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Companion way entry steps soggysocks at 9:25am 11.16.16 Big Boats 7/2829 Any suggestions for covering the entry steps on a "large" power boat (46')? She is a well kept Chris
Outlets quit working (Oday 28 1984) itchybro at 7:35am 11.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/854 Ahoy folks! So...Last weekend I spend Friday night on the boat to be up and ready for a race on Sat
2017 C-22 TECH MANUAL UPDATE! (1) CaptDon01 at 4:43am 11.16.16 Catalina 22 5/1663 The new Catalina 22 Technical Manual Update 2017 is now available at: www.catalina2
Try a new online charter booking system - www.GosailPro.com which has just been launched! ceo at 2:06am 11.16.16 Sails Call Lounge 1/15
El nino in your boat jleblanc31 at 8:17pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1019 Unfortunately I cant stay on my boat yet and it has its own El nino going on inside wile im gone . i
Winterize the stuffing box? rpell1@msn.com at 7:08pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1126 How many sailboat owners leave their boats in the water for the winter? If you do, have you ever ti
Kick Plate, outboard engine hangs on to (2) Oliver at 5:25pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/3436 Update, the motor is trimmed out I know, I know how to change that. My problem is the height distanc
Forestay Frolic dehler25 at 1:40pm 11.15.16 Big Boats 14/1128 I am here just to vent a bit! Two years ago I replaced the forestay upon inspection of the rig, it h
Genset..... NYSail at 1:11pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 5/461 so I'm looking at a boat with that has an Oman 6.5kw genset that is broken...... yard have a price t
Ideas for how to straighten the rubber packing box hose (shaft log hose)? (4) RichW9603 at 12:34pm 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/4124 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5. The stuffing box is leaking pretty badly. It currently has the
Ordering solar panels Snotter at 10:48am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2348 Though there are tons of information associated with solar panels in the archives, I am still having
Chain to shain splice Rick at 8:53am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/676 Did some research but wanted to get a second opinion. I have a Hunter 420 Passage. I would like to
Photo's of installed pre-measured Bimini on H33 (1) twistedline at 8:48am 11.15.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1248 Anyone have a photo of the pre-measured Bimini available here? Ideally installed on a H33? http://i
Fresh water egress Jamnan1 at 6:28am 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/892 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 33. The Owner is deceased and minimal info on boat other than own
H37C sheave bushing? Picture included (1) voyaJack at 11:17pm 11.14.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/925 Hi, The mast is down on my 1984 H37C. I decided it was a good idea to try to clean the sheave (one
My all-girl crew (1) Jackdaw at 10:31pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2338 I'm going to take my lady sailors, and Jodi too because I can, and do the next Volvo race. OK maybe
Micro soot bubble Ken13559 at 7:59pm 11.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 40/5314 My 14yr old 1650hrs 2gm20f runs beautifully. Sounds pretty smooth. There's no black smoke but only s
Difficulty loading my '85 Hunter 23 properly on trailer. (3) Tallgrass Sailor at 7:24pm 11.14.16 Smaller Boats 44/5863 I'm having issues with loading my 198 Hunter 23 (swing-keel) on the trailer. With the boat floating,
Push pit stern seats for Beneteau 440 Rosetta Stone10263 at 6:48pm 11.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/882 Does anyone know where I can get shape/size drawings for the seats that are in the pushpit (stern pu
O'Day 222: Removing old galley carpet mccadamsoday at 6:16pm 11.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1242 I have just bought a 1984 O'Day 222 and the carpet in the galley is needing to be removed and replac

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LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! SoSound at 7:19am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap: Thanks to the members and posts on this forum, who do such a great job i
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 7:16am 05.27.24 Looks like Stainless Steel corrosion has occurred. Water has entered the metal and is corroding on t
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! jssailem at 7:08am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap:
P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24 The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
Searching for Moody 46 / Moody 47 Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24 Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (1) jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24 First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24 I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
P42 Engine removal advice (1) juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24 Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24 Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24 I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
Swim step lanyard (1) jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24 Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24 Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump (1) Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24 I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24 I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24 On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24 All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24 Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24 Barometric pressure in millibars?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24 Well done, Scott!! :beer:

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