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HELP Removing Stuck Oars From Inflatable Dinghy (5) Paul LeMenager at 9:13am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1697 Do you know how to remove stuck oars on an older Nisson inflatable dinghy (no longer made). Please l
ST 6000 vs ST 7000 gettinthere at 9:00am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/406 My ST 6000+ is beginning to show a fade area in the center. I just read about Dan Gerhaert and I cou
37c moving shrouds outboard Loyalist at 6:59am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/542 Has anyone who owns a 37c moved the shrouds to the outside of the hull instead of having them come u
New propshaft - need to replace 2 year old Gore-Tex dripless packing (GFO)? tmjb at 5:53am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 4/351 2 years ago I replaced the stuffing box on my new-to-me sailboat. I installed it with Gore-Tex virtu
Bilge Keels - Horizon 23 Robertashie at 4:14am 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1546 Hello, Can you help please? I have just purchased a road trailer originally built by RM Trailers for
Beneteau 45f5 propane locker slavanaway at 7:17pm 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1463 Me and the admiral are very serious about a 45f5 we found. The PO (previous owner) took out the buil
Forget About It For Boats RHUMB RUNNER at 4:13pm 05.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1062 Found an ad for Forget about it for boats. Has anyone tried this product and is it better than KO, s
O'Day 222 forestay length? jpniewski at 4:06pm 05.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/861 I just bought a new jib and CDI FF2 furler. I need to cut the plastic luff foil 12.25 inches shorter
AC Races jibes138 at 3:49pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 13/872 anyone watching the AC races? Pretty amazing boats and action. Lots of lead changes. Any slight erro
Safe to fill the ballast tanks on the tailer? PropellerHead at 3:12pm 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 28/4133 I'm trying to find the water leak in my 23.5. it doesn't seem to be any of the through holes. I was
Vetus nlp 40 muffler assembly alfred bog at 2:42pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/321 I split the 2 halves of my vetus waterlock muffler last fall to do some engine work (draincock repla
Rigid boom vang placement curious1 at 2:06pm 05.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/807 While out sailing my Hunter Vision32 the cotter pin holding the rigid boom vang at the Mast came out
H26 and 260 where can you sleep? jbreland at 10:49am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 13/1440 Realistically, where can you sleep an adult on the H26 or 260. I know you can put 2 in the aft birth
Pearson 303 added new teak cockpit floor! (3) StargazerP303 at 10:40am 05.28.17 Pearson 0/1894 137053 137054 137055 Yesterday I added a new project to my vessel before my launch set for June 6th.
Hunter 260 in long beach harbor, long beach mississippi jbreland at 10:13am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 2/365 any one on here own, or know who owns the Hunter 260 on pier 3 of long beach harbor, Long Beach Miss
Fresh water system leak Jwhy at 10:04am 05.28.17 Catalina 30 19/3158 Problem- fresh water in the starboard locker under the tank, fresh water pump cycles frequently (sev
Jib pulley -seized TheTY at 8:14am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1237 I have a 2000 Hunter 380 and the pulley in the mast that the topping lift for the jib goes through t
what is this tri hull? (1) RussC at 8:06am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/613 We made a last minute day trip to the lake yesterday in Tweety and saw this tri zipping around in li
mysterious leak mortyd at 7:53am 05.28.17 Catalina 30 17/2588 a mysterious leak. during the winter, while my boat is on the hard, the bilge fills up, eventuall
Memorial Day Chief RA at 7:05am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/340 Take a few minutes to stop and remember the dead and missing servicemen and women on this special oc

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Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? quadrille38 at 7:21pm 05.16.24 That's a great help - and thanks for the advice about dry lube. I checked out some pictures online
Can't find the fresh water leak ... HOB No1 at 6:53pm 05.16.24 Thanks for the responses. And my reply: - Sea Tec/Aqua Lock fittings. No leaks from any that are v
Epoxy vs Varnish dlochner at 6:35pm 05.16.24 Epoxy is not UV stable. It must be coated with a UV protective coating, doesn't matter if it wood or
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:45pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still n
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:19pm 05.16.24 This is a pine stern seat. I sanded it and covered it with a coat of epoxy. Then since I planned to
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:19pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still n
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:18pm 05.16.24
Epoxy vs Varnish (1) jssailem at 5:16pm 05.16.24 This is a pine stern seat. I sanded it and covered it with a coat of epoxy. Then since I planned to
Epoxy vs Varnish MikeHoncho at 5:07pm 05.16.24
Epoxy vs Varnish kbgunn at 4:51pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still ne
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 (2) Allan12210 at 4:14pm 05.16.24 If it looks anything like mine, remove the fuel hose from the shut off valve. The aluminum block wit
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 2:46pm 05.16.24 Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I went and checked up on the status today of my current
Gooseneck Pin AndyL at 2:32pm 05.16.24 Seems like you're not the only one... Gooseneck On 1992 Hunter 33.5
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 1:53pm 05.16.24 That's a great help - and thanks for the advice about dry lube. I checked out some pictures online
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 1:40pm 05.16.24 Very ambitious of you. Looks good so far. I saw a guy recore around his chainplates on a caliber 3
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 jibes138 at 1:22pm 05.16.24 pick up tube for what? Sorry I just read your headline. It might be plastic, some of them have a sc
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting jibes138 at 1:16pm 05.16.24 I used G10 sheet stock for my backing plates when I replaced my through hulls and valves with seacoc
out haul cleat isaksp00 at 12:44pm 05.16.24 On my H23 I just coiled the line with fairly small loops and let it hang, on one of the reefing rams
End of Times isaksp00 at 12:42pm 05.16.24 Will your handle become "trawlergunner"?
23.5 outboard motor Sail22Capri22 at 12:13pm 05.16.24 I have a Capri 22 with the 6HP Tohatsu 20". The motor has been great and plenty of power even when g

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