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Oceanis 37 fixed port leak Gavmc at 4:12pm 07.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/419 Here we go again! I have a 2013 Oceanis 37 with a fixed port light under a deck cap. I have decons
216 Hydraulic Keel yoty2126 at 3:43pm 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2820 Hi, anyone had problems with the Sailtec 'integral' hydraulic ram for the keel? I have now had two i
Sailing schooling tmleadr03 at 3:31pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 79/7624 I have a bit of experience sailing as does my girlfriend. But all of our instruction is informal at
Red Mold on Dock Lines jviss at 3:17pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1364 I have some beautiful, double-braid dock lines. One has red stains, which, I am told, are mold.
Catalina 310 mast/deck wiring interface east coaster at 1:37pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 3/579 2002 Catalina 310, #166, in mast furling. Need to add some mast wiring for AIS, loudspeaker, etc. Ma
H41 help please Valerio at 12:37pm 07.15.19 Big Boats 3/531 how can I remove the roof cover on the aft cabin, were a top light is located almost in the middle o
Deck rot simeikle at 11:51am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/588 Hello All I would really appreciate feedback and similar experience sharing? We have fallen in love
OB security while on mooring sbcwolff at 11:23am 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1348 So we pulled the trigger and bought a Tohatsu Sail Pro (as the Evinrude from the 1980's was just not
Mystery Number on Hull Barry T at 11:23am 07.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1358 Hello all, Wondering if anyone can shed any light on numbers I recently discovered on the hull insi
M 25 keel position-motoring only whudatt at 9:29am 07.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1145 Good morning all, in deep,choppy waters with no sails up ' motoring only,what position of the keel
Cabin lights tom.p.brown at 8:27am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/821 I have a 2003 306. Some of the cabin lights do not work or work if I toggle back and forth a few tim
Keel mounting cracks (1) Jamescal20 at 8:23am 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3363 Hi All, Happy to be here. Recently picked up a cal 20 in Los Angeles for $800 in pretty decent shap
Keeping water out of the transom Project_Mayhem at 8:22am 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 3/275 I'm installing an outboard and was wondering what kind of hardware should be used to keep water from
Hunter 21-6 jccombs at 7:08am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/451 Does anyone know if you can install a bemini tiop on a 21-6?
Rolling Fuller Issue (3) PCannonSr1 at 3:20am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/864 This year I continuously an experiencing drum line wrap when I deploy my Jib. I kept tension on the
B&G Zeus manuals SoSound at 9:21pm 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1669 Does anyone need a hard copy of a Zeus Touch manual (Operator, Installation, Quick Start)? Does any
Replacement emblems (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:14pm 07.14.19 Catalina 22 9/1474 I made some of these a few weeks back to replace my old broken ones. Ended up helping out a couple
Mixing Elbow replacement blackout at 8:08pm 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1086
Replacement for a Atwood EHM6-SM water heater jarcher at 8:06pm 07.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/8036 Hi All... My Beneteau First 36.7 has an Atwood EHM6-SM water heater, which is apparently no longer
Aquarius23 fixed keel (1) Dan413 at 5:05pm 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2089 Hello all I'm new to boat ownership and sailing. However, I have crewed and been sailing throughout

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Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 4:29pm 07.15.24 Some of the answer relies on you. For me, I can see the faux synthetics from far away. If you are
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 07.15.24 Problem found...main charging system breaker tripping. Gonna replace it. House bank is 630 AH.
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System dLj at 4:05pm 07.15.24 Are the pictures showing the top of the rudder post? Or is that a coupling that attaches somehow to
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 4:05pm 07.15.24 I'm sorry, I just can't help myself. OED There is nothing wrong with calling a genoa a jib, since i
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 4:00pm 07.15.24 after all we are actually talking about somewhere to sit. I hear you. But, the surfaces are actua
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:00pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. :plus:
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover ggrizzard at 3:53pm 07.15.24 20 years ago I used this product for a cockpit application. It's still there and there are no sign
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System shemandr at 3:42pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. Boat builders tend to cheap out on temp
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread kappykaplan at 3:32pm 07.15.24 What's more important to you, sailing or fixing up? Let that guide your decision making. Good luck
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 3:30pm 07.15.24 A four-hour job is really a two day job (16 hours)... with 8 trips to the store. Truth. I had my so
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover garymalmgren at 3:14pm 07.15.24 Hi Foswick. There is a third option that you haven't talked about. Maintenance free fibreglass. I un
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Steve L22188 at 3:12pm 07.15.24 I love the estimating formula! The $7 is new to me...the doubling of the cost is not. Don't fo
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 fred1diver at 2:53pm 07.15.24 Before doing all that, might be a stupid question, but is the wheel lock on?
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread wimbledan at 2:49pm 07.15.24 I keep digging the hole deeper! Fortunately I have yet to shell out a single $1. That won't last l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 2:48pm 07.15.24 By the way, I just came in from the shop where I tried to clean up the pieces of that small locker l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 2:20pm 07.15.24 If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the core isn't wet? It isn't cored. I can see the under
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 2:08pm 07.15.24 Ugh! Ugh!
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (8) wimbledan at 1:57pm 07.15.24 Well, in my journey to find pulpits and lifelines I stumbled across a listing for an old Catalina 22
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:55pm 07.15.24 My Hunter 280 had a water tank in the bow (plastic tank), and there was a plywood cover over that t
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover shemandr at 1:41pm 07.15.24 The part that is screwed down to the fiberglass: If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the cor

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