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Companionway Frank H at 2:04pm 10.30.17 Catalina 310 20/4383 Hello Mates Bugs this year were terrible. Anyone know of a reasonable priced Sunbrella companionway
Advice on buying a used genoa for my boat Midgeey at 11:20am 10.30.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1366 Hi.. I am in Toronto Ontario and we have a 35 ' older sailboat. I have contacted sailmakers and I h
Thru-hull ball valve replacement on 40.5 David Knauer at 11:15am 10.30.17 Big Boats 23/3337 I have a bad thru-hull on my boat. The stem that turns the ball is broken with the valve in the clo
Head pump on a 1978 Hunter 30 sailboat robertbehr at 10:26am 10.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/403 The head pump button when pressed the motor can be heard but There is no flushing going on. I have
C 27 cockpit coaming replacement (1) Allowishish at 10:04am 10.30.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/1184 I recently acquired a c 27 and went out this weekend to do some conditioning work. The interior to
Leak in aft cabin of Beneteau 411 VCristi at 9:38am 10.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2652 I have a 2001 Beneteau 411. She has a terrible leak in the aft cabin, port side. The water comes out
Upgrading Raymarine Instruments Steve E. at 9:19am 10.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4607 Greetings all, I am planning on upgrading my existing RayMarine ST40 Depth and Speed instruments wi
Anyone with Experience and Advice on Sailing the San Francisco Bay Area spadaforaj at 8:34am 10.30.17 Ask All Sailors 27/7414 Big decision may be coming up - a potential move from the east coast = can a cruising couple that h
Some scrap teak, a cool idea... (1) ShotgunSlim at 7:18am 10.30.17 Catalina 22 13/2057 I'm a wood hoarder, I admit it...and when I renovated the interior of my '86 C-22, I saved every scr
Topside Paint or Wet Sand & Buff? onlinelee at 5:04am 10.30.17 Ask All Sailors 22/6052 Hi Friends, would be super to get some feed back from members who have been there and got the T-Shir
Eye in the sky? (2) Scott T-Bird at 4:03am 10.30.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1038 143123 Saturday afternoon was warm and breezy on the bay ... barely another soul out there. After a
Bonding/electrolysis ? (1) Sefuller at 7:46pm 10.29.17 Musings With Maine Sail 28/11268 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 5/1560 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 11/1594 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 40/4248
Over Winter Fuel Strategy shemandr at 2:15pm 10.29.17 Ask All Sailors 37/2121 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 20/3720 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 6/610 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 9/1187 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 3/412 I recently purchased an O'Day 25 and I have a few questions about how the plumbing should go under e

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Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 4:17pm 08.01.24 Assuming you want to avoid taking the decals off... Polishing is impossible without damaging the dec
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 4:15pm 08.01.24 Invest 97L forecast is still up in the air. But Florida just Announced a State of Emergency. Hur
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 08.01.24 Sorry, but got fixated on exterior hull. I had a problem in the rear cabin about 19 years ago and r
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Ward H at 2:33pm 08.01.24 Thanks everyone for explaining how this type of throttle works and possible issues. The number one
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Knotallthere at 2:06pm 08.01.24 Hi, looking for the vinyl material for the hull sides with the foam backing. It is in the vberth and
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:13pm 08.01.24 Fuel, water or waste? Where are the other two? I thought the fiberglass water and waste tanks wer
Compartment under bow berth on 285 Dalliance at 12:17pm 08.01.24 I have not seen any tanks other than a small 10 gallon? One in the stern. Fuel, water or waste? W
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 12:05pm 08.01.24 Where are your water and waste tanks? Is this cover fiberglass? I know nothing about the 285, so
Hose life? Dalliance at 11:50am 08.01.24
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.01.24 I would like to change the hull liner Is that anything like checkered paint ?
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 11:28am 08.01.24 Have you considered just doing it right the first time with the proper materials? The lengths folk
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday jviss at 11:21am 08.01.24 Solved it! It was set up to use the GPS data from the Vesper XB-8000, which is putting out the wron
Stuffing box adjusting Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 08.01.24 I do think you need to haul the boat soon and get the shaft and drive train all sorted. I think y
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 11:19am 08.01.24 Ha, ha, good advice, @Stu Jackson . But, it looks crummy, I'd like it to look nice. I even conside
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Tally Ho at 10:39am 08.01.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Stu Jackson at 10:30am 08.01.24 1. Don't bother. That's the advice from seasoned cruisers. Why? Less chance of the motor being s
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:27am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 10:22am 08.01.24 If you must, then yes. Please note that Ralph's engine and pictures are different than your Kubota
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.01.24 Should the adhesive side be on the flange side and anti seize on the manifold side? If you must, t

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