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Cleat in the anchor locker womble at 6:29am 07.06.17 Catalina 30 21/6384 I have a 1993 Catalina 30. In the anchor locker there is a cleat located at the rear in the middle.
Replacing the Toilet mcrow33 at 5:23am 07.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/929 Hi, This is for 361 owners. I'm thinking of replacing the toilet on my 361. I would like to install
Repairing step mast area Jimbosail at 4:52am 07.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3630 Hello all. I'm from south shore of Boston and have been sailing a MacGregor Venture Newport for yea
head renovation ideas Scandia at 8:33pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/574 Suggestions for types of counter top around sink in head?
Best kayak for hunter31 Scandia at 8:16pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/308 looking for a small kayak we can use to get to shore. Would like it to fit 1 adult and a Labrador Re
1980 37C mast wiring mjmercer19248 at 6:03pm 07.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1223 Anyone know of a way to replace mast wiring (anchor light, deck light and underway light) without pu
Mooring a Mac My Mistress at 4:21pm 07.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1704 Situation: I moored "Mistress" on a 160# concrete slug and 10ft of 5/8 chain approximately 50 ft off
Winch Maintenance and Lubrication (4) kimelmore at 3:56pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3686 I finally got around to some deferred maintenance on my winches over the holiday weekend. I have own
Water Pressure drops Dennis55 at 1:27pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/491 Guys, anytime I turn water on anywhere on the ship, pressure goes up and down, almost from the point
Balmar SmartGauge and Solar panel Val V at 12:57pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1993 My type 27 deep cycle battery recently died. I didnt know it was coming because only indication I ha
Restored Telstar 28 Launch! (3) agprice22 at 12:40pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 59/13054 I got my new-to-me Telstar in the water yesterday! Ah! 8 months of grinding, filling, fairing, reinf
Train Bridge Raising corystemp at 12:30pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/704 Hoping to get confirmation on some information I have read about having a train bridge raised to cro
Mast Height corystemp at 12:12pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6377 I am really new to sailing so probably an easy question for someone to answer. The specs on my Hunte
H260 Bimini (1) ArcticFarx at 11:39am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 40/6896 Hello all I've been looking through the forum, and google, as I am trying to find a Bimini for my H2
Anchor weight-need advice Jimongee at 11:32am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4004 I have a Hunter 356. I've had a couple bad situations on dragging anchor. Anyway I have added more
Cutlass bearing for C-400 Valiant1 at 11:11am 07.05.17 Big Boats 1/858 Anyone happen to have the inside and outside dimensions for the cutlass bearing on the C-400. I know
3gmf oil blow out through dip stick; Hunter 34 Damspacher at 9:47am 07.05.17 Big Boats 13/2135 I recently arrived at an anchorage to find that I had lost about 2 qts of oil, apparently through th
Catalina 27 Sanitation Upgrade trevor1955 at 9:12am 07.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/4290 Hi All. I am preparing to do a sanitation system upgrade and I would like the benefit of the experi
New Hunter owner, need all halyards, sheets etc Submarine at 8:48am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1929 I'm the proud owner of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 (shoal, Yanmar diesel). Looks like the previous owner last
Far East Sails Arrived Solarfry at 8:38am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1639 I have received my Far East Sails purchased online. I have carefully examined it. It appears to be a

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Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 5:42pm 07.02.24 Would i be correct in guessing the non toxic ones are best suited to small boats or ones that are r
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 07.02.24 data sheets for all the paints ive looked at are pretty clear they are harmful to life By definiti
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water JoeWhite at 5:24pm 07.02.24 I vote to remove from the water on the trailer. You do not have to lower the mast to work on the kee
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 07.02.24
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 4:14pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 07.02.24 I would build a shelf at mid height or a bit higher. I would then remove the bar and install a thin
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 2:52pm 07.02.24 No... when I first read i thought I read "drill the holes" larger in the sender for a bigger screw
Stripped screws in plastic Rich Stidger at 2:44pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Hayden Watson at 2:43pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Caboteur at 2:37pm 07.02.24 If you take that aluminium tube out you gain nearly three inches in deepness, then stack whatever yo
Looking for advice re installning a 3 bow bimini on a Capri 22 bjorn von euler at 2:16pm 07.02.24 Thank you! This confirms that I can instal the Bimini. And that I need the rails to adjust the Bimin
Stripped screws in plastic Terry Cox at 1:45pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through t
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 1:44pm 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist
Auto Pilot fixable? Anchor Lady at 12:48pm 07.02.24 Update to all: two new batteries installed and I still have the same issue with the auto pilot. Wor
Better use of cabinets shemandr at 12:44pm 07.02.24 I think there could be better use of vertical space. Many of the items in there are less than half
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 12:39pm 07.02.24 If the polyethylene plastic is so hard and brittle looking you are afraid to drill ... you need a n
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 12:31pm 07.02.24 The sender is a hard brittle looking plastic. Dont want to risk breaking it if I drilled. Otherwise
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Timm R Oday25 at 11:59am 07.02.24 Is your traveller on the conpanionway ? That's where ours is . Best place for it to be when I'm sing
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 11:47am 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist o
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 11:36am 07.02.24

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