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Gwynn's Island Marina suggestions Harvey at 10:15am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1009 Can anybody help make a recomedation as to slips in Gwynn's Island for one night. I need to get to
Leaky bilge/grid area? Leaky Waters at 9:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1550 Hi there,Anyone experienced mysterious soapy/fresh water surfacing from under the grid area into t
House Battery on Hunter 33 Darryl at 9:03am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1873 I have a 2005 hunter 33. has anyone installed a house battery using 6 volt golf cart batteries as t
Trailer Hub grease cap Mike O16610 at 8:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1096 Does anyone know the size of the grease cap on the macgregor trailers (1984)? I lost a cap on the w
small hardware replacement rjk61248@comcast.net at 8:28am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 My 2000 290 was hit with a little theft will docked. Two small piece were taken and I have had no lu
Close calls with motor boats Keith and Sandi at 8:22am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2714 The past two weekends of sailing we have had two very close encounters with a cabin cruisers while u
1981 Macgregor 36 Cat Trampoline Jon at 8:06am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1616 I recently bought a 36' 1981 MacGregor Cat and I will need to replace the trampoline soon. Does any
Rudder with gas spring strut Hold down John S at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1742 When I changed over to my IdaSailor rudder, I installed a gas spring strut to hold my rudder down, a
Looking for a mechanic Mikes Oasis at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/921 I am looking for a diesel mechanic to spend a few hours with me on my boat to teach me regular maint
foot pedal frank at 7:17am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 I was just trying to figure out what was the make of the head on my boat,it has a foot pedal and a h
Yanmar cooling system windride2712243 at 7:03am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1457 I have a Yanmar YSM8, Single cylinder diesel that is raw water cooled. It was rebuilt in 2000. I bo
Sea Vancouver in BC John Nantz at 6:38am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1057 Just received this picture of the tall ships in Vancouver, BC. A fleet of squareriggers/vintage ship
I just got mine karmaf16 at 6:30am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/811 Hi all,Just got a 2001 Hunter 340 and as I prepare to take her over, I am trying to figure out the
O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1179 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1057 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a
Cheap Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1007 Anyone looking for a cheap Hunter 25. Pelican Marina at Elizabeth City has an older Hunter 25 for 1
Yanmar Throttle Question Mark P. at 5:17am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1214 Hopeing someone can help. I'm reviving a neglected Oday 26, 1984 with a yanmar 1gm diesel. Finally g
DS 1 Spiniker Pole Michael Reney at 4:47am 07.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1067 I have a 1968 DS with a spiniker but no pole, I can not seam to find out the proper lenth one should
Mermaid Marine Air condensators Brian L.20665 at 4:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1343 Interested in latest opinions from users of Mermaid condensators. There was quite a bit of interest
Columbia 40' Nose Fitting Colin at 4:03am 07.11.05 Columbia 0/1786 I am looking for a suggestion on repairing the steel support for the stainless nose fitting on the b

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Where do I find this part? Phil Herring at 2:03pm 04.08.21 Looks to me like an invention made at the PVC fittings aisle at Home Depot. Seriously, I think that'
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Macboy at 2:02pm 04.08.21 Thanks Kappy. I figured the only ones that MIGHT have one kicking around would know immediately what
Where do I find this part? dlochner at 1:53pm 04.08.21 If you want to remove that last little bit of water you will have to get a diaphragm pump. The typic
Winch removal FastOlson at 1:47pm 04.08.21 Heat. Not too much, i.e. harmful to the gel coat, but hot to the touch. (!)
Shaft Zinc Placement (1) sail sfbay at 1:39pm 04.08.21 I install 2 zincs on the middle of the shaft, one about 8 inches forward of the strut and a second o
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) kappykaplan at 1:39pm 04.08.21 ? https://www.rooco.eu/products/moitessier-hat-2-raspberry-pi-openplotter-ais-receiver
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Ralph Johnstone at 1:33pm 04.08.21 ?
Shaft Zinc Placement Ralph Johnstone at 1:32pm 04.08.21 It's possible to obstruct the water flow through the cutlass bearing.
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing TomY at 1:11pm 04.08.21 HILARIOUS!!!! I thought so, too. It was on Instagram and originated, I think, on Sailing Anarchy
Winch removal Don S/V ILLusion at 12:54pm 04.08.21 What Justin described above is how we did it - leg power instead of a mallet. Very minimal cosmetic
Winch removal dlochner at 12:25pm 04.08.21 Unfortunately there is no space. Not even for a razor knife. Like I said, I tried everything. Pulli
Winch removal SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:06pm 04.08.21 I did this exact winch conversion a few years ago. Forget the oscillating tools, chisels or pulling
Winch removal thinwater at 11:52am 04.08.21 Tie a long line around the drum very tightly. Run the line up to the boom through a turning block a
Irwin 32 Compression Post Support rogov at 11:35am 04.08.21 Thank you, that was one I had not found yet, but I'm fairly certain that my 32' Classic uses a woode
Beneteau Spare Parts Website frietti at 11:26am 04.08.21 ASAP Supplies. I could not be more impressed, they really lived up to their name. Ordered the 29t
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation Parsons at 11:26am 04.08.21 We used Boat Logistics (Boat Logistics - Moving Any Boat, Anytime) out of Michigan, and were very pl
Winch removal souzag818 at 11:13am 04.08.21 Unfortunately there is no space. Not even for a razor knife. Like I said, I tried everything. Pulli
Winch removal Mark Maulden at 10:57am 04.08.21 Tie a long line around the drum very tightly. Run the line up to the boom through a turning block an
Best place to list racing sails from a 35'? sail sfbay at 10:52am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! Only experience I have is advertising a new condition (used once) asymmetric
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation sail sfbay at 10:43am 04.08.21 Try Sailors Moving Sailors. One forum member found out about this transport company on this site and

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