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Marina Fire in Alabama (1) rgranger at 9:35am 02.03.20 Sails Call Lounge 2/739 Have you all seen this story...? https://www.waff.com/2020/02/01/survivors-discuss-tragedy-jackson-
1970 O'Day Widgeon Restoration (4) BDuchon at 8:27am 02.03.20 Day Sailers 8/5642 Two years ago I took ownership of a 1974 (I believe) O'Day Widgeon. The boat was free but needed a
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Best boat transport? Key questions to ask? gtg at 5:52am 02.03.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1345 From California to Oklahoma. 30' catalina. Fixed keel. Other hitch: Drop it in on one side of th
running rigging replacement. Tback1000 at 3:34am 02.03.20 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1549 i bought a 37c that has been sitting on the hard for about 6 years now with the mast on a rack. al
Composting head free cruiser at 9:48pm 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1143 I built my own composting head, for under $50 in materials. No more thru hulls ,no more valves ,no m
Hunter e36 Hybrid Question Maluhia at 8:44pm 02.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1976 I recently acquired a 2012 Hunter e36 Hybrid with an Elco electric motor and a Fischer Panda 7.5 kw
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors efimki at 5:07pm 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 31/3107 I've got a 2005 Beneteau 373, and I'm planning to replace most of the sanitation hoses with Raritan
ISO teak wood, hinges miscellaneous hardware... Killyourguitar at 3:00pm 02.02.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1380 I have a Mac 25, I need some life lines that are better than what I have now they're pretty much jun
Adding 2nd smart plug up front question CYQK at 1:27pm 02.02.20 Ask All Sailors 3/347 Have a smart plug and elci mounted in the cockpit locker Thinking about installing another smart plu
Cabin cushion cleaning Giro at 12:19pm 02.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1088 Hello: We recently had new cushions made for the cabin on our MacGregor 25. The cushions are all co
replacement rudder for 1988 Mk2 Hayden Watson at 9:57am 02.02.20 Catalina 30 3/735 Probably going to replace rudder this year. Any and all suggestions appreciated We need to pull the
Quick, simple fuel polisher (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:17am 02.02.20 Catalina 310 18/3477 We have been struggling with fuel issues since getting bad fuel running from Irma and Maria in 2017.
Length over all shawanaga at 9:09am 02.02.20 Big Boats 14/2703 Does LOA include the ladder when down and the roller bow sprit for the anchor chain? some yacht clu
Swap a 2 blade 1" 13 RH 10 for LH? (2) SV_IdleHour at 8:19am 02.02.20 Parts Search 3/638 My controls are reversed after the prior owner had some transmission work done.
Solenoid valves in head discharge Mainemando at 6:44am 02.02.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/863 Folks I am modifying my waste system this Spring in order removal the miles of unnecessary hose tha
Lifeline Stanchions for Seaward 17 Dhamil6490 at 9:16pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 1/346 Looking for information about stanchion geometry. I'm particularly interested in the angle at which
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Battery Placement (1) Johnb at 3:34pm 06.27.24 The attached picture shows the batteries as they were in 2000. The ice box is to the left (forward)
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:37pm 06.27.24 If it is for a one time use, I suggest that you beg, borrow, or steal that "serious rivet gun". Th
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 jssailem at 12:22pm 06.27.24 you can always tie a big fishing weight to some line and go old school. 1s8XbjOXhXo
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit Crazy Dave Condon at 11:11am 06.27.24 I would suggest looking at the ones on line but before you do, measure the bolt patter on the boat f
What are these screw things called Hello Below at 10:02am 06.27.24 But you'll need a serious rivet gun to put those in. If it is for a one time use, I suggest that y
What are these screw things called dLj at 9:28am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode. I prefe
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit kappykaplan at 9:27am 06.27.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Check with the kind folks that run the forum store on this site. They
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels kappykaplan at 9:25am 06.27.24 Russell on Destiny, the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2023. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Hello Below at 9:08am 06.27.24 and 1/2 cup (4 oz or 50 ml) Clorox Just to clarify so we don't thunder into Mars again: 1/2 cup =
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 9:01am 06.27.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 8:42am 06.27.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :) Thanks and errr... no :) Had my fi
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:35am 06.27.24
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Russell on Destiny at 8:16am 06.27.24 I received my unit (which is a replacement unit for the original Siemens unit) from Beneteau Spare
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:55am 06.27.24 It's always been 1 qt/liter per 50 gal...it was my bad math that made the instructions confusing. Th
Otto at 7:33am 06.27.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , Sorry to revive an old thread... I may be mistaken, but the math seems
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 06.27.24 @philiefay check your private messages. There is also a 26/260/270 Hunter group on Facebook too.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 6:34am 06.27.24 Definitely sounds like a cable replacement is in your future. Any chance a cable clamp (to add a l
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 6:02am 06.27.24 The cable sleeve is moving with the cable which has begun to fray at the end point. Definitely sou
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 06.27.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Howeve
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:57am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Yes it

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