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Salvaging Sunken Boat Miles22 at 3:22pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2594 Sadly My 1971 Bristol 24 (unmasted)sailboat has sunken this past week in Miami. It was anchored not
Reconditioning circuit breakers DanMaine at 12:27pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1210 My boat is 40 years old and has a slow of circuit breakers. Most work. Sometimes you have to flip t
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 geoffschultz at 7:03am 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/1115 I'm specing out electronics for a new boat, and I will be using a B'G Zeus 3S for a chartplotter. I
Adding winches chp at 4:57am 06.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/409 I would like to add winches to the winch pads on my 280 so I can bring the jib sheets back to the he
keel bolt torque colin59 at 7:26pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/994 Hi,used the info on the documents section to tighten my keel bolts. Double checked the bolt size and
Catalina 27 cockpit Coaming trim BTC1984 at 6:32pm 06.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/411
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 6:10pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/508 I'm planning (and have ordered) new port lenses and gaskets for our H306. I was going to replace the
1984 H31 bgettel at 5:52pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/358 Does anyone know where I might find any documentation on the H31 from the mid-80s? I'd like an owne
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts fiatlux at 10:56am 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/843 Hi, We have a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. In the aft cabin the hardware has broken loose from the top h
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? jssailem at 7:46am 06.16.24 Ask All Sailors 7/891 Every year there must be 30 plus queries that ask this question. It is a sensible query to ask curre
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:52pm 06.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/4370
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 2:30pm 06.15.24 Smaller Boats 15/1577 I broke my z-spar mast foot while raising my Hunter 23 (1990) mast. I'm really having trouble ident
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. brandonh at 8:49am 06.15.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/754 Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. Anyone have any good guides on how to rig al
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 6:13am 06.15.24 Catalina 22 3/974 Hello fellow C22 owners! I picked up a 1978 a few weeks ago and have been slowly getting it sorted o
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull (1) Libohunden at 9:27pm 06.14.24 Catalina 22 2/822 Has anyone ever had water trapped between the floor liner and the hull in their Catalina 22? Mine w
interior gelcoat colour adamv at 9:09pm 06.14.24 Newport 0/977 anyone know what the interior gelcoat colour is on an 84 N28II Either OEM or recent colour match?
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? (1) Becubed at 6:47pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1223 I recently bought a 1974 Hullmaster 22' that has three shrouds per side. Does that seem excessive to
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (1) sailcapt340 at 2:29pm 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2004 I replaced my Jabsco Toilet Pump Handle Assembly a year ago. This year I have a very annoying drip
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 1:55pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1367 Our nylon hinge pins in our Bomar forward hatch have migrated partially out over time. I was able to
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 (3) Riptide33 at 12:54pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 1/659 Just did this project, will post the final results but so far it has been working very well.

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Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded CaptainStealth at 12:15pm 11.04.25 Thanks for your insight
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Davidasailor26 at 11:56am 11.04.25
What is your favorite anchor alarm app JBP-PA at 11:50am 11.04.25 would inevitably forget to cancel the watch before raising the anchor and had to endure the alert
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor dlochner at 11:05am 11.04.25 About fuel hoses. Modern USCG approved fuel hose has a liner inside the hose to help reduce permeati
Stuck in the mud jssailem at 10:59am 11.04.25 Up here in the PacificNW the tidal change is dramatic. 10 to 12 feet is not abnormal. On those extre
Stuck in the mud jssailem at 10:53am 11.04.25 It is not clear at what state has developed. Is the boat lashed to. A dock and still floating? Is th
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 11.04.25 I do like the SDI stainless elbow, so will put that on the list. I intend to inspect it this wint
Stuck in the mud shemandr at 10:52am 11.04.25 In my experience fin keel boats tend to lean over when they are left in too shallow water by tide or
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor (2) rgranger at 10:34am 11.04.25 Honestly, I'd just buy a new carb. If you don't want to buy a new carb, take it apart and clean it
Dometic Marineair problem. Rich Stidger at 10:34am 11.04.25
Garboard drain plug shemandr at 10:34am 11.04.25 I'm not a Catalina owner but I think the hull is not cored. It would still be important to seal the
Stuck in the mud rgranger at 10:13am 11.04.25 Could you run a firehose down to the union of mud and hull and hydrolically lift the boat? The boat
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:10am 11.04.25 Why did the chewing gum cross the road? Because it was stuck to the chicken's foot -Will Why did
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded rgranger at 10:05am 11.04.25 I've never made that repair. Sorry I can't give first-hand advice. But I think your idea of inje
Garboard drain plug dlochner at 9:54am 11.04.25 Only use Bronze, brass below the water line will fail in any application. Use the type where the p
Holding tank vent fitting colemj at 9:22am 11.04.25 Just put a wrench on that elbow and unscrew it. Unscrewing can't hurt the female fitting. I see wh
Holding tank vent fitting Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 11.04.25 My current concern is undoing the corroded fitting from the vent, without encountering the ping you
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 9:11am 11.04.25 I believe that you have a air-lock in the pump. The solution is to attach a hose to the intake and
Dometic Marineair problem. Rich Stidger at 8:56am 11.04.25 I believe that you have a air-lock in the pump. The solution is to attach a hose to the intake and
Garboard drain plug Steve_Catalina at 8:55am 11.04.25 That's a lot of water fo just the mast. Try also asking on catalina36.org good luck

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