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Raymarine ST60 WindVane Question (1) onlinelee at 9:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6788 Hi Friends, Im about to climb my mast to remove and clean my wind vane, please see attached photo.
The most useless product ever made (1) RWSlater at 9:22am 05.14.17 Big Boats 10/1313 These screens have to be the most useless items on this boat. Rant over
Aluminum anchor connection to ss shackle Dusty Mac at 8:17am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1633 Have new light weight aluminum anchor for 21 foot sailboat. I understand aluminum to stainless steel
Alcohol stove fuel... C22BC at 7:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 64/14568 I've recently picked up a Origo 3000 . Does anyone use methyl hydrate instead of denatured alcohol f
2004 Hunter36 keel richard9525 at 10:09pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 7/801 Hi Group looking at 2004 H36. For that year , is the keel lead or iron. thanks richard
rope clutch size njlarry at 6:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/933 About to order our first rope clutch so have no experience with them. It will be for our genny roll
You choke it, you clear it! Ken13559 at 5:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 56/5208 Having read some post on choked toilet discharge hose, I've been very careful using my head bowl...b
New P42 Owner needs electric help (3) Jim_H42 at 5:00pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 25/2637 Greetings ! I'm gradually getting an understanding of my recently purchased 1992 Hunter Passage 42
Cleaning fenders with "brush cleaner" Brian S at 4:49pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2850 Several years ago, there was a blurb in Good Old Boat magazine where a guy said an Amish guy used a
1974 42' Alden Yawl, SHANTI. (3) TomY at 3:17pm 05.13.17 Alden General Chat 3/10549 Owning a 1961 Alden with fiberglass hull and decks with spruce spars, this Alden, 13 years newer, i
Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/3110 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2215 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1683 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4851 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2524 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/723 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1335 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/924 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.

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Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:22am 06.09.24 try these links on vimeo
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:21am 06.09.24 952879138 952879288
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 10:10am 06.09.24 Correct. There's no point going through the bother and expense to replace the shaft, re-align the en
Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:05am 06.09.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:54am 06.09.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is run
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 9:44am 06.09.24 I actually have 2plex to the top and 3plex to combo light above spreader. I will need to splice th
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 9:41am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... Tks for sharing! :beer:
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... It appears that performance has improved signif
Portlight Polish dLj at 9:19am 06.09.24 When I sold the boat four years later, the ports were still clear. I did not use any UV protective
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd dlochner at 9:06am 06.09.24 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLswE9eitK2QWHbsQLqew0OkBc_uVeV25 It looks like the videos
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 8:48am 06.09.24 No doubt you were able to affect a positive change! I'm not sure I understand how your mechanic arr
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 jssailem at 7:44am 06.09.24 Good analogy. Start at the shaft log. That is the fixed point in the construction. Align the strut
Caulk/sealant for shower enclosure with teak trim skunther at 7:23am 06.09.24 Use a good quality bath and tub caulk. Meets all the necessary criteria and is not exposed to UV, s
Caulk/sealant for shower enclosure with teak trim dlochner at 6:58am 06.09.24 Use a good quality bath and tub caulk. Meets all the necessary criteria and is not exposed to UV, so
Portlight Polish skunther at 6:57am 06.09.24 When I sold the boat four years later, the ports were still clear. I did not use any UV protective
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 6:09am 06.09.24 Just did this on a Mirage 35. We had specs which were close, but the shaft ended up having to go ba
Merit 22 owners jefstr at 8:59pm 06.08.24 I'm new to sailing and hoping to get my Merit 22 in the water this W, Th or F. What would be the min
Shaft coupling flange igillerman at 8:29pm 06.08.24 Closing the loop here. Unclear if I have the wrong coupler, the shop who sold me the shaft and sold
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:19pm 06.08.24 The engine cranked over stronger and started up within 10 seconds. Not as good as it was before, but
Portlight Polish rgranger at 6:52pm 06.08.24 When I sold the boat four years later, the ports were still clear. I did not use any UV protective s

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