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40.5 Fridge drain access and foam (1) baycloud at 4:59pm 04.25.23 Big Boats 15/1031 Hey all, I have a 93 Legend 40.5. I have read @artboas @Rich Stidger and a few others who have put
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:21pm 04.25.23 Ask All Sailors 155/7990 I've single handed my boats before, a Catalina 36, and now a Tartan 3800. But now I'm a solo sailor
Oceanis 36cc Line Information aehlert at 7:42am 04.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/833 Hello! We just took on a big project with a Oceanis 36 that has been sitting for 10-15 years. We n
1993 Catalina 18" Battery? Monsterfish at 7:39am 04.25.23 Ask All Sailors 5/654 Hello Does anyone out there with Catalina Capri 18" know what dimensions (LxWxH) as well as power
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing (2) My 2nd Wind at 7:29am 04.25.23 Big Boats 14/746 Hello all. I've been sailing a 2004 H-466 for the last couple of years. I've read threads from time
WINCH DRUM twodzusfittings at 6:46am 04.25.23 Bigger Boats 19/1413 Is there a way to restore the abrasive part on a winch drum? I am starting to find that even with fo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail Tom Okey at 8:14pm 04.24.23 Catalina 30 5/1601 Hey'all, I'm aiming to mount my new Renogy 100 w solar panel on my starboard side stern pulpit rail
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 7:12pm 04.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 21/1398 We overloaded our electric system while on shore power. Used a/c in hot weather and then turned on h
Racor filters on months and year plus backorder? JRT at 6:14pm 04.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/677 So I did my annual maintenance and changed my Racor Snapp 10 micron filter only to find out these ar
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) sydneybadger at 3:55pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 18/799 I noticed that the diptube fitting to my holding tank is not tight on the threads, I can turn it sli
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (1) bonkle at 12:48pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1561 How are my searches yielding so little on this topic? It seems like rotten floors would be rampant o
Lewmar window gaskets (2) NYSail at 12:32pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1219 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Hunter 295 1996 model (2) sailaketch at 11:04am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/638 214978214979e on my boat never came with the boat. (long story) so im looking for pictures of 295 o
Keel material mhbelser at 10:40am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/770
Leaking galley faucet chriscampbell at 8:37am 04.24.23 Smaller Boats 5/1033 My manual pump galley faucet is leaking at the arm. Does anyone have a link or specific brand they k
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 5:03am 04.24.23 Musings With Maine Sail 35/2398 I want to go to LiFePO4, but life got in the way lately. I'm wondering if any folks here have recen
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:10am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/665 I just bought a 1991 Hunter 28 and the only seacock I can find is at the starboard side of the stern
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/542 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/694 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/603 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier

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Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:23pm 05.31.24 A coping saw blade might fit in the little hole so you could cut a slot on each side for a screwdriv
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 7:08pm 05.31.24 Unscrew the traveler. Add your brackets, then screw it back down. You might need a few washers betwe
Idle and throttle control help Tally Ho at 6:28pm 05.31.24 Do you have a single-lever control? Or separate throttle and transmission levers? What kind of pr
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... stickinthemud57 at 5:37pm 05.31.24 This gets my vote. Welcome to the forum! :beer: This
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 05.31.24 My 1/16" X 1/8" NPT came from a prehistoric pneumatic controls job. The tubing end was a combinatio
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:34pm 05.31.24 Sorry, I see you said you cut it.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:33pm 05.31.24 Gene, this site offers a 46" and a 54", which I see you got. Did you have to do any cutting on it to
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:15pm 05.31.24 In Answer to some of the thoughts: Yea I could probably cut the old/existing chainplate a
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 3:02pm 05.31.24 I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears? Fit pretty much perf
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 2:56pm 05.31.24 Andrew you're so right though, i think i'm going to make a table to the dimensions where it would be
Love Hate relationship ShawnL at 2:52pm 05.31.24 I had cars on my genoa tracks when I purchased the boat, but no bimini. I ended up replacing the ca
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 2:51pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 1:49pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alrea
Love Hate relationship (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:30pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alread
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 1:28pm 05.31.24 Hey Shemandr, thanks for the reply. From what I can see, this table would swing over the settee and
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 1:15pm 05.31.24 The good thing about getting a boat with no table is that you can create one to your own liking. Ch
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 1:09pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship AaronD at 11:59am 05.31.24 Each Bimini I've owned had to be modified to suit me. ... A tubing cutter is immensely superior to
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 10:29am 05.31.24 Good thing to check! Thanks!
Idle and throttle control help Stu Jackson at 10:22am 05.31.24 Good luck. There's also this to check while you're troubleshooting: Fuel Starvation and The Obscur

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