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Hunter 410 Keel issue imacoolchick at 12:47pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/570 IMG_4276 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018 at 3:39 PMIMG_4265 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018
H35.5 L macerator Kgatesma at 12:05pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/520 I was under the impression the macerator was specifically for grinding up waste as you flush into th
Recently purchased FTZ crimper - horribly over crimping (7) genkinyc at 7:04am 05.13.18 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2874 I recently purchased an FTZ Correct Crimper from this site - Mfg p/n 94284. I also purchased the FT
SD50 Saildrive whine redunculous at 6:56am 05.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 2/732 Just had the shaft replaced in the SD50 due to the magical issues these things have and when we run
Equalizing batteries NYSail at 6:26am 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1346
Mother's Day Celebration! JamesG161 at 9:30pm 05.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/303 I took the Admiral out to dinner tonight with her two son's, daughters-in-laws and 2 grandkids. It w
Engine compartment air blower ... 2010 Beneteau 40 Oceanis JohnB40 at 8:53pm 05.12.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1331 There is an air blower attached to the transom. Very hard to get at thru aft locker. Was badly insta
Companion way screen and boom canopy Whatsit at 1:16pm 05.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/788 hi all If this has been brought up time after time on here please delete I was wondering if any of y
yanmar gear shift lever dave lundy at 10:33am 05.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4794 recently I read a post where Kloudie referenced adjusting either the control cable or the lever on t
P-18 Forestay shackle recommendation needed ghandif15 at 8:50am 05.12.18 Precision 3/1735 Hello, I need to purchase a shackle to connect the turnbuckle to the forestay chainplate on my 1985
PROPANE OUTBOARD? drewsyntax at 8:37am 05.12.18 Smaller Boats 27/5619 Hi All - Shopping to replace my 23yo 2 stroke 9.9 still and was about to pull the trigger on a toh
376 V beth headliner JohnandJane at 7:23am 05.12.18 Big Boats 1/411 Does anyone know which fasteners on the deck hold up the v berth headliner, I have a small leak I wa
Is telling all really important? Kermit at 6:40am 05.12.18 Ask All Sailors 40/2769 Seems like most folks here post their hull number when describing their boat. I have no idea what hu
House Battery Circuit Troubleshooting rishackie at 6:40am 05.12.18 Big Boats 4/575 I just had an issue where I lost DC power to the main DC switch panel in my 2013 45DS one week after
Perko swivel hasps (1) rukidn at 4:33am 05.12.18 Catalina 310 11/2069 Has anyone replaced the Perko swivel hasps on their cockpit / anchor lockers? The standard Perko chr
New trick w/butyl tape rgranger at 6:26pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2651 Hey all I stumbled on a trick this weekend and thought it might help someone else. I was touching
Traveler pully replacement thwilson at 5:39pm 05.11.18 Catalina 30 3/610 I have an 86 Catalina 30 and the two pulleys on each side need replacing. They are held in place wit
Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 4:10pm 05.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1354 Hi there, MainSail, Can you (or anyone else with knowledge) please advise as to painting the inside
Mast wiring slap PSR at 2:30pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1541 I've searched the forums and found many threads on the subjects of mast wiring, conduit installation
Diesel Jello Rick D at 2:06pm 05.11.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/637 So, on a recent trip, I had some fuel issues. The fuel had picked up a bug maybe five or six years a

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Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:42pm 07.20.23 ns....:facepalm:
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? ggrizzard at 1:40pm 07.20.23 BTW, in the Bahamas, beach rock is more of a problem than coral. It's everywhere at coves and beache
Zip ties as a drain snake rgranger at 1:39pm 07.20.23 :worthless:
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box rgranger at 1:36pm 07.20.23 In hind sight, it would have been a lot easier to make the backing plate out of some other scrap mat
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box (8) rgranger at 1:34pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help JoeWhite at 1:23pm 07.20.23 Here is all you would like to know about oberdorfer seal replacement http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Ob
Bent stemhead fitting JoeWhite at 1:15pm 07.20.23 Drill 5/8" holes for the shaft in the anchor roller bracket and insert new bolt.
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs Jim Legere at 1:14pm 07.20.23 Thanks. Where did you quote that from? Note from my post #10, although these use a dual contact,
Bent stemhead fitting skunther at 1:04pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) jonelli at 12:31pm 07.20.23
Zip ties as a drain snake stephen_i_w at 12:30pm 07.20.23 How do you push on chained zip ties? Term "chained" just means to attach them together, end to end
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout claskey at 11:24am 07.20.23 Replaced mine two years ago. vent outlet rotted off and some pin holes about 3/4 ways up. there is s
Bent stemhead fitting jssailem at 11:08am 07.20.23 Tie Down engineering makes a 3" long 1/2' diamiter shaft bow roller https://www.fisheriessupply.com
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue jssailem at 10:55am 07.20.23 Recent exploration regarding Diesel engines in boats suggested that running your engine at less than
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? patbratton at 10:39am 07.20.23 I always thought that one of these would be interesting. https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Dinks/Takap
Zip ties as a drain snake Stu Jackson at 10:36am 07.20.23 How do you push on chained zip ties?
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:24am 07.20.23 If you're new to dinghies.... Regarding PVC (less expensive) versus Hypalon (more expensive) dinghie
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jviss at 10:20am 07.20.23 Hypalon and PVC Good point, but just a nit, there's no more Hypalon, for several years now, as Dup
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box CaptnPorter at 9:55am 07.20.23
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 9:42am 07.20.23 The "DC" (Double or dual contact) bulb has been a marine standard for years. An 1157 automotive soc

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