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Bird poop Charlie98117 at 5:10pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 28/2530 Last year I felt under constant attack so I want to reduce the amount of time I spend cleaning it of
Stainless Welding, first attempt (1) Shorefun at 4:50pm 01.12.19 Day Sailers 22/2717 I have made up a brace like used on the gudgeon they sell today. I have a TIG welder and can put i
Margarine, Sunscreen and Dead Reefs dlochner at 2:57pm 01.12.19 Sails Call Lounge 33/1635 Full Disclosure: I'm a descendant of the British Isles, the blonde blue eyed fair skin type, who sp
Raw Water flush? rfrye1 at 1:40pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 4/384 ive owned my H375 for 20 years with no major problems with the Yanmar engine. My boat sits in San Di
Anode for H260 MaxinCalgary at 11:07am 01.12.19 Smaller Boats 1/490 I asked this before but thinking about it again, has anybody put an anode on the rudder headstock of
Broken fitting holding roller furling to deck (1) buddybear at 11:01am 01.12.19 Catalina 310 8/846 A fellow boater on our dock pointed out the broken fitting for the roller furling. I had never notic
Water in the Bilge (1) Oceanis 440 NY at 10:30am 01.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/598 Happy New Year Beneteau Owners! Have a new/old issue I am hoping someone in this forum may have exp
Westerbeke 10-2 prop replacement Chuck Powell at 10:28am 01.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/1180 I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel engine. Has anyone replaced the 2 blade prop
Yanmar 3GM30F Water Heater Nichole340 at 9:57am 01.12.19 Big Boats 27/6604 Regarding My 2000 340 w/Yanmar 3GM30F Engine. The Water Heater has a leak. Seaward S600. Do I need
Bleeding Fuel System 3GM30F mnmpizza at 7:54am 01.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4528 I'm going to be upgrading the fuel system on my H34's 3GM30F. The shortlist: 1. Changing the Fuel Li
Re-wiring boat CYQK at 7:17am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 8/981 Getting ready to pull wire,most wire will be contained in conduit Been checking out some application
The North Pole is moving! dlochner at 5:59am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 100/5608 It appears the magnetic north pole is moving north faster than expected. https://gcaptain.com/shift
Rare find a Hunter 23.4 (2) P100D at 9:07pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 8/813 Came across this the other day. Even asked the guy what a 23.4 is. He swears by it. Maybe just maybe
Tara find a Hunter 23.4 P100D at 9:06pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 0/352 C
Charging System Upgrade Project (1) DayDreamer41 at 6:59pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 48/5042 Well I am diving deep into the world of charging systems and have started the acquisition process. T
When anchored overnight, raise or lower board/rudder? TraylerSailor at 5:25pm 01.11.19 Trailer Sailors 17/3089 While I was anchored in wave sheltered Urbanna, VA for last November's Oyster Festival, this was my
1979 southern sails skipper 20 (3) Kerrymorganandersen at 3:34pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/6 160084 160086 160085 1979 southern sails skipper 20. Main and jib in good conditions. Cabin, traile
Can 26X hatch be converted to pop top? Even Kiehl at 3:23pm 01.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/347 Hi, I need to enclose the cockpit of a 26X for San Francisco Bay. First, can the hatch be converted
Hunter 240 trailer problems Chern at 8:06am 01.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3177 I bought Hunter 240 with a single axle trailer a year ago and towed it from upstate NY to Florida An
272LE Engine Replacement fhujber at 7:58am 01.11.19 Bigger Boats 12/1307 I'm advised by my mechanic that the Universal M12 inboard diesel in my boat has seen way better days

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Fuel tank issues JoeWhite at 7:38am 08.23.23 An earlier poster located a pinhole on pickup tube a few inches below the upper end. As long as the
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:24am 08.23.23 Waaay scary. Get rid of them. All of them. Do it now. I guess. But yeah I'm in the process of rep
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:23am 08.23.23 I don't know your specific model boat, but if you can see the chain plate, both from the inside and
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 smokey73 at 7:20am 08.23.23 You are right about dreading removing the radial and keeping it reusable. It took a long time and p
Fuel tank issues chp at 5:50am 08.23.23 Might be that your fuel pickup is short. Found mine I think was cut down and sits about an inch and
What is this? clw2000 at 5:25am 08.23.23 Thanks Ralph! You win a brand new Chrysler Lebaron!
new companionway doors john2 at 5:20am 08.23.23 Thank you for sharing your projects. Both are very nice. I'm impressed that the doors can hang be
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:10pm 08.22.23 Well, there's another idea... I thought of a few heavy ratchet straps, attach them to the fingers. I
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59pm 08.22.23 I see you're between two fingers : cking in stern first, loading a bunch of junk on the bow and see
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:36pm 08.22.23 ass and that's the cause of the binding. I know one thing for sure it's going to be tough to get o
What is this? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 08.22.23 Any help with what this is? A sand spike for holding dinghies to shore :
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 10:06pm 08.22.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57pm 08.22.23 I may end up with some egg on my face.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:19pm 08.22.23 I know you don't know me basically at all, but those that do know me or have known me for well all m
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Irek at 9:11pm 08.22.23 Hi guys Many thx for the advice. I have the boat on the hard and dry and miraculously when the boa
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:56pm 08.22.23 A while back, @Tally Ho produced a video which I "believe" was a demonstration of removing the cutla
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kloudie1 at 8:55pm 08.22.23 Appreciate the feedback guys. We are heading over in the morning to do a basic prep.
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 08.22.23 That's a show stopper for me, no manual operation. I didn't even notice that! I am not so proud o
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 7:53pm 08.22.23 Could you please send me more pictures of the sail pack, designing mine at the moment, looking for
Sails up at the dock ? Tally Ho at 7:48pm 08.22.23 Looks good! I got a new main on my 322 this year as well. Went with One Sail, the only local loft s

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