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Buying a Dinghy Steverhnm at 8:16pm 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1033 OK, so it's time I buy a new Dinghy for my boat. Tired of patching, tired of leaking water, tired o
Review of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard for Sunbrella Zeus2012 at 7:55pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/8241 I bought a gallon of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard because our bimini was leaking like a window screen.
Structural Importance of Liner? AaronD at 5:35pm 01.01.17 Catalina 22 5/1965 As I was cutting more holes in my interior liner the other day (mounting a couple electrical compone
Anyone else get out for a New Year's Day Sail? (1) tomgrigsby at 5:29pm 01.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/989 New Year's day race onboard my 1979 H30. We're overtaking a 1981 H30 in very light air on James Riv
Trailer Sailer Capri 22 Wing keel? MEM626 at 5:27pm 01.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1775 I've been shopping for a Capri 22 with a wing keel with the intention of trailering it to lakes in t
Sheet coloring CapnGL at 3:38pm 01.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/659 When I put new rigging on my new to me boat all the sheets were the same color so I replaced with al
Odd size on anchor chain? SFS at 2:08pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1542 OK, here is today's puzzle. I measured my anchor chain today with my calipers, in preparation for o
Water under the galley sink tgrass462 at 12:27pm 01.01.17 Smaller Boats 39/3933 We have a 1999 260 that has a tiny amount of water entering the space beneath the galley sink. It l
Bose 321 System not turning on: al simonson at 10:51am 01.01.17 Big Boats 42/15385 I have a 2009 41DS that I keep in Tortola, BVI. I bought it new in 2010 and it came with the Bose 32
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 shallow draft keel - anyone seen pictures? RichW9603 at 8:54am 01.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2077 Hi all, I am considering upgrading my boat to a Jeanneau SO 439. Unfortunately being in Texas I wou
3GM30F Raw Water Pump Mike Kegley at 8:12am 01.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 19/11623 Hoping to get a little assistance/clarification regarding sourcing a replacement raw water pump for
How to drain Antifreeze from Yanmar 3ym30. Caspurr at 6:49am 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/13974 Looking for information on how to replace my existing antifreeze in my 3YM30 Yanmar engine. Is there
Port Light Trim Ring Removal (1) KZW at 3:17pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1527 How does one remove the aluminum trim rings from the port lights without damaging them (or the gel c
Reefing the jib ChrisNY at 2:20pm 12.31.16 Sirius 21/22 6/2473 Took the Sirius 21 out for a sail yesterday. It was blowing 10-15kts with gust up to what seemed to
Mast Compression Post Rot Barn-dog at 2:16pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7549 After reading about this, I decided to remove the teak wrap around the wood post on my 1987 Hunter 3
Tension on head stay back stay and upper and lowers. Roller furling and back stay adjustment. Charles Youker at 2:06pm 12.31.16 Catalina 30 13/2630 What should the tension on running rigging. Cat 30 tall mast.
Indoor Outboard fix started. (2) DAVA390 at 12:21pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/809 Holidays over,3 weeks till our big trip,should be enough time for me to reduce my motor to a basket
Pearson 33-2 electrical drawings obdoor at 12:02pm 12.31.16 Pearson 7/3512 if anybody has a copy of the factory electrical drawings I would greatly appreciate a copy of them.
Oceanis 37 access hatch is not water tight Pilgrimtex at 9:46am 12.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1546 While stuck in a storm 4 days with confused seas; we wound up with a good 20 gallons of seawater in
Mast Diameter and Boom Length ~ Catalina 22 MK II catalanc at 6:25am 12.31.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1815 Hi Guys, I want to purchase a new main sail cover and I need to know the the mast diameter and boom

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Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 dlochner at 4:47am 05.06.24 Aluminum rivets are the best choice. SS and aluminum masts don't get along due to corrosion.
Deck Hardware Neddimg Terry Cox at 4:00am 05.06.24 Good morning, Mark. Please clarify what you mean by deck hardware seams. If you have hardware that n
Deck Hardware Neddimg dlochner at 3:58am 05.06.24 Sealing hardware from the outside never works for long. Two products that work least poorly are Capt
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 3:20am 05.06.24 See 14 April post, item 5. I read it the first time. I hear you. But I ran it more than one minute
Should prop spin in Reverse? arf145 at 9:19pm 05.05.24 I usually shut the engine off in forward, then shift to reverse briefly and then leave it in neutral
Compasses don't agree Mark Maulden at 9:07pm 05.05.24
Compasses don't agree thinwater at 8:38pm 05.05.24 I was cruising along on autopilot, easy going, easy weather. I started futzing around the deck, work
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 8:32pm 05.05.24 I think this was the post If you take your toe rails off, they will try to straighten themselves ou
Outboard Bracket Mounting Project_Mayhem at 8:27pm 05.05.24 For a quick and dirty short term solution you could use rubber washers. I've sway bar link bushings
Window unit AC install Project_Mayhem at 8:18pm 05.05.24 Portable AC units come in a number of different flavors with varying degrees of efficiency. The unit
Should prop spin in Reverse? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 05.05.24 Should a mechanical transmission allow the shaft to turn in FWD? when the engine is shut down? It
Locking yourself from the inside zinahewitt at 5:58pm 05.05.24
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:42pm 05.05.24 I used a very similar feathering prop from Martec. Two blades. It needed 4 or 5 knots of speed when
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:41pm 05.05.24 The instructions from Max Prop say to shut engine off while still in forward at idle speed. The bl
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 05.05.24
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 05.05.24 I put the transmission in neutral, shut down the engine, then shift into reverse to feather the pro
Compasses don't agree jssailem at 5:33pm 05.05.24 I know that trick. I set a portable radio on top of the cabinet with the EV100 sensor. Immediately t
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? Monheganlover at 5:13pm 05.05.24 I use these for my Hurth HBW 50 . Not sure of the size. I think they are maybe M10 but you can meas
Should prop spin in Reverse? FastOlson at 5:13pm 05.05.24 I used a very similar feathering prop from Martec. Two blades. It needed 4 or 5 knots of speed when
Should prop spin in Reverse? quadrille38 at 5:06pm 05.05.24 The instructions from Max Prop say to shut engine off while still in forward at idle speed. The bla

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