Center Board Line Chiriqui at 12:39pm 10.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/890 My worst fear. The line needs to be replace. How is this done? Do I have to jack the boat up some ho
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes CHris F at 12:39pm 10.01.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/623 The holes in the mast that the spreader sheet metal screws attach to are stripped. I have tried slig
winterize water system Slow Dancin at 10:58am 10.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1411 A couple of people have recommended to winterize my water system with VODKA. I have a Hunter 38 with
Rudder bushings for Hunter 43 Legend kkoc6094 at 10:47am 10.01.20 Big Boats 2/632 I have a new to me 1992 Hunter 43 legend. I am looking for rudder bushings or technical drawings s
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Noodat Lady at 7:50am 10.01.20 Seaward 13/2477 My 2000 S25 has a Yanmar 2GM20F engine with a partial cowling between it and the cabin. I think this
Need Catalina 30 MK11 trailer Ranger_12 at 7:09am 10.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1546 I need to purchase a trailer for a Catalina 30 MK11 or rent one in the area between Kansas City and
Upper rudder bushing Dubo at 5:55am 10.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/576 I'm investigating excess movement in the upper rudder bushing and am thinking the bushing is worn.
USCG Shallow Water Survey dlochner at 5:27am 10.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/487 The USCG is conducting a survey of boaters who operate in shallow waters and how they use aids to na
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 La Mar at 6:23pm 09.30.20 Big Boats 2/651 Does anyone know where I can find old sailboat owners manuals. I'm looking for a Newport 41 owners
Iso: st1000 auto pilot Glsawyer at 5:57pm 09.30.20 Parts Search 1/423 Looking for a used st1000 tiller autopilot.
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin SharonElizabeth at 4:32pm 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/574 A lot of rainwater got into my cabin and then I moved my boat by trailer. When I went out to look a
Cockpit Instrument Configuration asalotto at 2:42pm 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1724 Getting a new Catalina 315 with no instruments from factory. Now have to decide on placement/configu
Salt Water in Bilge ianmcc444 at 12:44pm 09.30.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2523 Hey everyone, I recently bought my first boat, a 1980 O'day 28, after a long sailing hiatus. I to
Quantum Sailpack LakeOntario270 at 12:40pm 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1327 I'm looking at adding a Quantum Sailpack and a brand new main sail for next year. I was told it wou
Top Down spinnaker furler SBinNSB at 8:51am 09.30.20 Catalina 310 0/616 We sold Rummerful (again) so our Spinnaker and top down furler are for sale...listed in the sailboat
H22 Bulkhead curt in CO at 8:47am 09.30.20 Smaller Boats 5/736 I recently purchased a 2013 Marlow Hunter 22 sailboat. It is in like new condition.
Needed Santana 22 Stanchions dabenns at 8:38am 09.30.20 Parts Search 3/491 I have a 1967 Santana 22 I am restoring and the original Stanchion were bent/broken. 719-641-3461
H 340 upper rudder bushing Dubo at 8:01am 09.30.20 Big Boats 1/438 I need to investigate excess movement in the upper rudder bushing and am thinking the bushing is wor
Windlass install vmaks at 7:52am 09.30.20 Pearson 29/5265 Pearson 31-2, shallow anchor locker...I want to install a windlass but I have been warned that it mi

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store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 8:34am 04.26.24 There seems to be an interesting fear by people of having mast down. But on my old Macgregor 26c
New Bow Roller for H41AC (2) Rich Stidger at 8:20am 04.26.24 I use the yellow rollers, but the center hole is smaller than the bow roller holes. I machined a bu
Engine fire kloudie1 at 7:58am 04.26.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under th
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 04.26.24 John Stevens is flat out Lying to you. He, Electromaax has the worst reputation in the industry and
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! FastOlson at 7:26am 04.26.24 I just had our refillable extinguishers ( two 5# and two 2.5#) re-certified by a local extinguisher
New Bow Roller for H41AC (1) ice breaker at 7:20am 04.26.24 Another solution that I have used are the clear yellow boat trailer rollers. Works great and cost
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 7:16am 04.26.24
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jdrutten at 7:12am 04.26.24 Don't forget to check your manual which likely has the packing size specified. However, I've hear
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 7:00am 04.26.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another suppli
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 04.26.24 You'll have a hard time getting butyl to compress to the correct thickness. This might lead to a ben
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 04.26.24 Make sure a previous owner didn't try to screw a bilge pump or anything else into the bilge
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Tally Ho at 6:03am 04.26.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 5:59am 04.26.24 Thanks for all the helpful replies! Gee, I was hoping I'd get two seasons out of it, as I did with
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 5:26am 04.26.24 I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would it be located. Mine are Kidde brand from WM
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 5:15am 04.26.24
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! twodzusfittings at 5:13am 04.26.24 whereupon they found expired extinguishers I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Terry Cox at 4:26am 04.26.24 Anecdotal reply...fellow skipper was stopped for a random CG inspection whereupon they found expired
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? thinwater at 4:24am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status I've decided I couldn't afford the new
Windlass and thruster Battery question Terry Cox at 4:04am 04.26.24 Our house bank (two 8D AGMs) supplies power to the windlass. Hunter rigged the boat this way and has
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 04.25.24 I also had a bad experience with the Balmar serpentine kit for my Westerbeke 38B-FOUR. The bolts w

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