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Use an eyesplice to attach headsail clue? JetLaggedChef at 5:21am 11.14.18 Ask All Sailors 43/5266 The bowline knot in my headsail clue gets caught on my mast every other tack. Likely, the issue is t
3YM transmission exploded parts view seadaddler at 3:50am 11.14.18 Ask All Sailors 1/263 not to long ago some one on this forum showed where to get view of the 3YM and I think even the the
Catalina 25 engine length / mounting placement (4) JetLaggedChef at 7:27pm 11.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1714 On the Catalina 25 I just purchased, when the engine is lowered the anti-ventilation plate is about
Outboard: milky lower unit oil jviss at 5:44pm 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1181 I brought the dinghy home and while winterizing the motor drained the lower unit to find milky fluid
Through-hull fitment question Gene Neill at 3:17pm 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 46/3288 My boat's sink drain has a 1 3/8" hole drilled. (I presume the old fitting was metric?) I would like
Paint is 33 years old - tape won't stick to it, how do I wrap hatches/windows? limbodog at 12:17pm 11.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1235 Hello all, I was advised in my introduction thread to break my issues out into individual threads,
Hope for the next generation of sailors? LakeShark at 9:53am 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 60/3701 I saw this ad today and I must say dang! This ad makes sailing look like so much fun perhaps other
Best line to use for pendants H3newdog at 9:28am 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 9/827 FOR FLAGS, Okay this should be simple but when I had the mast down I added some flag pendant lines t
MMSI question for MOB transponder, need fast answer JimInPB at 5:51am 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 43/6522 A friend of mine is about to start an international trip on a sailboat. The friend is being require
Saloon Table conversion to Bunk Bed (2) Trevor at 5:50am 11.13.18 Big Boats 6/1112 I have a Hunter 38 2007 model built in UK (Legend) but branded Hunter as it was an Import to South A
BIOCIDES-Use or Don't Use Rasselas36 at 4:30am 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2344 Recently I discovered a larger amount of algae in my fuel filter. After removing and cleaning, my c
Railing racks for propane bottles dablizzard at 3:57am 11.13.18 Parts Search 24/15834 During a recent trip to Canada I noticed a number of sail boats with propane tanks stored in racks o
Catalina 18 lifting fitting Ajay73 at 3:17am 11.13.18 Smaller Boats 7/1659 Does anyone know a source for the lifting fitting for the Catalina 18's? I've looked at Catalina Di
The storms All U Get at 12:30am 11.13.18 Ask All Sailors 6/495
Mundane Stuff Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.12.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 34/2506 A bit quiet on this forum so thought I would inject some mundane stuff that requires periodic attent
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 6:10pm 11.12.18 S2 19/7285 Hello, I recently became the new owner of a 1980 S2 6.7. I hope someone here might be able to point
Yanmar 2YM15 (2016) largojimbo2003 at 2:57pm 11.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1363 I have a brand new, in the crate Yanmar 2YM15 (2016). I had a 1982 Hunter 30 that I wanted to re-pow
Capri 14.2 Mod 2 Mast Step Casting "Fleet Spec" (2) Thresher at 1:33pm 11.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/1653 I recently acquired a Capri 14.2 Mod 2 that was used as part of a yacht club fleet of the class. The
What are your favorite organization tips? JetLaggedChef at 1:23pm 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1827 I'm curious what everyone's favorite organization tips are. Specifically, I'm curious about how you
O'Day 25 Bulkhead Replacement Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 11.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 29/5461 There are plenty of posts about bulkhead replacements but very few of them explain anything about th

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Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 11:16am 04.10.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plotte
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.10.24
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon Ward H at 10:56am 04.10.24 Sailrite carries several materials that can be used. Some will have a layer of soft material on the
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 04.10.24 Do you have any problem or concern with the Sunbrella scratching the acrylic or lexan? I haven't
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:32am 04.10.24 Based on the assumption that they didn't disturb the timing shims, I suspect they aren't the proble
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:25am 04.10.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 9:07am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many capta
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:05am 04.10.24 Here is an older post with pictures : C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:00am 04.10.24 I replaced mine 8 years ago. I used TAP Plastics ; they cut the replacements perfectly and the price
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:31am 04.10.24 I have a bimini that came with boat. Tried it one season and found it was too low for real comfort d
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:29am 04.10.24 I wouldn't trust the 23 and it's mast to go up and try to attach it. I'd absolutely drop the mast.
Y33 prop shaft removal Riptide33 at 8:26am 04.10.24 Looked at doing this two seasons ago. Don't remember where I left off. But was looking to replace bo
Small Wood sailboat LloydB at 7:42am 04.10.24 Revarnish the varnished parts and paint below. It looked like the former owner found that the varnis
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 7:35am 04.10.24 What a wonderful response and exactly what I was hoping to get in terms of a reply. Thanks so much.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 7:34am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many captai
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:33am 04.10.24 Whatever works.
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:19am 04.10.24 Happy outcome: The buyer bought an aluminum pole and made his own mast.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:10am 04.10.24 thanks; now I get it. I don't think my Marina would be big on the idea of me putting a shepherds h
Name Change Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise int
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 04.10.24 One more option but would probably require more labor on your part than any other option: Home - Hat

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