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Coast Guard Red Tape Woes ontherocks83 at 9:01am 03.03.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1713 So a few weeks ago I got a letter from the Coast Guard; I was excited thinking it was my documentati
Off-topic slightly, any knowledge out there re: the CAL 39 O'Day built? LouisMK at 8:24pm 03.02.20 Bigger Boats 3/997
H34 Deck Item?? (1) mnmpizza at 8:13pm 03.02.20 Big Boats 17/1802 Spotted this on another H-34 today. Any guesses as to its purpose? Thanks
Oday 34 Rub Rail Absorber Cushion Busy Living at 6:10pm 03.02.20 Parts Search 2/753 I am looking for the plastic inserts that go under the continuous rubber rub rail. They appear to c
Bare Mast Brian Buzz at 5:30pm 03.02.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1187 I have a question about my unpainted mast and boom on my 1979 Cat.27 tall rig. Is the aluminum anodi
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT (1) twodzusfittings at 4:38pm 03.02.20 Bigger Boats 6/1437 I had installed a Blue Seas ELCI unit as suggested by the Surveyor, to meet the AYBC codes. It work
Stern Rub Rail Hunter 30T 1992 Rxsail at 4:15pm 03.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/436 The former owner sustained a "ding" on the very edge of the stern. Certainly not being critical her
Hunter 23 Bimini knotatwork2 at 3:15pm 03.02.20 Smaller Boats 16/2640 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and would like to put a bimini on board. I haven't seen any pictures with on
450-456 size difference? ScottySailor at 10:16am 03.02.20 Big Boats 5/1080
O'day 19 centerboard operation. Patrick Hall at 8:30am 03.02.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1258 I'm about 6 weeks from putting my boat in the water. I've never sailed it, and I don't have a owners
Panel Light Replacement Installation (3) Sailgunner at 8:23am 03.02.20 Big Boats 1/595 I finally decided to tackle replacing one strip of lights in my panel that was fried from a lighteni
How to lower and raise Swing Keel 2018 Catalina 22 Sport? Resail at 6:57am 03.02.20 Catalina 22 4/2672 I have a stupid question! I've been sailing for 15 years, but have always sailed fixed keel sailboat
Keel question Dhamil6490 at 6:39am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 1/442 I have a Seaward 17 with a shoal keel. Is there anything I can do to prevent / reduce lead from leec
Repower for Beneteau 473 Benny GrowSailing at 6:09am 03.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1037 Hello all, we've attempted an engine rebuild of our original Perkins Sabre M65 that came with out 20
Mast/boom paint. Tsmacg25 at 4:57am 03.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/639 I recently purchased an 81 Mac 25, and an 87 M26D. Masts on both have pretty much no anodize left al
Barber Hauler for an H26 rgranger at 9:14pm 03.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/600 Hi Wanted to share an upgrade (I hope) Today I installed a simple barber hauler on my H26 Here is th
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list (8) rgranger at 4:15pm 03.01.20 Smaller Boats 5/814 A second warm day of 2020 so I went to the boat but the wind was calm so... 1- replaced the fairlea
First Mate's first sail (2) HMT2 at 6:31am 03.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1351 I took my new first mate on her first sail yesterday. Wind was 12-15 knots with some bigger gusts. W
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 4:26am 03.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/3198 Ruined a perfect day at the lake yesterday as my 1996 Yanmar 2GM would not start. Cranked fine but
What is this under vberth... (1) Jdtran at 9:42pm 02.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1200 Just discovered a large amount of water under the vberth. There was a hole to run a hose to the bil

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Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 12:37pm 08.19.24 We were in the area of Annapolis when a very large number of small boats, apparently racing, were i
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 12:36pm 08.19.24 I couldn't get to the hose to change the deck fitting because the PO installed the davits so I can'
Navigation Instruments Power Outage dlochner at 12:35pm 08.19.24 Thanks Stu & Dave, The affects of an EMP sound likely. I've been reviewing manuals online and Stu i
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 12:23pm 08.19.24 Thanks Stu & Dave, The affects of an EMP sound likely. I've been reviewing manuals online and Stu is
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker Scott B at 12:21pm 08.19.24 If you remove the small wood access panel in the bulkhead in aft cabin, it's right behind the readin
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? jssailem at 12:11pm 08.19.24 So maybe my simple, naive approach did not destroy my engine.
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.24 There are links in this link which can lead you to the various studies: Interesting is all I can
O'day 302 bow piece. (1) jssailem at 12:09pm 08.19.24 I had this bow roller on my boat. Now it sits in my garage.
Waste Cap vent? Dalliance at 12:08pm 08.19.24 Is the vent thru-hull the standard 5/8" that's the same as the ones on your water and fuel tank ven
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 12:05pm 08.19.24 Interesting. Doing a little research, I found this report. https://www.mainecoast.tv/2023/06/07/eth
Distress Call jssailem at 11:58am 08.19.24 WOW, Bob, it sounds like you had a maritime experience. That is an interesting document. It has a gr
Outboard motor parts. jimd333sail at 11:52am 08.19.24 Thank you for your input. This is turning out to be a winter's project. Thanks who all the advice I'
Beneteau Propeller Tony Bakke at 11:49am 08.19.24 The shaft on the boat is the original metric from Beneteau and the most recent propeller to fall off
Navigation Instruments Power Outage jssailem at 11:16am 08.19.24 This feels like chasing a short in an old car! :laugh: Perhaps because it is just like that. What
Navigation Instruments Power Outage dlochner at 11:04am 08.19.24 When lightning strikes there are 2 issues, one is the high voltage electrical discharge that can bur
I need help attaching my Outboard to my West Wight Potter LloydB at 10:55am 08.19.24 Who did the tune up??
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:42am 08.19.24 But I do not have the correct device to check the amps."" Just off hand from those readings I wo
Hull interior drgbanks at 10:30am 08.19.24 I will need to lay it out and get back to you with the number. I'll give you Sq. Ftge of all the bi
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker Scott B at 10:21am 08.19.24 Sorry missed this one earlier. Yep, terrible spot for it, I've tripped it a couple of times with st
Hull interior twodzusfittings at 10:17am 08.19.24 Thank you for your generous offer. How much do you have, in terms of Sq. Ft? I will need to lay it

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