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Water fill location Ned Ludd at 5:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/876 I have been reading through old posts here over coffee. My boat has the water fill deck fitting in t
Calling all Catalina 275 owners (1) Codybear at 4:37am 02.24.17 Catalina 275 157/45951 Seeing that we are a small group of C275 owners and rather scattered, I thought I would start the fi
Looking At a Cape Dory 25 and 3 different Balboa 26's wsmac at 11:55pm 02.23.17 Trailer Sailors 9/3849 I'm the guy some may know from the Hunter forum who is looking at a 28.5 and a 33. Getting a lot of
leak cloydmilton at 8:58pm 02.23.17 Catalina 310 14/2723 We've had a lot of rain here in LA and after each storm there is fresh water in the bilge. The wate
Mast repair for my 1982 Hunter 22 rick221 at 5:26pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1904 I made a serious mistake lowering mast and the end result is a mast that is now broke in half. Any i
Hunter 326 Blisters fbcoache at 4:07pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/1361 Looking into a Hunter 326 that has not been out of the water for a few years, will need a new bottom
Recomended Jobs to do while out of the water? wilf at 3:26pm 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 27/1832 So my oday 322 is being hauled out for a few days next week to replace the cutlass, inspect the shaf
What type muffler on 94 Hunter 37.5 ddrewry at 3:15pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/739 I'm replacing everything from the exhaust manifold aft. Previous owner tried repaying cracked manif
Hunter 30T Engine cover/housing/box repair? Patrick Randall at 2:15pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1885 My 30T has had a leak from the hatch which has caused the top of the engine housing "box or cover" (
Mac 22 rudder gudgeon replacements tim_kd7jz at 10:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/530 If anyone has replaced the stainless steel rod hinge for their rudder with the gudgeons that Blue Wa
San Francisco Bay Boat Owners: How's Your Bottom Growth This Winter? rardiH36 at 9:59am 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/429 My berthing port is Sausalito. Three miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. I engage a diver ser
1st Post... 1st Large (to me) Sailboat... Hunter 28.5 or Hunter 33 wsmac at 9:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3251 Hello. This is probably the typical newbie... "What boat should I buy?" post, but hopefully I can cl
Removing Polyglow ?? Pat at 8:49am 02.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/7584 Maine Sail, thank you for your contributions! I looked at our grey 272 LE's hull this week and noti
Shaft size Catalina 315, 2014 Edj at 7:45am 02.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2517 Looking to buy Catalina 315, does anyone know the shaft size I would like to put on PSS. Thank you f
switching from 1GM to electric Kommy000 at 6:26am 02.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2215 About ready to switch from diesel to electric and thought about posting here see if anybody wants 1G
Heavy weather sailing characteristics of Sense 50 Jose Pla at 8:55pm 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/668 I've recently traded my 2005 Oceanis 373 for a 2012 Sense 50. Currently preparing the boat for the R
Smile for the day (1) catalanc at 7:17pm 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1282 Just because ...
Problems or Praises from owners of Beneteau 390 SameODay at 4:20pm 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4769 I have found a 1989 Beneteau 390 that I am interested in. I have found only limited bits and pieces
Ordered a new main sail today rgranger at 3:40pm 02.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 50/2685 Had an exciting day. I placed an order for a brand new mainsail from Bacon Sails. They said 4 to
Secure the companionway ladder David Hopkins at 3:29pm 02.22.17 Catalina 30 12/4834 My ladder has a habit of popping out of its place. I'd like a way to keep it in place. I believe my

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Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) Arrgh at 7:12am 06.06.24 Here is where mine is on my O'Day 34
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? dlochner at 7:06am 06.06.24 How would you do that anyway? If you knew the airfoil was NACA 2412 for example. You could get the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jssailem at 7:06am 06.06.24 Scott. There are several theories on the location. My choice is to get the spot near the pivot poi
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 7:05am 06.06.24 225296Already on it! Made one of these last week, added side walls and a bungee going from one side
Small Outboard Motor Stands stickinthemud57 at 7:01am 06.06.24 Nice work!
Color-matching gelcoat jssailem at 6:49am 06.06.24 :plus: regarding Andy at Boatworks Today. After 25 years he has learned a thing or two about fibergl
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 6:48am 06.06.24 Thanks for the images and info. Since I'm re-coring my deck (So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project) ,
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 06.06.24 @Divingnflying Post a couple of pictures of the damaged keel and ask how to repair the damage. T
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 6:46am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Divingnflying at 6:42am 06.06.24 seriously doubt it makes much difference tbh. These things aren't America's Cup billion dollar rac
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? flightlead404 at 6:42am 06.06.24
Small Outboard Motor Stands (7) sailcapt340 at 6:29am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Mine
Dish storage rgranger at 5:50am 06.06.24 I see the problem. You only have enough room for one bottle of booze. Fix that and the other probl
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Divingnflying at 5:38am 06.06.24 I have this drawing that, based on the date and boat length, is probably for the Hunter 376. It sp
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 06.06.24 Most sailors are crusing sailors, not serious racers. However racing incudes knowledge of the wate

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