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diy gimbal for 2 burner alcol stove fred1diver at 11:55am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/3424 hey everyone, putting the finishing touches on my gimbal, just wondering how high should I raise the
Adding a hour meter - Hunter 30 Skipper7E at 10:11am 04.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1485 I want to add a hour meter on a 1989 Hunter 30. I thought that I could get power of the alternator o
Hot Water Heater/Tank 2005 H36 SDS3 Sailors at 10:07am 04.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/446 The Kuuma 6 gallon water heater has a leak and likely needs to be replaced. The unit is 10 years ol
Oberdorfer water leak. Hayden Watson at 8:34am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 26/1657 I am replacing the hoses on my M25XP and see that I have a seawater leak from the weep hole in my Ob
hatch cover void fireone at 7:22am 04.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1012 i have an oday 23 and ive noticed that the hatch cover(seating area)-over the "ice box" has gotten s
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback TheSoggyDollar at 7:10am 04.29.20 Catalina 22 39/2290 (potentially) first time boat owners and all eyes are on a Catalina 22 (fits our budget, experience,
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 7:02am 04.29.20 Destinations 32/4912 Hi Guys, COVID permitting, I am planning a trip to the San Juans with my mac 26. I was hoping to t
Isinglass cleaner Sailnobroblem at 5:40am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1001 I am looking for a Isinglass / Stratoglass cleaner. Not looking for a paste or cream like Plastx. I
Paint for Universal M25XP Hayden Watson at 1:46am 04.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 13/1994 Anyone know where to get paint to touch up an M25XP?
13hp Yanmar 2gmf de-winterization Fashin at 10:03pm 04.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 24/2154 Hey guys, I'm a new owner of a boat, a hunter 31 and the previous owner had the boat winterized incl
Learn something new everyday (4) pclarksurf at 9:29pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 12/1074 I've been hacked ! or at least the PO has hacked up my baby ;( Ridiculous in that I've been slavin
Gelcoat color for 1987 Pearson 33-2 CapnCoconut at 9:19pm 04.28.20 Pearson 2/958 Howdy. So we have a few dings in the gel coat that I'd like to fix on our 1987 P33-2, but I can't fo
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 7:35pm 04.28.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 1/1926 Welcome to Section 6, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17), of
Don't you hate it when motor doesn't start? Ward H at 7:10pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1015 You work all day getting the boat ready for launch and the last thing on the list is to test start t
Was: Mounting Height For Motor Bracket, Now: Backing Plate sreidvt at 2:33pm 04.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1746 My boat is a 1974 O'Day 23-1 and I'm about to install a new, 4-position adjustable outboard bracket.
Rigging questions Grotto at 1:22pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 7/695 To those of you our there racers engineers etc can you explain why the mid lowers (typically the low
Big bird strikes again. Windvane (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1358 We were out sailing Friday and I was noticing that my Raymarine wind direction instrument was all ov
Leaking Sea-Tech water radiator in 2003 Hunter (1) karellen at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/322 Noticed yesterday that I have a pretty bad leak on the water radiator located under the galley sink
Plastic in coolant hose Rob Toohey at 11:58am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/347 Was replacing a hose on Yanmar 2GM on the coolant side, and inside was a crumpled up piece of tubula
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 11:19am 04.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1135 I previously asked about the chain for my Goiot manual windlass, and have discovered that it is not

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dodger price Bill Greenberg at 7:52am 11.06.23 Lot variables here. Good to start with around $3k in your pocket. Thanks !
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (1) fetterswr at 7:51am 11.06.23 I have a 1987 hunter 34 the previous owner installed a manual horizonal windlass and did a poor job.
dodger price Bill Greenberg at 7:51am 11.06.23 $3500 for canvas and window replacement on existing frame last time I had it done. $3500 for canv
does h260 have steam light? Davidasailor26 at 7:51am 11.06.23 My motto is try to fix and no research and hope, I choose dumbness!!. W internet now I also ask qu
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 11.06.23 @twalker H260 is correct with the 5 or 6 gallon bladder vs. a 20 gallon tank on the 260. Good call
Oday keel Project_Mayhem at 7:47am 11.06.23 Finding water inside of the keel isn't unusual. The previous owner of my boat had screwed the bilge
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Jan11 at 7:24am 11.06.23 To amplify what FastOlson said Ericson sailboats are far superior to to any Newport sailboat in desi
dodger price Calif. Ted at 7:22am 11.06.23 $3500 for canvas and window replacement on existing frame last time I had it done.
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable jssailem at 7:15am 11.06.23
dodger price Siamese at 7:07am 11.06.23 Lot variables here. Good to start with around $3k in your pocket.
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable Lee Hadjiosif at 7:03am 11.06.23 The Raymarine site shows that the cable uses a RJ45 connector. https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable jssailem at 6:58am 11.06.23 The Raymarine site shows that the cable uses a RJ45 connector. https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-p
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 PlaneTom at 6:56am 11.06.23 Thanks very much. I'm aware of buyers' brokers. I thought I might find someone on this forum who h
does h260 have steam light? Davenport at 6:11am 11.06.23 If not boating after dusk a person doesn't need navigation lights, and 99% of people don't. Here we
does h260 have steam light? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 11.06.23 @Davenport There comes a point you have to help yourself because we cannot do it all for you based
Interior Wood LakeShark at 5:25am 11.06.23 Just dropping a note here for those thinking about varnish on exterior wood. You need a large build
Interior Wood (1) Kingjim91 at 5:20am 11.06.23 I use Watco tung oil on my C30. It has nice sheen.
What's the cabin roof made of? LakeShark at 5:14am 11.06.23 On a side note if the soft deck is wide spread it may be time to find a better hull and scrap the bo
What's the cabin roof made of? LakeShark at 5:11am 11.06.23 Not good for sure. Generally give in the deck is an indication of the core material rotting inside a
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 4:45am 11.06.23 Kermit, I only had to read that about ten times to figure out the deep thought!

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