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Catalina 18 Mast Stepping Ajay73 at 5:45pm 10.12.18 Smaller Boats 3/838 Is the C18 mast easy enough to just walk up, hand over hand, by walking the cockpit seats and assumi
Lazerette gasket placement on a 23.5 PropellerHead at 3:14pm 10.12.18 Smaller Boats 3/400 Anyone have a picture showing the placement of the lazerette gasket trim? I ordered some from this s
Aluminum Paste, ever work with it? Brian D at 9:22am 10.12.18 Ask All Sailors 93/6589 I have a small aluminum part on my throttle control that a screw was installed cross thread. The hea
Manual Holding tank pump out while boat is in the cradle carriemeaway at 7:12am 10.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3847 Anyone have experience on how to pump out holding tank on a 2006 Hunter 38 foot sailboat while it is
Forestay Length djplatt at 6:38am 10.12.18 Sirius 21/22 0/711 Does anyone have the exact length of the forestay for a Sirius 21. I am trying to replace a furling
Happy Birthday, US Navy Brian D at 6:02am 10.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 15/835 10/13/1775 243 Years Young Fair Winds and Following Seas, and Long may Your big Jib Draw!
O'Day Daysailer sails needed Comet at 4:17am 10.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2406 I want to thank everyone for their responses to my request for used Daysailer sails. Sadly when I we
Catalina 22 Trailer Conversion CJordan at 1:38am 10.12.18 Catalina 22 8/2435 I just bought a 1982 model Catalina 22 swing keel in what appears to be good condition from a legacy
H240 Mainsail and boom Dolphin55 at 12:33am 10.12.18 Smaller Boats 46/2843 Is the mainsail foot supposed to slide into the boom track or is just attached at the tack and the c
yanmar oil/breather questions VanIslandGuy at 9:27pm 10.11.18 Engines and Propulsion 18/5614 My engine is a Yanmare 4jh2e. We recently changed the oil. We took the boat out for an hour motor
Follow-up question on steering cable John R at 6:55pm 10.11.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1294 Some time ago, I posted a question under the title "clunking noise from rudder post". After speaking
CYS Self-Steering Wind Vane Sailon1 at 3:49pm 10.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/847 Does anyone own one of these? I have one and need to replace the a few parts. Any responses are appr
Looking for Pearson 30 Owner's Club or Similar Org. Sailon1 at 3:33pm 10.11.18 Pearson 0/568 Lake Erie is home port to my P30, and I would like to know if there are any owner's associations. I'
Companionway doors VV at 1:35pm 10.11.18 Ask All Sailors 16/3269 Where can companion way doors be found for a 31ft Angelman?
House batteries connection Boby_Hunter33 at 1:27pm 10.11.18 Big Boats 11/1242 I have 3 batteries. All grouds are connected. Two are connected together through a doide to the main
I have this is my hunterr5ds bilge, what is it? (1) Boby_Hunter33 at 1:24pm 10.11.18 Big Boats 4/561 Attached is a picture of a device in the bilge. Can anyone tell me what it is?
How to test this bilge pump hunter 45ds (1) Boby_Hunter33 at 1:17pm 10.11.18 Big Boats 3/479 Attached is a picture of a bilge pump in my hunter 45ds. How can i test it without filling the bilge
Replacing lens on bomar hatch (1) Boby_Hunter33 at 1:12pm 10.11.18 Big Boats 6/1428 The len on the galley hatch cracked. What is the process of replacing it. Do i need to replace the g
Halyard Organizer/Mast Plate (2) decktosser at 12:20pm 10.11.18 Smaller Boats 10/3726 I know that some of you have solved this problem already but I need some help with it. I would like
Franklin has left the stage... Franklin at 12:13pm 10.11.18 Big Boats 12/1221 After owning Dreamboat, my 1996 H376, for 13 years, living aboard for 12 and cruising for almost 7 y

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Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 4:29am 08.15.23 I used to keep a small putty knife, a toothbrush and a cut off plastic container right at the paddle
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Ward H at 4:19am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ward H at 4:06am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 3:03am 08.15.23 It took half a season to get fouled? I used to clean mine weekly.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 2:18am 08.15.23 Leave the blanking plug in between uses and only put the impeller in when you go sailing. :plus::p
Has This Happend to You? kappykaplan at 2:15am 08.15.23 :plus: I have my sails inspected/repaired/washed annually.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:25pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone. I was told the same thing.... unfortunately gre
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 08.14.23 The valve will burn if the gap is too small which causes the valve to not be against the seat long e
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 08.14.23 Has anyone had experience removing this stuff from inside the mast? Is this easy or would I be walk
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 08.14.23 but it will go faster than the wind dead down wind. Sail GP boats can apparently reach 4 times the
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 8:01pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler? Th
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:58pm 08.14.23 Any issues with upward loading on that bow (anchor roller) bracket created by the leverage of the s
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:52pm 08.14.23 Do you need to get it all out? Or just enough to run wires up the mast?
Owners Manual search (2) rgranger at 7:45pm 08.14.23 218815
pros and cons of adjusting valves... kloudie1 at 7:33pm 08.14.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54pm 08.14.23 The make/model of the plug should be obvious by noting what it says on the speed display. That in tu
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:49pm 08.14.23 218813
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 08.14.23 Rivets

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