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Vinyl Headliner Repalcement Carl Naehritz at 9:59am 01.03.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1306 Help! My vinyl headliner is falling down on my '83 1st 28. The backing has deteriorated and gone t
Shaft Packing John Mc at 8:06am 01.03.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1215 The shaft packing needs to be replaced. I'm leaking way to much, the two nuts are as tight as their
Writing Contest Jay Eaton at 7:54am 01.03.03 Ask All Sailors 0/851 Check out the following URL: http://www.legendowners.com/page30.html
Cruiseing Southwest Fla. Phillip l. at 7:45am 01.03.03 Destinations 0/1158 I am going to be cruiseing the west coast of Florida this winter and spring and would like to know
Mal Maceration Scott Blahnik at 7:42am 01.03.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1437 PeggyHave checked the archives on this and assume I need to replace my macerator impellor.1)Can I
GPS Mount Scott at 7:38am 01.03.03 Big Boats 7/1030 I'm looking for a way to mount my handheld Garmin GPSMAP 76 at my helm and connect it to my SeaTalk
Wood liner in V berth on P42 (1) Derek at 3:32am 01.03.03 Big Boats 7/1000 After removing the cloth liner we installed oak flooring.
New Blue the Pirate of Sha-lin at 1:54am 01.03.03 Destinations 2/1472 My other half and I have a blue-water-worthy boat, and are planning a sail to Bermuda in the next fe
Porta-Bote Dinghy Jack O'Brien at 12:50am 01.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1089 Please share your experience with a Porta-Bote. Which size (8, 10 or 12 ft) and which size motor ha
Pedestal guard Eric at 12:06am 01.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1086 I have a 1991 Hunter 28. The boat does not have a pedestal guard and I would like to add one. I ha
Hull flattening J. Hime at 11:42pm 01.02.03 Bigger Boats 5/1267 I am looking to buy an O'Day 28 and noticed a flattened area on each sideof the hull about midships
Autopilot Opinions Glenn Bollin at 11:32pm 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/899 I'm looking for a reliable autopilot for my Hunter 26.5 to help make single handing and trolling eas
Loose Keel Bert at 10:31pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 When I hauled out my Tanzer in the fall, I noticed crack / gap of about 1/4 to 1/2 in between the ha
Trailering a Capri 14.2 Endre Gastony at 10:18pm 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/1397 Because I need to convert a trailer for use with a 1995 Capri 14.2, would someone please let me know
Hydraulic Backstay: A good thing? Dale I at 9:40pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2032 I have purchased a 'boat-in-a-basket' with rod rigging which lacks the hydraulic backstay adjuster..
Fuel filter Dennis Rielly at 9:05pm 01.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1678 The fuel filter canister on my 1981 Hunter 30 is , I believe a Perko 299 (can't really make out the
SOCAL sailors interested in Annapolis sailing? Rich at 8:37pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 0/745 I'll be at a business meeting in Long Beach 9-13 February. My wife and I are Chesapeake Bay sailors
Solo sailing, roller ferling Art at 8:15pm 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 7/1599 I purchased my first c-22.(YEAH!!!) Part of my plan is to sail solo and part time with my wife. Fir
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:39pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 2/776 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:35pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1035 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1

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Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing NotCook at 4:10pm 08.23.20 That's a bit extreme, IMO, but we are liveaboards. Bungs as mentioned above are good for thruhulls,
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? berner73 at 4:03pm 08.23.20 Boat building is not a precise art. I wouldn't be surprised to find that some parts have been "coac
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? berner73 at 4:02pm 08.23.20 Thanks everyone for the input, to the person it was all spot on. To provide some closure on this th
Standing Rigging sail sfbay at 3:55pm 08.23.20 Remove it and take or mail it to a local chandlery that has a rigging shop, rigger or retailer like
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:52pm 08.23.20 OK. But it could take some time before I learn much, and form opinion! Have not gotten very far on
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 3:44pm 08.23.20 rgraner -- I will add those as the outer banks looks like it has some nice sand(the sand in golf I f
Simple head plumbing Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 08.23.20
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? dlochner at 3:31pm 08.23.20 Other have had interesting experiences with their pulpits. Ours are off now for polishing, and with
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 3:26pm 08.23.20 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket insid
Anchor bow roller thelilnauti at 3:25pm 08.23.20
Simple head plumbing dlochner at 3:23pm 08.23.20 The person to guide you on this is @Peggie Hall HeadMistress She knows her stuff. Also pick up a co
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? FastOlson at 3:18pm 08.23.20 Other have had interesting experiences with their pulpits. Ours are off now for polishing, and with
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space SCFoster at 2:00pm 08.23.20 BTW, does anyone here have a 4D house battery under the companionway in front of the engine? I curr
Lost My Raw Water Intake Ken Cross at 1:56pm 08.23.20 I had that happen with some ingested seaweed followed by a jellyfish. It was fun to clean out not
Windlass on a Catalina 350 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 08.23.20 Welcome to the forum!! Its hard to begin to tell you where to start without knowing what you hear,
Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise Benny17441 at 1:46pm 08.23.20 90% of engine problems are fuel related. Condensation can put a significant amount of water in the
Lost My Raw Water Intake odaydokay at 1:24pm 08.23.20 That is truly goofy, but.........this is where a "South Bay Strainer" pays off big time. Holes are s
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] (1) JamesG161 at 1:19pm 08.23.20 Marco just announced as hurricane on last update from NHC. Oh my gosh! @kloudie1 screamed at Hurri
GFCI Needed? dlochner at 1:19pm 08.23.20 GFCI protect against current leakage from the hot to the ground (green in boats, bare copper in hous
New Sails sail sfbay at 1:11pm 08.23.20 Suggest contacting your local lofts, like Jon suggested, and obtain discuss sail material, battens o

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