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Compasses don't agree elink at 10:56am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 17/332 While out sailing last week I noticed that the two compasses on our dual helm boat don't agree. They
teak oil stain colin59 at 10:08am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/85 Hi All, spilled some teak oil on deck and didn't notice it untill it dried.some got on non slip area
Prop Install with a stop? (1) SirMichael at 8:12am 05.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/221 Last fall, I had to remove the prop off my '88 Hunter 28.5. It has a Yanmar 18hp diesel and a 14" 2
Roller Furling system Recs babadu at 6:47am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 5/159 Looking for a roller system for a Ranger 23' sailboat. Any direction on setting it up or any reviews
5230 Alternative? dmdiehl64 at 6:32pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/138
Where is water pressure pump on Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 4:08pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/157 I was draining anti-freeze out of my fresh water tanks today when pump stopped working. Any advice?
Adventures with a Beneteau faucet (3) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/165 After recommissioning the water system this year I noticed my galley faucet was leaking around its b
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 1:41pm 05.02.24 Big Boats 1/156 I have the normal white speaker/light pod on the arch of my 2004 Hunter 36. I don't use the speaker
replacing Spartite with traditional shims patmacdonald at 11:47am 05.02.24 C&C 1/69 i have a C'C 30 MK II-XL and want to find rubber shims for the deck collar
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) lacoursmarc at 10:19am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/161 After doing a lot of research on weeping holes for deck stepped masts, I went and took another look
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 9:54am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 10/261
Remove hot water tank 1988 Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 5:10am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 2/93 I discovered that the hot water tank on my newly acquired 1988 Hunter 28.5 was abandoned by the prev
Material around the shaft (1) elvio at 12:52am 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/176 Hi folks. I finished painting with priming and anti-fouling. I noticed the area around the shaft en
Lost swing keel for Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements abrown at 3:47pm 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 4/137 Hi, I Iost the swing keel for my Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements.
Eight Bells for Don Street dlochner at 2:10pm 05.01.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/168 Don Street has passed away. If you don't know Don he was a life long sailor who wrote extensively ab
Garmin Navigation/plotter addition to helm FOLLOWING SEAS at 12:59pm 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/89 Hello, I am looking for some advice from HUNTER 310 owners. I have a 1999 that I want to add a chart
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 8:34am 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/176 First season with my 1999 H280. Previous owner started it once last fall and now up to me ( might ha
Weight of an O' Day 27 Bluenose at 7:39am 05.01.24 Bigger Boats 1/111 Hi there, I am seeing conflicting numbers for the weight of this boat that I am looking at. Does any
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 6:25am 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 5/234
Removing Stains and smudges John_F at 4:35am 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/210 Our boat has tea-colored water stains along the hull and black smudges from sneakers, etc. Any sugge

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Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 6:59am 05.09.24 I did do all the others last year. This one just got by me.
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Time to sell the Schock 23.2 dlochner at 5:40am 05.09.24 Time and money spent on cleaning products will reap rewards in price and speed of sale. Do make th
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 5:38am 05.09.24 Of note, marine mechanics are in very high demand in BC. I booked my alignment and valve adjustment
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:37am 05.09.24 Unfortunately, I don't remember the size, however, when I replaced one I used a metric measurement a
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 Timm R Oday25 at 5:03am 05.09.24 Present the boat as clean as possible . Being honest about would be nice for the boat to have will
Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.
SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?
Blocks (1) Drinky Crow at 6:52pm 05.08.24 Only $93 and w/bearings unlike Element above. I had those Harken Elements on my mainsheet and swappe
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 6:21pm 05.08.24 Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now? CKOc6hXMDhc
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 05.08.24 I had Crazy Ivans whenever I used the electric winches. Turns out the flux gate compass was too clos
Stove Cover (1) rgranger at 6:12pm 05.08.24
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 05.08.24 Sigh. I'm just grateful you didn't quote Wikipedia. I submit that whoever wrote this dictionary en
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 6:08pm 05.08.24 Yep The 26S is water ballast. 1,700 lb empty
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 6:04pm 05.08.24 Sorry, the image doesn't show enough detail. Looking up close, you can see that the channel was a s

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