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I had a PSS Shaft Seal installed on by 1977 Hans Christian 38 two years ago. To tell you the truth,
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WHEN I PLUG INTO SHORE 115 POWER, MY REVERSE POLARITY LIGHT COMES ON.....I KNOW WHAT REVERSE POLARIT
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On the Mk 1 has anybody come up with a place to put two or four (if 6v) house batteries that are lar
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I am looking for a website where a person can post the requirements they want in a boat. Any brand
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I purchased a new Hunter 260 2002 model last November. This past weekend one of the reef eyelets tor
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I know that West Marine sells a VHF/FM converter so you can hook up a stereo to your VHF antenna, th
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I am restoring an older Catalina 22. All hardware has been removed, and all exterior surfaces are b
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Hi Peggy, I rebuilt our Groco head over the weekend and want to keep it in the best possible shape.
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I have an old 9.9 outboard and when I run it for a few minutes and turn it off, some oil comes out t
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Has anyone taken the chainplate apart on their Hunter 34. Mine has what appears to be surface rust,
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I have a old Catalina 30 and I am going to upgrade her rigging starting with moving the traveler to
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Edson has discontinued making a cockpit table specific for a P42? does anyone know if there is an a
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Hi folks I know this has been done before, but I'm looking for help locating a deck leak. It's on a
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The winches are for handling the spinnaker, although you might be able to use them for the jib sheet
Don at 2:20am 02.25.02
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Have you tried to carry Daly's products in the Chandlery? Seems like a natural fit given that we're
Tony Z. at 1:44am 02.25.02
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The cutlass bearing on my H-33 wore out in two seasons. The shaft seems to be in good condition and
Felix at 12:50am 02.25.02
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That is what Hunter uses to finish the cabin sole, right?
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WE HAVE A NEW 2001 HUNTER 410, WITH A GENERATOR. THE BOAT AT THE STERN IS SITTING VERY LOW IN THE WA

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Beneteau 361 stiff steering
RitSim at 5:44am 08.01.20
I am having the same issue on our B411 1999. Interested in what you find. I have definitely traced
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I want to address some of the comments. This is not my first sailboat. I have had a Catalina 22 for
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SCFoster at 5:38am 08.01.20
Check the wheel brake... make sure its disengaged, First thing I checked. But before people roll t
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GTD at 5:28am 08.01.20
The simplest "fix" is to add stationary deadweight to your trailer - forward of the axle. The point
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DougM at 5:20am 08.01.20
Check the wheel brake... make sure its disengaged,
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thinwater at 4:15am 08.01.20
I had my detailer wetsand/compound/polish and then ceramic coat my trimaran in spring 2017. It loo
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jviss at 4:13am 08.01.20
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jviss at 4:06am 08.01.20
an outboard is way...more reliable than an inboard I wholeheartedly disagree, and I think many oth
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sailcapt340 at 4:03am 08.01.20
On my 2000 340, I replaced my Throttle and Transmission Cables. Like yours the cable was visible i
Catalina 275 Inboard Diesel
Codybear at 3:44am 08.01.20
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I guessing you understand the utility of this project. So much leverage sitting there and so temptin
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Johnb at 9:22pm 07.31.20
Then there is always G10 fiber glass...
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Johnb at 9:19pm 07.31.20
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Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage
Rick Macdonald at 9:18pm 07.31.20
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Interior wood trim repair or other ideas
Terry Cox at 8:49pm 07.31.20
Worked with the Starboard stuff before on a number of projects. Does not hold wood screws very well.
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Benny17441 at 8:35pm 07.31.20
Would like to hear Yanmar's engineers design justification for those filters.
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage
MikeyJ at 8:23pm 07.31.20
@Crazy Dave Condon I removed the bulkhead and found the void is not full of foam, and there are no

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