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M-18 exhaust haze in engine compartment pcadkins at 12:20am 12.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1241 Hello all. new to the forum. I have done a search and guess I am the only one with this problem. I
alcohol or propane, the age old question fred1diver at 2:30pm 12.27.19 Ask All Sailors 51/5704 hey everybody, getting my thoughts together for the next sailing season, I know I have a lot of work
Tiller replacement fred1diver at 5:47am 12.27.19 Grampian 2/1234 Hey everyone, anyone know where I can get a nice wood tiller, at the moment Cool Whip has an alumini
cabin floor needs replacing, plus the sole fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.26.19 Grampian 1/852 hey everyone, just back from another visit to my new to me 1975 Grampian 26. I knew I needed to repl
Rebedding rear strapeyes and winches. (1) Russ Ward at 2:22pm 12.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/936 I am working on repairing some leaks from above and am rebedding most of the deck hardware. I have q
Hunter 35.5 port stern rail sasafil at 1:34pm 12.26.19 Parts Search 1/622 Looking for a stern rail port side for my 1990 Hunter 35.5 legend. I'm in NE Florida.
35.5 Legend standing rigging replacement sasafil at 11:45am 12.26.19 Big Boats 4/919 Anybody out there replaced standing rigging on 35.5 Legend to tell me the approximate cost. Much app
TWO OR THREE BLADE PROP twodzusfittings at 11:17am 12.26.19 Bigger Boats 18/1969 What differences will I experience? Speed, handling, Fuel consumption, lower revolutions? What do fo
Electrical Fire! (1) Windcall42 at 8:39am 12.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1408 Had a high resistance ground, from ignition switch to Alternator controller, towed to Saint Augustin
Hunter 235 Broken Mast Foot Blefler at 8:09am 12.26.19 Smaller Boats 14/2246 While lowering the mast on my 235 a large gust of wind blew the mast sideways and I was not able to
Any great sailing accessories for Christmas? (2) HMT2 at 8:49pm 12.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/842
Sydney Hobart Race TimFromLI at 6:14pm 12.25.19 Racing 37/3116 The sydney hobart is being stream live right now https://rolexsydneyhobart.com
Anchor locker (1) ScottySailor at 5:14pm 12.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1132
Help with inserting wires into Raymarine Smartcontroller! (2) tfox2069 at 11:10am 12.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1069
venture 17 trailer wheels tgrayson at 9:15am 12.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1023 got a 1974 venture 17,has original trail rite trailer,did not have wheels on it,what size wheels and
Merry Christmas to all! (1) Mike4116 at 8:51am 12.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/482 173244 PitterPat was sold last spring. My wife, Nancy passed in May. Sold the boat because without m
Rub Rail H340 Remove , Reseal, Replace SVSandrajean at 11:25pm 12.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/733 I have a 2001 H340 and the rub rail needs a little TLC or possibly replaced. I am also not sure if s
I want to sell my Galeon 310 HTC. Any idea where I can make a quick sale? It's an emergency. (10) CaptainJose at 11:24am 12.24.19 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I want to sell my boat ASAP. Online stores for boats are very slow. Motor Boat, cruisers. Manufactu
Happy Holidays (1) Lazy1 at 8:13am 12.24.19 Catalina 22 6/598 Thanks to everyone here in my first few months of getting back in to sailing. The help has been much
Seasons Greetings to all of you... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 12.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/454 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukka to all of you! And may the New Year bring happiness and prosperit

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Water tank leak JamesG161 at 1:45pm 10.15.23 I used a Heat Gun to warm the V Heat Guns can melt PE. Jim...
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 1:23pm 10.15.23 I remember well on 10/20/2020 my boat went ashore with Hurricane Zeta. My Grandmother use to reply
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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger quadrille38 at 1:01pm 10.15.23 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 12:21pm 10.15.23 am i able to use fibreglass instead of filling it with epoxy? id actually be roughing the area up th
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 12:18pm 10.15.23 I found a reference for how to apply the heat treatment and why: Flame Treatment of Plastic Substrat
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:48am 10.15.23 Dave has provided a concise historical background. My guess is that most of would like to believe t
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 11:44am 10.15.23 About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work on many portable generators. Good inf
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Ward H at 11:06am 10.15.23 1974, The black rub rail is flexible PVC. I'd just fill the slash with black silicone and call it a
Invest 94L jssailem at 11:01am 10.15.23 While Tropical storm Sean is still out in the West Central Atlantic, it is dying/drying out with win
Legal Question FastOlson at 10:50am 10.15.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by internationa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 10:31am 10.15.23 Have any of you made the jump from trailer to marina? Any regrets? Anything not on my list that I n
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage bawlmer at 10:27am 10.15.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and l
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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 10.15.23 3. The cabin would be comfortable enough that you could use it underway (we are never in our cabin
Extending Table Leafs Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) If you can, get a few
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 10.15.23 mine is mounted on a bulkhead, not the engine block, so not sure if this is cause in my case. I gue
Invest 94L BigEasy at 10:05am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm A large HIGH over the East USA should stop the n
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:49am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 9:45am 10.15.23 I welcome your feedback. It seems you've hit on all the salient points concerning the "upgrade". S

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