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Purchase a 1969 H.R. Pufnstuff boat. (1) Brian D at 11:32am 09.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/1282 Great bluewater boat. Can't wait to sail to Hawaii and all points beyond. Formally belonged to a wit
Installing FireFly Batteries (1) Don Lucas at 8:52am 09.01.20 Big Boats 5/1145 It was time to replace my house batteries. I have been using golf cart GC2 batteries for 10 years, b
Swim Ladder Change (1) tkwhalen at 8:27am 09.01.20 Big Boats 5/1023 Ok so due to covid we are spending a lot more time on the boat (great way to social distance) and a
Motor will not cranked over jvoorhies at 8:26pm 08.31.20 Big Boats 11/1182
Forestay breaks for second time in three years Spadman007 at 5:57pm 08.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2998 My forestay let go for the second time in three years. Has anyone else had this happen?
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors (1) mnmpizza at 5:43pm 08.31.20 Engines and Propulsion 35/4615
Sailing with Efficiency Cole07 at 5:36pm 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1530 I've been sailing for about 8 years now (with 2 years of hardcore 420 racing) and I got my own O'day
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 markwbird at 5:25pm 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1062 I know this is totally lazy of me but I am at work right now so I'm gonna do it anyway. Does anyone
Companionway Door Lock (1) sail sfbay at 5:23pm 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 3/841 The 15-year old original Perko turning knob would not latch the companionway doors and the entire la
Deck Cleats dmax at 3:12pm 08.31.20 Bigger Boats 3/685 The finish is chipping off of my jib sheet and stern docking cleats - does anyone know of a drop-in
half the windows are done (5) fred1diver at 2:46pm 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 17/764 hey guys and gals, spent the whole day on the boat today, it was a productive day, did the windows o
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES BLUEBURD at 1:41pm 08.31.20 Big Boats 13/1448 Own a 1996 Hunter 40.5 with the original Autohelm ST50+ depth display and transducer. Display is mi
Admiral loves Hove To and other musings after a week on the water: (4) pclarksurf at 11:25am 08.31.20 Catalina 22 4/626 1) It is very difficult to operate an outboard if you manage to leave the fuel supply line 200 Miles
1/4" Halyard comfortable? gtg at 10:41am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 10/823 I have 3/8" line installed on my Catalina 22. CatalinaDirect is suggesting 1/4" for both my halyard
H41 settee removal and replacing? leemarkadams at 10:40am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/313 Hello all, we are looking at getting the interior cushions of our H41AC renewed in a different colou
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem dfaherty349 at 10:28am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1172 Last week a strong NW wind blew open my furling jib and shredded the sail. Am thinking of replacing
Trailer recommendations Babs at 10:13am 08.31.20 Trailer Sailors 1/456 I need recommendations for a trailer for my 1983 25' Catalina with a swing keel?
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) (1) Jackdaw at 9:53am 08.31.20 Racing 17/1555 Last Saturday our club held its around-the-island race, with starts for each fleet. This year we int
Advice needed for head paint. (1) SV_Ladyhawke at 9:40am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/413 Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the paint in the head of my sailboat. It's now old and p
O'Day IC MaritimeOliver at 9:40am 08.31.20 Day Sailers 1/441 I bought an InterClub to use as a dinghy for my 26. At least that's what I told the wife. The trut

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Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 3:11am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously. Me too
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. kappykaplan at 3:04am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously.
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Skeg at 2:53am 04.20.24
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo Ameseys at 9:18pm 04.19.24 I have several yamaha brochures but they don't have any logo, other than the block YAMAHA name. The
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 9:08pm 04.19.24 Well, my installation was going swimmingly right up to the point where I tried to install the Balmer
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 (1) rgranger at 9:01pm 04.19.24 I had an H26 and put this on my stanchion for bumpers
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 04.19.24 Sorry @Fred . Lost track of whether I was coming or going in the engine compartment.
Trump Companion 21 Ted at 8:21pm 04.19.24 While reading your message title I thought this thread was going to get political. :yikes:
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 8:15pm 04.19.24
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Rich Stidger at 8:15pm 04.19.24 Is it just me or do others think that the labor rates for yard work are unreasonable?
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:24pm 04.19.24 How tender. Good for when you have to park your RV in the back of those larger parking lots. Just
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? (3) twalker H260 at 7:04pm 04.19.24 Is the floor soft when on the trailer or when in the water? The cabin sole on the 260 is fairly t
Lifting strap blocking higgs at 6:55pm 04.19.24 I have spent 50 years as ground crew launching boats with Travel lifts and have never seen 4x4 block
Its funny Friday! (1) DArcy at 6:53pm 04.19.24 224250
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? MikeHoncho at 6:25pm 04.19.24 double it up from the under side with plywood, screwed and epoxied. Laying epoxy over the top will
Lifting strap blocking PaulK at 6:22pm 04.19.24 The 4x4 blocks are probably supposed to be a foot or so long, ead the load out over a bigger area t
Compressed Natural Gas MikeHoncho at 5:41pm 04.19.24 Steel Dive tanks are the design as CNG tanks and dive tanks may even be at up to 3000 psig or more.
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? MitchM at 5:20pm 04.19.24 thanks, we are at $90 an hour in erie/cleveland area.
Catalina 28 steering problem Siamese at 4:10pm 04.19.24 I like Catalinas, and have owned four. Own one currently. But, your faith in their quality is unwa
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Project_Mayhem at 3:53pm 04.19.24 It'll just crack. Resin doesn't have much strength by itself. If you want to firm it up, use resi

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