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Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/16120
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2343
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2019 Just saw this from the Ocean Clean Up project. https://gcaptain.com/structural-issue-forces-u-shap
Heating system in Catalina 470 Joaleb at 5:44am 01.05.19 Big Boats 17/3215 Good morning. We would like to install a Webasto heating system in our Catalina 470 and are wonderin
Featherstream Folding Prop Repair/Recondition spadaforaj at 4:58am 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/889 Have a really nice Garlow Featherstream prop that took a beating this season - one of the blades pre
Issue with engine power after replacing mixing elbow Brinky63 at 4:38am 01.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2537 I had an issue with my mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F recently which i was able to remedy with the
Remote controls for outboard motor MaryEllaRose at 7:23pm 01.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2204 I've posted this in the motors/propulsion forum but am hoping that a C25 owner can add some input...
We finally made it to the Dry Tortugas! (5) Gene Neill at 6:53pm 01.04.19 Catalina 22 64/6125 Share my joy!! :beer: It only took five years of me whining about wanting to go, and weather window
Portable fuel polisher (1) Sefuller at 6:11pm 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 4/443 I have finally gotten around to making a fuel polisher using an old Racor I got on Ebay a few years
Aft Cabin Ceiling Leak aaronaxvig at 4:13pm 01.04.19 Big Boats 11/1717 I have this leak that is coming from the ceiling in my aft cabin above the bed on my 1996 376. It is
Finally a leak RNC725 at 2:52pm 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/965 We bought our 2002 Hunter 326 in August of 2018. Opened her up today after a ton of rain days over
VHF with built in AIS class B transceiver Ken Cross at 11:42am 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2454 I'm wondering why we haven't seen anyone manufacture a VHF with built-in AIS class B transceiver. It
Hunter 49 keels Laid-back at 10:46am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1766 I understand that some, but not all Hunter 49 models have lead keels. Does anyone know what year/dra
Any idea how to address anchor light problem? Perhaps LED? (1) Sailingbum at 6:40am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1523 I could use some help. I have a Hunter 42 Passage and had to send one of my buddies up the mast rec
Jib size on a Hunter 23.5 Bob Fry at 5:19pm 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 4/635 I am getting new sails for my 1996 hunter 23.5. The sailmaker quoted me on a 115 jib.My boat runs a
Hoses in the wall Sailgunner at 2:50pm 01.03.19 Big Boats 20/2204 Replacing head hoses on my 410 and while the boat was partially torn apart I found two 3/4" hoses be
V-belt for Yanmar 3GM30F fresh water pump Summatime at 1:32pm 01.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3878 Hi all, I recently bought a Hunter 336 with a Yanmar 3GM30F Diesel engine, I'm getting ready for th
Motor for Capri 18 john6206 at 1:04pm 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 3/1266 Hi All, Used boat came with Mercury 6hp. Pushes the boat really well, but under certain circumstan
Backstay for a Hunter 216 H216sailor at 12:06pm 01.03.19 Day Sailers 58/6143 Has anyone ever added a backstay to a Hunter 216? I'm considering a backstay with a fiberglass flick
430 water in forward medicine cabinet Monty VM at 11:35am 01.03.19 Big Boats 12/1338 the bottom shelf of the medicine cabinet in the fwd head collects water. I cannot find an active dri

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Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 1:34pm 07.30.24 I got some stock and a new blade and made my first few cuts today. I was pleased with how nicely it
DIY Wooden Blocks Foswick at 1:25pm 07.30.24 Please report back with your experience. I'm sure many will be interested. I don't think I've ever
renewing headliner gfrazzle at 1:08pm 07.30.24 Auto spray headliner dye is designed for exactly what you want to do but if you don't want to use th
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? duck21 at 12:48pm 07.30.24 Although in this case it's B.O.A.T.T. (Bring Out Another Thirty Thousand).
Add starting relay JoeWhite at 12:46pm 07.30.24 Installing a relay is the best answer. BUT from the diagrams and images that I see no diodes are ins
DIY Wooden Blocks thinwater at 12:35pm 07.30.24 Purchased! Thanks for the tip. Please report back with your experience. I'm sure many will be in
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak shemandr at 12:33pm 07.30.24 How do the mast electric wires transit the deck?
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine jssailem at 12:22pm 07.30.24 Steam in engine compartment. Confirm it is steam, raw water heated by engine exhaust Fresh Water
Add starting relay Project_Mayhem at 12:19pm 07.30.24 I have a boat with everything to fix it on board. It got nick named the floating tool box
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 07.30.24 Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconnected the solar panel and I the
West Marine Inventory (1) JamesG161 at 11:27am 07.30.24 Not dead at all. I can still walk in and browse. My store is in Biloxi, MS and just gave me a 15 %
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 11:24am 07.30.24 FWIW, I just got this in my email: Dr. LED Lighting Sale (campaign-archive.com)
Set your watch back 20 years TimFromLI at 11:06am 07.30.24 I don't know, I'm sure glad to have my AIS, radar and chart plotter when you are out east in pea sou
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Foswick at 10:55am 07.30.24 These booms are expensive because everyone doesn't buy one. So the economy of scale isn't there. I
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 07.30.24 I was thinking 10ga for the power in and out, and 14 for the ground and switch. Should do the job
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? JRacer at 10:53am 07.30.24 B.O.A.T.
Forestay Broke Away ...3TacksontheWater at 10:50am 07.30.24 Even with nine years on the hard, you boat is still 38 years old. If your rigging is that old, perha
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 10:48am 07.30.24 In 2015 I had a Schaefer furling boom installed and it was 2-3K more expensive than LeisureFurl. Bu
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 07.30.24 A goal I rarely achieve. There was recently an article in Ripley's "Believe It or Don't" where so
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:35am 07.30.24 Are there other chandleries besides the ones at Skyway and Crowley's? I believe there are, or at l

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