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Dried cetol tristanemerson at 6:40am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 6/586 How/what is the best way possible to clean up dried cetol from a boat deck without harming the gel c
New Hunter 25 (2006)? chriscampbell at 5:46am 04.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/993 What do you all know about the Hunter 25-2? I've done lots of searching, but there is little informa
Fuel tank gasket NYSail at 5:10am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/358 Hello all, I have a plastic fuel tank in my beneteau. I had removed the sender and when I replaced c
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 12:42pm 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 11/1267 Hi All, new to me 1997 Hunter 26 I purchased the boat with damage to the hull with the intention
Weather forecast... jssailem at 11:26am 04.10.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/1120 Spring is Delayed... That is the message from weather man Rufus. Looking out for the next 3 plus we
Hull/deck Leaks thwilson at 10:47am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1102 My 1986 Catalina 30 has some leaks where the hull connects to the deck. I've tightened the bolts in
Best technique to lube control cables? fred1diver at 8:17am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/402 Hello everyone, what is your go to method to lube up control cables?
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 7:53am 04.10.23 Big Boats 31/1622 I have a 1997 Passage 42. It has a Kohler 9.5KW generator. Kohler Generator model # 3TNE78AC-KM .
Macgregor 25 forestay length ? whudatt at 6:45am 04.10.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/528 Good morning sailing friends, would anyone out there happen to know the correct length of the forest
F'ing mice chriscampbell at 6:29am 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 10/1068 Went for our first sail of the season over the weekend and found 6 holes chewed in our mainsail. Grr
Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 4:16am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 6/617 Hello everyone. Getting ready to install lazy jacks and flag halyards on my spreaders, for the lazy
Replacement Seals for Instrument Thru-Deck Fittings? dmdiehl64 at 5:01pm 04.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/517 At the front of the mast on our Beneteau 321 we have 5 thru-deck fittings for various cables. Closes
Replacing cabin bow access board on Hunter 240 Arnie53 at 3:26pm 04.09.23 Smaller Boats 1/620 Over the winter it looks like my thru-hulls in the anchor locker of my Hunter 240 failed. I need to
Furlex 100s Bearing Tube Problem KursadT at 9:44am 04.09.23 Ask All Sailors 3/686 Hi All, I have a Furlex 100s furling system and I have recently changed the forestay when my mast
Install wash down pump? flightlead404 at 9:16am 04.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1653
Frozen Galley seacock Clydo at 9:13am 04.09.23 Catalina 310 2/646 Last several months left seacock under galley sink open. Week ago tried to close with no luck.
Posting Guidelines Dave at 6:25am 04.09.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 13/1515 Here are some guidelines: 1. Videos must be hosted on a third-party site such as YouTube, Vimeo, or
Tartan 4100 - Sanitary Pipe Routing - Head to Tank JSTartan at 5:12pm 04.08.23 Tartan 0/3
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 JSTartan at 2:58pm 04.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/992
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing JSTartan at 2:55pm 04.08.23 Tartan 1/14

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new engine? Rebuild? Make do? kloudie1 at 12:18pm 05.29.24
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 12:08pm 05.29.24 Also, when pricing parts, get them from a Kubota dealer, not a Universal dealer. Often 1/4 the price
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:01pm 05.29.24 BTW, the built-in fire extinguisher installed at the factory failed to work.
Companionway leaks? Ralph Johnstone at 11:58am 05.29.24 Only way to find the source of the leak is to go high tech on this one. With the companionway butto
The falling c - Clip Davidasailor26 at 11:41am 05.29.24 To keep the boom from swinging at anchor or mooring I just tie a thin line to one of the main sheet
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? Sail22Capri22 at 11:27am 05.29.24 Is there a channel in the cabin ceiling that runs from the location you drilled the hole to one of t
Love Hate relationship Sail22Capri22 at 11:21am 05.29.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under it
O'day 23-2 Topping lift jssailem at 11:15am 05.29.24 More sail area higher up translate to more heel and thus slow down the boat? I do not believe A =
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? jssailem at 11:08am 05.29.24 I am convinced there's life in the engine does there come a point where one cuts losses? And even
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 10:46am 05.29.24 Or there's the portable solution of a beach umbrella! It fits the winch handle just perfect!
Damned generator (1) JamesG161 at 10:44am 05.29.24 If you can tell us the model and download the manual yourself we can move to the next step. Here i
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 10:36am 05.29.24 Care to share the deets on your setup? Absolutely-- I happened to have a gift card at West Marin
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 05.29.24 sail area which translates to more power. Two, the shape is aerodynamically more efficient More sa
Damned generator JamesG161 at 10:32am 05.29.24
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 10:20am 05.29.24 Good test. Yes, it is ready to be replaced.
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? capta at 10:12am 05.29.24 Not having seen it in person, if it was mine and it is as I picture it from your description, I'd bu
The falling c - Clip Richard19068 at 10:02am 05.29.24
Love Hate relationship (1) LakeShark at 10:01am 05.29.24 Or there's the portable solution of a beach umbrella! It fits the winch handle just perfect!
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 9:58am 05.29.24 I see a little bit of wobbling on the fan blades when I spin it. I think it got hit by the belt when
Leaky windows Berkeley 30 at 9:43am 05.29.24 It seems to me that it would be a LOT easier to have new windows cut to the correct size. I don't

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