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When the boat you want finally comes on the market... Brian D at 10:27am 01.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 9/1275 ...and is sold the next day! ik8djx5Vvig Hey, it's winder. What did you expect?
Hunter 336 traveler Hankoni at 10:22am 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1847 The Traveler on the 1996 Hunter 336 is positioned on top of the steering wheel post. We would like t
Outboard Motor Cowling shanker at 10:01am 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2792 Curious as to how you guys take care of scuffs and scratches that somehow appear on motor cowlings?
Tank monitor Ilanortho at 9:49am 01.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2216 Hi; Looking for final advice as to whether to install the Tank Tender or an external tank monitor su
Polar Bay AC control panel programming to shut off fan buddy0 at 9:28am 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2757 I have the Polar Bay SLW16DHS-1 on my Hunter 33. I've discovered from post Polar Bay A/C Owners that
Moving Trailer with Forklift? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 32/7555 I'm planning on moving my boat to my shop for pre-season prep and repairs. There are two lots availa
Leak from port light Slider at 10:33pm 01.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1417 Our 2012 B37 has a small leak from the small port light over the desk. We do not want the wood dama
More January racing in Texas Bill19233 at 8:21pm 01.21.20 Racing 29/4475 Last week was over 20 knots, but this week was another drifter. A frontal passage gave us a little w
Looking for a rigging service in or near San Pedro CA marke14 at 6:54pm 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/3239 Greetings SBO friends, If anyone has any recommendations for a rigging company to re-rig my wire ro
Catalina 34 MK II salon table conversion gary16188 at 3:35pm 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2663 Hello, Can anyone tell me how to lower the salon table for use as a berth. i cannot figure it out. T
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Biggin at 2:17pm 01.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/771 I am in the process of replacing all of my original Raymarine instruments including the ST60 (wheel
Scimitar rudders Drinky Crow at 1:13pm 01.21.20 Racing 4/1367 Like the ones on the old Pearsons/C'C's. What's the helm like? Balanced or heavy/dead....?
Fluid line to overflow tank Hydro Therapy at 11:32am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 2/405
Looking to get out on the water in Tampa on Saturday Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/599 We're averaging 20F in Chicago lately. As a result the sailing bug has been gnawing at us pretty har
Access to exhaust elbow on Universal MX 25 in Catalina 36 Fudsdad at 1:59am 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/640 Can anyone help me access my exhaust elbow to clean the end of the sea water hose? Is it from the a
Replacing a "Max Prop" on a Beneteau 25 mm metric sized shaft. Mike H. at 9:05pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 0/19 We have a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5. New to us last June. 31 years old. When we pulled her out for th
Solar vents Weasel at 7:19pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/546 Has Nicro Fico gone out of business. All I see are Marineco units at EXORBITANT prices. Anybody?
Appropriate Fuse Size ? catalanc at 5:29pm 01.20.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3191 Hi Guys, I have a new 2 me 1988 Seaward 24. Very simple electrical system and I am replacing old/m
New name and graphics (1) RussC at 5:01pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1085 I pulled the cover back on the Merit today just enough to wipe down the area and install the new vin
Hunter 240 needs stern rails and stern seats (1) Dolphin55 at 3:33pm 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 20/2266 My Hunter 240 came with an open transom - no stern rails or stern seats. I can purchase the rails an

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A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 08.14.24 Where did you see the notice for the voluntary restriction? I didn't notice it on my chart when we
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 capta at 8:23pm 08.14.24 He's on lake Superior, I think. Oops, my bad.
Alternator heat - how serious? (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:03pm 08.14.24 So I got back to the boat yesterday and found the brown ignition input wire connected with a male sp
Ranger 29 Project_Mayhem at 6:58pm 08.14.24 D&R Marine might be able to help you out. O'Day has very similar windows. Probably the same manufact
Ranger 29 jssailem at 6:57pm 08.14.24 One possible source is a guy in So Cal. I called him a couple of years ago.. I remember him sayin th
What's happening on the Indian River ...? (1) jssailem at 6:43pm 08.14.24 WOW...There sure are a lot of Nav Aids laid waste. Structure/Destroyed warnings. I was interested in
Putting a hole in the transom ShawnL at 3:54pm 08.14.24 I have a '72 Catalina 22 (so what do I know) but when we are sailing, we throw the fuel tank on the
Ranger 29 shemandr at 2:40pm 08.14.24 I'm a former R29 owner but I didn't have leaking windows. I'd probably go with the rebed option. If
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 08.14.24 We got tired of restiching all our outdoor sunbrella projects at least two times before the fabric n
Large Rectangle Hatches dLj at 1:53pm 08.14.24 The opening is still 18"x24", the current hatch is about 21"x27". Neat idea making a Plexi lid a
What's happening on the Indian River ...? Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 08.14.24 It looks like the damage has been spread out over the course of about a year, so probably not the re
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment nightowle at 12:24pm 08.14.24 I got a bit off track my first time coming into Mystery Bay. Luckily I was going slow and a fellow
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move BigEasy at 11:53am 08.14.24 Gulfport Municipal looks pretty nice. Arguably, Gulfport marina is the nicest marina o
Large Rectangle Hatches Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 08.14.24 Neat idea making a Plexi lid as a DIY hatch. Could easily add a riser arm and a twist handle to loc
Mast Tabernacle Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 08.14.24 Even with all the shortcuts, it still took me about an hour to rig my Starwind 19. My current boat l
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 9:52am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Old Sailboat Winch cylon60 at 8:16am 08.14.24 Thats great .. Many thanks... FYI the boat was built by Boatbau in Rugen in 1979 in the former East
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 8:14am 08.14.24 Here is a news article about the Seattle King of the boot leggers. https://www.king5.com/article/ent
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Timm R Oday25 at 8:12am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear

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