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41AC located in the Tampa Area (6) ice breaker at 10:24am 03.03.20 Big Boats 2/654 I am having new cockpit cushions made by SBO, and we are running into pattern issues on the starboar
Troubleshooting an External Non-Contact Fluid Level Sensor on holding tank (1) karellen at 9:43am 03.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1167 My Hunter 356 came with the below non-contact level sensor on the holding tank. My problem is that i
Companionway hatchboard lock (3) karellen at 9:38am 03.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1212 My 356 did not come with the original lock, which appears to be this one here made by Southco: https
Coast Guard Red Tape Woes ontherocks83 at 9:01am 03.03.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1942 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 3/1093
H34 Deck Item?? (1) mnmpizza at 8:13pm 03.02.20 Big Boats 17/1989 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 2/796 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 6/1283 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 6/1664 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 2/463 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 16/2875 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 5/1229
O'day 19 centerboard operation. Patrick Hall at 8:30am 03.02.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1367 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 1/640 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 4/2777 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 1/459 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 3/1153 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 1/721 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 2/626 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 5/904 A second warm day of 2020 so I went to the boat but the wind was calm so... 1- replaced the fairlea

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Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson jssailem at 3:44pm 12.16.24 What a wonderful tale of men and the sea. Thank you Peggie. :biggrin::beer: Merry Christmas!
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 3:41pm 12.16.24 I was out at my boat this week and checked my engine mounts (Yanmar 2GM20F). It looked like the for
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (2) jssailem at 3:38pm 12.16.24 Up in the Northwest, we have what is called a "BullRail". It is a 4x4 or 6x6 that runs along the sli
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 3:28pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Tally Ho at 3:22pm 12.16.24
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Clutch Cargo at 2:19pm 12.16.24 When all else fails, ask Rudy Nickerson at D&R Marine.
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:14pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:51pm 12.16.24 Glad you found useful information in it!
Diesel injector testing Michael Davis at 12:45pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inj
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.16.24 You do want to consider the elbow you use. I started out with 5/8" hose for the inlet side.
Diesel injector testing Michael Davis at 12:40pm 12.16.24
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 12:40pm 12.16.24 For those interested, I have followed through with the purchase of the boat. I'll be doing some more
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inje
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake kappykaplan at 12:17pm 12.16.24 Yup that is what is going on. Don't think there will be much Christmas sailing just reading the man
Diesel injector testing Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 12.16.24 Do you know how many hours the current injectors have and if your engine has any problems indicative
What is "residual value"? FastOlson at 11:38am 12.16.24 Why do Underwriters then insist on a "Survey"? Probably more than one correct answer, but many yea
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 11:35am 12.16.24 Their reply was you try about 150 times and then you finally get lucky! That just about sums it up
Diesel injector testing jssailem at 11:18am 12.16.24 Diesel engines are simple machines. They utilize atomized fuel, air, and compression to produce a co
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 11:10am 12.16.24

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