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Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/673 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/7329 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa
Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/18765
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2528
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2161 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 17/3530 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 4/928 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 27/2725 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 3/2364 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 64/6433 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 4/497 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 11/1812 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 6/986 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 11/2561 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 10/1871 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 12/1648 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 4/663 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 20/2312 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 9/4181 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 3/1322 Hi All, Used boat came with Mercury 6hp. Pushes the boat really well, but under certain circumstan

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Leaking around Mast kappykaplan at 3:46am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. :plus:
Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 3:35am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. There is no way to stop thi
Mix Axiom and C80? Screen Saver at 3:04am 10.15.24 As a sort of transition and but not exactly a great fully functional solution, you could put the Axi
Mix Axiom and C80? marcham at 2:06am 10.15.24 I'm afraid the only way to make it work and keep everything networked is 2x new screens, 1x new rada
Keel bulge Jim Legere at 1:58am 10.15.24 As Dave mentioned above, it may be due to some 'inclusion' in the lead that happened during casting.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 1:33am 10.15.24 The Dorade boxes are a known source of leaks if they are still in original 'factory' condition. The
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:58pm 10.14.24 Personally I am one of those that do not like the lazy jacks for the reasons cited. . I don't like
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:19pm 10.14.24 It is lead poured with stainless steel plate and bolts
C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 7:05pm 10.14.24 Seven years is pretty much the end of life for a Lead Acid battery. Stay with a flooded lead acid if
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 6:25pm 10.14.24 What will hold the G10? It won't crush, but what is the structure under it holding this whole const
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 10.14.24 Today I discovered that the boat also has a Raymarine EV-1 on the network. I guess that would expla
C30 start battery recommendation Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 10.14.24 A group 24 will start the engine fine. A deep cycle group or 31 gives more flexibility to use it fo
C30 start battery recommendation Steve_Catalina at 4:58pm 10.14.24 pretty much any battery will work on these small engines. Your current battery lasted 7 years, you d
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 4:47pm 10.14.24 I'm not a dermatologyst but a little Vaseline For Men would help improve the dry skin 100%. I don
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 4:13pm 10.14.24 What? Is that not something we do anymore? Most of the misspellings are a result of that pesky sp
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 4:11pm 10.14.24 I feel like that material is crushing from the years of the keel sitting on it with tiny washers.
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. Project_Mayhem at 4:04pm 10.14.24 If all else fails, make a hole in the side of the keel stump for better access?
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 4:03pm 10.14.24 MaineSail recommended a deep cycle instead of a starting battery. Tons of info on batteries and sola
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 2:40pm 10.14.24 I think rather than remove material for a backing plate to sit flush - that's what I think you are
C30 start battery recommendation JoeWhite at 2:35pm 10.14.24 I suspect your lead acid battery perished due to low fluid level. Do you check the fluid level every

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