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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 9/1390 ...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 5/1958 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 23/3314 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 10/2391 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 7/2962 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 32/8531 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 10/1533 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 29/5153 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 9/3690 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 5/2819 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 1/811 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 4/1473 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 2/431
Looking to get out on the water in Tampa on Saturday Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/654 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 1/681 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 2/602 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 6/3566 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 13/1172 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 20/2487 My Hunter 240 came with an open transom - no stern rails or stern seats. I can purchase the rails an

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Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! Allowishish at 5:58am 12.09.24 Lake Pueblo stay open year round. We had a boat down there for 5 years and only one winter could not
How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ?? Jim Legere at 5:14am 12.09.24 There's a pic floating around out there that shows the end result. Basically the glass needs to be
Yanmar Engine mounts. kloudie1 at 5:06am 12.09.24 I changed out my 1985 mounts in 2012 with Yanmar but that was before the price got outrageous! Based
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed dlochner at 4:48am 12.09.24 The gasket looks like a piece of Dacron sailcloth. Flying Scot, Inc may be able to help you as they
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed Joe at 4:34am 12.09.24 Here's a parts page from CatalinaDirect.com There is also a customer service department at the
Yanmar Engine mounts. Rodsails at 4:14am 12.09.24 Even though they looked okay they were probably wasted 10 years ago. I learned the hard way. I have
How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ?? sailme88 at 3:46am 12.09.24 There's a pic floating around out there that shows the end result. Basically the glass needs to be
1989 Hunter 335 Rubbing strip fixing Help Johnny Perrin at 3:36am 12.09.24 Hi Greg, Many thanks, that all makes sense. It appears at some point past it was repaired using s
How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ?? Jim Legere at 3:24am 12.09.24 On my '83 H37C it was much as @Johnb describes: remove the plywood that separates the plywood divide
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 1:19am 12.09.24 I haven't invested lots of time into other products at this point but it seems from afar that the pr
Route & weather planning dLj at 10:29pm 12.08.24 For long range planning I use the pilot charts. They are quite good. Then can be freely downloaded f
Route & weather planning jssailem at 9:44pm 12.08.24 I use a group of data sights and the weather models the produce. We have different resources than wh
Antifreeze (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.08.24 * I thought the pan might be full of antifreeze from a previous situation, but the quantity of the
Engine alignment needed mermike at 8:33pm 12.08.24 Motor mount replacement is in my near future. I'm gathering as much info as I can.
Antifreeze JoeWhite at 8:04pm 12.08.24 Cheapest way is to install a new cap.
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:53pm 12.08.24 You'll definitely want winches but you most likely won't use/need winch handles. That might lead t
Engine alignment needed Ralph Johnstone at 7:53pm 12.08.24 Aren't you supposed to do the final alignment in the water? If you have open water nearby. I'm p
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 7:24pm 12.08.24 :plus:Len
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 6:12pm 12.08.24 Len, I read your report about the BC and Washington Ferries. They are the very reason I bought my A
Engine alignment needed jssailem at 5:55pm 12.08.24 Yes

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