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Cracks under rub tail (10) dmosier at 4:43pm 07.14.19 Smaller Boats 9/1276 167189 167190 167191 167192 167193 167194 167195 167196 167197 167198 While working on the boat to
Water Pump Accumulator twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 07.14.19 Bigger Boats 14/1602 When I pulled all the old rusty pumps out of the boat, I also removed the accumulator. Ive replace t
restoring windows tgrayson at 12:06pm 07.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1009 restoring windows on 74 venture 17,was thinking of cutting plexiglass larger to fit in aluminum fram
Screws inside of cabin john6206 at 11:49am 07.14.19 Smaller Boats 3/1009 Hi Everyone, C-18 owner here. So far, I have not put any screws into the boat. I have hung some
renaming tgrayson at 11:21am 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 11/953 restoring a 1974 venture 17,I don't live near the water,can I do the renaming ceremony in my backyar
Halyard Options for 1968 Mariner 19: Advice Needed kmiles16 at 11:12am 07.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/675 Hi, all- I have a 1968 Mariner 19 with most of its original rigging. Earlier this week, I broke the
2014 Hunter 33 vinyl liner Banooma at 5:09am 07.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/734 There is a nice looking 2014 h33 for sale that seems great in several ways, and reviews I've seen ar
Need Source for Universal M-18 Air Filter fjwilsonjr at 8:28pm 07.13.19 Catalina 30 7/1954 I need to replace the air filter on my M-18, and I can't find one on any Web site. Does anyone kno
Wet compass leaked. Justin_NSA at 7:58pm 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2742 It's old. It happens to the best of us. My Ritchie HF 72S leaked and the compass doesn't work anymor
Dodger & Bimini Setup (1) Terry Cox at 5:39pm 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/525 Recently published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab (42) that describes in some detail how I h
Converting P42 Salon Settee Into A Double Berth Terry Cox at 5:27pm 07.13.19 Big Boats 4/1040 Published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab about how to convert the port salon settee into a d
Universal m-18 won't start sometimes sailing11 at 2:00pm 07.13.19 Engines and Propulsion 28/3904 Hello, I have a Catalina 27 with a universal m-18 diesel motor in it. I replaced the glow plug swit
Anyone Recognize This? Rick Webb at 10:58am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/3077 This has been kicking around our club for a long time. everyone seems to be afraid to toss it as it
Fwd hatch leaking JRT at 10:29am 07.13.19 Catalina 310 3/556 So working on boatand big rain just came up. FWD hatch is leaking from under the trim ring. Drips
Rope Clutch Spring (1) amitchell64 at 5:56am 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1228 167136 I have a 2008 Hunter 33 and the spring arm of one of the rope clutches keeps popping out of t
Hajima of the NE coast of Japan garymalmgren at 4:38am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 4/364 Not what we hoped it would be, but not a lost day. Gary QgYbeKrcyzc
Nautical tongue twister All U Get at 2:47am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/3531 Bored with summer, try saying towboat three times fast. Do you have a nautical tongue twister?
Sign and Glide towing, opinions ? DAVA390 at 7:35pm 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/518 Friend of mine just bought a boat,went with Progressive,Has a card for Sign ' Glide on water. Never
Something is very wrong I'm told....(help please?) (3) khanlon at 2:35pm 07.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/1813 I am completely new to this... 1st boat...purchased from widow of owner.carefully following directio
Lewmar open port bug screens (3) Slipin Away at 1:51pm 07.12.19 Big Boats 5/1213 Installing the bug screens in the lewmar opening ports is a real pain, and I am always worried about

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Stack Pack on boltrope Main dlochner at 11:53am 01.12.24 I am replacing a very old sail cover with a Stack Pack. The Main on our C&C 35 Mark III uses a bol
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Stu Jackson at 11:17am 01.12.24 Hayden, if you know the dimensions couldn't you figure it out? I believe the issue would be the cle
Stack Pack on boltrope Main FastOlson at 11:09am 01.12.24 Looking forward to pix when this project gets going. On our boat and all the others I have seen, the
150 genoa vs 135 bradm at 10:17am 01.12.24 We replaced our 135 with a new 135 from North. During the pre-order inspection of our boat, the Nor
airhorn install (1) Anomymous 163294 at 10:17am 01.12.24 well, second thoughts here, wont be adding a bow sprit afterall, i will be mast mounting. and these
Windshield H430 Leaking JamesG161 at 9:37am 01.12.24 I sealed my H430 with this on the outside.... Lexel Never leaks. Jim....
Wema replacement sending unit tfox2069 at 9:20am 01.12.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is the resident expert, so I'll just put that on the table. I've had to r
Acoustic guitar and boats. william24424 at 8:45am 01.12.24 While sailing in Greece an acoustic guitar player inspired me to make a you tube video of my charter
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Roland5048 at 7:43am 01.12.24 Interesting. My 3YM30 does not have a glow plug but the schematic shows it as an option. Maybe a r
New Electronics - Is this about right? Ward H at 7:11am 01.12.24 I agree that the backbone is the hardest part of the install and on my C30 even that was easy. Havin
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:44am 01.12.24 My acoustic guitar and bass on the boat. Both inexpensive and small, great for grabbing and playing
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:41am 01.12.24 I have thought about a violin. Thankfully a Stradivarius is out of budget. There are multiturdes
Windshield H430 Leaking (4) ivieto at 6:33am 01.12.24 Updated pics
New Electronics - Is this about right? BrianQ at 5:57am 01.12.24 Thank you! Yes, the i50/i60 displays replaced the older ST series displays. The upgrade to STng wa
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure LakeShark at 4:59am 01.12.24 While you Ruddercraft guys are doing your off season inspections. Check the welds on the bottom on
Good Winter Read RoyS at 4:59am 01.12.24 2023
Help with a new sail rgranger at 4:47am 01.12.24 Fair winds....
Help with a new sail (2) NOLA at 4:41am 01.12.24 We could not salvage the threads when drilling the remainder of the old pin out. Inserted a 1 and 1/
St. Pete boat show party CYQK at 3:30am 01.12.24 Contacted the folks at Latts&Atts and they said no longer doing the party in St.Pete Sad!!
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement Captain Larry-DH at 2:41am 01.12.24 This note from Small Craft Advisor doesent make these boats sound like trailor sailers to me but be

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