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How to drain racor500 bowl (1) emergpa1 at 8:49am 05.08.16 Ask All Sailors 6/995 Hi. I wanted to check with you guys before I break this little plastic knob on the bottom of my Raco
Anyone tried RustOleum appliance epoxy spray on rudder? isaksp00 at 8:23am 05.08.16 Smaller Boats 6/2593 I doubt it is true epoxy as it is one part, and it states it adheres to metal, but I am trying it th
GenSet Alternator GonzoF1 at 7:43am 05.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 16/1931 Okay, so I am 99% complete with the DC upgrade. I did not add a seperate starting battery for the ge
Electric problem for new Hunter owner catawbahunter at 6:54am 05.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2308 Just bought a 2006 Hunter 36 and I feel so stupid. It's been sitting on the hard since I bought it
Belts (1) gpd955 at 5:04am 05.08.16 Catalina 310 0/450 Have 4 belts for the M25 with older alternator bracket. 3 are the Dayco and NAPA equivalent to the U
Dipping to starboard over bumps while trailering (2) Sacto Dave at 11:33pm 05.07.16 Catalina 22 15/1301 just thought I'd see if ya'all can point out what I can't see or let me know what I need to check on
Tell me what I'm doing wrong here please (1) Roadking Larry at 10:02pm 05.07.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/1668 Close hauled, maybe pinching a little too high, wind about 10kts. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums
272 Spinnaker Halyard MaritimeTees at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1424 Major issue today with brand new spin halyard mounted on bail with garhauer block. Boatyard mounted
Material for spacers inside H23 rudder head? isaksp00 at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Smaller Boats 12/703 The large plastic "washers" that act as spacers between the rudder and the aluminum rudder head are
89 C30 teak coaming tread removal???? Diybrad at 7:36pm 05.07.16 Catalina 30 2/736 Hello all, Does anyone know how to remove the teak coaming treads in the cockpit of a C30? I can't
Aircon condensate Ken13559 at 6:37pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 9/968 When my aircon is running, I collected 1ltr/hr of water condensate. Air here is very humid. I used a
Metal rust, Wood rot Ken13559 at 6:31pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1198 I can fix metal rust by sanding and painting with rust converter. Is there something similar to meta
Do these through hulls make my boat look flat? (3) bmacphee at 4:47pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 I have through hulls on my newport 28 mk iii that do not have an outside flange. Can anyone tell me
O'Day 222 Z-Spar Mast Step Conversion (2) EyeSail at 4:34pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/5962 Has anyone attached the original Z-Spar aluminum mast step (with internal halyards and sheaves) to a
Main sail to boom hookup knotatwork2 at 1:02pm 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/688 I have a 1987 Hunter 23, I sent my sails out to have them cleaned LaMauney process , they did a g
USCG Emergency Response-great JamesG161 at 8:24am 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1362 Yesterday I listened on Channel 16 to the Mobile Alabama USCG, handling a "Collapsed Man on Board" r
Yanmar 3GFM sls11115 at 5:48am 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/979 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new/re manufactured Yanmar three cylinder model 3 GFM with t
Balboa 27 george58 at 8:59pm 05.06.16 Trailer Sailors 1/1078 I'm refitting a 78 Balboa 27 and am looking for rigging information. Mostly main boom to traveler.
Flange removal from shaft galynd at 7:00pm 05.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1366 I need to replace the dripless packing on my Beneteau 36cc. Obviously I must remove the flange from
Need a New Outboard? shemandr at 3:38pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/317 I went into my local chandlery today which is also a Mercury dealer. They were advertising a sale o

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Replacement WAECO CB-40 Terry Cox at 6:43pm 04.03.23 Compressor works, but not cooling (probable due a freon leak. Dig a bit deeper for a marine refrig
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:40pm 04.03.23 I'm not with the boat right now but will snap a picture later this week.
Replacement WAECO CB-40 Terry Cox at 6:34pm 04.03.23 Any suggestions or recommendations? Boat is a 31 foot, Hunter, 2006. Defender has this unit in st
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 6:17pm 04.03.23 Gelcoat won't fully cure if it is exposed to air, that's why some gelcoat has added wax. The wax flo
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 6:07pm 04.03.23 A furler generally has a top that spins and a bottom that rotates (causing the sail to wrap) based o
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 6:03pm 04.03.23 The challenge with a mature boat is often the designers never published "detailed diagrams/written i
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:00pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams jssailem at 5:58pm 04.03.23 Welcome Rasto to the Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. How old is the boat? When was it las
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions isaksp00 at 5:52pm 04.03.23 I sure as hell wouldn't tow it at more than about 5 mph unless I knew the tires, brakes and bearings
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 5:52pm 04.03.23 Yep! Sent them an email also. But, thank you for the suggestion.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) jssailem at 5:48pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair George Da Porge at 5:47pm 04.03.23 Hey John - I did remove and reinstall all of the stanchions. Enlarged holes between skins, filled wi
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Mark15231 at 5:44pm 04.03.23 I like having a furler on my asymmetrical. It works great for single handing and can easily be "dous
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:34pm 04.03.23 Get some spray auto wax something that has real wax not a lot of other stuff. Spray the gel coat wi
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:28pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? The furle
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed jssailem at 5:25pm 04.03.23 using a dyneema soft shackle to attach the sheet. Great application.:plus:
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:23pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? That answe
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:21pm 04.03.23 As a guess that looks about right. What about the other end of the shroud?
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You might give a shout to Tiara Yachts. They are the follow on builder from S2 Yachts. https://www.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) JES7 at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You mention a Furling system. Which one? Furling systems often are over a shroud (a wire that runs

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