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Pole Dancing Kermit at 5:05am 09.19.17 Trailer Sailors 28/2594 There are very few things in my sailing life that I feel are truly share-worthy. But finally here's
How do you replace turning blocks at the mast base (1) smokey73 at 8:15pm 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 26/7416 I need to replace at least one (and probably more) of the turning blocks at the mast base on my Hunt
Microwave Slow Dancin at 4:57pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1677 Need to replace microwave. Can't find how to remove microwave from 2006 Hunter 38. Does anyone know
A 2nd Joker Valve? Paul Streicher at 4:51pm 09.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1367
Main sail batterns for a 68 O'day Tempest Mark Parkinson at 4:06pm 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/723 Just bought a 68 O'day Tempest still cleaning and checking her over before I start in on the obviou
broken exhaust elbow Stephane Aloise at 3:32pm 09.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/2250 Hello, This week end my exhaust elbow broke will I'm using my engine.20170918_174140 by Stephane Alo
RESTORATION of '86 C22 "MOON DANCE" (3) SVMOONDANCE at 1:39pm 09.18.17 Catalina 22 58/8433 Today I removed all the stanchions and chain plates so I could begin cutting the deck. The only prob
Hunter 25.5 1984 Stem Fitting Removal/Repair (1) GBorsuk at 1:35pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/959 Hello all, we had some damage to our 1984 25.5 during hurricane Irma. We lost the mast after the lo
Where are the electrical connections (furling mast) Maurice Doran at 1:15pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/691 I was looking at the wires that run out of the base of the mast on my H33. I removed the steel cove
Is this a legit e-mail from this site??? Sumner at 10:52am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1436 Has anyone else gotten an e-mail that appears to be from here with this heading... SailboatOwners.c
Hunter 216 keel shackle pulled out during Irma storm surge Bob16409 at 9:16am 09.18.17 Smaller Boats 6/666 Googled up a good post from PN (professional nomad) in Ontario or replacing the 216 shackle connecti
Sealing Teak Toe Rail Capri at 9:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3267 Hi. I've got a 1981 O'day 22 with teak toe rails and I have several points where it screws down that
Hurricane damage to boat and Insurance Brian D at 8:25am 09.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/2324 Now I am asking this question out of pure ignorance. Say you have a boat that is damaged during a
Dang hot water heater Mirwin at 6:52am 09.18.17 Catalina 310 18/2389 So...here we sit at blue water bay marina. We have had the mechanics look at what we need before go
What knot to tie.... NYSail at 6:46am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2050 so I am attaching storm pendants to mooring for possible jose' fun. Have eye splices for my boat cle
Oday 240, Do you tow a dinghy? ipfilterman at 6:41am 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1352 My previous boat had a rail mount for a 2 1/2 hp motor. I would keep the motor on the rail and the
Tuning tension Coddiwomple at 6:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/730 i have a 40 hunter 1986. Looking for tension on tuning the rigging. Have a tension gauge and lookin
Running Rigging sdemore at 2:45am 09.18.17 C&C 5/2986 I am a brand new sailor and picked up a C'C 30 MK1 (1973) project boat this year. I have the engine
Hi MarkWBird Allan12210 at 8:10pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 2/355 We're in the yard at Berkeley Marine Center until at least Wednesday. Stop by if you have a chance a
PO pain BobM at 6:23pm 09.17.17 S2 11/1494 So, doing some work while the mast is down. Not going nuts but the work, I do will be safe and soli

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Couple found dead in life raft Johann at 1:18pm 07.26.24 Lithium batteries, especially those sourced from any but a reputable seller, are risky at the best
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump mjberns at 12:49pm 07.26.24 Saga continues. We replaced the valves, springs and guides and machined the cylinder head. When we w
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling jssailem at 11:14am 07.26.24 I suspect they used vinyl to make the product look clean and address the issue of open-celled foam.
Couple found dead in life raft jssailem at 10:59am 07.26.24 Lithium batteries, especially those sourced from any but a reputable seller, are risky at the best
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 10:30am 07.26.24 No, I think he completely understands. These poor people, R.I.P., were a couple of delusional eco-
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling BigEasy at 10:29am 07.26.24 For all you Beneteau owners, expect this minor nuisance at the 15-16 year period.
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling BigEasy at 10:26am 07.26.24 Amazing. Looks more like adhesed green garbage bags. Ralph, this stuff is much thinner than a
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling BigEasy at 10:20am 07.26.24 After a few trips where motoring trumps sailing, you'll want that sound insulation back. Agree!
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.26.24 Amazing. Looks more like adhesed green garbage bags. I agree that some form of spray on paint is y
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling dlochner at 10:07am 07.26.24 The vinyl is probably there to prevent oil and grease from impregnating the foam. Helps to keep the
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 07.26.24 But, I would suggest waxing your boat because you never know when you might get in an accident, and
Boat Mocs dLj at 10:01am 07.26.24 BTW, I will only rarely wear sandals on a boat. I find that it is too easy to trip in sandals. Yo
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:44am 07.26.24 Thanks Dave I found vinylester resin in Canada. I was able to purchase 1 quart for $29.99 + $55 ship
Reglassing a cockpit sole in a daysailor clone? marcusg at 8:41am 07.26.24 Oh also I checked for leaks in from the centerbolt bolt by filling the bilge with water from the hos
Couple found dead in life raft Scott T-Bird at 8:29am 07.26.24 I wonder if hypothermia had something to do with their death. I assume they were in some very cold
Catalina 30 traviler shive Hayden Watson at 8:28am 07.26.24 Ouch! At $280 a piece,,,, I'm looking for a better solution, Especially since the boat owner see
Boat Mocs Scott T-Bird at 8:14am 07.26.24 And multi-purpose sport shoe would be better. I also don't get the focus on cheap. Your feet are y
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners dlochner at 8:08am 07.26.24 epoxy over polyester with a gel coat finish is said to be too soft. Gelcoat is pretty brittle and
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. jssailem at 8:06am 07.26.24 The design is to get the exhaust above the waterline then inject water so that it runs downward to t
Catalina 30 traviler shive jssailem at 7:55am 07.26.24 I understand. Joe. Do you need a traveler?

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