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Stuffing box ? (1) jwerkjr at 3:53pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/700 I have a stuffing box (picture attached) that does not look like what I have seen in the books I've
2007 Hunter 33 Spinnaker Setup Caspurr at 11:53am 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/7544 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Last summer was my first year with the boat so I never got around to flying
Beneteau swim deck shower rgbeuk at 11:15am 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1567 My swim deck shower covers have deteriorated, since 2004. One fell off and I removed the second one
Idylle 13.5 information...HELP!! Looking for ANY information, written or oral!! Birdsey at 4:31am 03.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/943 Hello, I have purchased a Beneteau Idylle 13.5 that has been on the hard for 10 years. She has
Another Dinghy Question Solstice at 3:55am 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/511 Preparing to buy a new Dinghy next week and I'm deciding between a 16" diameter tube (9' 0") with fu
Black or White Gauges ? RAD88 at 11:39pm 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 5/603 Well I am finally getting around to installing a dash in my sailboat cockpit for my little Yanmar en
Experienced Tampa Bay/Clearwater sailor needed. Diybrad at 10:47pm 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 11/916 Long story short, my wife and I took sailing lessons in October of 2015, bought a Catalina 30 a mont
Easiest teak treatment??? lost soul at 8:43pm 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2425 I have a 34 foot sailboat with teak toe rails, coamings, and grab rails, and a few other trim items.
Help choosing an adhesive Sailm8 at 7:36pm 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1031 About 6 feet of my rub rail was damaged and needs to be glued back on to the plastic U-channel over
Cat 25 anchor locker leak ? C22BC at 7:05pm 03.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1932 I Have a leak in my anchor locker seems to be coming mainly from where both sides of the boat meet i
Main sheet control on H27 finefurn at 6:34pm 03.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2653 I recently bought a 1984 H27. The PO had installed a swivel jam cleat that was severely undersized t
This is how you back a boat into the water! Brian D at 3:28pm 03.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/901 I'm just saying. I9gG-YPwtO0
Location of hull ID on Hunter 335 john986 at 1:08pm 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1507 I just purchased in 1993 Hunter 335 and my insurance company wants me to take a picture of the hull
Trailer the boat and the trailer? daytripper at 12:47pm 03.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1671 Hello - I purchased a beautiful 1985 Standard Rig Fin Keel and need to get her from Rhode Island to
A Question of Balance (1) LakeShark at 10:20am 03.23.17 Catalina 22 39/4457 Ok fellas here is my dilemma and forgive me as I am not so great at the math. I have a C22 wing kee
What's different- Raystar 125 to Raystar150? DougM at 7:02am 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1918 Does anyone have any idea what the significant differences are between the Raystar 125 and the newer
Hose cuffs: question for H31 ownwers. IH82BL8 at 2:23am 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 15/2328 The cockpit drains, galley sink drain, head sink drain and anchor locker drain all use hose cuffs wi
Where does your head drain? TooCoys at 1:55am 03.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 46/6995 Not the head itself, but the drain in the floor? The drain that would allow shower water to drain ou
Retrieving a Ring you dropped down the Sink jaybarr at 10:00pm 03.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/1280 Hey, guys, this is pretty off-topic but a useful one. Some of you guys may have come across this sit
Topside Voids Along Galley Cover (1) drobisch at 9:37pm 03.22.17 Catalina 30 2/614 134526 All I am looking at a 1988 Catalina 30 Mark II. I noticed there are some voids in the gel co

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Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement (1) jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.24 @capta are you suggesting
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 9:11am 06.26.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII dLj at 7:21am 06.26.24 @CAL35_RockHallMD Your handle suggests you are in Rock Hall, is that correct? If correct, you are a
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:12am 06.26.24 I also have a hot water heater which run pretty hot and I've been told that the relief valve dischar
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 06.26.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full th
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open th
Mobile navigation app TomY at 4:05am 06.26.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing east coaster at 3:45am 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as muc
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing NYSail at 2:36am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. morbidfollower at 10:08pm 06.25.24 another option would be a small boat harken furler. You can't reef the jib but you can open fully an
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments rgranger at 7:49pm 06.25.24 Why food coloring and not koolaid? koolaid is sticky

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