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bad cast on a broken strut toddl at 3:21pm 08.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/976 I've got a 1990 hunter 30 and the prop shaft strut snapped. I've been told that it looks like a bad
Hunter 306 Engine Exhaust Elbow - Insulation? kb2qqm at 2:19pm 08.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1092 Hi, I am in the process of buying a 2002 Hunter 306, and just received the Marine survey report. Th
Need good source for P. Ensign hardware / parte jkeaster at 2:01pm 08.18.05 Other Sailboats 2/1083 My son is helping care for a Pearson Ensign and needs a few fairly minor things including a good sou
looking for used Moody Robert Valentine at 1:17pm 08.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/802 I am looking for a used Moody between 42-46".1999-2003.Know of anyone?
Outboard "kicker" Bruce at 1:12pm 08.18.05 Trailer Sailors 6/1820 Is there anyone out there with any experiences(good or bad) with Briggs'Stratton 4stroke outboards?
Genoa sheet set-up Ben 1973 V21 North Carolina at 12:32pm 08.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1093 I searched the archives and didn't really see what I wanted to know. Where would I mount the tracks
sailcare references? Kevin at 12:21pm 08.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/876 The sails on my 1979 Oday 23 appear to be original equipment (they were made by Neil Pryde). I am t
tacking with a traveler mortyd at 11:32am 08.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5890 i have a catalina 30mkii with a garhauer traveler. like so many things in sailing i get all kinds of
Wind speed unit wire lead Skipper D at 11:29am 08.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1035 Has anyone pulled a new wire lead for a mast head wind speed unitwithout using the plastic conduit t
Comments on 376 vs Catalina380 Ernie at 11:15am 08.18.05 Big Boats 16/3162 We're moving up to a larger sailboat from our MacGregor 26 trailer sailer. This weekend we are viewi
Ericson 25 Swing Keel Frank Beretta at 11:10am 08.18.05 Other Sailboats 1/1330 Has anyone had any experience repairing a worn swivel pin on an E-25 swing keel?
Passages on West Coast LookoutNW at 10:32am 08.18.05 Other Sailboats 3/754 Anyone made the passage from California or Oregon to the Puget Sound area? I am curious as to the ro
Boat Sellers Statement of Condition Potter Shaw at 10:11am 08.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2652 Approx. 5 years ago, I downloaded an extensive document which was an "Sellers Statement of the known
r33 toe rail ??? pete at 9:22am 08.18.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1557 Hi ya'll, I'm doing repairs to a r 33, 1976 and have a toe rail that needs to be replaced (port side
Yanmar Compression Release Ken Bell at 7:58am 08.18.05 Big Boats 9/3174 The 3GM-34 Yanmar Diesel in our Hunter 37 has required that I use the compression release several ti
Annapolis MD to New London, CT Bill Coxe at 7:58am 08.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4527 My Admiral and I are hoping to start bringing our newly-purchased Oday 40 from Annappolis to New Lon
oday 272 LE barrylerner at 7:48am 08.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3705 I am looking to buy a nice used 1987 272 oday LE, but have some concerns about the reliability and s
Bilge Pump Lockman at 7:24am 08.18.05 Bigger Boats 0/1004 I recently purchased a 1978 ODay 30 - love it!!!!! - one question the bilge pump is in a small reces
Sunbird centerboard Lucky14691 at 7:11am 08.18.05 AMF 1/3351 My centerboard does not like to go down on its own and when I do have it down it clunks a bit when
Mystic Nissan repair? Richard at 6:16am 08.18.05 Big Boats 1/777 Anyone know of an outbaord motor fixer in the Mystic area? Our 3.5 Nissan won't shift into gear.R

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Replacement House Batteries skunther at 10:24am 05.04.21 Great, much thanks. Yes, both into the same house bank. They are split into 2 separate cockpit lock
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 10:16am 05.04.21 I going to move the winch support forward and maybe ad 6inches of square tubing that the tongue exte
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? dlochner at 10:13am 05.04.21 This might work for the short run, but it will make any long term fixes more difficult. My advice is
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 10:12am 05.04.21 @sail sfbay...thanks for the reply. i apreciate you. Yea thats pretty much why they needed me to mov
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 10:11am 05.04.21 These are going into the same bank? I'm walking at the edge of my understanding of batteries. My b
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? whudatt at 10:10am 05.04.21 Yes Sir, that makes perfect sense,thanks again !!
Replacement House Batteries skunther at 9:58am 05.04.21 Thanks for that @dlochner. I see that the local NAPA store has in stock the East Penn GC15 (https:
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues kloudie1 at 9:58am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum !! Congratulations on the H-34.. I have owned mine for 30 years now and I belie
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina CaptVR at 9:57am 05.04.21 I live in St.Pete, been a marine surveyor for 20 years, retired now. There are about 650 slips in S
Can anyone recognize this boat? Ron20324 at 9:43am 05.04.21 The way the stern kicks up looks familiar- like something I've seen in recent weeks? ESPECIALLY THE
New condo development? rgranger at 9:36am 05.04.21 You could have taken them sailing... :biggrin:
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 9:35am 05.04.21 Mine has the lever type. And it is a PITA. The lever trips anytime you pull forward (even a little
New condo development? capta at 9:34am 05.04.21 Watch out for the tree huggers. Some species of birds are protected and had that been one of those,
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 9:34am 05.04.21 I currently have two Deka GC25 (relatively new) batteries and need to replace two aged 8AGC2 batter
Insurance for Macgregor 65 Argus at 9:33am 05.04.21 Boat US kicked me out because it's over35' and over 20 yrs. I'm just going to budget $150/mo and mo
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 9:29am 05.04.21 I don't think MacGregor thought about using a pin. Hence my warning. From their MacGregor 26 user ma
New condo development? (2) rgranger at 9:27am 05.04.21 House wren most likely. The male will make numerous nests in the hopes that a female will find one
Durango tow vehicle questions CaptVR at 9:16am 05.04.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder Cap
Insurance for Macgregor 65 JohnShannon at 9:16am 05.04.21 The Mac has no core, that thing is solid fiberglass, I have read it is quite flexible as a result.
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 9:15am 05.04.21 Sorry. I read the data sheet and I think we are using words differently. You said "hot potting" a

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