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Packing gland how often to replace wilf at 7:24am 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 42/5329 Anyone advise me on this, I had my boat hauled 2 years ago and done some work on it myself bottim p
Electrical System Grounding MaryEllaRose at 9:28pm 04.03.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2918 I'm in the process of rewiring my Catalina 25 and I'm curious about grounding both the 120 VAC and t
Keel joint on 1999 Oceanis 381 corroded. Brad Cross at 6:16pm 04.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/625 There is a thin rust mark following most of my keel joint(cast iron). Is this a pressing issue? The
Questions on my 28 Hayduke at 4:13pm 04.03.19 Bigger Boats 2/749 I've learned a lot about my newer to me 1982 28 from reading through these posts, but still have q c
Toilet (1) Cape Daysailor at 3:35pm 04.03.19 Ask All Sailors 38/2624 163264 Is this an attachment for a small toilet? In the fancier version of my boat, this is where th
Upsizing raw water engine SeaCock, Strainer, White Steam Smoke Blitz at 12:19pm 04.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1354 Maine Sail, My project is part of upsizing the internal strainer from a plastic 3/4" Sherwood strain
Hunter 240 Stern pass through gate options mikereno1 at 9:00am 04.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/563 Has anyone developed a gate for the stern walk through on the 240? We just bought a used 2000 Hunte
Best Conditions for first sail with the 170? Shorefun at 5:58am 04.03.19 Day Sailers 18/1349 As I get much closer to being able to sail, What kind of wind levels are likely the most forgiving t
Diesel pickup tube depth in tanks (1) Rich Stidger at 7:49pm 04.02.19 Big Boats 21/3494 I am asking this question primarily for the h40.5 model but Hunter may have had a common practice fo
Edson removable steering wheel device Beneteau 331 Bluenose at 5:27pm 04.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/417 Hello all, finally things are beginning to warm up in Nova Scotia, and I'd like to get one of those
What does it cost to ship a 36' boat from Massachusetts to California Mike H. at 4:28pm 04.02.19 Ask All Sailors 49/5216 Hello All: Looking at possibly buying a boat on the East coast and having it shipped to the West coa
bottom paint stain on white rudder kenpa at 4:08pm 04.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/754 On my Cat 25 another owner must have painted the rudder with red bottom paint. Most of it has warn o
Tiller pilot help anchor1800 at 3:01pm 04.02.19 Catalina 30 5/1263 I'm looking for some thoughts on selecting a tiller pilot for my Catalina 30. The old tiller pilo
Stantion Base Bolt Attachment droehl at 1:42pm 04.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/502 Would anybody know how the stantion base bolts are secured on on Hunter 386 (or similar)? Are the b
Adding another AC circuit John Rand at 1:35pm 04.02.19 Musings With Maine Sail 18/2663 A while ago, I upgraded the AC on my boat with a SmartPlug, a 30A galvanic isolator and a Bluesea pa
Bolting outboard on Catalina 27 Brian Buzz at 1:09pm 04.02.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/3280 I just bought a T9.9 hp high thrust Yamaha Outboard for my Catalina 27. I have the outboard model wi
Stress cracks below the waterline (4) Maxx Mayhem at 12:32pm 04.02.19 Smaller Boats 12/4986 As I've been cleaning up this boat, I have discovered pervasive stress cracks on the bottom. Now I h
Got a new IRON GENNEY (1) rgranger at 11:57am 04.02.19 Smaller Boats 28/1872 Hi All Just placed an order for one of these...But I did not buy it online. I wanted to support t
snapfurler sailherr at 8:45am 04.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/743 I just bought a 1976 oday 28 and have thought about installing a Schaefer snap furler but don't know
Canvas work around Deale, MD tfox2069 at 8:30am 04.02.19 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1179 Curious what others have found with regard to businesses in the Deale, MD area that do canvas work.

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Oday Flying Saucer help Sailor Sue at 7:49am 09.02.23 Interesting looking boat, and if the brochure is accurate it should be interesting to sail on a plan
Blown exhast (1) twodzusfittings at 7:48am 09.02.23 I got super lucky when by chance I was working (cleaning) in the engine compartment. I had jammed my
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 SVAngelina at 6:56am 09.02.23
DC panel led indicator stopped working Beau Jacques at 6:54am 09.02.23 I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 351 ( in the UK ) - and one of my red switch panel indicators failed
Trailer plans needed dmax at 6:53am 09.02.23 Google is your friend: https://www.triumphboats.com/how-to-build-a-boat-trailer https://fabplans.com
Car Accident kappykaplan at 6:09am 09.02.23 when the light turns green I count to five and 'clear' the intersection before proceeding I do pre
Car Accident jviss at 6:07am 09.02.23 You know, it's interesting, when I'm on my motorcycle, when the light turns green I count to five an
Car Accident jviss at 6:06am 09.02.23
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place (1) twodzusfittings at 6:06am 09.02.23 Looks good.. I see that your raw water intake is set up the same way that mine used to be. It was c
Car Accident jviss at 6:04am 09.02.23 Is your car insured by you? You will most likely be working through your insurance company but the
Rope to anchor chain attachment Captain Larry-DH at 3:48am 09.02.23
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 10:54pm 09.01.23 Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm hoping it's just the bulb. I'll have a look behind the panel thi
ACU Location BigEasy at 10:20pm 09.01.23 I've got the grey wheel. I was told it would work with the EV 100.. That ST4000+ wheel that yo
Car Accident (1) Tally Ho at 9:43pm 09.01.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 9:43pm 09.01.23 Luna is running again, her new owners are really happy. Discovered a leaking injector seal so I task
Rope to anchor chain attachment thinwater at 9:14pm 09.01.23 I use a splice. Nothing to catch on my hand, smoother over the roller. No shackle to mouse. Having u
Winterization? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 09.01.23 I have a bypass on my water heater, so I dont fill mine with AF. I bypass the WH, open the drain va
ACU Location Tally Ho at 8:54pm 09.01.23 My compass is mounted in my bilge, above any nuisance water line. My ACU is mounted in my lazzarett
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. When I switch from stby to auto I get a low batte
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:14pm 09.01.23 Oh yeah - I agree with some other posters here that the backstay probably shouldn't be torqued down

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