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Paint for 20' racing catamaran sharkcatamaranguy at 4:28pm 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/669 Hello everyone, I race a 20'x10' shark catamaran. Hulls are fiberglass and the boat is trailered in
1987 Hunter 31 boom insert replacement parts (2) BMercer at 12:47pm 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 5/827 Hi all, in taking off my boom I lost a piece that the pin goes through and that holds the circular p
Dyneema chafe protection FlimFlamII at 7:01am 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1132 Any ideas on what to use for chafe protection on 6mm seems?
What is this paint? (1) duncan14 at 6:19am 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1088 Hello All, new boat owner here with noob questions! I just got an old Pearson, it needs some cleanin
Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:07am 09.25.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1396 While randomly searching boating sites, this dental office came up. Wondering if they are sailors.
Treatment for portlight gaskets skunther at 4:57pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/911 Does anyone use any product to keep their portlight gaskets fresh and functional? I know for car do
Standup blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 2:23pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1322 Any reason that I should not replace the blocks that are attached to the toe rail with stand up bloc
injector hole size needed Owen at 2:08pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/464 I need the diameter of the hole where the injector goes on a Yanmar SB8 to check the compression.
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 2:02pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1075 Has anyone found a good solution for some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from gett
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 12:49pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2209 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner lo
Whos Mast Rick.johnson at 6:15am 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1121 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter legend 40 ft I am looking for information about the mast are there
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 4:27pm 09.23.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1600 I rebuilt my jabsco macerator last year and replaced the corroded brass bolts with ss bolts. also re
PTC 9 ---> Hurricane Helene (2) JamesG161 at 9:07am 09.23.24 Weather and Forecasting 35/3528 This will be a major Hurricane soon. 227669 It will Intensify fast to Hurricane Helene DAMMIT
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser eberns at 9:00am 09.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/948 20 year old Catalina 28 with original exhaust riser. No apparent problem but should it be replaced j
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1861 Took my mainsail off this weekend to do some maintenance on the boom outhaul track, replace cotter p
Looking for Procedure to change Engine Coolant on Yanmar 4JH4E andyschoenb@gmail.com at 4:30am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 1/610 I am looking for a procedure for the 4JH4E, the maintenance manual only discusses the adding of cool
Thru hull repair (2) blondebeard30 at 1:59am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/849 Hello all, looking for advice on repairing and replacing a thru hull. Just bought my first boat 19
Why is my stern quacking? (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:26pm 09.22.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1151 Sorry, no pics of girls on sugar scoops in this post! I would always chuckle at the pretty boats wit
Galley and propane help in an old catalina lizardwizard at 10:57am 09.22.24 Catalina 30 11/2338 Hey there everyone! I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 30 mkII as a bit of a restoration project/l
info on catalina 22 fishingaz at 2:57am 09.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1488 hi just like to introduce myself on this great site. from Queensland Australia and after a very long

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Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 11.18.25 Would industrial grade Velcro work? dj Strength wise yes, but the strips would no longer be even
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Indysailor at 3:49am 11.18.25 Sorry I' such a noob.... How do I drain the carb bowl? How do I know which plug to get? No need to
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor dlochner at 3:41am 11.18.25 Sorry I' such a noob.... How do I drain the carb bowl? How do I know which plug to get? At the bo
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls dlochner at 3:33am 11.18.25 3m 4200.
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 2:18am 11.18.25 @Ruthine Your boat info shows you as owning a Hunter legend 42.5 rather than a 40.5. - Thank you
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock marcham at 12:05am 11.18.25 I`ve had this setup on an RV, it failed once... luckily i caught it before the floors got ruined. Af
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Hunter Enthusiast at 9:28pm 11.17.25 Why use the chocks on your bow sprint instead of the ones on the deck? Would using the deck ones el
Solar panel on Hunter Legend 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:55pm 11.17.25 Find a panel that is close in size and cut a frame to fill any gaps. Like a matte in a picture frame
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls dLj at 8:48pm 11.17.25 I'm have to remove some wood strips from the inside of my hull to access a stanchion bolt. What gl
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock dLj at 8:42pm 11.17.25 The setup you are describing is common on RV's but not so common on sail boats. RV's don't sink if a
Hunter 1987 26.5 chainplate fix LuckyDuck at 8:35pm 11.17.25
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock ArkadiyS at 8:31pm 11.17.25 As you're aware, you can turn off your pump at your electrical panel so it's not trying to pump fro
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock JoeWhite at 8:09pm 11.17.25 It may also sink your boat if a pipe breaks when you are not on the boat.
Solar panel on Hunter Legend 40.5 JoeWhite at 8:05pm 11.17.25 What is so special about this solar panel. Solar panels can be connected in parallel, but should hav
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 11.17.25 Why use the chocks on your bow sprint instead of the ones on the deck? Would using the deck ones eli
Outboard transom mount repair Project_Mayhem at 7:54pm 11.17.25 I might still use the strut channel washers over regular 304 washers. See how well they're holding u
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Project_Mayhem at 7:45pm 11.17.25 As you're aware, you can turn off your pump at your electrical panel so it's not trying to pump from
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open smokey73 at 7:15pm 11.17.25 @Ruthine Your boat info shows you as owning a Hunter legend 42.5 rather than a 40.5. I am assuming
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Carl Wonderful at 7:03pm 11.17.25 2 cycle engines are remarkably capable of sitting for a long time and firing right up. I'd leave it
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Irek at 5:45pm 11.17.25

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