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Photo sought of Origo oven shelf Brazil at 3:54pm 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/546 Happily, I recently got my hands on an Origo 6000 with gimbal mounts for my galley. Unfortunately, t
Ericson 25+ hull 655 Shootingstarr at 3:04pm 04.05.20 Ericson 3/1692
Toe Rail Voyager1 at 1:45pm 04.05.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2569 Greetings I have a ODay 302 and discovered the wood backing for the toe board is rotted out. Most
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up & Commissioning BigEasy at 12:27pm 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3353 Finally have installed an upgraded auto pilot from Ray St4000+ to Ray Evolution wheel pilot. The ne
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor (1) Steffied99 at 9:17am 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1328 Hi all, Looking for suggestions for something to cover wench motor that comes through head ceiling
Rainwater Leaks into Portside Cabin compartment chefjekyll at 3:33am 04.05.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/3074 Hi Folks, 1999 C320 #627 -- I have had a leak in the cabin for over three years, unable to track it
Stove and Oven Force 10: Oven button information (1) GALIOSTRO at 1:48am 04.05.20 Big Boats 5/1070 Hello, on my 380 i have a force 10 three burner and oven. It's a good material. But... All the infor
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! (3) Cascade27 at 12:17am 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 25/6435 Hello all! I have to say I am quite impressed with the feedback i got on my last post. I want to tha
mps/jenaker knackers at 10:43pm 04.04.20 Catalina 310 4/1091 hi there anyone out there had a mps/genaker made and still got the measurements .luff,leech ,foot,
Hunter 410 refrigerator Don Lucas at 6:20pm 04.04.20 Big Boats 11/1836 I am getting/gotten tired of dealng with the issues of my spillover freezer/frig system. Thinking of
Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. Charles Peck at 5:33pm 04.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2681 How do other Hunter sailors stop their boat from hunting while at anchor in a blow.
Sanitation hose layout diagram Scott T-Bird at 3:45pm 04.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/3774 Ok, after all these years, I'm almost ashamed to say that I'm still confused about a simple layout p
SHOULD I sail this season? Hunter216 at 3:45pm 04.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 62/3844 As I find myself endeavouring to both digest and then implement in a reasoned way the constantly evo
New Covid19 restrictions in RI, and other states. Waterway Guide link Captain Larry-DH at 3:05pm 04.04.20 Destinations 2/764
Anyone going out? forbin at 12:20pm 04.04.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1289 I know there's not a rule against it, but is anyone going out and staying at anchor or anything? S
1985 hunter legend 40 project 85bittersweet at 12:12pm 04.04.20 Big Boats 2/976 I just bought a hunter 40 that is gutted. The whole interior was removed, floor and all. I'm looking
50 HP Suzuki outboard on my 26M Biddyyyhz at 11:32am 04.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/657 I was wondering if people can tell me what size of a propeller they are using on a their 26m sailboa
Mask protection.... (2) rpludwig at 3:07am 04.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1517 Going shopping for provisions, being old ' cautious during these times I prefer to wear a mask, Whic
Any ideas on boat type and keel (2) AlanCa at 7:54pm 04.03.20 Trailer Sailors 15/1679 Hi. I have a 16 ft (approx) trailer sailer that i presumed was made in Australia that i am trying to
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B&R Rig (2) Steverhnm at 6:18pm 04.03.20 Big Boats 18/2789 I sure would like to ditch my backstay. I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 with an adjustable Backstay. I k

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Hunter 380 non-skid paint Sailgunner at 2:47pm 07.07.24 Any special prep working with interdeck? Did it roll on the old diamond patterned glass without cl
Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 2:40pm 07.07.24 It could just be that the bilge pumps can't pump out that last bit of water. Try sponging it out an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Tally Ho at 2:32pm 07.07.24 I am not familiar with the Simrad WP30, but on my Raymarine wheel pilot, the motor unit has a wire l
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:28pm 07.07.24 I used to change impellers every year. I stopped doing that several years ago, as I noted that the
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? BarryL at 2:10pm 07.07.24 Hi, A number of years ago I bought one of the blue 'globe' impellers that was supposed to be able t
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:09pm 07.07.24 I think Johnson makes the Westerbeke's pumps. Be sure to compare your OEM impeller with the afterma
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 2:06pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 1:55pm 07.07.24 Just wanted to post an update for future searchers... I was lucky enough to find the shuttle car at
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:50pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine t
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 1:41pm 07.07.24 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool:
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Rick Webb at 1:20pm 07.07.24 Point Cadet This may be dated information but something to check on wherever you end up. When we l
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 eherlihy at 1:16pm 07.07.24 I would place a fixed cleat in line with the center of effort of the boat... Basically slightly aft
Yanmar 20gm starting issue capta at 1:15pm 07.07.24 You haven't reported your progress, which would be nice for those who tried to help you. "What's it
A Little Story About Our GPS capta at 1:02pm 07.07.24 For someone who emphatically stated, "I'm not going anywhere without a working GPS", I find it inter
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 12:53pm 07.07.24 Then I found an aftermarket kit on eBay for $17, so I bought that, too. Any horror stories @jviss
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:20pm 07.07.24 Just so you know, I haven't gotten any better since! Nonsense, Stu. You've always been very helpfu
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 12:14pm 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:03pm 07.07.24 In case it was the GPS, I found this on ebay... Hi John. Thanks for the tip. Saw that on the e-bay
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 11:38am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 11:10am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river an

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