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Leaky bilge/grid area? Leaky Waters at 9:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1549 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 2/920 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 2/901 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 1/1056 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 6/1342 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
what is a barberhaul? GregS at 3:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6376 Blatenly exposing my novice-ness again, but what is a barberhaul?

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Irwin 32 Compression Post Support sail sfbay at 9:19am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! This thread, which discusses a 1979 Irwin 37 center cockpit corroded steel c
Cargo ship in the North Sea dLj at 9:15am 04.08.21 AIS now shows her now beside a dock, in Alesund, Norway with the big tugs nearby. (and a small tug
Folding Propeller - RH 1" Shaft sail sfbay at 9:11am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you do a search on this site on "folding propellers" and you will see lot
P 36-2 cb keel bolts. Jeff Miller at 9:10am 04.08.21 Thanks Greg, appreciate the info and the insight.
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing yappasailing at 8:50am 04.08.21 Those Fulcrum boats are small, quick, dinghy's. I mentioned Moths as well but, these are not cruisi
Cargo ship in the North Sea Scott B at 8:39am 04.08.21 did it? I must have missed that... It's what makes sense to me. dj p.s. Still amazing work to get
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing yappasailing at 8:38am 04.08.21 That's an interesting statement, because, while I believe both Jet skiers and power boaters have a
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 8:34am 04.08.21 AIS now shows her now beside a dock, in Alesund, Norway with the big tugs nearby. (and a small tug o
Cargo ship in the North Sea dLj at 8:27am 04.08.21 The second video had brief wording to that affect. did it? I must have missed that... It's what ma
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) wynkoop at 8:24am 04.08.21 The transducer for my dead sounder on my Ericson 27 is mounted through hull forward under the V bert
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 8:24am 04.08.21 https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/how-to/hydrofoils-for-sailboats
Winch removal Justin_NSA at 8:14am 04.08.21 If you have to resort to force, I'm thinking laterally would likely be less chance of damaging the d
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Macboy at 8:11am 04.08.21
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Scott B at 8:10am 04.08.21 Hi Sailors! I'll be ordering a new bimini from the site. Has anyone located in Canada purchased a
Cargo ship in the North Sea Scott B at 8:06am 04.08.21 Almost like the sea state worsened and it was too difficult to work on the deck and decided to have
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 8:04am 04.08.21 I think getting into a lifeboat would only happen if they had to survive while waiting for rescue.
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 8:02am 04.08.21 I just don't understand why people can't read "Beneteau Parts Trouble". I went to the effort to go
Winch removal Adhara2 at 8:00am 04.08.21 There is space there filled with sealant/adhesive. Start with something thinner than a chiesel. Use
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates dLj at 7:45am 04.08.21 Something that is unclear to me is, do you own this boat? Or are you looking to buy it? You started
Low "reefing" holes in main sail ricksoth at 7:40am 04.08.21 Thanks for the input. I will try to come up with some type of rigging to make playing with these ea

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