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Help choosing an adhesive Sailm8 at 7:36pm 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 3/720 About 6 feet of my rub rail was damaged and needs to be glued back on to the plastic U-channel over
Cat 25 anchor locker leak ? C22BC at 7:05pm 03.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1534 I Have a leak in my anchor locker seems to be coming mainly from where both sides of the boat meet i
Main sheet control on H27 finefurn at 6:34pm 03.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2411 I recently bought a 1984 H27. The PO had installed a swivel jam cleat that was severely undersized t
This is how you back a boat into the water! Brian D at 3:28pm 03.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/716 I'm just saying. I9gG-YPwtO0
Location of hull ID on Hunter 335 john986 at 1:08pm 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1194 I just purchased in 1993 Hunter 335 and my insurance company wants me to take a picture of the hull
Trailer the boat and the trailer? daytripper at 12:47pm 03.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1226 Hello - I purchased a beautiful 1985 Standard Rig Fin Keel and need to get her from Rhode Island to
A Question of Balance (1) LakeShark at 10:20am 03.23.17 Catalina 22 39/3246 Ok fellas here is my dilemma and forgive me as I am not so great at the math. I have a C22 wing kee
What's different- Raystar 125 to Raystar150? DougM at 7:02am 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1334 Does anyone have any idea what the significant differences are between the Raystar 125 and the newer
Hose cuffs: question for H31 ownwers. IH82BL8 at 2:23am 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 15/1324 The cockpit drains, galley sink drain, head sink drain and anchor locker drain all use hose cuffs wi
Where does your head drain? TooCoys at 1:55am 03.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 46/4878 Not the head itself, but the drain in the floor? The drain that would allow shower water to drain ou
Retrieving a Ring you dropped down the Sink jaybarr at 10:00pm 03.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/834 Hey, guys, this is pretty off-topic but a useful one. Some of you guys may have come across this sit
Topside Voids Along Galley Cover (1) drobisch at 9:37pm 03.22.17 Catalina 30 2/444 134526 All I am looking at a 1988 Catalina 30 Mark II. I noticed there are some voids in the gel co
27 trailer sjburk1 at 7:30pm 03.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/4116 Looking for a trailer for a 1983 27 TR, fin keel. Anyone have any idea where to find a used one in
new control device gettinthere at 4:48pm 03.22.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1435 RC You know anything about this... http://arduinoalternatorregulator.blogspot.com
Raytheon GPS Antenna (rail mount) rfrye1 at 3:19pm 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/577 The mushroom shaped rail mount antenna for my (1998?) ST-50 Raytheon system finally succumbed to the
Electrodyne self exciting alternator (1) capta at 2:15pm 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2500 We have just pulled this baby out of storage and installed it. Seems to work OK, but when the engine
SLA Charge and Equalize LeslieTroyer at 2:05pm 03.22.17 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1053 I wouldn't choose a Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) battery by choice - but that is what came with the boat -
Hunter 216 Hoist Launch (1) AZExpedition at 2:00pm 03.22.17 Day Sailers 0/2484 I hope to be spending some time in SoCal and have access to several clubs with hoists. Seems the H2
Long Time Boater, Short Time Sailor, Cat 27 question thewolfeinmaine at 1:57pm 03.22.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/617 Hello Everyone, Been boating for 56 years. I previously owned a Clipper Marine for a few years and
Solo anchoring... Warren Milberg at 11:49am 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 58/8083 Since I often sail solo, I've tried a lot of different anchoring techniques when I'm alone. I've be

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I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dmax at 4:11pm 05.22.23 Yes - it sticks to everything, seals well.
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Hello Below at 4:09pm 05.22.23 I met Ian when he was apprenticing under Brion in 2018. I found him to be very friendly and helpfu
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 4:07pm 05.22.23 I have the feeling that some of the folks on this forum that don't see any value in an automatic bi
Sidewall fabric upgrade LouisMK at 3:50pm 05.22.23 Thanks. Paint anybody?
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 3:48pm 05.22.23 This winter when I was at my boat I noticed my neighbors bilge pump running. It would run for about
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... sailcapt340 at 3:43pm 05.22.23 Is that the West 2 part adhesives your referring to?
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dmax at 3:40pm 05.22.23 G-Flex would work.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 05.22.23
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:14pm 05.22.23 I spoke with the fellow about the hull issue. Hunter originally designed the original hunter 26 trai
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.22.23 @ChrisHunter I think you want to place your question on Ask A Hunter Owner. A photo would help to
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? mermike at 2:57pm 05.22.23 We all know that chainplates are an integral part of every sailboat standing rigging. One of the be
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
mast stickinthemud57 at 2:38pm 05.22.23 Welcome to the forum, In my limited experience, the mast extrusion (just the raw extrusion with no
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition FastOlson at 2:17pm 05.22.23 Are we over-thinking/analyzing this? Well, this IS a forum on the internet..... so, yeah... perhap
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Rick486 at 1:34pm 05.22.23 Are we over-thinking/analyzing this? Every boat I've ever owned had a bilge pump with a float switch
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 1:06pm 05.22.23 A lot to think about, indeed. Thank you for input
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem odaydokay at 12:35pm 05.22.23 Well, maybe others can benefit. I got tripped up with that one.......
New Fuel Sending Unit Rich Stidger at 12:32pm 05.22.23 After replacing the float on an arm type of sender a couple times, I tried the KUS rod-type sender.
New Fuel Sending Unit Dave at 12:28pm 05.22.23 Just noticed that what used to be WEMA's US branch split off is now KUS USA, so should presumably b

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