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Mast Plate (1) RolfSail at 6:22pm 05.05.20 Smaller Boats 4/854 Anyone seen a mast base like this? It is on my new to me 99 260. Also no hole in the mast to put the
Big Stink... jaysweet at 5:53pm 05.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1033 Not really asking a question here: just a story. I've been working on our 2005 Hunter 306 most days
Shout Out for Chicago Yacht Rigging Inc (1) DayDreamer41 at 5:24pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 1/365 Big Shout Out to Kristian Martincic of Chicago Yacht Rigging Inc, in my search for some Selden In Ma
Standing on the spreaders murrayabbott at 5:02pm 05.05.20 Big Boats 7/2030 Hi Everyone I have always wondered this and never got a definitive answer. I have a hunter 45DS and
h260 centerboard line gudiss at 4:01pm 05.05.20 Smaller Boats 4/566 how is the center board line connected to the centerboard once it passes the lower sheave on the cb
mppt controller on h41, were to Valerio at 3:08pm 05.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/360 I am istalling a Victron 30A mppt controller on my h41, i read the instructions and they encourage t
Owner's manual for a MacGregor 65 anyone? rsementi at 1:40pm 05.05.20 Parts Search 0/18 Hi folks, I am searching for a hard (or preferably soft) copy of a MacGregor 65 sailboat. I might bu
Owner's Manual for a MacGregor 65? rsementi at 1:39pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1636 Hi folks, I am searching for a hard (or preferably soft) copy of a MacGregor 65 sailboat. I might bu
Best product to clean Vinyl Bumpers look4judy at 1:28pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/837 We have several White Vinyl Bumpers that are in need do a good cleaning. Any suggestions on what pro
What to mount on the bulkhead? (1) Dr. D at 1:00pm 05.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/2208 We have done a few modest changes to our 2018 35.1. One part we have not yet changed is mounting any
+1 For Weems & Plath shemandr at 11:14am 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/794 I bought a hand held compass from this company about 30 years ago. I took it out of storage early t
Any info regarding... Member 131497 at 1:43am 05.05.20 Destinations 0/13 Any info regarding the safe areas in the Dominican Republic?
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furler Pin (1) Undertow at 11:23pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 8/958 Hi all, I'm a new 23.5 owner and new to sailing in general. While stepping the mast for the first t
Fore-deck Fun (4) pclarksurf at 10:06pm 05.04.20 Catalina 22 19/1967 Time to fix the fore-deck before the rigging parts show up-- was always on the list, but now that I'
In for a penny in for a pound! (3) Rusty Keel at 8:13pm 05.04.20 Catalina 22 14/1812 Well I had a large soft spot in the deck I I finally convinced myself to take care of. It looks lik
Social distancing on a launch? TimFromLI at 7:59pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 42/2209 My club is getting ready to open launch service to our moorings and we're grappling with the problem
Flush mount flag pole socket (1) Team118 at 6:04pm 05.04.20 Catalina 30 5/702 Hi, I want to replace the flush mounted flag pole socket on the boat. It is very corroded. But sea
What happened to shore power service? Manete at 5:40pm 05.04.20 Catalina 30 9/917 I cannot figure out why there is no 110 shore power service on our boat. Nada. We bought the boat
Water pumpkinpie at 3:51pm 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1386 .
Hunter 34 - replace cutless bearing propeller shaft declan tyner at 3:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1161 Hi, I am looking for advice on removing the propeller shaft on my 1986 Hunter 34. Is it possible t

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Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 9:56am 11.07.23 Check the archives. Yanmars are notorious for having conductivity / wiring problems because of lig
Odd Yanmar issue BigEasy at 9:54am 11.07.23 Check the archives. Yanmars are notorious for having conductivity / wiring problems because of ligh
Odd Yanmar issue THECUSCUS at 9:24am 11.07.23 Sounds more like a fuel problem. Might be a longshot, but what if the hull is flexing due to being
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 9:19am 11.07.23 I am 95%+ sure the engine is in neutral, I will need to study up on both the neutral safety and engi
Odd Yanmar issue kloudie1 at 9:14am 11.07.23 As john says, the neutral safety switch and the electric engine stop system (relay, solenoid and wir
Odd Yanmar issue jssailem at 9:09am 11.07.23 Throwing out an idea. Do you have a neutral cut off on your transmission. If not in neutral the engi
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jssailem at 9:07am 11.07.23 We were it in the Pacific on a fishing boat when one our group headed for the head. He was down for
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 8:32am 11.07.23 Very little fresh water usage results in a higher waste to water ratio. Stinky! What are you using
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 11.07.23 I was quoted $60/ foot (cdn) for the hardware hose, and the Vetus is about the same. Then it's ju
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:48am 11.07.23 Most do have a hose intended just for rinsing a tank and labeled for that...some have a second hose
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Cestlavie at 7:44am 11.07.23 I feel your concern for your wife and seasickness. There are many drugs and ideas such as calm musi
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed (4) Cestlavie at 7:41am 11.07.23 That sounds like the beginning of crevice corrosion. This happens when SS is in a wet oxygen depriv
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jssailem at 7:29am 11.07.23 I feel your concern for your wife and seasickness. There are many drugs and ideas such as calm music
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 7:15am 11.07.23 Yes I was wondering too. Welds look good, but there's some tiny pin holes throughout the lower shaf
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed (4) Cestlavie at 7:08am 11.07.23 Andy from Boat Works is good reliable source. I've been a follower for years. As for the rudder, t
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet Ted10028 at 6:44am 11.07.23 sounds good. do you think most pump out stations are going to provide fresh water to flush out the t
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 6:40am 11.07.23 Andy from Boat Works is good reliable source. I've been a follower for years. As for the rudder, t
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:34am 11.07.23 You're prob'ly thinking you're limited to off-the-shelf rectangular tanks...not true. Ronco Plastics
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed (5) Cestlavie at 6:31am 11.07.23 Nice work. A couple of quick comments. How are you reinforcing the internal structure of the rudde
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Cestlavie at 6:24am 11.07.23 Wow! What a project! Nice work. I'd suggest getting stugeron for your wife. You can sometimes get

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