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Heater hoses maneframe at 6:29pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1060 1987 Legend 37 I need to replace the hoses between the engine and the water heater (they have defini
Engine ground question Avi at 6:07pm 04.09.19 S2 5/1326 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 S2 9.2 C with Yanmar 2QM15. I am connecting a piece of Zinc hanging fr
Hunter 26 outboard motor bracket upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57pm 04.09.19 Smaller Boats 1/518 I am trying to help someone but need assistance. Has anyone ever removed the wood bracket on a Hunt
C320 mk2 Refrigerator Brahmany at 2:22pm 04.09.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/684 Hi, We have a Waeco refrigerator in our 320. Any here know what model/ capacity Catalina have fitted
What is "Ocean" worthy? Will Gilmore at 1:16pm 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 47/11190 In a recent post about sailing trailersailers to big destinations, I mentioned the MORC certificatio
Two small lines coming out of the head of the main boom... Yeah I know technical terms right!? HarrisOutdoors at 1:11pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/773 This is a 1980 Hunter H27 that was basically derelict when I saved it. After cleaning it up a bit, I
1980 H27 Freshwater Plumbing Questions HarrisOutdoors at 12:54pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/664 My H27 has a large rectangular tank under the V-berth. (looks like about 30 gallons) It looks nothin
Catalina 14.2 vs. flying Scot cstrub at 10:33am 04.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4852 Hello. I'm brand new to the forum. I've been sailing a Laser on an inland lake and am looking for
Chartplotter with dementia Calif. Ted at 7:51am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 11/629 My slightly obsolete Garmin GPSMap 441 has been displaying a little memory loss similar to myself. W
Transducers for depth For Sail at 6:30am 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2176 I want to use a glue down transducer in my 25.5. They are limited by hull thickness. Does any know
Rode the Gulf Stream All U Get at 1:21am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1377
Accent lights (easy project) (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 10:23pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 13/1200 This must have been the easiest project I've done... added LED ribbon lights port and starboard in t
Balmar SG-200 Question Ward H at 8:03pm 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1052 I recently installed a Balmar SG-200 battery monitor. I understand the monitor readings will gain in
Passage 42 rudder post mbaker at 5:51pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 0/329 I'm having my '93 Passage 42 rudder rebuilt. While its out of the boat I'm replacing the boot seal
Mooring recommendations???? sbcwolff at 5:38pm 04.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1712 We have a mooring spot at our local river (St. Croix, Wisconsin), but have to set up our anchor syst
Anacortes to San Francisco Mike H. at 4:15pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/558 Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or
Gratitude and indebtiness . . . Red_Dog at 3:53pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1314 I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
rudder post and tube lube Golden Road at 3:25pm 04.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/3057 I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T
Anchor chain bow protector (2) Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1251 I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
Propane Storage on 80's First 42 ? Mitch Witt at 12:49pm 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/397 I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p

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Standup blocks shemandr at 6:54am 09.25.24 I know this isn't a response to the OP but I would be inclined to lose the self tacking jib hardware
What is this paint? dlochner at 6:27am 09.25.24 Looks like years of aggressive scrubbing with Softscrub or some other abrasive cleanser. It wore out
Standup blocks FlimFlamII at 5:33am 09.25.24 Soft shackle is an excellent idea! Easy to make and much less expensive than good standup shackles.
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Thud at 5:07am 09.25.24 We humans suffer from information overload. For sailors AI should take all of the information inputs
Standup blocks Ward H at 4:58am 09.25.24 I'd think there must be a better way to attach a block to a toe rail. 1st thought is to file smooth
Starter motor burned up? CYQK at 2:43am 09.25.24 Try to update your amp gauge!! Personally i think it is more important than a volt meter Yes the vol
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 1:49am 09.25.24 Davidasailor26, tks! That image helps. :beer:
Starter motor burned up? Kings Gambit at 10:20pm 09.24.24
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 9:34pm 09.24.24 Sorry, its all BS (the extinguisher and the bag). The extinguishing agents on the market for lithi
Treatment for portlight gaskets (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 09.24.24 I've used this for 25 years and all port, hatch, and sundry gaskets still look like new : it sees w
Standup blocks higgs at 8:38pm 09.24.24 Will stand up blocks will raise the line up off the deck. Couldn't that pose a trip hazard?
Standup blocks FlimFlamII at 8:24pm 09.24.24 If you use stand up block with a base you will have to drill holes in the deck, which can lead to w
Treatment for portlight gaskets BigEasy at 7:36pm 09.24.24 303 aerospace protectant is good.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard marcham at 7:32pm 09.24.24 Take a week of vacation? It's already on the hard and dry, ready for blister repair and paint. No mo
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 7:20pm 09.24.24 Wow...... thanks a ton Quadrille 38! up next second look after storm passe.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 09.24.24 JamesG161 and jssailem, what do your sources tell you about the predicted hook to the West after TS
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 7:03pm 09.24.24 @Richard19068 is spot on!
Purchase questions 38 quadrille38 at 6:44pm 09.24.24 We have a 2008 38 that we purchase new in 2009. She was a dealer demo when we purchased her.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:27pm 09.24.24 The insurance only requires the paint The yard I am at does allow DIY bottom painting, I could do
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 6:15pm 09.24.24 Thanks Ralph, I was thinking probably up to 2 grand for the engine work. That is using the new prici

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