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Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 6:25pm 09.28.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/5588 I'm thinking of buying a boat that has a 4-108 engine in it. The motor looks poorly kept, but is sa
C&C 35 Mark 1 - going into reverse issues Bathsheba at 4:03pm 09.28.20 C&C 1/1036 My C'C 35 Mark 1, has real issues trying to get any speed while going into reverse. It makes it ver
Oberdorfer Water Pump for 83 Oday Sethsdad1965 at 3:14pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/499 All, I have a 1983 Oday 28 with a Universal Diesel 5411. It currently has a Sherwood water pump that
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 3:11pm 09.28.20 Catalina 22 10/1974 New CD winch and cable going in. (cha ching!) The cable has a TON of extra length. Like three feet o
Why, Beneteau, why? Dr. D at 2:19pm 09.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1828 My instruments needed a software update. Updating the B'G Zeus3 was easy: Just stick a microSD card
O'Day 272LE Packing fhujber at 1:30pm 09.28.20 Bigger Boats 4/1075 Does anyone know what size packing material is used in the stuffing box on an O'Day 272LE?
WEBASTO HEATING SYSTEM Ciarabc at 1:22pm 09.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1426 I have a Webasto Heating System in my 2007 Beneteau 343 which doesn't work when at anchor. The syst
Main salon hatch in '93 C34 daviddiscenza at 12:45pm 09.28.20 Big Boats 2/1076 I'm trying to determine whether the hatch in my main salon is a Lewmar Coastline or Oceanis hatch. T
34 Feet (3) Bill19233 at 12:13pm 09.28.20 Racing 18/3086
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump (1) hunter34austin at 12:03pm 09.28.20 Big Boats 8/3115 I'm having a fuel leak on the injection pump and I think it's the high pressure fuel lines (I see di
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Hunter216 at 10:47am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 91/9488 @Jackdaw recently posted a video of a fellow racer losing their rig and it got me thinking what I wo
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 8:38am 09.28.20 Racing 22/4243 Jodi and I sailed in the double-handed fleet in the WYC Fall Regatta last weekend. 2nd day was breez
Spider Control Buzz Brown at 5:46am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3374 Has anyone tried using those insect foggers to rid boats of spiders? I was thinking of waiting until
Where is the 757 pilot? CYQK at 5:13am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/333 Miss seeing his posts on the Hunter40 project
Tilt lock for Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 outboard Xstream at 9:31pm 09.27.20 Smaller Boats 5/1748 Does anyone have a solution for getting the outboard out of the water and holding it in place? My s
How to get and keep good crew for racing? markwbird at 9:07pm 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1972 I am admittedly a casual racer. Beer cans and the occasional regatta. One of the main obstacles to g
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth (5) jbrock at 8:53pm 09.27.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1416 I have a couple of substantial rain water leaks into the v-berth from the deck. It appears to be fro
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates (1) jbrock at 8:39pm 09.27.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1769
New sailer Glsawyer at 6:18pm 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 120/8787 Looking to pick up either a cal 28 or a newport 27. I'm leaning towards the newport due to a little
Boats, projects, and people. (10) jssailem at 12:35pm 09.27.20 Sails Call Lounge 16/1332 SV Hadley has nearly completed 46 seasons. Five of them under my care. have experienced, enjoyed b

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Catalina 310 market value dlochner at 3:00pm 04.04.25 Do whatever you did when you bought the boat, only backwards. BTW, motoring the ICW has been termed
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Foswick at 2:47pm 04.04.25 I actually don't think I would hesitate to get in there with a Dremel and shave the fiberglass back
What's this? DinghySailor at 2:46pm 04.04.25
What's this? Foswick at 2:26pm 04.04.25 I can't see the inside surface, but just based on available information, my assumption (as was yours
The holy grail of all questions nautical Foswick at 2:08pm 04.04.25 The reason sealed containers don't seem to work is because you still have to open them. When you ope
The holy grail of all questions nautical (1) Will Gilmore at 2:00pm 04.04.25 If you are not getting dripping and condensation directly on your t.p. yet the air is still damp eno
Catalina 310 market value Stu Jackson at 1:17pm 04.04.25 What's a good way to get an idea of what valuation would be in these turbulent market times? Do wh
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Stu Jackson at 1:12pm 04.04.25 I don't imagine that the keels on a C 34 have any more bolts than the 9 that are on my boat. Thx f
Starting battery dlochner at 1:00pm 04.04.25 A group 24 or 27 will be more than enough and it doesn't need to be a "starting" battery. A good "Ma
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 12:34pm 04.04.25 Are you asking about this type of interior frames? Close, but I believe these are the new standard
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Rick Webb at 12:25pm 04.04.25 Pensacola to Apalachicola is a very interesting trip.
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 12:24pm 04.04.25 Pics? What's the issue with your current frames? The current frames are about 30 years old and ver
Sailing Tender Foswick at 11:49am 04.04.25 I took some measurements on the boat, yesterday, and am feeling pretty good about the Eastport Pram.
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 04.04.25 For most small dings, I just use plain white....... I have been repairing exterior spider cracks
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 11:38am 04.04.25 A crows foot is more robust, but will be hard to torque as the drive is not centered over the bolt.
Starting battery Tally Ho at 11:37am 04.04.25 The engineers might be conservative, but the boat builders picking wire gauge and connectors based
What's this? Tally Ho at 11:36am 04.04.25 Check the gooseneck? Greg
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 11:34am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh: As you have learned, tupperware does
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (2) Tally Ho at 11:33am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) sailcapt340 at 11:10am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se

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