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Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2973 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/732 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/465 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1454 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane won't run... ObiQuiet at 11:28am 05.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 21/8470 video: Untitled_720p.mp4 Getting last-year's new motor ready, and it won't run. In some attempts
I Miss My Friends (1) Bad Obsession at 10:44am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 11/902 178784 This picture is from a raft-up that I was a part of (Probably 2008). I just came across it a
Sealing end-cap bolt on heat exchanger. Hayden Watson at 9:58am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 3/651 The bolts that hold the end-caps onto the heat exchanger for my Universal did not have anything unde
Mainsail track end stop wouterdebie at 9:40am 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/639 Hi all! Last season I misplaced the track end stop for the main sail of my 1992 Legend 37.5 and I w
Victron BMV-712 vs Balmar SG200 P12nash at 9:33am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/4540
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - looking for sails tdol87 at 9:15am 05.09.20 Day Sailers 0/4 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - need sails tdol87 at 8:56am 05.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 O'Day Widgeon - seeking sails tdol87 at 8:52am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/951 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon. Nearly all cosmetic work and moving a
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 Jimbeaux at 6:55am 05.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4278
I have a black type resin coming in through my sidestay into my cabin. (4) gtg at 6:51am 05.09.20 Smaller Boats 6/1726 I thought ir was rust but it is black and the drops harden. Do they put grease around the bolt when
Hard starting Yanmar ysm8g - 1980 FlimFlamII at 6:34am 05.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/755 Engine is hard to start. Outside temps are in the 60's. It will attempt to fire but will not. When
new main sail gary16188 at 5:50am 05.09.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/871 Hello, I am looking into purchasing a new main sail for my 2005 Catalina 34 Mk II. The boat has a fu
Making new boat cushions... vinyl bottom or not? (1) sbcwolff at 7:58pm 05.08.20 Ask All Sailors 10/4809 I'm making new dinette cushions (not brave enough to tackle vberth and quarter berths yet). Should I
Fridge dead? Tim Mills at 5:30pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 10/1249 So, coming out of winter my trusty fridge started freezing everything solid such as water bottles. I
1983 Hunter 34 threaded rod (3/4" s.s.) snapped at chain plate anchor (10) SailLakeLanier at 3:31pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 5/1898
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam 'loose' Artey1 at 12:29pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 14/2139 Hey everyone - thought I'd post up and see what I get from here. I only got a couple of replies from

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Launching boats with an outback? Richard19068 at 1:02pm 02.21.25 https://www.quantrellsubaru.com/subaru-outback-towing-capacity Here's a chart of Outback towing cap
Hydro for CNG tank Richard19068 at 12:41pm 02.21.25 I can't get a scuba shop to agree to hydro my CNG tank. I have found a welding gas supply place th
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 12:41pm 02.21.25 The part number is noted earlier in this thread offfered by this forum stire
Winter cover q's Leeward Rail at 12:38pm 02.21.25 Some real good comments here ! Cover or no cover is truly a "it depends" situation. That would also
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Crazy Dave Condon at 12:25pm 02.21.25 As a former dealer for. Hunter Marine introducing the Hunter 15, I installed the Hobie Bob which is
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (5) CodeGrue at 12:19pm 02.21.25 Made it down to work on the mast. I was able to remove the masthead cover to see what was going on.
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 11:36am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cu
Traveller quote Steve L22188 at 11:36am 02.21.25 Absolutely call Garhauer. Top quality and good prices. Used to be a guy there named Guido who was
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 11:31am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. K
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES UpperPintle at 11:29am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. Ki
Eight Bells for Don Casey Stu Jackson at 11:14am 02.21.25 "This Old Boat" had more great ideas than anyone could get off the internet in 30 years of looking,
Traveller quote Stu Jackson at 11:11am 02.21.25 Try Garhauer. Call them, easiest way to contact and they are a pleasure to work with.
Hydro for CNG tank RitSim at 10:56am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cur
Hydro for CNG tank jssailem at 8:25am 02.21.25 Hi Smokie. I am not a CNG user so this may not be helpful. I found these websites talking about Hyd
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? Rich Stidger at 8:09am 02.21.25 I've been in LIS for many years and I'm currently in Narraganset Bay. I've used lots of different p
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 7:47am 02.21.25 Why not just post it here? dj Expected lack of general interest.
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? PaulK at 7:44am 02.21.25 The paint we liked so much last season is Petit Odyssey HD. It's supposed to hold up for more than
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES dLj at 7:35am 02.21.25 Realizing that few will travel far to reach a hurricane hole and most of the locals know all about
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 6:55am 02.21.25 @dLj I believe that the "expiration date" issue applies to non-steel type tanks that are commonly u
Hydro for CNG tank JamesG161 at 6:48am 02.21.25 what is the difference between a scuba tank and a CNG tank? Depends on the material of constructio

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