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Traveling the USA LKYusnret at 2:05am 04.16.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1141 The wife and I want to motor-sail from NC on the ICW south down east Florida coast to the Keys and a
Spring Clean up Gary G at 1:05am 04.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/809 Starting to get our Hunter 22 ready for the season, and would like to hear opinions about two produc
Ahoy! ;D Cathy at 12:46am 04.16.05 Smaller Boats 3/962 New (old; 1982) Catalina 22 owner here! Will post some pics later, but wanted to say "hello" and tha
Swing Keel Problem Eric at 12:29am 04.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 21/2418 Yesterday while motoring out of the marina I heard a couple of thumps and thought I'd hit something
How do you test 3 stage charger? Gary at 11:40pm 04.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/964 See pic of charger. Wondering if my charger is working properly and not sure how to test it. Don't w
Genset on a 34 1984 Hunter Joe11720 at 11:21pm 04.15.05 Big Boats 7/1632 Has anyone installed a genset on 1984 34 ft? If so where and what kind?Thanks, Joe
Mast base replacement for O'Day 25 Armen Khachaturian at 7:21pm 04.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1053 The teak 2X4 support below the mast of my O'Day 25, inside the cabin, has a lot of rut at the base,
C Merrow at 1:51pm 04.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1035 I have owned my C
oil change lugeman at 1:17pm 04.15.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1219 today i fired up my Yanmar YSM12 and ran it about 4 minutes( 5 gal. bucket) to rinse out the pink st
Looking for a mentor Joe S at 1:00pm 04.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/805 I recently acquired an old V25 McGregor I'm looking for someone to answer some questions about the c
Have repaired 260 bow Mark at 11:18am 04.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/752 You may remember pictures I posted of the bow on my 260 with a crack just below the hull/deck join.
Toilet Won't Draw Water Big Windy at 10:55am 04.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2823 I realize these heads are supposed to 'self prime', but my manual Jabsco 29090 will not draw any sea
Leading Lines Aft - O'Day 25 Kevin 13837 at 8:44am 04.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1009 I am getting ready to properly run my halyards aft; the previous owner sort of jury rigged it. I hav
Marine Investment opportunity? Jim at 8:20am 04.15.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1422 I have a chunk of $ I need to reinvest, there's not much out there to profitably do with it except r
Ensenada Race next week JanetSilver at 8:18am 04.15.05 Big Boats 0/778 hi sailors! anyone else going on the race this year? I know John Richards is, altho im Not sure wh
Ensenada Race and pictures Janet Silver at 8:13am 04.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/819 any other sailors going on the race? I know John Richards is, I don tknow why, he has to know we wi
rubber/vinyl bumper cleaner robert at 8:10am 04.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1099 Bad mildew problem on white rubber/vinyl bumper on columbia 22. Tried 202 solvent but barely makes a
Need parts for Raymarine 4000 jk kudera at 7:19am 04.15.05 Big Boats 2/848 Does anyone have extra plastic fasteners that attach the autopilot to the wheel? Mine are broken,and
Survived another tax season@#$@#@!$ Lee C - H31 at 7:04am 04.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/998 Tomorrow is the first day of sailing season for CPAs (read -- get to start spring clean up). Reading
HEAD BOLTS FOR YANMAR 2GM20 RON SEARCY at 6:13am 04.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/2175 I've owned my 30 ft. Hunter four seasons . A sailing buddy suggests that I torque my head bolts . Th

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Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) dmax at 11:19am 03.08.21 If I had to, one of these would do the trick:
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 03.08.21 Hard to tell from the photos, but I believe the bolts are SS, they look clean. Agreed. Keep a ma
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? dmax at 11:00am 03.08.21 They look like they're SS. Someone may have chipped off the epoxy to re-torque the bolts and didn't
Marelon seacock maintenance dave_and_dd at 11:00am 03.08.21 Parsons - if it's the original valve to the Catalina, I understand that it's likely the 93 series OE
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Stu Jackson at 10:45am 03.08.21 You should also tell us what engine you have if you buy the boat and we can explain in more detail w
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) jon hansen at 10:42am 03.08.21 191302 love motoring, on motorboats
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) capta at 10:25am 03.08.21 I sure don't see a 'dark' side to power boating, if it will keep me on the water longer. They are ce
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Scandium at 10:15am 03.08.21 Can't see why if they're SS. If they're not SS, run before the keel falls off :yikes:. I meant t
Fix or toss capta at 10:15am 03.08.21 I would replace it, but keep the SS for some other job. I'm glad you identified it, as I wanted to c
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 03.08.21 From what I read the keelbolts in this model should be encapsulated in fiberglass. Can't see why
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.08.21 It was for a backstay and looks like it broke from being case-hardened by previous work and tried t
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 03.08.21 is this a test? will we be graded? Yes it is. Anyone failing this test will be keel hauled, repe
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Battery Charger Location Halipe�o at 9:36am 03.08.21 I own a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5. The battery charger is in the starboard rear locker in the cockpit
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed MHauser at 9:22am 03.08.21 The six Phillips head fasteners at the deck plate are indeed bolts and everything is accessible, the
Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 8:40am 03.08.21 Final update: the new Jabsco hinge set arrived. It fit up exactly to the old mounting holes. No mods
Fix or toss (1) Justin_NSA at 8:29am 03.08.21 191292
Fix or toss Parsons at 8:23am 03.08.21 I'm with @JamesG161 - If you're doing the welding & grinding and already have the equipment, it's ch
Marelon seacock maintenance JRT at 8:19am 03.08.21 I had a few that were difficult to operate and used the MareLube Liquid in the water with good resul
Marelon seacock maintenance Parsons at 8:03am 03.08.21 What model valve do you have? Great question - it's the original that came on my Catalina. The bott
Fix or toss Rick486 at 7:50am 03.08.21 :thumbsdown:

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