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Bonding/electrolysis ? (1) Sefuller at 7:46pm 10.29.17 Musings With Maine Sail 28/10840 I have two questions as I am trying to understand bonding - first, with the boat out of the water, w
Mast sheaves (1) Voyager1 at 6:21pm 10.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1503 Just bought an Oday 302, had it for a month and pulled it out of the water for winter. I do fresh w
Newer Main For Javelin John Stevens at 5:28pm 10.29.17 Day Sailers 11/1531 I'm looking to buy a used mainsail in good condition for my Javelin Located in FL Thanks, John
Frostbite! (4) Jackdaw at 4:52pm 10.29.17 Racing 40/4115
Over Winter Fuel Strategy shemandr at 2:15pm 10.29.17 Ask All Sailors 37/2034 So there are 2 schools of thought on how to manage the fuel system over the winter. It's either the
H34 shaft replacement Charlie98117 at 11:48am 10.29.17 Big Boats 20/3024 I am planning to replace my 25 yo dripless shaft seal and thought it would be easier to cut off the
Lift points Bob Fry at 10:04am 10.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/597 I purchased a 1994 23.5 , and the lift point stickers were removed. Was wondering could someone show
Fractional or full jib on 1980 - 36 Joe23455 at 7:02am 10.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1146 I am the 3rd owner of Trinity, do not know if jib is original, my question is the length of the 110
Oday 25 questions Bo96 at 5:59am 10.29.17 Ask All Sailors 3/402 I recently purchased an O'Day 25 and I have a few questions about how the plumbing should go under e
Attaching the boom to the mast. Sea Estate at 3:35am 10.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3484 Hi, My name is Loyal Ritter, I have a 1986 23' Hunter. I am in Apollo Beach, FL. I would like to
What the...??? Eh? Brian D at 8:56pm 10.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/679 -QWGkZxdUaQ
Removing life line stanchions Hunter 31 Hunter 31 at 6:19pm 10.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/783 I would like to remove all the life line stanchions from my H31 so I can tarp the boat for winter. S
AGM or GEL batteries Monty VM at 5:37pm 10.28.17 Big Boats 26/4485 and why? is there a way to tell if an existing inverter is appropriate for these batteries. I have a
Hunter 41 DS large window resealing (2) Joe Wienecke at 2:18pm 10.28.17 Big Boats 22/6270 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. The boat has large fixed window on each side of the saloon. See pictur
how do I remove double postings? centerline at 2:05pm 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/4 It used to be a simple as going to edit and clicking the "delete posting" button.... but this option
the story of our lives.. do we have a problem? sail or power? centerline at 2:00pm 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/7 someone on another forum asked a question, that I have seen here a few times... their question was
the story of our lives.. do we have a problem? sail or power? centerline at 1:43pm 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1319 someone on another forum asked a question, that I have seen posted here a few times... their questi
Lost at Sea...5 months JamesG161 at 1:41pm 10.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/851 Two ladies and 2 dogs survived 5 months "lost at sea" in the Pacific. All reported in good health.
3QM30 leaking fuel HUDSON at 1:26pm 10.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/870 Hi friends I recently bought 84 37 "hunter and there is a fuel leak . I have had two mechanics look
Ancor In-Line AGC / MDL Fuse Holder 607016 NICK1951 at 1:24pm 10.28.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1334 I have purchased a lot of products for my 2 sailboats. Typically, they perform extremely well. I con

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What are these screw things called Joe at 5:13am 06.27.24 A decent pop rivet kit should be part of your boats tool kit. When I was active on my Nacra beach c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:34am 06.27.24 An accurate and reliable digital voltmeter is a useful tool. I'm not sure you'll find one that meet
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:31am 06.27.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:30am 06.27.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:43am 06.27.24
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 3:36am 06.27.24
What are these screw things called dlochner at 3:17am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode.
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:47am 06.27.24 Thank you I know that I'm unsure how to unscrew it from the boom im not sure what I need to use Th
What are these screw things called bearnance at 8:54pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defen
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:50pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defend
Mooring and bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 8:47pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump... For multiple
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 8:44pm 06.26.24 I got bored with the Sunfishes pretty quickly as a kid. It was too easy to reach their limit
Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:56pm 06.26.24 Another idea. In some locations there are non profit groups that acquire boats. Some expect a donati
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 7:25pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:18pm 06.26.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :)
Yanmar 20gm starting issue dlochner at 6:49pm 06.26.24 I suspect the new batteries I had didn't have quite the charge I needed. After a day on the trickle
Yanmar 20gm starting issue rgranger at 6:42pm 06.26.24 @jssailem recommended you check the battery connections... That is sound advice. Let me share two
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) pgandw at 5:14pm 06.26.24 On my ODay 25 (1979?), the through hull for the sink in the head was above the water line by a coupl
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. SFS at 4:19pm 06.26.24 Sending you a PM.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:55pm 06.26.24 Pulling the cable will stop all fuel, making it impossible to start, Been there, done that! :beer:

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