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ANP Bimini stopper and end cap (2) williamtl at 5:40pm 04.28.18 Parts Search 0/389
Mast Ladder - Concept of Design (1) Brian D at 2:49pm 04.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 59/5571 I'm not an engineer. I have no train to drive. But I love trying to figure out how to do something d
Hunter 240 Centerboard woes con't... (2) waveform at 12:55pm 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 5/1382 Need to hear from those with 240 who have replaced the centerboard uphaul line (runs from centerboa
Hunter 23 Bilge water kc2bya at 12:50pm 04.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/816 I have a 1986 Hunter 23. EVERY spring I end up pumping a couple of gallons of water from the space b
Dry Rot Hunter 23 Billleathen at 10:47am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 2/535 Getting ready to Launch. While cleaning and waxing I just spotted this dry rot in the locker on the
380 Cockpit drains CaptKimble at 10:06am 04.28.18 Big Boats 1/976 I was relocating my bilge pump on my Catalina 380 from where the factory located it in the lazzerett
Capri 18 john6206 at 9:05am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 9/4266 Hi Everyone - I checked the post that I had written about changing my profile information, and the
Marina etiquette john6206 at 8:42am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 88/11482 Hi all - After something like 20 years of daysailing, we are going to be staying in a marina for th
Steering replacement edison windarra at 8:00am 04.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/479 hello I need to replace the steering cable ? Not sure about chain in my 1997 28 Catalina mako 2 any
SO HOW MUCH DOES ZEPHYR VIBRATE? Kyedmcc at 7:03am 04.28.18 Day Sailers 1/440 New owner of 25CB with 2 cycle 15hp zephyr saildrive and I have not ran it yet. I was wondering how
how to fix a scratch in the hull Boby_Hunter33 at 6:45am 04.28.18 Big Boats 10/1257 I have a hunter 45 ds 2010, white hull. scratched the hul a few inches above the water line. The scr
Tired of getting stabbed artboas at 8:35pm 04.27.18 Big Boats 6/650 On the 49 /50, there are wonderful transom lockers which give great access to steering, plus massive
Yahoo! new sails working great! Ken Cross at 4:38pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 8/418 I ordered some new sails from SBO. They are Doyle dacron loose footed main with 2 full battens, and
Tracking the Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico Race Right Now Rick D at 3:55pm 04.27.18 Racing 0/323 See this to track the race and individual boats. First year for it. Pretty cool http://yb.tl/N2E2018
Rancor fuel filter (1) rbenyoung at 3:06pm 04.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1099 I am having a problem with my rancor fuel filter. After the boat sits for a few days the fuel level
dagger board rope hopboat at 12:14pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/373 2009 mcgregor 26 going out for first sailing the previous owner had a knot in the dagger board rope
Furling line cleat marchem at 10:58am 04.27.18 Catalina 310 34/3430 There's an old (closed) post here about adding a furling line cleat to the stern pulpit: https://fo
Dinghy recommendations lingerfeltja at 10:58am 04.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 35/6595 What are some thoughts on a dinghy for the 37C? I currently use an 8' fold-a-boat. Our new slip is
decipher how to mount masthead light tipsyravensailing at 10:31am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/404 heya! i picked up one of these https://store.marinebeam.com/smart-led-tri-color-anchor-light-and-st
What's in your mattress? (1) Phil Herring at 8:59am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 30/3757 Sailboat bedding can range from the cheapest of cheap open cell foam to high-end memory foam, Latex,

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Oday 19 Rudder dlochner at 8:17am 07.18.23 Do you keep the boat in the water or dry sail/trailer it? If the boat is not kept in the water, the
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 8:14am 07.18.23 I don't agree with this, but I have to respect it ... ... 10. Assemble in reverse order. During as
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.18.23
Let's Buy A Sailboat dlochner at 7:56am 07.18.23 When asked a similar question, I take a different tack. You can learn the basics in an afternoon of
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 7:56am 07.18.23 Winches deserve respect. I've been on winches where a pawl stuck 3 times. All related to using grea
Let's Buy A Sailboat DRhoads at 7:40am 07.18.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what
Topside paint (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 07.18.23 This the real Before picture after damage repairs. .
Gelcoat repair JamesG161 at 7:18am 07.18.23 Remember all Gel Coats change with age and UV exposure. Just my opinion, but I would leave it alone
Topside paint (2) JamesG161 at 7:06am 07.18.23 Spectrum provided Hunter Marine all of their Gelcoats. My boat's exact matched Gel Coat Hunter Blu
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 7:00am 07.18.23 Nice looking boat. Looks like fun to sail. I hope the Dyneema rigging works out for you. It is my u
Gelcoat repair elcojo2 at 6:52am 07.18.23 Thanks for the reply I will try to take better pictures. I added a link with some more. In order to
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 6:11am 07.18.23 I have never had that happen in 30-years of sailing. Nor have I, nor have I heard of it every happ
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? dlochner at 5:17am 07.18.23 And it might not be anything associated with the heater install, it could be a near by fitting that
I have an 21' American Fiberglass dlochner at 5:05am 07.18.23 YouTube can teach you somethings about sailing, reading a good book oriented to people learning to s
Gelcoat repair (1) dlochner at 4:50am 07.18.23 The circled area does look like over sanding with the underlying fiberglass bleeding through. Sligh
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? kloudie1 at 4:41am 07.18.23 The other thing to check is the PT valve.. it usually has a lever on it to bleed the fresh side .. i
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 3:36am 07.18.23 yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and it blew up also. Not a good analogy. Oil is oil. Sailco
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 07.18.23 You could connect the input and output hoses together directly, bypassing the heater. That would hel
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (1) Windpilot at 1:32am 07.18.23 Somethings not right with the install. It doesn't look right, looking down on my flush ball the gask
Gelcoat repair Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 07.17.23 I've been doing nit picky cosmetic repairs on my gel coat for twenty years and can't find them the n

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