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1991 Hunter 37.5 window coverings Oceanwanderer at 8:43am 01.04.21 Ask All Sailors 4/632 Does anyone know if the OEM window coverings are washable.
Changing Impeller on Universal 5411 (1) shank at 6:37am 01.04.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3465 Hello, I have a 1982 Catalina 27 with a Universal 5411 and I would like to change the impeller on i
First 25.7 Beneteau richard18966 at 6:32am 01.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/900 Looking for First 25.7 Beneteau
What is this? (1) Deleted member 117556 at 6:28am 01.04.21 Catalina 310 19/2409 This has been on the boat since we purchased in 2013. I used to know what this was but cannot rememb
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 JHorr at 5:55pm 01.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/705 I have a Beneteau 373. I'm getting rain water in the aft seat/ stern locker. I was able to reinact t
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank Barn-dog at 5:10pm 01.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1698 I don't know why, but my H34 does not have a fuel gauge. Although it's not been a problem (yet) , I
Antenna Wire (1) KZW at 2:50pm 01.03.21 Catalina 310 7/1228 I was running down a 110 VAC electrical issue when I found this wire labeled: "ANT REM MAX 0.1A". It
Tank Monitor Installations dlochner at 2:14pm 01.03.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 26/7772 The time has come to add tank monitors to the holding tank and probably 2 water tanks. As I look a
Electric start conversion info to a Honda bf8ah la pull start whudatt at 9:07am 01.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3095 Happy New Year Folks ! I have done some searching for information here on how to go about convertin
Raymarine ST7000 auto pilot- integration with Raymarine Axiom question eianm at 7:55pm 01.02.21 Big Boats 9/3961 i upgraded to the Axiom recently but so far it will not allow me to link the ST7000 to the Axiom- I
Happy New Year to All (1) catalanc at 7:00pm 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 3/451 .. and hoping that it is a good one ....
26X speed when loaded azsailing at 4:54pm 01.02.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2280 Hi Folks, I am wondering if any 26X or 26M owners can speak to the effect on speed (and getting on
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 Big Breezy at 4:30pm 01.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1574 Can mast climbing steps be installed on a Hunter Vision 32 mast?
Singing Prop DannyS at 12:00pm 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 43/6249 Last year, we moved up to a Beneteau 393 and it seems that we have a singing prop. It is quite loud
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy sail sfbay at 8:59am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 13/4765 I am in the process of removing the dinghy name, registration numbers and state sticker from both si
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket Jimmy at 8:27am 01.02.21 Smaller Boats 16/1565 Anyone have photos / measurements of the brackets that attach to the bunk board? Mine were made by P
Companionway ladder refinished Cat36Amoore at 7:22am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 2/684 I currently sanded down my companionway ladder and applied teak oil. Two applications. Can and shoul
Vacu flush loss of vacum discovery at 7:08am 01.02.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/652 Encountering a new issue with one of my vacu flush heads...these are 18 yr old units that I've maint
End of the year sail garymalmgren at 3:14am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 1/307 I am in Japan and near Matsushima, which is the number one tourist spot in north Honshu (main island
Which Transducer Hole? StanleyJ at 3:09am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1354 My old ST30 depth transducer did not work. I have purchased a ST60 depth instrument and ordered a n

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Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 10.25.24 It was easier/quicker/cheaper to have the surveyor look at it than for me to travel. Life in the
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat marcham at 8:07pm 10.25.24 I had to travel, take time off work, a night or two in the hotel, $1000 plane ticket.....etc... It
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 10.25.24 I made an offer, arranged for survey all before I laid eyes on it What if you arrived at the boat
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat marcham at 7:22pm 10.25.24 I'm assuming the escrow is for a deposit? Makes complete sense .... if they are going to travel and
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat PaulK at 7:12pm 10.25.24 Why does he need an escrow account to have a boat surveyed? The surveyor should just bill the "gent
Cabin ceiling vent latch part Tally Ho at 6:55pm 10.25.24 Look as good as the originals.. What was the failure mode on the originals? I have had the rivet
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Tally Ho at 6:48pm 10.25.24 Seems a little odd, ut maybe he knows what boat he is looking for, and relies on a surveyor to insp
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 4:27pm 10.25.24
Urban Sailing dLj at 4:22pm 10.25.24 Beautiful! New York Harbor is very interesting. Enjoy! dj
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 10.25.24 Ralph's right. IIRC, BoatUS should have a "How to sell your boat" procedures and recommendations ri
Winterising Scott B at 3:39pm 10.25.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I se
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 3:28pm 10.25.24 That looks like one of the last documents to be signed once all the rest of the nuts and bolts are s
Vendee Globe Scott B at 3:26pm 10.25.24 Me, I'm rooting for Sam Davies. Have always been a fan since her race 12 yrs (?) ago, watched the m
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:17pm 10.25.24 Personally I think his report will show numbers in your order of magnitude, he was very clear that
My rudder broke off wardk at 2:38pm 10.25.24 Anyone have a source for the upper bearing
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Dorfl68 at 2:34pm 10.25.24 Ralph, I appreciate the time. "aligned" here as determined by the surveyor given the small movement
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 2:29pm 10.25.24 Thats beautiful. Thats what i want it to look like. I tried again this afternoon with a natural b
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 2:17pm 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any ol
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:35pm 10.25.24 I like your thoughts, @capta. I have a dorade resembling the "dorade old box 1" image. Maybe I can g
Vendee Globe JamesG161 at 1:31pm 10.25.24 Predict Wind is the official supplier of weather information for the Vendee Globe Piffle Jim...

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