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49 port setter arm removal mdaitz at 4:14pm 08.03.19 Big Boats 0/338 newbie question. I am having salon cushions redone and need to remove the arm rests on part seteee t
Yamaha 6hp shift issues Full Circle 473 at 4:04pm 08.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/627 I have a 2010 Yamaha 6 hp F6LMHA. Motor runs great but is difficult to shift. Both forward and reve
Vent line maintenance RNC725 at 12:40pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/540 How often does everyone check their vent lines and /or make sure they're not clogged? I'm talking ho
Please help ID this freshwater tubing (2) Ilanortho at 11:36am 08.03.19 Big Boats 15/2183 Trying to install an under-sink Pentek slimline filter canister to the cold water tubing that exists
Hunter 18.5 side stays getting shoddy Revv up at 11:23am 08.03.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1283
type 5 pfd maintenance? (1) RussC at 9:52am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1273 I've had my type 5 pfds for a couple years now. having never "deployed" it, I decided to test it out
Hunter 146 Mystery Line (1) Hunter146Owner at 9:19am 08.03.19 Day Sailers 4/1403 I have an "extra" halyard that I am not sure what it is for: " or so below the top of the mast. My b
B361 cabin floor replacement John Dibb at 8:49am 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/783 I have a 2002 B361 which had some water in the cabin sometime before I bought it. There is some colo
Nigel Calder: Replace Your Generator by using your main engine Genesis V at 7:50am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/6834 Recently I attended a information session with Nigel Calder detailing replacing your generators with
Strange Head Issue (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:23am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1234 Good morning all, We started having a strange Head issue about two days ago and I'm a little baffle
Propane system re-design CYQK at 5:22am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1545 Replacing the propane system Would you use copper tube or rubber?
Fog your motors for storage! Skipper at 10:51pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2550 Local broker's story: All powerboats, but applies to us. A little Regal 24, Volvo inboard V8. Boat s
Lehr outboard propane bottle, how hot? SoSound at 9:57pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/893 I just tried out my new Lehr propane outboard for the first time. Overall, a great experience (minu
1983 Hunter 34 companion way instrument pod mrhappy at 4:49pm 08.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/600 All The above the companion way instrument pod has seen its better days. Would anyone have a source
H 23.5 Anchor Locker Drain Thru-hull Repair and Replace (2) CrispyCringle at 3:11pm 08.02.19 Smaller Boats 3/1408 This is just a little piece of info for the next guy doing a anchor locker thru-hull repair on a H 2
Stay/shroud tension sbcwolff at 1:22pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1544 How much slack is too much on shrouds? We have upper and lower shrouds and a single spreader point
Reefing Mac 26s sbcwolff at 1:18pm 08.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5087 Just wondering how best to reef my mac 26s. The main foot isn't free (slides into boom) so those lit
Pearson 28-2 water heater 757guy at 12:08pm 08.02.19 Pearson 22/5009 Good day, folks. Our water heater, apparently original, is starting to rust. It works fine, no cru
Catalina 25 Pop Top LTDT at 11:41am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/5143 OK, this may be a dumb question...the Cat 25 manual says not to sail with the Pop Top extended, yet
Trailer for Catalina 25 LTDT at 11:23am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/568 Cat 25 Owners...After nearly 50 years away from sailing we bought an abandoned Cat 25 in 2009 and re

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How to repair small chip in cabin sole AndyL at 5:53am 10.31.24 Good idea - I saw people selling veneer but didn't know about the samples. I'll take another look.
How to repair small chip in cabin sole smokey73 at 5:23am 10.31.24 Do an internet search on "teak and holly veneer." It is very pricey but most companies will provide
How to repair small chip in cabin sole AndyL at 4:59am 10.31.24 I'm wondering about using a Pergo repair kit to repair this. Anyone tried that?
2007 Beneteau 393 Aft Head Toilet Bob S at 4:53am 10.31.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast caverun at 4:33am 10.31.24 Good suggestion @BobSail on checking the drawings- they are in the Boat Info area of this site. The
my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a whole on the port side. I don't know if that hole i Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 10.31.24 When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a hole on the port side. Port side of the boat or of th
my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a whole on the port side. I don't know if that hole i dlochner at 3:42am 10.31.24 my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a ho
Buying 423? ldd at 2:53am 10.31.24 Thanks!
Hole for gin pole in the mast BobSail at 9:31pm 10.30.24
my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a whole on the port side. I don't know if that hole i jssailem at 9:31pm 10.30.24 1. light grey smokes cones out a hole on the port side. I don't know if that hole is an air intake
Buying 423? BigEasy at 9:24pm 10.30.24 Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem. @Davidasailor26 is spot on with his re
Grey water outflow from head sync best practice paulheth at 8:36pm 10.30.24 This will allow you to do something else that you should find very useful: Sink drain thru-hulls ar
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 7:15pm 10.30.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? seanshine at 7:03pm 10.30.24 Thanks capta. I used this same procedure a couple of years ago. I has worked perfectly. Nuff said.
How to repair small chip in cabin sole AndyL at 6:34pm 10.30.24 I think that corner must have delaminated slightly and then I hit it while replacing the lid over th
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 4:55pm 10.30.24
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 4:53pm 10.30.24 Just who I was hoping to hear from! We have a few other Hunter owners at our marina who mentioned yo
Dyneema Double Eye (1) jssailem at 3:52pm 10.30.24
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:47pm 10.30.24 You will get more responses on the hunterowners on small boats. However, I will be glad to help as
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 3:36pm 10.30.24 SBO store employees are former Hunter employees who have nearly all the hunter sailboats specs and t

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