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Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1762 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1604 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/433 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1401 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel inkunzi at 12:52pm 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 Any and all comments welcome
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:07am 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 8/772 My problem now is where do I connect the negative battery cable. It was connected to the starter mo
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Willemvan at 8:23am 09.29.24 Big Boats 4/663 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on w
DLB800 Keel winch SteveHughessails at 11:39pm 09.28.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/512 Looks like an issue, the 1st issue with our Mac 25. While attached to the buoy the keel winch let go
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 7:47pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1182 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought. A
Catalina 27 Deck ends (2) Dazmainian at 3:43pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 6/735 Hi, I recently took owneship of a catalina 27, 1978. At some point she seems to have suffered an is
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 3:24pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 44/4258 My first post. I'm not even sure if I am in the right place or forum, so I would be happy to take an
paralleling batteries glandry924 at 10:21am 09.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/767 How does the solenoid to parallel the batteries get energized?
2008 Hunter 38 Headliner Replacement TSL at 1:52pm 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/605 Need to replace a portion of my headliner (soft Whisper material). Need to find where I can get mat
Question about Eye protection when refueling (1) Captain-Will at 10:09am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1233 I recent realized how Important eye protection can be when refueling, so I have started to wear safe
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 7:33am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1125 Selling the house, moving aboard a sailboat and traveling the world, making youTube videos sounds ni
Material for drive shaft packing Rick.johnson at 5:33am 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/901 Hi Guy's have a 1987 40 ft Hunter legend Yanmar 4jhe engine aboard her an just had a mechanic
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Project_Mayhem at 7:53pm 09.26.24 Ask All Sailors 12/977 My new C30 has a set of dacron and UK X-Drive laminate sails. Are there any drawbacks to using them
Wisper Headliner Material TSL at 9:47am 09.26.24 Parts Search 0/343 Anyone know how to get the 2008 38 Hunter white headliner material and install it. Need to replace
Looking for used Raymarine EV-100 autopilot, or similar, for Hunter 34 with a wheel. Globe Pilot at 6:40am 09.26.24 Parts Search 10/2001 Looking for Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (3) Shorinsean at 6:00pm 09.25.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1723 Hi all, New poster here, because I have a new-to-me 2001 Beneteau 311. I've been getting the runnin

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Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 11.18.25 Inexpensive, battery powered water alarms have saved me a few times. I launched a boat for the first
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 11:07am 11.18.25 What about "liquid nails" ? on of it? I could also do a dab every six inches of something that's
Reinforcing stanchion jssailem at 10:35am 11.18.25 Maybe you could post signs "DO NOT GRAB THE STANCHION"! I have found my "self the docking procedure
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 11.18.25 Dock water has sunk many a boat in its slip. There was a member here several years ago who was wake
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging BigEasy at 8:54am 11.18.25
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Hunter Enthusiast at 8:34am 11.18.25 Got it. The pics you posted showed, what I assume is line damage. The line damage looks like it occ
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 8:31am 11.18.25 How do I drain the carb bowl? Usually there are two screws in the carb bowl. One is a drain
Boat Smell - Inner Hull Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 11.18.25 And after writing all that...you may have trapped water under the cabin sole, which may require addi
Boat Smell - Inner Hull Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23am 11.18.25 Olive oil in the toilet will lubricate the pump, but it will only block odor from escaping till afte
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49am 11.18.25 A pressure reducer valve is absolutely necessary because the dock water pressure is higher than any
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls (1) rgranger at 7:12am 11.18.25 What about "liquid nails" ?
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor (1) rgranger at 7:07am 11.18.25 How do I know which plug to get?
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock ArkadiyS at 6:51am 11.18.25 I always thought this was a fairly common practice for folks that spend many nights on their boat.
Hunter 34 cabin interior wood finish Mike Oldak at 6:36am 11.18.25 This was an old posting, but I should warn everyone that trying to put a paint remover on wood will
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Rick Webb at 6:17am 11.18.25 I always thought this was a fairly common practice for folks that spend many nights on their boat. I
First year owner/1986 First 375 - Knucklehead help BigEasy at 6:03am 11.18.25 Pad eye might be for asymmetrical spinnaker sock control lines.
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:47am 11.18.25 This is a crude diagram but shows where the connection is made. Note the check value to ensure no ba
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Project_Mayhem at 4:18am 11.18.25 I would try using your tanks first. I'm guessing you'd refill them once per week and you have water
First year owner/1986 First 375 - Knucklehead help Chris175 at 4:14am 11.18.25 Thanks much for the responses. Food for thought. I'll check the rig and see if there's a brand. That
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 11.18.25 At the risk of sounding dumb, I'm not sure I understand your comment. The pictures I initially post

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