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Do we need yacht, or yachting, protocols and do many folks really care about them? Kings Gambit at 8:37am 02.14.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3075 The yachtsman's world is rich with protocols, it seems. We have flag protocols, communication proto
Broke Steering Cable c130king at 7:28pm 02.13.17 Catalina 310 10/1651 Broke the steering cable tonight. Guest turned the wheel too far with too much muscle and broke the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Speed Indicator Sluggish wstockho at 4:33pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3183 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with ST60 instruments. A few months ago, the wind speed indicator stopped wo
h34 oldsman41 at 4:17pm 02.13.17 Big Boats 18/1474 new guy here ive been sailing for years but never a big boat. that being said i have a chance at buy
Upgrading My Freezer on my Hunter Mainehunter426 at 2:44pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2652 We have a stock 12 volt refrigerator and a stock 12 volt freezer on our 2003 - 42' Hunter. The refr
Bottom Job with a cast iron keel markwbird at 1:30pm 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 4/486 I'm getting ready to do a bottom job on my 1984 H34. I plan to do it myself. It's been three years
February in Minnesota (1) cb32863 at 11:49am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/376 Hell, at this rate, we are going to launch in March! Though, I am sure we will get a reality slap up
First 435 Strut rebed ddrewry at 7:57am 02.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/537 Anyone know how the strut is attached on the First models? Mine had a small amount of play at the l
My keel Jorge Guerra at 7:01am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/611 I having a problem with my McGregor I have already finished the bottom it's all painted and nice now
Looking for identification (1) Mtman1021 at 6:39am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 23/4314 trying to find out who made my boat. Title says it's a 1969 Bristol but I suspect that's not what it
Question about paint filler Les Pendleton at 6:34am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/662 I've just completed a massive re-coring of my front and rear decks. I'm putting down on Kiwi Grip on
Anyone know good Yanmar mechanic near Dallas-Ft Worth? RichW9603 at 5:38am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/559 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 with an older Yanmar 2GM engine. The original engine that came wi
West Marine bulk rope sale...today! rpludwig at 4:10am 02.13.17 Catalina 22 7/665 Just a heads up, got the email on the WM sale notice that Luke has mentioned a while back...bulk rop
keel to hull joint Mike8193 at 8:34pm 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/4687 I have a Beneteau 323, iron keel. Where the keel and hull meet is a small gap. This is part of the
C-22 Association Web Site Down (1) CaptDon01 at 3:56pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 1/426 You'll see this notice when you go to the C-22 Association web site: Catalina22.orgTed McGee for al
Another electrical question jdub tn at 2:32pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 15/4244 I am getting started on some electric projects on my '88 wing keel. One of which is to replace the
Shower Sump On 1985 H31 (1) Capt-Jack at 12:19pm 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2426 My 1985 Hunter 31 has a shower sump that starts in the sole inside of the head and extends to the so
1987 interior lights Chuck Powell at 10:49am 02.12.17 Bigger Boats 3/776 I have a 1987 272LE and want to replace the lighting in the cabin with LED bulbs. I'm having trouble
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 8:16am 02.12.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 34/3685 Okay weather gods, time for a break. Week of February 19th is sailing time, so heading out as soon a
Oday 322 cabin floor wilf at 7:13am 02.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/991 Anyone with an oday 322 know if the lager part of the cabin floor right at the bottom of the stairs

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3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
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

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