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Raw Water Strainer on H34 (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/1009 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla
Need help trouble shooting and identifying my roller furler (3) SV My Luv Too at 11:22am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 125236 125238 125237 Does any one know what style of brand roller furler this is ? I have looked a
Riding a mooring (2) ifmdalvey at 10:33am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/808 Last weekend i took a run up the lovely 12 mile Kennebec river to the city of Bath in Maine. Some ni
Trailer support for O'day Gannet (2) meg2323 at 9:40am 06.28.16 Day Sailers 2/916 My Gannet is sitting on an old bunk trailer ( 2 runners). Since the bottom of the boat does not have
Mounted recylced Raymarine C80 MFD in a used Navpod. (10) pateco at 9:05am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1447 My boss gave me his old Raymarine C80 multi-function display along with a DSM300 depthsounder and tr
36e Spinnaker Halyard install - Leader line is coming out of the mast foot? hoffmad at 8:59am 06.28.16 Big Boats 7/925 Finally broke down and bought the hardware for the new asy spinnaker. Now I have the halyard in han
Burned out LED bulb on new bulkhead compass CloudDiver at 8:29am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1535 I've been slowly working on installing a Plastimo Mini Contest bulkhead compass on my C-22. It was
Fail Safe Installation of a DYI Galvanic Isolator? dreuge at 8:25am 06.28.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1509 Dear Maine Sail, I have read many discussion regarding the need, use, and installation of galvan
Wing keel woes. (5) C22-Daydreamer at 7:59am 06.28.16 Catalina 22 50/4270 Okay, fellow sailors and wing keel experts. Finally took a look at my wing keel. I don't know if I'm
Window Frames Chevy1217 at 7:59am 06.28.16 Parts Search 1/537 Does anyone know where a Sailor might be able to get window frame material. That would hold 1/4 in a
How fast is your H26/260? rgranger at 7:51am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/1923 Hey All Just got back yesterday from a sailing trip in the Neuse River (Pamlico Sound). This was my
Peggy- What do you know about Un-chloric? Rich Stidger at 7:49am 06.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2069 I just saw this product within the last month or two and I am wondering if it really works to dissol
Expanded water aft water tank on a 473? Paul Williams at 7:20am 06.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/579 We filled the aft water tank last week and it seems to have expanded upwards, making the floor panel
Changing the Belt on the M25XPB DaveJ at 4:40am 06.28.16 Catalina 310 20/2226 Tried to change the belt on my engine and was unsuccessful. Shouldn't be hard....what am I doing wro
Air Conditioner won't turn on aw6686 at 4:06am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1613 Turned off a/c, switched breaker to off, turned off main power and went sailing for a couple of hour
Battery charging question Carter Mac 26 at 11:14pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1058 I recently bought a 1993 MacGregor 26S. The previous owner had installed two new batteries (automot
sailboat registration melw at 8:11pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1620 I need info on how to buy boat in DR..it is registered in the USA...I would like to register it in C
Leave Well Enough Alone? Marc14857 at 6:16pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 17/946 The alternator belt on my Yanmar 4JH4AE is going on its 8th season ~600 hours. The belt looks virtua
Birth of a new mainsail (2) Jackdaw at 4:19pm 06.27.16 Racing 44/5246 BlueJ gets a new carbon main... 225 sqr feet worth. The current sail is still in very good shape/con
beneteau oceanis 40 (2008) transmission question Captpete12 at 3:44pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/997 I cannot seem to find the literature for the transmission on my Oceanis 40 so do not know what trans

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Rust on Keel I need Help. dLj at 5:50am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (thi
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 5:34am 04.16.23 Sounds like a float switch with a medium resistance short. The pump runs all the time but slowly d
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 5:09am 04.16.23 This is the answer to the question of what is the raw water pump on the Kohler 9.5 kw generator: My
New sail advice needed NYSail at 4:00am 04.16.23
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 3:30am 04.16.23 Nice. Thanks!
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 3:28am 04.16.23 Thanks Gene and everyone else who answered my questions about washing and pushing my new old toy. I
Boom Vang danstanford at 3:20am 04.16.23 Wasn't the premise that ADDING a vang would be adding a safety device? Not having a vang would remov
Anchor Locker solutions DinghySailor at 9:43pm 04.15.23 The windlass should not be used to secure the anchor chain, whether the anchor is on the bottom or
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? JoeWhite at 9:16pm 04.15.23 View this link with images. This is how I did it pretty much raise and lower by myself. http://mei19
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains (1) LaDonaMina at 8:57pm 04.15.23 My wife made these and the interior had no curtains. I think she did a great job. The v-birth curtai
New sail advice needed CarlN at 8:46pm 04.15.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:41pm 04.15.23 How much does that Genny weigh? 470 pounds. The next video will shows I was 4 inches too high in
keel help Sailfanatic at 7:43pm 04.15.23 You need to get down to solid metal if you hope to seal up the area and stop further rust. What eve
Anchor Locker solutions (2) dlochner at 7:41pm 04.15.23 Let's back up to basics. The windlass should not be used to secure the anchor chain, whether the a
Rust on Keel I need Help. Sailfanatic at 7:38pm 04.15.23 I have prepped two iron keels in the past and found the only way to control rust is to coat with fiv
New sail advice needed Tally Ho at 7:38pm 04.15.23 I needed a new head sail over the winter. I got quotes from several on-line sources, and got a quote
Rust on Keel I need Help. shemandr at 7:24pm 04.15.23 Most of the keel looks good. It's mainly the junction between the wings and the keel or close to th
New sail advice needed dlochner at 7:21pm 04.15.23 The most important consideration in a new sail is the shape and construction. Cloth is down the list
Buying new sails Gene Neill at 7:18pm 04.15.23 We've had great success with the Rolly Tasker sails we bought from thesailwarehouse.com eight years
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Gene Neill at 7:15pm 04.15.23 A long shaft motor is an absolute must.

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