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Buying a Dinghy Steverhnm at 8:16pm 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/846 OK, so it's time I buy a new Dinghy for my boat. Tired of patching, tired of leaking water, tired o
Review of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard for Sunbrella Zeus2012 at 7:55pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3378 I bought a gallon of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard because our bimini was leaking like a window screen.
Structural Importance of Liner? AaronD at 5:35pm 01.01.17 Catalina 22 5/1402 As I was cutting more holes in my interior liner the other day (mounting a couple electrical compone
Anyone else get out for a New Year's Day Sail? (1) tomgrigsby at 5:29pm 01.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/736 New Year's day race onboard my 1979 H30. We're overtaking a 1981 H30 in very light air on James Riv
Trailer Sailer Capri 22 Wing keel? MEM626 at 5:27pm 01.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1518 I've been shopping for a Capri 22 with a wing keel with the intention of trailering it to lakes in t
Sheet coloring CapnGL at 3:38pm 01.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/496 When I put new rigging on my new to me boat all the sheets were the same color so I replaced with al
Odd size on anchor chain? SFS at 2:08pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/911 OK, here is today's puzzle. I measured my anchor chain today with my calipers, in preparation for o
Water under the galley sink tgrass462 at 12:27pm 01.01.17 Smaller Boats 39/2821 We have a 1999 260 that has a tiny amount of water entering the space beneath the galley sink. It l
Bose 321 System not turning on: al simonson at 10:51am 01.01.17 Big Boats 42/12783 I have a 2009 41DS that I keep in Tortola, BVI. I bought it new in 2010 and it came with the Bose 32
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 shallow draft keel - anyone seen pictures? RichW9603 at 8:54am 01.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1571 Hi all, I am considering upgrading my boat to a Jeanneau SO 439. Unfortunately being in Texas I wou
3GM30F Raw Water Pump Mike Kegley at 8:12am 01.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 19/9092 Hoping to get a little assistance/clarification regarding sourcing a replacement raw water pump for
How to drain Antifreeze from Yanmar 3ym30. Caspurr at 6:49am 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/11395 Looking for information on how to replace my existing antifreeze in my 3YM30 Yanmar engine. Is there
Port Light Trim Ring Removal (1) KZW at 3:17pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1083 How does one remove the aluminum trim rings from the port lights without damaging them (or the gel c
Reefing the jib ChrisNY at 2:20pm 12.31.16 Sirius 21/22 6/1942 Took the Sirius 21 out for a sail yesterday. It was blowing 10-15kts with gust up to what seemed to
Mast Compression Post Rot Barn-dog at 2:16pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 26/5883 After reading about this, I decided to remove the teak wrap around the wood post on my 1987 Hunter 3
Tension on head stay back stay and upper and lowers. Roller furling and back stay adjustment. Charles Youker at 2:06pm 12.31.16 Catalina 30 13/1808 What should the tension on running rigging. Cat 30 tall mast.
Indoor Outboard fix started. (2) DAVA390 at 12:21pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/735 Holidays over,3 weeks till our big trip,should be enough time for me to reduce my motor to a basket
Pearson 33-2 electrical drawings obdoor at 12:02pm 12.31.16 Pearson 7/2629 if anybody has a copy of the factory electrical drawings I would greatly appreciate a copy of them.
Oceanis 37 access hatch is not water tight Pilgrimtex at 9:46am 12.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1150 While stuck in a storm 4 days with confused seas; we wound up with a good 20 gallons of seawater in
Mast Diameter and Boom Length ~ Catalina 22 MK II catalanc at 6:25am 12.31.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1514 Hi Guys, I want to purchase a new main sail cover and I need to know the the mast diameter and boom

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Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? Tally Ho at 4:10pm 05.08.23 I cut a piece of Reflexite (thin air-filled metallic insulation) to tightly fit inside the top box o
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. (1) Goobs at 4:09pm 05.08.23 Did you open the valve "B" on the pump? Fuel should flow out of there. Im not sure which one is 'B
Self Tacking Jib Experience jssailem at 4:02pm 05.08.23 Lots of boats use self tacking jibs. At least the ones that are not "Racing". You can buy one like t
Bilge pump wowes!!! Tally Ho at 3:58pm 05.08.23 So, it just quits working? Does your boat leak a lot? Can you remove it from the strainer baske
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. jssailem at 3:43pm 05.08.23 Did you open the valve "B" on the pump? Fuel should flow out of there.
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Goobs at 3:41pm 05.08.23 Just broke open my manual and the fuel bleed procedure was on page 6. iguration and I have good fue
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 AaronD at 3:36pm 05.08.23 My notes start here. My Rogue MPPT controller isn't manufactured any longer; if I were starting over
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 3:35pm 05.08.23 New C22 owner here. Looking to setup my factory electrical system with a trickle charger and solar
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 3:31pm 05.08.23 OMG, that IS an inspection port, not a port hole! But why are hoses running through the inside of
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help dlochner at 3:31pm 05.08.23 OMG, that IS an inspection port, not a port hole! But why are hoses running through the inside of
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. (2) jssailem at 3:27pm 05.08.23 Just broke open my manual and the fuel bleed procedure was on page 6.
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 JoeWhite at 3:23pm 05.08.23 I just added a solar panel and MPPT charger. Visit Solar Panel \| Sail La Vie
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 3:23pm 05.08.23 Thanks so much! Mine is on order and should be here soon. Can't wait,!!
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. jssailem at 3:21pm 05.08.23 I unscrewed the nut holding the bleeder knob in place. Basically removing the knob. Turned on the e
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:10pm 05.08.23 OMG, that IS an inspection port, not a port hole! But why are hoses running through the inside of t
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:55pm 05.08.23 Indeed, I think I'll give Marskeel a call tomorrow. That said, I see that Marlow Hunter has fairly
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 JamesG161 at 2:53pm 05.08.23 Definitely interested in learning more about the repair options (and determining best course of act
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:51pm 05.08.23 I assumed it was fiberglass underneath, but the coating was so thin I wasn't sure. Mine seemed more
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:49pm 05.08.23 I'm lucky in that the keel joint crack was only at the stern end of the keel. I'm not too proud to

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