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Help with bilge! Calamity at 5:49am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/866 Im a new Hunter 27 boat owner, 1986 Having problems with water. A small bilge is mounted under the t
Replace/Upgrade/Modernize cockpit teak? patrickkidd at 5:14am 04.29.17 Catalina 30 2/1249 Hi there! I don't know if this is sacrilege, but I saw the combing compartment plastic trim upgrade
Boom problem jk kudera at 5:08am 04.29.17 Big Boats 3/707 I have a H34 with Kenyon mast and boom, my main sail foot control is jammed, I extended the wire ro
Hunter Legend 35.5 running rigging - reef lines TommmD at 4:54am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1731 I have a '95 35.5 ' some very detailed sketches of the reef line runs - but no line specs. Anyone ha
Any good Diesel mechanic recomendations for this problem? wilf at 7:45pm 04.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/2464 Anyone in the long beach california area know any good experienced diesel mechanics ? i have a probl
Ballast tank improvement fortunare at 5:06pm 04.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/784 On my Mac 19 the "front" vent was under the cabin hatch. I added some PVC pipe with a valve to open
sailing with bimini up. gbrian at 3:25pm 04.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2794 Just bought my 1994 26s. last year and never used the bimini. While prepping for this season, with t
New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 3:00pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/2842 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 2:57pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/329 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
In Hull Transducer Location on O'Day 222 Wood Jigger at 2:11pm 04.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/833 Hi, I'm about to install an in hull transducer for my depth meter (works through my chart plotter)
Running Rigging - am I an idiot? redunculous at 11:56am 04.28.17 Big Boats 9/1682 So I'm looking at my manual and I'm about to pull the trigger and replace all my running rigging but
Pros and Cons of Diesel rgranger at 11:11am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2795 I didn't want to hijack the recent thread on getting diesel smell out of cushions... but that thread
I have a Bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale John A. Smedley at 10:02am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 I have a bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale with main, jib on furler, recently surveyed with all repair
H25.5 - replace rope clutches jyjohnson at 9:52am 04.28.17 Smaller Boats 11/946 The (original ?) Easylock handles broke. Rather than trying to replace the handles, I bought a dual
port trim adhesive splax at 9:19am 04.28.17 Big Boats 6/551 The exterior plastic trim oval around a port has come loose and I would like recommendations for whi
Move the vented loop ? (2) nveater at 8:35am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3721 Just reinstalled my 23 year old engine after having a rebuild -the connecting rod was bent fairly s
Any Passage 450-456 owners with Flexafold 20x14 3 Blade prop discovery at 7:56am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/580 I have a 2002 Passage 456 , yanmar 4jh3-te 75 hp turbo engine and have installed a 3 blade flexafol
Diesel smell in boat cushions starledAR at 7:48am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5449 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last
Running rigging help...(WM 40% off again) need to order... rpludwig at 5:28am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 21/1277 Gents, my 84 C22 has been on the hard, working on interior stuff, hull and bottom/keel, should be go
What Year C-22 Have Interchangeable Keels rustyw007 at 5:24am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 2/480 Hi, I was wondering if a keel from a 1984 C-22 will fit a 1975 C-22? More broadly - what years can

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stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 3:28pm 06.05.24 Does this mean that Cetol might make wood more susceptible to mildew than varnish would? My compres
23.5 outboard motor gudiss at 3:18pm 06.05.24 @Southern Crux As a dealer, I gave the original plans for the Hunter 23.5 to Hunter. Small Mercu
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard
Color-matching gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 2:33pm 06.05.24
Is a little water in the bilge okay? JoeWhite at 2:27pm 06.05.24 I do not believe the Catalina smile is caused by a hurricane and grounding. The smile is due to wate
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 Henk Noordermeer at 1:58pm 06.05.24 I think maybe you mashed Sparcraft and Spinlock together into Spincraft? You are correct: I meant
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 1:14pm 06.05.24 You already hired them, bough their sails! Might just have to offer to pickup travel expenses, put t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Not necessarily. Wood is damaged when water gets into the wood. End grain access is the usual issu
stripping cetol from teak BigEasy at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Using Cetol can provoke some strong sentiment about varnish devotees. Cetol is the only finish tha
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 06.05.24 I would put my mid ship cleats aligned with the red line as shown on this image of an O'Day 34. Not
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested LloydB at 12:23pm 06.05.24 A buddy told me some time ago to check the hubs for warm temperature within first mile just in case
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 12:23pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard
Fuel Tank Algae JamesG161 at 12:21pm 06.05.24 Find a reputable Marine Diesel Filler, which normally put Biocide in their Fuel Jim...
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 11:51am 06.05.24 Slide them onto your jib sheet tracks. Easiest way. Other ways: Single Handing 101 Single handin
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 06.05.24 Thanks for the manual. I'll dig into the fuel pump and injector.
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump (1) mjberns at 11:12am 06.05.24 Ralph, thanks for that. We'll give it a try when we can. Mechanic #2 actually is a professional dies
Masthead Anchor Light dLj at 10:48am 06.05.24 I'd be tempted to take a 12 Volt battery to the base of the mast connector and temporarily power th
stripping cetol from teak Not Too Shabby at 10:43am 06.05.24 The only advantage to Cetol is its permeability. Does this mean that Cetol might make wood more s
my remote fill is in the lazzertte under the seat in the cockpit. Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 06.05.24 @jdrutten has almost written out the Yanmar maintenance manual for you but you would still be well a
Fuel Tank Algae wpatch at 10:24am 06.05.24 yeh I may have overkilled:-P The having to dock without engine our first-time coming home was trauma

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