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rope clutch size njlarry at 6:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/932 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 56/5203 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 25/2636 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 14/2849 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 13/3109 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 11/1682 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 18/2523 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.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1962 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2817 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1831 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/593 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/2812 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a

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Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 11:42pm 06.07.24 Just did this on a Mirage 35. We had specs which were close, but the shaft ended up having to go bac
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's marcham at 11:37pm 06.07.24 It will have to come out of the water for investigation and repair.
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK jssailem at 9:50pm 06.07.24 It was too easy to find. https://www.amazon.com/AB-Tools-Deacon-Pelican-Marine-Stainless/dp/B07K33TT
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 9:41pm 06.07.24
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK BigEasy at 9:31pm 06.07.24 I need to replace a metric Pelican hook for my life line and was wondering if anyone knows where I
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 06.07.24 Bilge pumping about six times per minute. Looks like leak coming from behind stuffing box area and
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:00pm 06.07.24 Dip tube screen was clean but removed it. Used thread sealant on fitting to tank. Removed the brass
No longer an owner sbrogden at 6:56pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
No longer an owner (1) Calif. Ted at 6:54pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:09pm 06.07.24 Thanks everyone for the replies. I assumed it was a painted finish since after pressure washing the
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jdrutten at 5:41pm 06.07.24 That completely sucks! t "slowed" when taking the engine out of gear, does that mean that water was
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area heritage at 5:11pm 06.07.24 I have used Charlotte Harbor boat storage in the past. It's unusual in that the canal entrance is i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 5:07pm 06.07.24 Finally found a solution. A different hose. Apparently the trident and the shield of a slightly smal
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:33pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have changed
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 4:28pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have change
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:05pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive trai
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's shemandr at 3:53pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive train
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:49pm 06.07.24 Some pictures sound great. The issue with tearing everything out is I have no choice regarding the s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 3:36pm 06.07.24 WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of issue that could be a lot of things. You sa
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) FDL S2 at 3:35pm 06.07.24 Here is what I built.

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