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Lifeline coatings ... C22BC at 11:01am 06.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/3981 The vinyl covers on my old lifelines are starting to look a bit shabby , I was considering cutting t
Beneteau Factory Receptacles (1) BDRogers at 10:26am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1395 I am looking to install a few more receptacles in my 1997 Beneteau 36CC. Does anyone have any sugges
Desperate need of Mast Raising INformation corystemp at 9:54am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1033 So.. I will be raising the mast on my Hunter 23 for the first time and really have no idea what we a
Hunter legend 37 or 40. riversloth at 8:39am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2529 Im looking at buying a Hunter and have narrowed it down to these two boats. I've read the post on th
Plastimo bilge pump repair kit Ken_Smith343 at 5:49am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1616 i have a plastimo manual bilge pump model 925 with the integrated handle and am looking for a suppli
Boom Angle on 2000 H380 viper at 4:05am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/580 New mast , old boom. My boom is attached lower at the mast than its lowest position over the arch
423 battery configuration NYSail at 3:19am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3016 Hello all..... So house batteries on my boat are 2 lifeline agm 4d's that according to po are 5/6 ye
Burping Matpearce at 12:28am 06.04.17 Catalina 310 7/3102 hi what is the options on burping or getting the air out of the cooling system On my Catalina 310
Mooring retrieval options after dropping chain Bill Vernon at 8:29pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/3150 I have a helix mooring with a chain coming up to my mooring ball and dropped the chain while removin
Head hose sealing problem eusjim1 at 6:50pm 06.03.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2895 Replaced head and all hoses. Hoses are 1 1/2 inch New Shields Sanitation hose with flat interior.
34/35 shift and throttle cables Sefuller at 6:40pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 8/964 My cables are a little stiff and I suspect should be replaced. Has anyone done this on a 34 or 35 t
Dinghy flooring Brian D at 3:59pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 33/6087 My dinghy does not have a floor per se. Yes it has a floor and it has wood slats, but the slats are
How do you call your tacks/gybes? AlastairLC at 3:22pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 32/3179 I grew up saying "Ready about", "Hard alee", and "Gybe ho". Watching the Americas Cup, I hear "Stan
Hoses in starboard cockpit locker of a O'day 1987 272LE Chuck Powell at 1:58pm 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/595 In my starboard cockpit locker are 2 white hoses that attach to the manual pump on the starboard sid
Hull to deck joint 34/35 Sefuller at 1:50pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/1829 I finally tracked a persistent water leak to the fasteners attaching the hull to deck. On our 34, t
Serious leak between hose and shaft tube Hunter 30 1980 (4) Daydreamer89 at 11:53am 06.03.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2403 I have a leak between the shaft tube and the hose that connects to to the stuffing box. the bilge p
bamboozled by boom (4) bugbitten at 11:44am 06.03.17 S2 18/2456 My poor 9.2A is finally back in the water after fourteen excruciating months on the hard. I accompli
2006 Hunter 38 Salon Table carriemeaway at 8:43am 06.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1541 Hello, Does anyone know how to lower the salon table to make it into a bed? When we try the tabl
Easier Gennaker Gybing? AlastairLC at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/675 To keep it simple, I fly my asymmetrical spinnaker with one sheet and a dousing sock. Gybing, howeve
Cockpit drain removal ?? campbelljw5 at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/741 1978 O'day 23 .. How do I remove and replace the cockpit drain fitting and transom drain fitting so

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3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? captain69 at 11:27am 06.24.24 Well, ALL FOUR of my bolts were loose enough to be further loosened by finger touch alone, and one w
Removing ceiling light (1) pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 225594
Yanmar 20gm starting issue rgranger at 11:15am 06.24.24 I am not a diesel expert but I did just buy the book and have read it recently. So you will prob
No more vroom vroom? rgranger at 11:09am 06.24.24 Make sure the exhaust path is clear and not plugged with carbon or old marine growth. Best of Luck
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 rgranger at 11:07am 06.24.24 Yep! What @jssailem said. For instance, if I do a google for "boat rails in Charleston SC" I ge
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 10:57am 06.24.24
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 9:48am 06.24.24 Pete. Did you find any corrosion on the connections at either the head or the V-Berth? I would susp
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 9:46am 06.24.24 Hi all just and update. The cabin lights are in series. Used just a little common sense and followe
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:33am 06.24.24 Did you replace any of the carb needles ? Sounds like ,from here anyway a carb issue . The carb bod
Tartan Fantail questions (1) jssailem at 9:30am 06.24.24 You are sailing on a fun lake. I had the opportunity to visit about 10 years ago. We went sailing in
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged (1) BBC16385 at 9:08am 06.24.24 Peggie Thanks for responding. The picture shows the solenoid in the upper right of the photo and th
Flickering House Lights jssailem at 9:06am 06.24.24 Pete. Did you find any corrosion on the connections at either the head or the V-Berth? I would suspe
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:49am 06.24.24 I suggest you take a look at the teeth on those. https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/107054
Mobile navigation app Dave R. at 8:44am 06.24.24 I use Navionics. Works great!
No more vroom vroom? danooxnard at 8:42am 06.24.24 Make sure the exhaust path is clear and not plugged with carbon or old marine growth. Best of Luck
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing odaydokay at 8:42am 06.24.24 I am sure this is needless, but is your alternator belt decently tight?
No more vroom vroom? jssailem at 8:27am 06.24.24 Sorry, I do not have much experience with your gas engine. My troubleshooting technique is to ident
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 8:25am 06.24.24 Did you replace any of the carb needles ? Sounds like ,from here anyway a carb issue . The carb body
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:21am 06.24.24 https://www.ebay.com/itm/134992458250?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Good price on ebay, definitely use a
Flickering House Lights Timm R Oday25 at 7:36am 06.24.24 This thread sounds just like the christmas tree lights of our youth ...

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