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Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/243 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inter
Garhauer rigid vang Kermit at 7:11pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2346 Its time to replace the lines in my Garhauer rigid boom vang. Silly me, I thought Garhauer would hav
Premature Battery Sulfation? walmsleyc at 7:06pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2165 So, my house bank seems like it may have suffered a premature death, perhaps due to sulfation? The
Show off some new handy work! (1) Lemon Drop at 6:47pm 04.29.19 Catalina 22 11/1130 Hello fellow sailors, I got a hold of a handy little wood burning device and wanted to show off some
Need new helm wheel... custom? lacoursj at 4:54pm 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/319 Finally putting 37ft cutter back together in St Thomas after the hurricanes of 2017. Looters took j
H26 curtains (1) rgranger at 4:19pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 4/1528 Does anyone know where you can buy these curtains? https://newimages.yachtworld.com/resize/1/18/80/
Macgregor 1988 26D sealing shroud deck straps Ms Hope at 3:36pm 04.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/867
Kermit, We thought we knew you. (1) WayneH at 2:28pm 04.29.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/3210 But there seems to be a dark side to the frog. , Texas. Ran across Animal and Cookie Monster but no
V17 - Issues/Refit (6) Vanka472 at 1:40pm 04.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3458 Hey guys! I am new to these forums but have read through what I could get my hands on, about the V
Hunter 260 "New" Deck Hardware Install h2o_snow at 1:08pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 12/1062 So... been slowly modifying our tiller 260. Next step is installing the new (used) asym spi gear. L
Help Needed: Identify this Seidelmann (2) ncfrech at 12:57pm 04.29.19 Seidelmann 5/11552 First time using this forum, I've found the communities that make up forums to be a wealth of crowd-
Fresh Water System Commissioning Question Rick486 at 12:54pm 04.29.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/4030 Hi Peggie: I'm sure you have answered this many times, so I'd appreciate you just pointing me to a l
Varnish or teak oil on wood for 23.5 Zerosfault at 12:38pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 6/846 My 23.5 wooden parts have been varnished before. Should I stick with spar varnish or do I strip it a
Nautical Quiz....This could be a problem...? (1) rgranger at 11:40am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 53/4032 So I recently moved from Virginia to Alabama. I completed setting my boat up (almost) this past we
Spinnaker downhaul? Jazzydaze at 11:15am 04.29.19 Newport 2/867 Hi guys... so about 3ft front of my mast on the deck is a round stainless plate.maybe 3 inches roun
P42 Anchor Well Terry Cox at 10:54am 04.29.19 Big Boats 0/462 Just posted an article in the "Boat Info" tab regarding the Passage 42 anchor well. Our arrangement
Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:38am 04.29.19 Parts Search 0/369 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inte
Wooden Boats - Someone Talk Some Sense Into Me (6) Todd Atchison at 8:53am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 49/4863 So here we go. I need all the sane sailors (if there is such a thing) particularly those sailing woo
Request pedestal information on the Hunter 30 Cherubini PCannonSr1 at 8:14am 04.29.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1052 Can someone tell me who made or what type the Pedestal is on the 1978 Hunter Cherubini? I would lik
Leak at shaft (1) jngotasail at 4:19am 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1619 Hello, I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in th

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Chesapeake Bay - Smith and Tangier Islands dlochner at 3:11pm 08.18.24 We were there in June 22. Carried 5' draft all the way in on Smith Island, do go slow and watch the
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot Tally Ho at 1:59pm 08.18.24 The inventor of the Pelagic, is a regular contributor on the Ericson owners' site, his technical ex
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot Rick D at 1:59pm 08.18.24 I'd also be interested in knowing if there is anyone that rebuilds these old Raymarine units as tha
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 08.18.24 Ye gods and little fishes!!!! Y'all are turning the easiet job on a boat into a totally unnecessary
Beneteau Propeller Charles Erwin at 1:57pm 08.18.24 Changing the key stock alloy alone is probably not the answer. Remember the prop is driven by fricti
Unusual Oil Level Issue Tally Ho at 1:56pm 08.18.24
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:52pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the fauce
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:51pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage th
Faucet replacement HELP Rick D at 1:42pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the faucet
Install Air condition in hunter 38 BigEasy at 1:32pm 08.18.24 my 38 actually has 2 air conditioning units installed as original equipment. you might want to ch
Faucet replacement HELP Sailor Sue at 1:25pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage the
Unusual Oil Level Issue Manny at 1:01pm 08.18.24 Okay glad to hear it is not only me... :) First couple of times it happened, it definitely had me ex
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 12:45pm 08.18.24
Unusual Oil Level Issue SoSound at 12:44pm 08.18.24 Anyone experience this, and if so, found the cause? Could it be the angle of the motor causing the
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 12:40pm 08.18.24 I forgot to mention that the calcium buildup in the PHII chips off the plastic fairly easily. Yes,
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot dLj at 12:40pm 08.18.24 I wouldn't be using a tiller pilot, something I've heard some mixed reviews on. I'm looking to drop
Do I have a stringer problem? jssailem at 12:27pm 08.18.24 is there a rule-of-thumb on how much slackening of the rigging is acceptable? Your rigging needs t
Unusual Oil Level Issue Tally Ho at 12:25pm 08.18.24 What if you checked it BEFORE running it? I always check the oil in all my engines (cars, boat, h
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel jviss at 12:07pm 08.18.24 jviss, I agree completely. Re: #2, to clarify, I believe you are referring to a separate glow plug
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up capta at 11:29am 08.18.24 I would say everything had from 1-4 mm of Ca build-up. There may be more up the discharge tube. I

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