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EMS Knotmeter manual needed JoeSailer10 at 1:04pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 2/649 Can anyone supply me with a copy of their manual for an EMS U25K or U25PL knotmeter? PDF would be gr
Perko Fuel Filter (1) Mike Daus at 10:51am 10.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1453 The first filter downstream of the diesel fuel tank in our '82 Hunter 36c is a brass-bodied Perko 29
1999 Hunter 420 Passage rudder (3) hughvr at 10:20am 10.10.16 Big Boats 7/2645 I noticed over the last several years that my steering under power or sail kept getting worse. I rep
Beneteau Oceanis domestic water system Don S. at 9:23am 10.10.16 Big Boats 1/1307 I have been unable to keep a prime in the port aft domestic water tank in my 1993 Beneteau Moorings/
Standing rigging question Leatherneck at 8:57am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/779 Do the port and starboard shrouds go inside or outside the lifeline?
Any ideas for sealing or restoring non-skid deck? speras at 8:45am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1234 Hi - We've had a great couple seasons on our 1991 Mac 26S, but I'm realizing the deck needs some sea
Rig modifications for flying a Gennaker (1) onlinelee at 7:16am 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/8024 Hi Beneteau friends, I have what I guess is a standard factory fitted bow anchor roller on my 2003
The river runs through me jleblanc31 at 5:37am 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 13/976 I slept on the boat this weekend with my two youngest boys . it took a little getting use to with t
Replacing the in-haul line on 27-3 in mast furling Craig Cook at 5:18am 10.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/1289 After several months of trying, this project is finally done. I know there are only a few 27-3's ou
Extra table section Slipin Away at 3:21am 10.10.16 Big Boats 4/855 Has anyone come up with a cleaver place or way to store the extra dining table section when not in u
Northstar TPPL Charge Profile Charles Erwin at 9:08pm 10.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/4097 I have looked over the internet published documents (without success) to get this information. Can
Removing Mainsail from In-Mast Furler SDcondogirl at 7:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4190 Hi All! I'm new at my "big Bene" and need a little help getting the mainsail out for storage this wi
Storage under seats Marty at 6:08pm 10.09.16 Day Sailers 1/900 I am interested in creating water-tite storage under the seats. Specifically to mount a pair of batt
Siren 17 pictures before winter. (7) Goatman at 4:41pm 10.09.16 Trailer Sailors 2/3454 I wanted to get some pictures taken of our small Siren before the snow blows in. Will be taking some
Water in cabin Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:21pm 10.09.16 Catalina 22 4/773 Our "NTU" 1974 C-22 is an in the water boat. We live in Belize so don't need to trailer (and my golf
Fridge Door Insulation strip Alansails at 3:47pm 10.09.16 Catalina 310 4/1045 Has anyone replaced the fridge door insulation/seal strip? I have not tested ours but when we were t
2005 44DS Yanmar transmission dwlocke at 12:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/431 ran over a buoy in the dark, wrapped chain on prop, stalled the engine...now transmission is stuck i
Best Time for Repairs Spazz at 11:58am 10.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1063 This is first year my wife and i have owned our own sail boat and our hunter 30 cherubini is our "st
In mast furling Bob S at 7:10am 10.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2510 We've started looking to move up. I have a question for the in mast furlers. How easy is it to remov
Fuel Tank leak (2) valcour at 7:06am 10.09.16 Catalina 310 17/2989 Found a leak on my 13 year old aluminum tank. For those that may be wondering, it will come out the

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Repair rgranger at 5:17pm 05.21.24 Or maybe you just need an end cap???
Repair rgranger at 5:16pm 05.21.24 I had a gap like that on my Hunter 26. Fortunately the gap was on the transom near the motor well an
Mooring and bilge pump Tally Ho at 4:43pm 05.21.24 I think adding an automatic bilge pump is important. Especially on a boat you are et going to check
Repair Tally Ho at 4:38pm 05.21.24 What does the other side look like? Greg
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 4:37pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 05.21.24 Having seen the slag from handheld flares and the remarkably short time 12 gauge aerial flares are v
Repair JamesG161 at 3:30pm 05.21.24 Any suggestion on how to fix this? I really want to make it look nice. Thank you Look here for you
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.21.24 More to come soon on the new ZONEs set up by NOAA et al... John and I are doing this , since so fa
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (2) pclarksurf at 2:35pm 05.21.24 How you attach might be very boat specific depending: but excellent diagrams at harken (albeit gene
Outdated Flares of All Types..... (1) sailcapt340 at 2:31pm 05.21.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Tally Ho at 2:22pm 05.21.24 I usually buy a No-Pest strip, cut a few pieces off to put in my propane lockers and lazzarette. Th
Salon table redo FastOlson at 1:40pm 05.21.24 If you like the table but need to shed some weight you might want to construct a new one using foam
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 05.21.24 WTF? It looks like someone somehow caused the roller fitting to pull out of the bow. does it look si
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 12:41pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked h
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Brian Choi at 11:42am 05.21.24 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 11:04am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mo
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted JamesG161 at 10:57am 05.21.24 Do you have pictures? The Tinted Plexiglas is repairable. JIm...
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted Neil Spooner at 10:51am 05.21.24
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 10:37am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft rgranger at 9:53am 05.21.24 I used to own a Balboa 26 with a Rudder Craft rudder. It was a significant upgrade. The design all

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