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Advice needed on replacing section of rub rail on H23 (1) isaksp00 at 5:41pm 06.24.18 Smaller Boats 3/689 Stern dock line broke and boat rubbed against floating dock finger, causing abrasions and a shallow
Huge oil leak on a 3GM30F Bluenose at 4:56pm 06.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/6238 My wife and I had just motored and stopped at our mooring. I went below to shut off the cocks and th
H355 Stern berth cushions Keith13369 at 2:11pm 06.24.18 Big Boats 1/453 Looking for ideas to replace the cushions in our stern berth on SummerBreeze 1991 H355. Currently we
Need trailer needed Richie50 at 2:10pm 06.24.18 Catalina 22 2/484 I just launched to day. Very slow start here on Long Island. Trailer did not make it to launch ramp
Fastening a Burgee Plymouth Sailor at 12:53pm 06.24.18 Ask All Sailors 2/774 Dear Fellow Sailors: I need to fasten a new burgee to my spreader wire. Does any one know how to d
Catalina 22 Galley Monomachos at 11:31am 06.24.18 Catalina 22 0/519
Restore Black Plexiglass Color Roger Kroh at 11:18am 06.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/775 How do I restore the shiny black color of a 5 ft long black plexiglass trim piece on sides of my Hun
Fastening a Burgee Plymouth Sailor at 10:41am 06.24.18 Ask All Sailors 3/505 Dear Fellow Sailors: I need to fasten a new burgee to my spreader wire. Does any one know how to d
East Pacific Hurricanes Activity Wild! JamesG161 at 10:35am 06.24.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1311 Daniel is now tropical with Emilia and Fabio potentials in the next 14 days. Southern Mexico and th
1990 H30. Please Help Me Get Started Caribbeanknight1 at 9:57am 06.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/1078 For the last 6 years my wife and I have been sailing a H240 on a small lake. We just sold the boat a
Standing Water in the Stern - while parked in the driveway SUMB44 at 9:00am 06.24.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/444 As stated in this post: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/oday-20-drain.108327 I
Dead Solar Panels gettinthere at 8:02am 06.24.18 Musings With Maine Sail 14/1664 I have 2 Kyocera 140w solar panels that I installed in 2012. They have been working fine until very
mast foot, (on deck), for Oday 22 , 1972 needed! letraset at 6:50am 06.24.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/642 2 days ago we had a huge storm in the harbor, both my board side stays broke, the mast went overboar
DIY New Counter Sink Faucet Renovation on my Hunter 31 SV Windy Daze Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 6:42am 06.24.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1559 Hi Sailboat Owners I just renovated the bathroom head with a new counter, new sink, new faucet as we
DIY New Counter Sink Faucet Renovation on my Hunter 31 SV Windy Daze Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 6:35am 06.24.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/629 Hi Sailboat Owners I just renovated the bathroom head with a new counter, new sink, new faucet as we
Throttle cable 30' Hunter Witchy Woman at 5:41am 06.24.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/848 We have a 1990 30' Hunter is it possible to lubricate the throttle cable, we can barely move it. Or
Yanmar 2GM push button start issues Captpete12 at 5:07am 06.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/552 I have noticed posts regarding the starter button working intermittently on vessels with the Yanmar
Hello, new owner of 27ft Cherubini Craibit at 12:31am 06.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1212 I recently purchased a 1978 27ft to work on as a family project. I've run into a rough spot, and be
Engine mount identification (1) uralite at 10:10pm 06.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/1300 Can anyone identify brand of motor mount? If you were to add a shim underneath, would you make it of
Fresh Water System kiteflyer at 8:36pm 06.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1603 Looking for advice on my fresh water system. My 1991 Hunter 28 is a great boat that I sail a lot but

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Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak (2) jssailem at 7:50am 08.06.24 I have a deck-stepped mast on my Cal35. When I removed the mast for refitting, I also removed the ma
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 7:16am 08.06.24 I agree with Gary and Greg about how I would approach the problem. Removing the mast removes the s
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question jssailem at 7:03am 08.06.24 The challenge may have occurred at the same time as the change in rigging, but it is not necessarily
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:36am 08.06.24 It irks me that builders uses so much wood in fiberglass boats. They clearly weren't thinking these
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35am 08.06.24 It is a CDI FF2 system. Look under boat information and look at the hunter 260 downloads. There you
Cracked stringer on project boat Tally Ho at 6:33am 08.06.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) Tally Ho at 6:21am 08.06.24
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 5:41am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:40am 08.06.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the R
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge All U Get at 5:35am 08.06.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:18am 08.06.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. No. But will
Refrigerator thermostat wiring jviss at 4:58am 08.06.24 Exactly. I just grabbed an old phone chord from my old cables box and cut the end off and used tha
Cracked stringer on project boat garymalmgren at 4:51am 08.06.24 Looks like lots of rotten internal wood there. Why are you adverse to removing the mast? On a rebui
Yanmar electrical problem. east coaster at 4:12am 08.06.24 I use an ACR in the circuit, it ensures my house bank stays charged as well as taking care of my sep
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Marmalade at 4:03am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on r
Yanmar electrical problem. Jim Legere at 3:29am 08.06.24 I am surprised that no one has mentioned the 30 amp fuse, just to the right of the starter in the sc
Yanmar electrical problem. Mika1 at 2:24am 08.06.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Cracked stringer on project boat $2pearson37-2 at 12:15am 08.06.24 Any suggestions for securing this stringer? Optimally without taking the mast out if it can be done.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 9:57pm 08.05.24 Depends on what you intended to achieve. Scuffing the surface of old hard bottom paint. OR removi
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 08.05.24 Good grief, sometimes you just emit such blather that it's hard to know where to even begin to resp

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