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Which "Butyl Rubber" for Freshwater Tank Seal? (1) SailormanDan at 3:34am 04.11.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4647 Hi, I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with a seldom used fiberglass molded-in-place freshwater tank that has a
In the "what the hell is this" catagory (2) Rebar1212 at 10:53pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/911 Owned the boat for a year now, and still finding spare parts all over the place. Most I've known or
Mid-boom brake or preventer AaronD at 8:18pm 04.10.17 Catalina 22 2/1524 Are our C-22 booms strong enough to rig a boom brake or preventer mid-boom? I've been seeing really
Universal diesel. It was the fuse holder. (1) Skipper at 8:11pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/789 So my starter has always had an intermittent clicking problem. 84 M-18. I was aware of the known wir
Inspecting / augmenting rub-rail caulking AaronD at 6:59pm 04.10.17 Catalina 22 9/1664 Well, here's my first dumb question of the week (likely several more to come...stay tuned... :) I b
Mainsheet line from Catalina Direct JosefR at 5:39pm 04.10.17 Catalina 30 37/3723 I'm looking at http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/2101_647/mainsheet-c-30.cfm because I
Added one more to my other hobby Brian D at 4:45pm 04.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/377 But this is it. Done. My creative streak has been taxed out for the entire year. Anyway... It has er
Have you seen a boat on the hard like this? (1) Ken Cross at 4:29pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1234 I took this picture in New Zealand. This looks like a great way to secure boats on the hard. There a
What Is The Marine Industry Standard Connector... GorillaToast at 3:52pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2642 ...for mast electrical wiring in deck stepped masts? From wires coming thru the step to the wires in
How to fix leaks along gunnels vax2005 at 3:27pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1688 Hello All, I am looking for advice on how to fix a leak on my Balboa 20. It seams to be coming from
Rigging, andbeginners sailing Ghostcyber at 1:47pm 04.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/843 I just bought a sailboat, 27, 81 Catalina... Great boat, just, none of the rigging is done.. So I wa
Help chainplate leak question tnathan at 10:34am 04.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1665 hello all, I have been trying to get my beneteau 361 out of winter storage. The marina called me l
Variprop Pitch Adjustment on a Yanmar 4jh4hte Brezzin at 9:04am 04.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/701 I have a Variprop 4 blade thats slightly over pitched (only gets to 2900 of a max 3200) I've run it
Panel Output -- Early and Late in the day... Sumner at 8:42am 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/727 Probably a rather boring post but a recent discussion on solar panels and charge controllers on anot
Have lost key starter on Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 7:44am 04.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/408 Went to start engine and the key mechanism has disappeared to a small compartment aft of the panel..
My Trogear AS-40 bow sprit install on a Capri 22 (10) Slartibartfass at 6:46am 04.10.17 Catalina 22 8/2474 Part 1
Alden Challenger ECHO. (4) TomY at 4:46am 04.10.17 Alden General Chat 2/3045 ECHO, Alden design# 949R, makes her the 17th Challenger built(Alden used letters instead of numerals
Be careful what you wish for... (2) BlowMeAway at 2:55am 04.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/645 We had beautiful weather yesterday here in upstate New York so off to the marina I went to see how t
H42 freezer lid seal eianm at 12:34am 04.10.17 Big Boats 14/1376 I have spend the last few years trying everything to seal the lid of my freezer, but I still get loa
Venture 17 boom vang? sasjzl at 9:21pm 04.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/687 i have a Venture 17 that has what looks like one end of a book vang about a foot in on the boom but

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Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 05.25.23 it doesn't matter. What you NEED to know is what your fuel consumption is. Do a search on that phr
Beneteau 12VDC Panel indicator lights BigEasy at 6:10pm 05.25.23 Quick update on the DC panel indicator light.....typical boat project! So I received the replaceme
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? FigBug at 6:02pm 05.25.23
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? Dalliance at 5:56pm 05.25.23
Hurricane Season 2023 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53pm 05.25.23 What does that pie chart mean? Seriously. Nothing. Seriously nothing.
Hurricane Season 2023 shemandr at 5:48pm 05.25.23 What does that pie chart mean? Seriously.
Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 5:11pm 05.25.23 It's all based on degrees relative annoyance, the above being near the top of the list. Agree!
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Terry Cox at 5:01pm 05.25.23 Twice now I have bought LED replacement bulbs from a trusted supplier for use in my bow nav light a
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) Tally Ho at 4:59pm 05.25.23 I think I can guess and come as close as 30/30/40 :facepalm:
Water temperature sensor (1) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 05.25.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 (3) CapeCodBubs at 4:30pm 05.25.23 Bought the Hunter with no drain installed. I certainly Dont want to just plug holes and eliminate dr
Seacock Mystery Tally Ho at 4:15pm 05.25.23 You are a pretty lucky guy. Those are REAL seacocks, not those silly ball valve things. First thing
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) graeme000 at 3:49pm 05.25.23 Water in the boat. Was the water ballast tank full? Yes. It was full. But fills itself up quite q
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 05.25.23 What is the meaning of bow light? noun. : the white light displayed forward by a ship at anchor or
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 2:31pm 05.25.23 What is a "bow light" then? And why would it have a separate switch on a very limited panel? And
Possible SmartPlug problem Scott T-Bird at 2:31pm 05.25.23 In the first post he said he noticed this "while washing the boat." While that could have been a co
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 2:29pm 05.25.23 I thought it was clear this implied the boat end of the cord. Inexact terminology is rampant. Prev
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 1:48pm 05.25.23 Checked out the end of the boom and found the previous owner had installed a quick clip to attach to
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 1:44pm 05.25.23 Wait till he responds to my questions as he reported water in the boat
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 1:30pm 05.25.23 Anchor light, steaming light and bow light are most definitely not interchangeable terms. What is

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