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Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? coventgardenmartin at 10:04am 08.07.23 C&C 6/1081 Hi, I've been race crew for five years now and finally I'm looking to buy a boat and this is the mo
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (3) christophermoorkelly at 4:20am 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/627 I've spent the last year restoring this odd 16' racer. It seems like she's something of a custom kit
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 4:06pm 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/684 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - divo
1993 Passage 42 waste tank replacement (2) SailorShaggy at 3:21pm 08.06.23 Big Boats 2/410 I have discovered the connections to the aluminum holding tank have less the 50% of the metal so I h
Interior wood lacquer finish repair (3) kbgunn at 3:10pm 08.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/591 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. The brochure calls the interior wood finish a gloss "Cherry" woodwork. But
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine DH31 at 11:59am 08.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/715 Thinking of getting a new mainsail for my 2007 Hunter 31 with in mast furler. Has anyone replaced t
identify sailboat mark allen at 8:41am 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1469 I acquired a 16 foot wooden sailboat. no mast or sails and unvarnished. I cant locate a manufacturer
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? (1) wony at 6:08am 08.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/1605 Greetings! We have been thoroughly enjoying our 1993 Hunter 33.5 with the family for the past few m
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (2) Mason13 at 5:36am 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 23/1711 Hi this is my first post on sailboat owners and after taking my skimmar seagull out in the water I h
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation jviss at 4:52am 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 2/227 I have a Merc 2-stroke, and the Merc fuel hoses don't seem to last well. They get hard, the bulbs g
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 10:35pm 08.05.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1120 Question for the knowledgeable folks here: I just pulled my boat to replace my thru-hulls (amongst
Gearbox issue? Ken13559 at 10:04pm 08.05.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/747 Yanmar 2GM20F with KM2P gearbox and Kiwiprop. Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to r
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info (1) thedepartedham at 10:38am 08.05.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/730 Hi all, I've been working on a 1991 Catalina 28 for 6 months or so. The main issue with her so far i
Tiller tamer WI Rigger at 7:20am 08.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/402 When not using the tiller tamer, do you completely disconnect the tamer lines or just slacken them?
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal (3) thetone at 11:19pm 08.04.23 Ask All Sailors 6/640 I had my boat launched last Friday after a two year on the hard due to major shoulder surgery. It ha
WIFI The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:25pm 08.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/527 Hello again dear compadres As you can see I'm looking this time for WIFI. Something simple, functio
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel (1) jonelli at 3:20pm 08.04.23 Catalina 30 6/1317 I'm working on my own because I don't like the RV style systems that are out there for $400. I foun
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 RumRunner914 at 1:47pm 08.04.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/1485 Looking for some advice as to how to move forward with my Hunter 27 Yanmar SB8. In summer of '20, my
The secret of life. (1) Hayden Watson at 1:24pm 08.04.23 Ask All Sailors 4/502 Nuff said!
Winchbit driver (1) Hayden Watson at 1:07pm 08.04.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2235 I have seen a lot of comments on using the Winch bit with a Milwaukee right-angle drill. In looking

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My rudder broke off wardk at 10:32am 09.25.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like r
What is this paint? shemandr at 10:21am 09.25.24 It looks to me like some tried to remove some paint with a solvent. And then gave up. You can't sa
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Kings Gambit at 10:12am 09.25.24 Discussion came across as an urgency to get the work done in 30 days for insurance. No insurance, no
Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 09.25.24 Would any Catalina owners dare go there You'd be running one hell of a risk. Locate his e-mail a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 9:32am 09.25.24 Good point. Usually, the insurance picks up on the mandatory / safety items from the survey and pro
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard marcham at 9:24am 09.25.24 Good point. Usually, the insurance picks up on the mandatory / safety items from the survey and prov
What is this paint? Tally Ho at 9:24am 09.25.24 Certainly looks like the boat has had some work done around the chain plates. The paint swirls al
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 8:56am 09.25.24 Tks for the additional info, JamesG161 and jssailem.
Dyneema chafe protection thinwater at 8:52am 09.25.24 There are dyneema covers, tougher than polyester. Yes, very much so. But not as useful if part of
Dyneema chafe protection dlochner at 8:41am 09.25.24 There are dyneema covers, tougher than polyester.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 8:23am 09.25.24 227730
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (2) JamesG161 at 8:20am 09.25.24 227728 Mariner Version of Hurricane Helene DAMMIT JIM.... PS: Storm Surge alert 227729
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (4) jssailem at 8:12am 09.25.24 227723 The storm appears to be crossing the Gulf in behind a High Pressure cell that is pushing off
What is this paint? FastOlson at 8:04am 09.25.24 Is that what it looks like after pressure washing? Or before. I presume the boat was free or under a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Kings Gambit at 8:00am 09.25.24 It means they are trying to bleed you for money. There is ZERO safety issue here. If you wanted the
Dyneema chafe protection Davidasailor26 at 7:39am 09.25.24 Depends on what the line is being used for. For control lines braided polyester cover can sometimes
Starter motor burned up? Stu Jackson at 7:33am 09.25.24 Try to update your amp gauge!! Personally i think it is more important than a volt meter Yes the vo
Standup blocks JBP-PA at 6:58am 09.25.24 Soft shackle is an excellent idea! Easy to make and much less expensive than good standup shackles
Standup blocks shemandr at 6:54am 09.25.24 I know this isn't a response to the OP but I would be inclined to lose the self tacking jib hardware
What is this paint? dlochner at 6:27am 09.25.24 Looks like years of aggressive scrubbing with Softscrub or some other abrasive cleanser. It wore out

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