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11.0 - has anyone removed all chainplates? Matt White at 7:52am 09.24.19 S2 12/2294 Next spring I plan to pull all chainplates, remove any core rot (if there) and fill with thickened e
Mainsail Leech Problem (2) Bill19233 at 7:30am 09.24.19 Ask All Sailors 29/5799 Part of my mainsail leech twists off to leeward. It's very noticeable since it's right at a draft st
THRU HULL QUESTION Valerio at 7:06am 09.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/430 What is the minimum diameter for a toilet thru hull direct discharge ? small boat 28 feet, but i do
End of season prep vdesmond at 6:57am 09.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2298 Hi there, This is my first season as a boat owner, so I wanted to ask if anyone has any tips or tri
Any experience with Hi-Mod / Hayn Marine? (1) pclarksurf at 9:13pm 09.23.19 Catalina 22 22/5396 I've actually contemplated (for 5 seconds) a $5,000.00 compact roller swager (yeah right-- maybe I'
I'm taking on water mstoffer at 7:11pm 09.23.19 Day Sailers 9/1794 I just took our Hunter 146 out of the water for the season and found that it had a bunch of water in
Classic Lido 14 Traveler Rigging (1) HML at 6:22pm 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 5/4210 This summer I bought a 1960 Lido 14 from a member in our local sailing club. The boat was still in a
Pre-purchase Survey Cost Jimbeaux at 6:11pm 09.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3475 What should I reasonably be looking at for the fee here? Is it typically charged by the foot? Boat
ALWAYS HAVE TOW INSURANCE (1) twodzusfittings at 4:40pm 09.23.19 Bigger Boats 21/2062 I used to think, I would never need to be towed. My last boat had a brand new outboard. This, new to
Sail boat ID shemandr at 4:01pm 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 3/428 Today there were protests, I guess all over, regarding climate change. This isn't a political threa
Hunter 420 Passage Raw Water intake Stephen M at 2:56pm 09.23.19 Big Boats 4/852 I upgraded the raw water strainer to a 1" perko strainer as I didn't like the screw off bowl Sherwoo
New Hunter 25 Owner 4sandybutts at 2:18pm 09.23.19 Smaller Boats 3/519 Hi All, This is Steve and I just acquired a 1978 Hunter 25 Cherubini. I would like to ask the group
Water Draining Somewhere Destination Unknown... Tradewinds at 11:28am 09.23.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/928 First few days I owned the boat water was going from sink to bilge no problem. Now water is draini
Kent Island dingy dock Jim Sullivan at 10:28am 09.23.19 Destinations 5/1352 Anyone know if there are any dingy docks in Kent Narrows? I have called various restaurants and cant
SubTropical Storm Lorenzo Wets UK JamesG161 at 9:57am 09.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 9/1697 The newest West African Spin off begins as Autumn arrives. This storm should track into the Centra
Polishing my mast Saltysteve at 9:56am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/727 I am refinishing below decks and my mast looks pretty grimy. I would like to polish it but it is an
Atlantic Towers Dinghy Davits (2) sail sfbay at 9:53am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 20/6014 Considering dinghy davits for my Hunter 46. I am familiar with traditional davits by Garhauer, Kato
Grenada's Sculpture Park WHITE CALM at 9:06am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1064 A number of years ago we visited the underwater sculpture park off Moliniere Point. It was hard to f
Stowaways! aka rodents! Justin_NSA at 8:23am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1324 Saturday night the little '^%$@@ kept me up all night! I woke up to a gnawing sound under my port se
1998 Hunter 410 Windlass Seized (5) jsmac at 8:20am 09.23.19 Big Boats 9/2921 Hello Folks, As said above, my 1998 Hunter 410 has a Lewmar model RMI or RM1 50F (hard to read) el

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Westerbeke 18 jssailem at 9:40am 09.19.24 :plus: I concur with what has been said about your engine. These small diesels are remarkable. They
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Belzoni at 9:35am 09.19.24 Looks like New Castle Marina in Nanaimo may be a good option for you if the boat can make the trip.
Westerbeke 18 Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 09.19.24 If it starts well, runs at high throttle settings without much smoke, and can get close to its maxim
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter (2) jssailem at 9:05am 09.19.24 Pictures might help. Here are Racor 500 series filters. The Racor500FG hat it meets the CG design r
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Belzoni at 9:00am 09.19.24 My advice: take a deep breath. Think of those bottom blisters as a force 7 wind with 3' seas; In thi
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 8:56am 09.19.24 The hull has hundreds of blisters Oh, No, the Pox! Well, what do you know? A boat built in 1982,
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 8:44am 09.19.24 Manic... Yes it is a pertty picture. All that clean white poly mounting base. There has been a bit o
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (3) Belzoni at 8:40am 09.19.24 ok, good point. I was weighing the relatively low risk of high water (above cabin sole) against bene
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard SoSound at 8:28am 09.19.24 Marina Park Marina is located in Sidney, BC, Vancouver Island.
Engine Alignment (1) jssailem at 8:21am 09.19.24 I Believe! I feel redeemed! When was this miracle of Starboard created? I think about 30 years ago.
Westerbeke 18 WayneH at 8:13am 09.19.24 Case in point: My 1980 Westerbeke 50 is based on an MGB diesel engine. I bought a new fresh water pu
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 8:04am 09.19.24 Simple question. Where are you? His profile says British Columbia.
Adding a Bimini shemandr at 8:02am 09.19.24 I forgot to mention that my wife sewed the dodger on her Singer sewing machine. She was careful abo
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage ManicFarmer at 8:00am 09.19.24 I don't remember if you mentioned what type of fuel filter you have but the reason my filter is loc
Adding a Bimini Ward H at 7:54am 09.19.24 I can sew, have a machine that goes through canvas/leather ect, although I'd rather have a professi
Adding a Bimini Ward H at 7:53am 09.19.24 I second the Sailrite Kit route. If I was starting from scratch that's the route I'd go. Even i
Adding a Bimini william24424 at 7:51am 09.19.24 No dodger (we've done without for many years), I really want a place to hide in the shade while cru
Adding a Bimini dlochner at 7:45am 09.19.24 Havin shade became more important as I got older and now my Dermatologist wishes I'd had more shade
Adding a Bimini shemandr at 7:38am 09.19.24 I think a Bimini is a big upgrade to a cruising boat. I would avoid the Amazon route. They are ge
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 7:36am 09.19.24 Regarding the wood: yes, wipe down the wood with alcohol to remove dirt and oils. If you see mold,

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