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Grease for Variprop? Pat T at 2:47pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2687 Just one year into the new prop and I must grease it prior to launch. The supplier wants $59 for gre
Tow straps to launch? LuckyDuck at 2:36pm 03.02.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3319 We bought our 1987 C25 last fall and need to pull it out of the lake soon for some maintenance. It i
precisionsailloft.com? richk at 12:40pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 16/6618 Am in need of a new genny, anyone pass along experiences with precisionsailloft? Rich
Removing heavy duty pad eye from Deck Jumpstart at 12:07pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 9/723 On my new to me boat the PO had installed a heavy duty pad eye for attachment of a pole down hole. W
Bulkhead fit & hull twist Hardhead at 9:46am 03.02.18 Catalina 22 3/738 I replaced the plywood bulkheads on my 87' C22 late last summer, but haven't had her back in water y
Passage 420 windlass tfatland at 8:33am 03.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/795 Does anyone know what brand/model of windlass you can replace the original windlass with on a Hunter
When to trash house batteries? onlinelee at 7:54am 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1996 Hi friends, I am about to test my house battery bank ( 3 x 90AmpH 12v AGM ) to make sure it will se
Technology is getting overly creepy Maine Sail at 7:02am 03.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 92/5856 Creepy #1 I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when t
Getset discharging coolant through overflow hose. Franklin at 9:31pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/616 I have a Phasor 3.5 kw diesel genset that I've used through the past 12 years...rarely, but the past
Hunter 356 hull deforms on travel lift JohnSn at 7:51pm 03.01.18 Big Boats 28/5528 Hi All, We just did a pre-purchase haulout of a '03 Hunter 356 we're considering purchasing. We had
So I bought a Hunter Cpt.Rog at 6:38pm 03.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/3917 Hello everyone, I just purchased a Hunter 30T, I've read mixed reviews on this boat. Some people
Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/5072 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
Traveler Upgrade for Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 6:03pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 55/7416 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and would like to upgrade the original traveler. It takes a huge amount
Windlass on Oday 35? rajhnsn at 4:18pm 03.01.18 Bigger Boats 28/5984 Has anyone installed a windlass on Oday 35? What type and how was it installed? Pictures would be
replacement plastic locker insert tubs available? Harlan at 3:48pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 2/347 OD, Pearson and other boats have plastic storage tubs in the cabin that sit in cutouts under berths.
Check your keels Bosman at 2:23pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1082 Some of you might already know Paulo's blog - if not, there are plenty of very interesting reading m
East coast Nor'easter this weekend. Gunni at 1:15pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 52/2683
Rain leaking into starboard cockpit locker Sky2Sail at 12:29pm 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/445 Hi All, I have two 1993 Hunter 23.5s and both leak a lot of water in the starboard cockpit locker wh
Handheld radio charging volts Skipper at 11:37am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1168 Have an old SH HX260 handheld VHF. Works good. Battery good. The battery is a 7.2V 750mAh NiCad. How
bilge pump drain line Dionysis at 11:10am 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/523 I have a 1989 Hunter Hunter 26.5. Its been a great boat but I had to change out the bilge pump the o

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New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 11:23am 02.12.24 Any ideas on how to repair this Check your personal message inbox.
Hunter 320 in mast furling kappykaplan at 11:09am 02.12.24 You may find what you need in the Hunter 320 Resources Center on this site: https://hunter.sailboato
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 10:52am 02.12.24 I've read of owners cleaning the area really well and using something like JB Weld to rebuild the f
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Ward H at 8:32am 02.12.24 That's the surface where the raw water pump flange bolts on.. Common issue on M-25 and M-25XP engin
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 02.12.24 Is the silver area a plate that needs to be sealed to the block or is there another piece that bolts
Dock and Go Override How-to RichKS at 5:34am 02.12.24 Thanks for posting your troubleshooting Brock. I hope you are back up and running now. I am having
stripping cetol from teak FastOlson at 4:40pm 02.11.24 I have used "Te-Ka" for decades. Cleaner Kit - 1 Quart Each A & B \| West Marine I have a blog entry
Salon table 37c Johnb at 3:25pm 02.11.24 The top of the table on my boat is 29.625 inches off the sole
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 1:41pm 02.11.24 The original table is solid teak in the middle with teak veneer plywood for the flip ups. There i
stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 1:33pm 02.11.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or HL
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h (1) jssailem at 11:23am 02.11.24 Is this the area at issue? This looks like the base of the water pump, is that correct?
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 11:11am 02.11.24 I'm not sure what area needs to be repaired in your pic but I had shockingly good results wrapping t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 11:01am 02.11.24
stripping cetol from teak Stu Jackson at 10:50am 02.11.24 I used both gel paint stripper and a heat gun later to get the rest.
New Main Sail dlochner at 10:26am 02.11.24 Thanks Dave, good info. You answered the loose foot question. Bear in mind, this was just an educ

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