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Catalina 27 - Cockpit Trim - Teak Disintegrated Aftkhar Aslam at 3:09pm 06.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1481 Hi All, Just purchased a Catalina 27 - the teak cockpit trim rings have pretty much taken a beating
bond abs to fiberglass Hayden Watson at 11:42am 06.13.20 Ask All Sailors 6/811 Anyone have a method to bond a waterproof ABS electrical box to the hull? My C30 has a solid FRP hu
S2 27 Charsel at 9:45am 06.13.20 S2 2/1487 Have my eye on 1985 S2 27. Downsizing from Frers 36, so performance is key. Plan to do cruising and
B&G AP1000 Autopilot troubleshooting (2) wsconner at 9:37am 06.13.20 Musings With Maine Sail 22/6266 Posting here because this forum always seems the most resourceful, but if there is a better place, p
Red and White Cabin Lights jviss at 7:12am 06.13.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3856 I would love to have red cabin lights for sailing at night and white for at anchor. When I took a "
AC install on my 1996 Hunter 336 LakeMurraySailor at 6:36am 06.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/892 Hi all, has anyone got pictures of a factory install of an air conditioner in a Hunter 336? I think
Recommendation on a New Outboard catalanc at 4:36am 06.13.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1455 Hi All, I may very well need to replace the outboard on my 1988 Seaward S24. Presently a 2-stroke 9
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive (2) Codybear at 4:02am 06.13.20 Catalina 275 15/6324 Since the Yanmar SD20 saildrive is a major component of the C275, I thought I would create a separat
Cleaning up old teak (4) patrickkidd at 11:21pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 I am trying to clean up and rebuild/refinish teak hand rails. They were mounted inside a cabin from
Canoe stern and following seas Drinky Crow at 9:20pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 37/6104 What could go wrong? Somewhere on the ethernet someone said bad combination?
Black bilge water Mikem at 6:52pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1022
Cans escaping Cup Holders (1) stephen_i_w at 6:38pm 06.12.20 Catalina 310 8/1111 180832I find that drinks in standard 12oz cans simply slip out of these beverage holders into the th
C&C Mirage 24 Mast Replacement Maiatla at 6:10pm 06.12.20 C&C 3/1660 Recently I purchased a Mirage 24 that lost its mast last year. No damage to boat other than snapped
Survey Member 131497 at 5:43pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1666 Hello again Regarding surveys... How does this is usually done? Do you split the cost with the boat
Help identifying portlight manufacturer (1) Mhkent at 3:53pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1134 I am trying to identify my aluminum portlights so I can get new seals/gaskets. If you recognize thes
Morse MV-2 Parts for hunter drtsr1 at 3:49pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1893 I am in need of parts for my Morse MV-2., or a full replacement if any one can help.
TV Antenna Rick486 at 2:31pm 06.12.20 Big Boats 15/2482 Hi all: I have a small TV antenna at the top of my mast which appears to losing it's ability to feed
Engine Cover Removal 40.5? (1) Rick D at 2:24pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/544 Have any of you had success in removing the FRP cover from the top of the engine compartment. It was
Clean up duties fred1diver at 2:09pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1199 Hey everyone, with the boat closer I can get some work done on her, I was wondering what soap/produc
Fake News: Family Living On Deserted Island! dlochner at 2:08pm 06.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1670 This showed up on a newsfeed this week. Sounds terrible, living in isolation on a deserted island in

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Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (3) adamv at 3:50pm 09.10.24 okay i think the hive mind here was absolutely correct... i spotted some oil on top of the transmiss
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Allan12210 at 3:40pm 09.10.24 Must be an older Beneteau thing. Back in 1993 my wife and I chartered a Beneteau 38 from the Mooring
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 3:22pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.10.24 Hurricane Hunter link and post. https://x.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/status/1833626504132960621 "Miss Pig
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.10.24 Looks like a well maintained beauty.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the v
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate samjlord at 2:47pm 09.10.24 I've been in communication with Tech-Edge Manufacturing, who is giving me pointers on how to calibra
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 2:22pm 09.10.24 We use a Doyle UPS in a sock - you can also use a furler - and it works great in the situation you
Winterizing Small Outboard duck21 at 1:51pm 09.10.24 If you have the room, since the 2hp is pretty small, see if you can store it inside. That way no wor
Nice restoration Project_Mayhem at 1:45pm 09.10.24 I'll leave this here "Chip Ahoy" Homeport
Winterizing Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 09.10.24 Run pink RV antifreeze through it if storing in freezing temps. Ask how to do this if this is the ca
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 1:22pm 09.10.24 Dammit Jim... :plus:
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! kappykaplan at 1:21pm 09.10.24 Congratulations!!! :beer:
Winterizing Small Outboard shemandr at 1:08pm 09.10.24 If it has a gear box you should replace the fluid in it. I used to put some Marvel Mystery Oil in t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (1) JamesG161 at 12:42pm 09.10.24 Storm track shifts east ward
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 09.10.24 A great boat! We walked away from one 25 years ago, because we needed the shallow draft of our Hunte
Prefer to trailer David in Sandusky at 12:30pm 09.10.24 We are at a slip on Lake Erie. Here is my take on Tedd's list: Plenty of time for maintenance ashor
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 09.10.24 Congratulations, looks like a sweet ride. I know you're a regular here, so I just want to remind y
Reefer/freezer installation Jkutyna at 11:26am 09.10.24 I guess what I am mostly curious is, how hot does that compressor coil make the interior of the boat
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 11:21am 09.10.24 The panel itself is actually mounted in the top of the deck-organizer cover. Technically there's

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