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Hunter 260 centerboard sailing CaptMatt at 6:42am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2699 Is is safe/recommended to sail with the centerboard locked partially up when crossing over 3 or 4' f
Washer dryer are now becomes a parts and tools locker (3) RWSlater at 5:58am 04.29.17 Big Boats 8/709 45CC. Check this out, a friend of mine built a 4 shelf insert and we put it together yesterday and s
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 2/1254 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 3/710 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 5/1732 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 20/2466 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 1/786 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 7/2804 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 9/1684 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 41/2801 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 3/1485 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 11/950 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 6/553 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 13/3734 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 9/5466 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last

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Dish storage rgranger at 4:17pm 06.10.24 :clap:
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 4:12pm 06.10.24 How strong is JB Weld? How much shock loading can it tolerate? Harken has a sail load calculator t
Painting Interior Fiberglass: tips Siamese at 4:09pm 06.10.24 Definitely do not paint it. Compound and polish it. Assuming you can remove it from the boat to wo
Traditional Traveler garymalmgren at 4:05pm 06.10.24 Hi Jim. One common factor amongst those boats mentioned (Tally Ho, Arabella and the two blokes boat)
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (3) SailingCal21 at 4:02pm 06.10.24 Working on the foredeck now.interesting. While removing the stanchions, there were washers and no b
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 3:41pm 06.10.24 The bow section is done, just need to reinstall the hardware (pulpit and bow cleats).
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:40pm 06.10.24 There are no available breakers. I suppose I could pull the Loran Decca breaker, but it does have wi
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz KCofKC at 3:19pm 06.10.24 Where I live in the Midwest, the sailboat only marina is full, small to no wait for a slip. Sailing
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch kappykaplan at 3:14pm 06.10.24 Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fridge? Why can't you give i
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 3:10pm 06.10.24 While I don't have a 22, I do have a Catalina. It only takes one person to try and get it started a
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 3:09pm 06.10.24 @SV Maverick. I just sent you a private message.
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 3:03pm 06.10.24 Once again, thanks for all the input. Seems that the consonance is mid-hull to forward a bit. New
Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 2:34pm 06.10.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the dri
Catalina 34 MkII Log Stu Jackson at 2:33pm 06.10.24 Hi. First post in this forum. I just bought this 2001 boat (first yacht I have ever actually bought
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Hello Below at 2:25pm 06.10.24 I've seen too many close calls like this involving power boats while running around the Sea Wall.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 2:14pm 06.10.24 Finally got the hoses on. Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fri
Catalina 34 MkII Log clivewmwalker at 2:12pm 06.10.24 Thanks!
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Scott T-Bird at 1:59pm 06.10.24 Housing & grocery prices have risen so drastically that young people are having a hard time being ab
Catalina 34 MkII Log JoeWhite at 1:42pm 06.10.24 On my C36, I pull out the bottom drawer of the V-berth to see the depth sounder and the paddlewheel.
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:39pm 06.10.24 If you are going into the original holes, then the threads on the inserts probably not match the sel

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