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Failed Paint Job Survey (1) Plymouth Sailor at 1:59pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/834 Taking a survey of those who may have had the same issue as I. Painted with oil based enamel, rolle
Catalina 310 Mattress Replacement Jacksail at 1:53pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 12/2765 Has anyone replaced the original forward berth mattress on a 310? If you didn't buy the same kind, w
Yanmar YSM8 Transmission FlimFlamII at 1:33pm 04.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1370 The last few times out I've had difficulty shifting into reverse. It will go in but I have to use a
ANL Fuses 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:09pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 29/3997 IZTOSS 2PCS 250A In-Line ANL Fuse Holder with Fuse. Install Bay ANL250-10 - 250 Amp ANL Fuses Has
Furler line location Flip Rutledge at 11:06am 04.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/624 I am adding a jib furler to my Hunter 31 (1986). I am debating the best location for the furling lin
2001 Catalina 310 Outhaul replacement Jacksail at 8:12am 04.05.19 Catalina 310 3/1000 I am making changes to my boat and I am trying to avoid serious issues by changing out older lines a
WM 40% bulk rope sale... rpludwig at 4:38am 04.05.19 Catalina 22 10/652 as usual this time 'o year, WM's 40% off bulk rope sale has begun, just a heads up if in need and no
Yanmar 4JHE Anodes? Nodak7 at 6:48pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 4/3623 Are there anodes to replace in my Yanmar 4JHE engine. Cannot seem to find any reference to them in t
Wind direction fail in old Autohelm ST 50 plus Chuck Cohen at 4:45pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/435 We have a Hunter 450 Passsge 1997 Model. We bought it new. The original Autohelm ST 50 PLUS wind ins
jib size on h 41 rfm Valerio at 4:27pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 8/411 my jib dimension are luff 48.3 leech 45.6 foot 16.4 do i have a 100% jib 135% or 150% also my foot i
Transmission trouble justsomeguy at 4:26pm 04.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/1528 I've got a Kanzaki-Carl Hurth tranny model KBW10E on my Yanmar 3HM35F with what appears to be worn c
transducer change... water spout.... SVPardonMyFrench at 3:25pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 9/1356 my airmar DST joined the fate of many others... I thought some would enjoy 25 seconds of action repl
Catalina 27 Bulkhead Replacement (1) Baldwin221 at 1:21pm 04.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1951 Good day. I want to apologize in advance if my terminology is wrong or I don't completely understand
What should i expect of a 34' 35 year old $25k boat? hawk232 at 12:55pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 59/3076 I have found a boat that I like but there are some things about it which im not sure on. The boat is
Floating Genoa/Jib leads letlmt at 11:33am 04.04.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/6746 I have floating genoa and jib leads on my boat. I cannot find anything online about how to actually
1984 Hunter 22 build thread (3) Maxx Mayhem at 9:00am 04.04.19 Smaller Boats 21/2260 Late this past summer, I took possession of this boat, having answered an ad on Craigslist, one whic
Packing gland how often to replace wilf at 7:24am 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 42/5816 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 14/3248 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 2/662 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 2/776 I've learned a lot about my newer to me 1982 28 from reading through these posts, but still have q c

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Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:58am 12.11.23 this would be the last place on earth i would think of.... what ever you chose, put it on the
Compass deviation shemandr at 7:49am 12.11.23 The North Star?
Compass deviation (1) jssailem at 7:44am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Portlight help dlochner at 7:22am 12.11.23
Portlight help Rasselas36 at 7:13am 12.11.23 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels f
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! kingle at 7:13am 12.11.23
Fall Sailing trip-October 2023 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:22am 12.11.23 Great video! Thank you. George
Adding above water line thru hull.... rgranger at 6:21am 12.11.23 If accessible drill about two thirds of the way from the outside in then from the inside out and yo
Compass deviation shemandr at 6:08am 12.11.23 Of course the Professional Mariner article is talking about more sophisticated compasses used by pro
dropping the rudder for maintenance colin59 at 6:06am 12.11.23 thanks for the info.. Colin
Monoceros cabin sole Jim Legere at 5:49am 12.11.23 Personally, I would not cut out the cabin sole to install bracing. The 90 degree bends at the base o
Portlight help Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 12.11.23 Have someone spray it with a hose while you watch for leaks on the inside
dropping the rudder for maintenance DStegs49 at 5:41am 12.11.23 I had to on our replace ours on our Legend 37. The rudder had a de-laminated bubble of about a foot
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 5:33am 12.11.23 Thanks for all the good input. Simple enough job, but as I said, never cut into gel coat (on purpose
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 5:12am 12.11.23 You know that the Cherubini Hunters were constructed with a full interior pan glassed into the hull
Adding above water line thru hull.... Morgan donor at 5:01am 12.11.23 +1 on running the hole saw in reverse. It minimizes chipping of gel coat. File a slight countersink
Compass deviation Rick Webb at 4:58am 12.11.23
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 4:48am 12.11.23 Check in your local area for a compass tech. The deck should be able to correct " local" interferen
Compass deviation sailme88 at 4:18am 12.11.23 Check in your local area for a compass tech. The deck should be able to correct " local" interferenc
Compass deviation rgranger at 3:56am 12.11.23 If you have an iPhone or Compass app on your phone uses GPS data. You can use that ap to make your d

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