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Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 skunther at 4:06pm 07.26.24 Ask All Sailors 20/2039
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling (1) BigEasy at 9:59am 07.26.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1246 The vinyl coated foam liner that surrounds my engine compartment is peeling. Combination of age ' h
Reglassing a cockpit sole in a daysailor clone? (3) marcusg at 8:31am 07.26.24 Ask All Sailors 1/342 My O'Day Daysailor clone (1963 Sailstar Explorer 17') has a cockpit sole that's been looking worse a
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. (1) Whitby-42 at 7:48am 07.26.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/1218 Any ideas why somebody would make an exhaust riser like this? It appears that the flange that bolts
Holding Tank Vent Question StanleyJ at 6:49pm 07.25.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1189 My 15 gallon plastic holding tank current has about 1.5 gallons of water in it this season. There a
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 12:07pm 07.25.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2165 Hi Folks, I'd appreciate your take on the following: A previous owner had replaced the alternator*
Another lithium conversion about to start... Rich 35.5 at 10:38am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/862 I'm planning to make the switch to lithium. I'd like to run the general outline of my plan by the co
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement (1) Nodak7 at 9:03am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/578 I have a UK Furling Mainsail. It appears that it has cracked and degraded. Has anyone ever changed o
1987 P31-2 Jfrost59 at 7:18am 07.25.24 Parts Search 1/400 Looking to replace the sun cover for a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot
Leaking port lights daverippetoe at 11:34pm 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/871 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and am having a horrible time getting the overhead ports to seal. I
Oceanis 473 in the Great Lakes wally30 at 5:27pm 07.24.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/456 My family is interested in purchasing a 473 (3 cabin) in the southern Caribbean, but would like to g
Vigil RT80 VHF Radio Terry Cox at 2:43pm 07.24.24 Big Boats 5/682 Just placed a wanted ad for a Vigil RT80 VHF radio. Ours will transmit, but not receive audio. Any
Boat Mocs jviss at 2:08pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 27/2478 I just bought boat shoes from Sperry, Dockers, and Florsheim. Florsheim are far and away the superi
It's That Time Again ......................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1258 ....................... to pay the insurance man. Every time I thumb through my insurance policy r
Whale of a Time! (3) dlochner at 11:53am 07.24.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/803 We're off cruising in the St. Lawrence River and beyond. This morning we up on the Saguenay River in
Standing rigging repair (1) jcrewser at 10:40am 07.24.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1500 226243Could I temporarily prolong the life of my standing rigging by installing a screw on extension
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 10:06am 07.24.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1640 I was having backflow issues on my Marine Elegance electric toilet, so ordered new joker valves and
New Alden member in France (1) StettO at 7:50am 07.24.24 Alden General Chat 6/2352 Hello everyone, We have just acquired the 949DD Challenger 38 which was waiting for us in a micro fj
H26 furler mast swivel might be the problem Chiriqui at 7:40am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 1/59 I thought I posted my problem yesterday but I can not find it..oh well The halyard is wrapping arou
Missing Swinging Keel on H26 Legend Mags at 7:27am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 0/10

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Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? rgranger at 1:02pm 08.25.25 Market Research? Nice!:clap: I think your device might be marketable to a Marina HOA or a Dive com
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? ggrizzard at 12:55pm 08.25.25 44 years ago, when I bought my 79 H30C, the boat was rigged by the dealer in Florida. The set up wa
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. TheZ3 at 12:41pm 08.25.25
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. TheZ3 at 12:37pm 08.25.25
Transmission ratio Sutric at 12:36pm 08.25.25 Thank you! This is one of the reasons I love this site! Rich
Hull damage capta at 11:55am 08.25.25 I don't think anyone above mentioned drying out the areas that may have had water ingress. If you do
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? capta at 11:34am 08.25.25 There are plenty of "robot" hull cleaners, but like anything out there, if it is a good machine, the
Hunter 340 compass interference. kloudie1 at 11:13am 08.25.25 Depending on what kind of interference you are seeing, as Don says, it may be that someone may have
Hunter 340 compass interference. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:50am 08.25.25
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:37am 08.25.25 Be glad to help I was a dealer for Hunter who introduced the 23 and I the hull and trailer very well
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Crothers99 at 10:31am 08.25.25 I have an 1988 hunter legend 40. A great boat. I have cruise the East Coast for the last 7 years T
Painting over molded non-skid deck zinahewitt at 10:27am 08.25.25 No need to sand out nonskid diamond pattern. I cleaned nonskid, wiped surface with acetone, then la
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint Crothers99 at 10:04am 08.25.25 I was able to open about 2 feet of the joint with wedges. Sand and fill with 5200. Pulled wedges bef
Rectangular Portlight Replacement 1988 Hunter Legend Crothers99 at 10:00am 08.25.25 Aluminum frame wraps around the lense.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? 4lane at 9:01am 08.25.25
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 08.25.25 Is there, or would it be possible to add, a padeye on the bottom of the boom to tie the reef line to
Transmission ratio (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:48am 08.25.25 I cannot attach the Service manual for that transmission as it is too large but it does show a ratio
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? JoeWhite at 8:47am 08.25.25 The foot of my main has a bolt rope. I measured vertical drop from the reef cringle straight down an
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? kloudie1 at 8:42am 08.25.25 Do it just as the drawing shows. It will not affect the outhaul. Mine is that way. If you need to re
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:16am 08.25.25 Kloudie, like me, has the original Kenyon boom. If you have it too, you'll see the 3 sheaves for the

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