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Filling screw holes in hull Richard19068 at 11:29am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4492 I need to fill a couple of #10 screw holes from an old thru hull strainer for an engine intake (chan
Age test... ready? Brian D at 11:12am 02.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/1447 If you fall down and people around you laugh, you are still young. If you fall down and people arou
26s Centerboard Reinstall HobieJuan at 9:53am 02.24.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 I need to reinstall the centerboard on a 1993 26s which the PO removed for repairs. I have purchase
235 owners around the Indiana area flynhi4u at 9:13am 02.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/502 My wife and I are interested in looking at a 235 but are having a hard time just finding on in the a
SS U-Mixing Elbow Ken13559 at 7:17am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 36/9238 About 2+years ago I fitted an SS U-MIXING Elbow bought from eBay. First year check, I reported the U
SCW pump issue Ken13559 at 5:29am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3568 Had a small leak at shaft of Sea Cooling Water pump (Johnson). Took it out to change the lip seal, i
My Nominee:Stupid Boater of the Month MitchM at 5:24am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2269 On the night of June 20, 2016, Justin Stahmer, 39, from Newport News, Virginia, was on his boat, flo
D950 Kubota/Universal M25XP Gearcase seal pullark at 5:07am 02.24.18 Catalina 30 1/804 Hi, This is one for the mechanical gurus who know the Kubota diesel intimately... I'm a little confu
Water in diesel tank Hunter 34 hunter healer at 7:53pm 02.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 37/3645 After treating the diesel fuel with an additive I forget to screw in the filler cap. It rained for 6
Mast wiring in 1996 MKIII Tucson Sailor at 4:19pm 02.23.18 Catalina 30 17/4489 We're considering replacing the wind instrument and mast wiring on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII. I hope to
322 Deck Color The Tanqueray at 12:37pm 02.23.18 Bigger Boats 3/726 My anchor locker cover has a few nicks and I want to fix them. I can find no reference for the color
The Laser (1) Simon Sexton at 9:15am 02.23.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2691 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to ask y'all what everyone thinks about the Interna
Beneteau 393 Engine Compartment Gas Spring Hoverjocki at 9:13am 02.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2609 Hi. Do any of the Beneteau 393 owners have a picture of how their gas spring is attached to the boat
Anyone building Sharpies on the west coast of Florida to buy?? videorov at 7:14am 02.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2008 I might be looking for one if I find the right design. Also anyone know of any Santana 23D boats for
New Battery Bank Questions firehoser75 at 11:56pm 02.22.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2210 Looking for some opinions/advice, just what these forums are great for! I am installing a new batter
I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob (1) Brian D at 7:32pm 02.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 52/3203 If you see it, say you see it. Then give us the first letter of what you see. DO NOT SAY WHAT YOU SE
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 6:16pm 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 18/3085 Im going to be moving to Pine Island area Saint James and wonder who is sailing some shallow water b
Flexible stuffing box hose size 1984 Hunter 31 Glenn2002 at 6:10pm 02.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 14/3089 Will be hauling the boat out at the end of April to do the bottom and to re-stuff and change the fle
Hello Alex111 at 1:46pm 02.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/648 Hi
National Sail celticray at 1:44pm 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1760 Has anyone purchased sails from National Sail Supply like to know their experience was. I heard mixe

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23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 06.05.24 If you want electric start with batteries being recharged while motor running, I suggest Tohatsu 8 h
hello colin59 at 4:52pm 06.05.24 thanks enjoy the season Colin
Dish storage shemandr at 4:42pm 06.05.24 I think galley storage has to be matched to the number of people being fed, A 30' boat is basically
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:36pm 06.05.24 to put more weight lower on the keel than to aide in hydrodynamics
Dish storage kappykaplan at 3:41pm 06.05.24 Trying to figure the best way to manage/make storage on my Pearson 30 Show us pictures of your gal
PROOF that Hunter designs were way ahead of their time.... flightlead404 at 3:30pm 06.05.24
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? flightlead404 at 3:28pm 06.05.24 seriously doubt it makes much difference tbh. These things aren't America's Cup billion dollar race
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 3:28pm 06.05.24 Does this mean that Cetol might make wood more susceptible to mildew than varnish would? My compres
23.5 outboard motor gudiss at 3:18pm 06.05.24 @Southern Crux As a dealer, I gave the original plans for the Hunter 23.5 to Hunter. Small Mercu
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard
Color-matching gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 2:33pm 06.05.24
Is a little water in the bilge okay? JoeWhite at 2:27pm 06.05.24 I do not believe the Catalina smile is caused by a hurricane and grounding. The smile is due to wate
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 Henk Noordermeer at 1:58pm 06.05.24 I think maybe you mashed Sparcraft and Spinlock together into Spincraft? You are correct: I meant
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 1:14pm 06.05.24 You already hired them, bough their sails! Might just have to offer to pickup travel expenses, put t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Not necessarily. Wood is damaged when water gets into the wood. End grain access is the usual issu
stripping cetol from teak BigEasy at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Using Cetol can provoke some strong sentiment about varnish devotees. Cetol is the only finish tha
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 06.05.24 I would put my mid ship cleats aligned with the red line as shown on this image of an O'Day 34. Not
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested LloydB at 12:23pm 06.05.24 A buddy told me some time ago to check the hubs for warm temperature within first mile just in case
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 12:23pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard
Fuel Tank Algae JamesG161 at 12:21pm 06.05.24 Find a reputable Marine Diesel Filler, which normally put Biocide in their Fuel Jim...

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