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Winter checkup (1) patbratton at 1:40pm 01.04.24 Smaller Boats 3/832 I went to the lake yesterday and found the power off to the Wet Dog. It turned out to be a bad power
Furling Line Rigging (2) tailboom at 9:51am 01.04.24 Catalina 22 6/1533
I aim to give 100%. Hayden Watson at 6:10pm 01.03.24 Sails Call Lounge 8/1516 This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable
Windshield H430 Leaking ivieto at 5:59pm 01.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1191 I have a problem with my windshield. We have tried different materials to seal, and eliminate drips
1980 C&C 40 Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir markwbird at 3:22pm 01.03.24 C&C 0/538 I just purchased a 1980 C'C 40 with the Navtec Hydraulic backstay, vang, outhaul setup. I need to b
Engine Control FrKim at 2:28pm 01.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/482 Has anyone converted the Edson two lever control on a hunter Legend 35.6 to the Lewmar single lever
New Bavaria Cruiser 51 owner - suggestions for sail wardrobe etc KiwiYachtie at 1:13pm 01.03.24 Bavaria 2/703 Hi all, We have recently bought a 2014 Bavaria Cruiser 51. It is as delivered from factory, with not
Towing options muzik311 at 10:03am 01.03.24 Ask All Sailors 8/997 Advice please on towing. We are at our home marina with a 45 sailboat and the rudder bolts are leaky
H34 boom Db421 at 7:33pm 01.02.24 Big Boats 2/703 Can anyone tell me what the clew attachment is on this mainsail on a Kenyon boom? In the process of
Classic wooden boat owners (4) S/V Valiant at 6:32pm 01.02.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1347 Any other classic wooden sailboat owners who live aboard full time? 99222300
C25 new mainsail SailingLoto at 5:06pm 01.02.24 Smaller Boats 17/2263 With almost the options out there, what would you choose as far as brand? Why? I'm looking for a s
Catalina 16.5 spinnaker bearnance at 2:51pm 01.02.24 Ask All Sailors 1/502 I've seen a thread here talking about a hunter 170 spin for a Catalina 16.5 Capri but I was wonderin
Yanmar parts NCBrew at 11:39am 01.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/738 I need gaskets and hoses for a YANMAR 3GM30, Can anyone give me a URL for this
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm markwbird at 11:32am 01.02.24 C&C 4/1170 I recently purchased a 1980 C'C 40 and I cannot access the space under the helm where the steering q
Adding Outboard Tilt Control (actuator) To Hunter 260 philiefay at 9:09am 01.02.24 Trailer Sailors 3/787 One problem I have had with my outboard on the Hunter 260 is lowering and raising the 9.9hp outboard
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 8:49am 01.02.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1116 I'm in the process of trying to sell a 2004 Mercury 4hp outboard (NO, this is NOT an ad to sell it!!
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. (1) JohnnyP at 8:15pm 01.01.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1607 I have 1984 29' Columbia with Yanmar 2GM. The propeller shaft is sealed with a Packless Sealing Sys
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 10:28am 01.01.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/1334 I'm all for modernizing my boat wherever possible and I don't like the pull-stop function for shutti
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 8:13am 01.01.24 Ask All Sailors 4/469 Our seascout group is the proud owner of an ODay Mariner with a rotten swing keel. I am told it is
60 best Boats 30' and under (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:21pm 12.31.23 Ask All Sailors 65/5919 I'm putting together a list of boats including their basic specs in order to narrow down my search.

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Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? colemj at 1:49pm 04.27.25 I've also got 2 penetrations about the size of a pencil that I also haven't seen yet and have no cl
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole colemj at 1:44pm 04.27.25 For the absolute best cut, use a new hole saw. I'm partial to the style below for metal and fibergl
Need information for servicing my life raft dlochner at 1:29pm 04.27.25 I went looking and came up with nothing on a Lifeguard Brand life raft. Couldn't find a website, cou
AEDs dLj at 1:27pm 04.27.25 I do not carry an AED. I'm not sure what you don't want to debate? I can tell you why I don't carr
Laclede chain colemj at 1:27pm 04.27.25 They thought they had HDG chain and it sucked. But it is highly unlikely that in fact they had HDG
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole jssailem at 12:50pm 04.27.25 For fiberglass boats, I learned it is recommended that you start to drill the hole with the drill ru
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild JamesG161 at 12:18pm 04.27.25
Laclede chain dLj at 12:16pm 04.27.25 I laid out some arguments in the form of questions, then stated that the answer couldn't be the extr
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BigEasy at 11:47am 04.27.25 [QUOTE="TrapperJohn, post: 1840451, member: 166974" There may be a recessed hull fitting under the b
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? smokey73 at 11:31am 04.27.25 I have a hard time imagining a cockpit drain the size of a pencil? Wouldn't take much debris to clo
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dlochner at 11:16am 04.27.25 The black water overboard and another with a strainer cover I haven't been able to get to yet but I
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car ShotgunSlim at 11:03am 04.27.25 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to m
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? FastOlson at 10:48am 04.27.25 A local yard guy once pointed out that while sanding and chipping away might be interesting if one's
Battery maintainer Stu Jackson at 10:36am 04.27.25 Here's a more recent one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/portable-charger-options.1249929
Battery maintainer Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.27.25 I would like to purchase a new charger/maintainer and see that Schumacher does make one. There hav
GPS receiver mounted below? Bob S at 10:08am 04.27.25
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 9:58am 04.27.25 A quick update. First, I've decided not to DIY this and have asked the yard to get involved - I'd r
GPS receiver mounted below? Calif. Ted at 9:54am 04.27.25 A couple (few?) decades ago I was putting Panasonic toughbooks in Fire department vehicles, internal
Laclede chain colemj at 9:39am 04.27.25 I have never seen Peerless offer an economy version of HDG. They do sell an economy galvanized cha
Larger genoa for B323 kappykaplan at 9:36am 04.27.25 My furler is full now when the 116% jib is unfurled You can remove the core from 10-15 feet of the

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