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88 Hunter 28.5, Rear Engine Panel (2) SirMichael at 3:22pm 05.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/610 Does anyone know how to remove the rear engine panel, to allow access to the exhaust mixer? I want t
Help: Centerboard has popped out after collision CraigJRichardson at 1:34pm 05.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/680 I am a new owner of a 75 Oday 20 with a small cabin and pull up centerboard in a sealed trunk. Sev
A better dorade box. (2) TomY at 1:23pm 05.14.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 14/6280 Olin Stevens is reputed to have invented the dorade box ventilator shortly after DORADE (his design)
Raymarine ST60 WindVane Question (1) onlinelee at 9:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/5296 Hi Friends, Im about to climb my mast to remove and clean my wind vane, please see attached photo.
The most useless product ever made (1) RWSlater at 9:22am 05.14.17 Big Boats 10/1167 These screens have to be the most useless items on this boat. Rant over
Aluminum anchor connection to ss shackle Dusty Mac at 8:17am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1088 Have new light weight aluminum anchor for 21 foot sailboat. I understand aluminum to stainless steel
Alcohol stove fuel... C22BC at 7:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 64/10969 I've recently picked up a Origo 3000 . Does anyone use methyl hydrate instead of denatured alcohol f
2004 Hunter36 keel richard9525 at 10:09pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 7/660 Hi Group looking at 2004 H36. For that year , is the keel lead or iron. thanks richard
rope clutch size njlarry at 6:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/665 About to order our first rope clutch so have no experience with them. It will be for our genny roll
You choke it, you clear it! Ken13559 at 5:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 56/4196 Having read some post on choked toilet discharge hose, I've been very careful using my head bowl...b
New P42 Owner needs electric help (3) Jim_H42 at 5:00pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 25/2027 Greetings ! I'm gradually getting an understanding of my recently purchased 1992 Hunter Passage 42
Cleaning fenders with "brush cleaner" Brian S at 4:49pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2573 Several years ago, there was a blurb in Good Old Boat magazine where a guy said an Amish guy used a
1974 42' Alden Yawl, SHANTI. (3) TomY at 3:17pm 05.13.17 Alden General Chat 3/9696 Owning a 1961 Alden with fiberglass hull and decks with spruce spars, this Alden, 13 years newer, i
Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/335 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/2441 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1631 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1437 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/430 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4548 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/1933 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme

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Possible SmartPlug problem WayneH at 4:20pm 05.31.23 I changed over to the Smart Plug a few years back because I showed up at the boat to find my electri
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 2:34pm 05.31.23 Try an Impact Wrench too. Jim...
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing dmax at 2:27pm 05.31.23 Hi Thetone, I used 2" x 1/4" steel bar stock and 3/4" threaded rod, large washers and bolts (Home De
Possible SmartPlug problem jssailem at 2:15pm 05.31.23 I am a believer in the Smart Plug as a tool to minimize your boating risks.
Mast rewire Ward H at 2:12pm 05.31.23 www.marinebeam.com. All of their LEDs have been tested and will not interfere with other electroni
Possible SmartPlug problem (1) Ward H at 1:51pm 05.31.23 I bought a Smart Plug at the 2018 Annapolis Fall Boat Show after talking to @jssailem about the adva
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Mechone at 1:22pm 05.31.23 Know many including myself it's shit no good for keel joint wait until you haul ,you would be bett
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:07pm 05.31.23 Dmax can you please give me the dimensions of the press? How long are the threaded rods? How far apa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? ggrizzard at 1:00pm 05.31.23 The good news is that, with a lead keel, you don't have to worry about rust removal and special mit
Possible SmartPlug problem BigEasy at 12:20pm 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the f
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Scott B at 11:35am 05.31.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 10:32am 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the fa
Possible SmartPlug problem Ward H at 10:21am 05.31.23 When @jssailem , @LeslieTroyer and I were sailing a few years back we met up in a marina in Vancouve
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 10:10am 05.31.23 Thanks Andrew. It is a fun route. Never the same. Often boring spiced up with excitement. A challen
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Johnb at 10:02am 05.31.23 Hi all, Turns out what I was seeing was just amine blush. Thank you for all the advice! Please t
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 9:45am 05.31.23 Very Helpful, Thanks
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 9:38am 05.31.23 216262
Harken Jib Sail Furler Ward H at 9:29am 05.31.23 The number of wraps will not be boat specific. You could check the manual for your Harken furler but
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:25am 05.31.23 Hello I wanted to update a give the info that I found out about my problem. There is a brass plate t
Merit 22 owners dLj at 9:23am 05.31.23 Now for sailing stories... dj

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