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Anchor light bulb replacement. (1) Twille at 5:07am 10.18.19 Big Boats 17/5361 Ok -yes i an climb up there and fetch it, bring it down and then get the correct bulb, then climb ba
Bought A Salvage scuba201 at 5:54pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 63/7026 Anyone here ever buy a salvaged sailboat? I wired the $$ today on a Bristol 40, freshwater intrusio
Dufour Gib'Sea 43 Away at 5:50pm 10.17.19 Dufour 1/1764
Any interest in adding an Albin Vega forum? Gene Neill at 3:58pm 10.17.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1244 Or perhaps an Albin sailboats-in-general forum? Albin built a lot more than just Vegas (link). Reas
Bahamas, Cat Island Hellevi 18 at 3:30pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 0/385 Are here any one planning to go Bahamas on early days on January. ??? We would love to have other bo
C&C 36 rear hatch sizes needed !!! goco at 3:25pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 1/325 dear sailors! Does anyone know the correct dimensions of the rear hatch of a C'C 36 year 1980 (the
A thank you Meriachee at 12:23pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1172 @Maine Sail , A thank you is due. The cleaner is 920, and after a quick wipe with the dreaded ace
Raritan PHII leak at Dry/Flush JRT at 12:01pm 10.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/4875 I've noticed some dripping water from the underside forward edge of the dry/flush switch. I know th
Cover mll at 11:38am 10.17.19 Smaller Boats 7/1340 I'm first time owner 1986 Catalina 22, and I'm in the process of refurbishing. 1. There numerous ho
Venting Battery enclosure Frank H at 9:54am 10.17.19 Catalina 310 5/1348 Hello Mates Has anyone figured out how to vent the battery enclosure, particularly vertically? My 3
High winds in the NE today. (2) Captain Larry-DH at 7:08am 10.17.19 Destinations 24/3496 I wouldn't want to be out in open water in LIS today. This is Ledge Light (off New London) at 10:0
Is there room for a "Composting" head in a 1983 Hunter 34? wksmith at 1:33am 10.17.19 Big Boats 7/1552 I'm thinking of buying a 1983 Hunter 34. Have any of you owners of H34s installed one in those ver
How pumpkinpie at 9:04pm 10.16.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2860 .
TS Nestor <-- PTC 16 <-- Invest 96L (1) JamesG161 at 8:38pm 10.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 7/1291 Part of the LOWs that developed along the late season Tropical waves. This one formed as a HIGH pass
O'Day 40 owners out there? LouisMK at 7:38pm 10.16.19 Bigger Boats 3/1172
Where to run a/c ducting in an H34? Colibri at 6:59pm 10.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/693 The old Dometic Cruisaire 12k btu unit was installed in the starboard aft settee (aft dining table b
16 Foot M16 Melges, need help with approx year, serial number location (1) Force10 at 6:30pm 10.16.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2441
Any Bristol 40 owners? scuba201 at 5:46pm 10.16.19 Bristol 7/4443 Any Bristol 40 owners out here? Signing the paperwork on one tomorrow.
Through the deck wiring on our B331 - prepare for unstepping the mast Bluenose at 5:01pm 10.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/806 Our Beneteau will be hauled on Monday and we are having the mast pulled. I always to do as much for
Replacing standing rigging and furler on a 1984 Hunter 31 bobmorning at 3:26pm 10.16.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1001 We suffered a catastrophic failure on the masthead terminal for our fore stay on our H31. Luckily w

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Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.01.24 I would like to change the hull liner Is that anything like checkered paint ?
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 11:28am 08.01.24 Have you considered just doing it right the first time with the proper materials? The lengths folk
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday jviss at 11:21am 08.01.24 Solved it! It was set up to use the GPS data from the Vesper XB-8000, which is putting out the wron
Stuffing box adjusting Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 08.01.24 I do think you need to haul the boat soon and get the shaft and drive train all sorted. I think y
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 11:19am 08.01.24 Ha, ha, good advice, @Stu Jackson . But, it looks crummy, I'd like it to look nice. I even conside
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Tally Ho at 10:39am 08.01.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Stu Jackson at 10:30am 08.01.24 1. Don't bother. That's the advice from seasoned cruisers. Why? Less chance of the motor being s
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:27am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 10:22am 08.01.24 If you must, then yes. Please note that Ralph's engine and pictures are different than your Kubota
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.01.24 Should the adhesive side be on the flange side and anti seize on the manifold side? If you must, t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 Dalliance at 9:48am 08.01.24 Where are your water and waste tanks? Is this cover fiberglass? I know nothing about the 285, so t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 9:34am 08.01.24 No luck in the compartment just forward of the flooring. Has to be in the big space under the bow be
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 08.01.24 Once you finally get B&G on the phone, the tech service is excellent. You will need patience when r
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 8:03am 08.01.24 Thanks everyone so I have silver anti seize spray and gasket material from napa. It's for high temp
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 7:55am 08.01.24 Thats very odd. So just to confirm, the main sheet wasn't a factor, wasn't attached to the boom and
Stuffing box adjusting (1) dLj at 7:06am 08.01.24 You need to pull that shaft, in my opinion. the corrosion on the shaft seen here needs to be examine
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:57am 08.01.24 @rgranger and @caverun can you chime in?
Cabin Material Question kappykaplan at 6:55am 08.01.24 which Hunter boat you have? I have a hunter 26.5 for reference
Cabin Material Question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:52am 08.01.24 @Bluebonnet87 which Hunter boat you have? crazy dave

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