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Gettimg rid of rust stains on decks wilf at 5:22pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4883 Anyone have any tips or recomendations of products to remove rust stains from gelcoat and non slip p
Chain suddenly has started slipping on retrival (help) discovery at 4:48pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1188 we have a 2002 passage 456 with the original horizon 1500 horizontal windless, we have 5/16 high tes
compass hood. Fred Engelage at 4:38pm 05.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1795 H260 with a steering column mounted compass ( name on compass HUNTER) misses the hood for this compa
Rudder Tube Leak (1) Marc14857 at 3:57pm 05.04.17 Big Boats 5/2789 Does anyone have any experience with rudder post design on Hunter's from the mid 2000's. We launched
Staff Meeting All U Get at 2:58pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/654 Hi all, We aboard the Dalmatian were treated to some Southern Hospitality today by fellow forumite
94 Hunter 29.5 cabinet hardware (1) timangiel at 1:27pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/342 I'm looking for this flush cabinet pull used on the refrigerator lid, has a spring on it to return t
Mounting ladder to transom Ned Ludd at 12:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Has anyone come up with a magical way of installing backing plates and nuts on the transom where the
Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/3170 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1071 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/14046 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2874 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4258 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4550 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there
Best prop for First 32S5? miamibeachboatbums at 4:35am 05.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3116 Hey all, I need a new prop and the 3 bladed prop I had was not right for the boat (only 3-4 kts). D
Need tips for removal of main cabin AC in 2007 Hunter 49 bernmeister at 7:03pm 05.03.17 Big Boats 8/1461 I need to remove the old air conditioner to make room for a new one. The old unit is mounted below
McVay Victoria 18 karena at 5:43pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 25/6853 I'm a new owner of a Victoria 18, in search of the gizmo that shows your angle of tilt. I've seen i
Flux compass location tomjoseph245@gmail.com at 4:55pm 05.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1553 I have a 2002 Beneteau 42CC, SN FR-BEY B1035D202 and I would like to know if someone can tell me wh
OMC outboard bracket repair Stan Linado at 3:58pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/349 When we purchased our Catalina 25 it had a Merc 9.9 mounted on an OMC bracket. Does anyone know wher
Small outboard for Pearson Commander cstover at 1:57pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2120 Hi, I'm a long-time owner of a 1964 Pearson Commander. I need to replace the outboard engine. The 9.

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Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 07.02.24
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 4:14pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 07.02.24 I would build a shelf at mid height or a bit higher. I would then remove the bar and install a thin
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 2:52pm 07.02.24 No... when I first read i thought I read "drill the holes" larger in the sender for a bigger screw
Stripped screws in plastic Rich Stidger at 2:44pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Hayden Watson at 2:43pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Caboteur at 2:37pm 07.02.24 If you take that aluminium tube out you gain nearly three inches in deepness, then stack whatever yo
Looking for advice re installning a 3 bow bimini on a Capri 22 bjorn von euler at 2:16pm 07.02.24 Thank you! This confirms that I can instal the Bimini. And that I need the rails to adjust the Bimin
Stripped screws in plastic Terry Cox at 1:45pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through t
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 1:44pm 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist
Auto Pilot fixable? Anchor Lady at 12:48pm 07.02.24 Update to all: two new batteries installed and I still have the same issue with the auto pilot. Wor
Better use of cabinets shemandr at 12:44pm 07.02.24 I think there could be better use of vertical space. Many of the items in there are less than half
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 12:39pm 07.02.24 If the polyethylene plastic is so hard and brittle looking you are afraid to drill ... you need a n
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 12:31pm 07.02.24 The sender is a hard brittle looking plastic. Dont want to risk breaking it if I drilled. Otherwise
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Timm R Oday25 at 11:59am 07.02.24 Is your traveller on the conpanionway ? That's where ours is . Best place for it to be when I'm sing
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 11:47am 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist o
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 11:36am 07.02.24
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:30am 07.02.24 If 3m is not long enough, Catalina Direct sells one that is 20' long. Engine Shut Off Cable 20'C-25
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:21am 07.02.24 Suspect they use a questionable composition, as the shipyards where they paint the ship have all t
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 11:04am 07.02.24

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