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Hunter 31 Bilge Compartments (2) seattle-hunter-31 at 12:08pm 10.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 18/4025 I have a continuous water leak draining into the bilge, but I haven't yet found where it originates.
Mast Drop on a 25.5 twodzusfittings at 8:20am 10.20.16 Smaller Boats 2/529 So I went through this, this weekend. I built a crux to hold the mast when down, a Yoke on a pole to
O'Day 30...Good Bad or Ugly FlyboyTR at 8:15am 10.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/13022 Hello, We are considering the purchase of an 82 O'Day 30 (centerboard version). The original motor
Rub Rail replacement Randall Schmidt at 7:58am 10.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4820 I have a 1984 Oday 28. the prior owner replaced the rub rail with a teak rub rail that needs mainte
Water line blocked or hidden valve? OS2Dude at 7:42am 10.20.16 Catalina 30 11/2154 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I has two fresh water tanks, one forward under the vberth and the other unde
FARR MUMM 30 OPINIONS JohnShannon at 7:52pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3458 Thinking of getting one of these. What should I look out for?
Hunter 22 Rigging GaryRigged at 6:48pm 10.19.16 Smaller Boats 7/1166 I bought a 1983 Hunter 22 this year and had a good summer on the water. I followed the suggestions
Boat speed decreased by 1 knot (2) mytime at 6:18pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 33/3642 I had boat hauled today and noticed barnicals on shaft and fishing line tight on shaft forward and a
Stainless steel chain capta at 6:16pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1902 Coming on two years with my 1/2 inch "hot dip galvanized" ACCO (made in the USA) chain and we are al
Keel cable replacement schedule MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 10.19.16 Catalina 22 21/3510 How often should I be replacing my keel cable and roller ball? Next season will be the third year on
Refractometer calibation Jerry21707 at 3:12pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2053 Just purchased a refractometer to test my winterizing antifreeze protection. I calibrated the instr
Blistering on a new bottom? MattObjects at 2:11pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2411 When we bought our Rafiki 35 last summer, the boat's bottom was in good shape structurally (no delam
Water in the Bilge stress cracks on the keel housing? A J M at 2:03pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/793 I am the original owner of a 7.3 meter s2 sailboat with shoal draft. The boat has always had a dry
Catalina Hard Top Dodger Information (2) Frank P at 10:46am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/13721 Hello All, I am trying to find information (pricing, options, materials etc) on the hard top dodgers
Help identifying windlass brand and model. (1) Jean Andre at 9:50am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/368 I recently acquired an Elan 43 sailboat and I am looking for help to figure out the brand and model
Need stove for 9.2A SoundWave at 8:02am 10.19.16 S2 8/1467 We have a 1979 S2 9.2A and it has a hole in the galley counter. Does anyone have their original alco
Yanmar 2GM20 maintenance details Justin_NSA at 7:47am 10.19.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/864 I'm getting ready to haul Bella Luna out for the season so I'm going thru the winterization process
How to remove a swing keel Mrtuner at 5:12am 10.19.16 Trailer Sailors 2/3377 I have a Sirocco 15 and I would like to remove the keel to inspect the pivot bolt. I can't see how t
Mainsail Handling >>> Furl Boom or ? Agonizing... Rick D at 9:44pm 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 38/6546 40', fractionally rigged, full battens, shorthanded sailing. OK, so I am having a dilemma... what to
anyone have a capacity plate on their 1979 25 ft O Day? Jeff22156 at 7:00pm 10.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3150 Dear O Day Owners, Anyone have a capacity plate for a 1979 25 ft O Day? I want to make a capacity pl

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Universal M18 burning wires ? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.22.24 I noticed the wire in the photo was burned. Any ideas what caused this ? over-current or a short.
How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:57am 05.22.24 OSHA and climbing standards groups banned chest harnesses-alone for climbing more than 60 years ago
In mast Halyard Swivel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 05.22.24
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 8:46am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is
Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 05.22.24 @tb_gb Can you take a picture of the starboard side?
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend BrianQ at 8:03am 05.22.24 If you're using all, or mostly rode, and the starboard primary winch can handle the rode all you nee
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 jssailem at 6:48am 05.22.24 I bought a Monitor Vane, but it is not yet installed. My Cal35 is slightly longer than your boat. Th

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