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Western Edge of Gulf Stream All U Get at 5:39am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1866 Hi All, Sitting at a Vero Beach bus stop we were talking with another cruiser about Gulf Stream cro
Battery's in bed sailnewbie at 7:19pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/782 Ok, so I'm a mechanic for 20+ years and have seen battery's leak and even blow up twice(due to overc
Congrats to LakeMurraySailor (1) Kermit at 7:09pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/483 Congratulations to @LakeMurraySailor for taking 2nd place in the Catalina 22 Silver Fleet at the ina
Raw water supply strainer for 1979 H30 Robert1224 at 7:06pm 03.29.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/824 Ahoy, I have to replace my current raw water thru-hull which is a strainer type. The reason for the
Removing Genoa tracks ppm411 at 5:43pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 1/1029 I want to remove my Genoa tracks so I can refinish the deck. It seems impossible to get to the nuts
Why You Should Inspect Your Foam Air Filter Element (3) Dan_Y at 5:11pm 03.29.16 Engines and Propulsion 39/7030 Just as a word of caution, I found this hole eroded through the foam air filter element when winteri
1981 hunter 22 bilge Flakeypuff at 4:48pm 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/775 We are working on fixing up our 1981 hunter 22 and have discovered an issue with the bilge. The bo
What's this? (1) borovans at 4:12pm 03.29.16 Day Sailers 18/1871 http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx110/borovans/IMG_3499.jpg I've been ignoring this, it's been
Ive got a venture 224 sjstewart at 3:50pm 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/493 I would like to know what the best type of cable to use on my swing keel winch . It had an oldpiec
Rudder Ideas! LakeMurraySailor at 2:05pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 22/6481 Hi Catalina 22 Sailors, I've been thinking(dangerous territory, I know) about my rudder. I have not
Cal 21 jibsheet car location jimshipsky at 1:57pm 03.29.16 Cal 2/1004 Does anyone have experience installing longer or additional additional jib car tracks in order to pr
Where is the water coming from (4) Greengas at 9:40am 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/3294 I know, boats leak. Its what they do. My boat has been on its trailer and covered since October.
1989 Hunter 30 Unknown Thru-Hull (1) Southbeach Guy at 8:34am 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2344 Purchased boat 3/25/16. On haul out noticed thru-hull opening about half way between leading edge o
VERY special boat.. (1) Jackdaw at 7:24am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4216 On another thread we were discussing large Beneteaus, and their custom builder (CNB) came up. CNB is
Rub Rail Caulking? (1) JamesG161 at 7:17am 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/7112 After searching the forum for "Do's and Don't" I found a lot of variation on caulking but was main
Wet sanding/compounding gelcoat novice questions tmjb at 5:01am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3372 I am a novice to buffing and waxing (as will become apparent from my questions) so have read many ti
Hunter 310 (1997) cutlass and rudder bearing specs (2) mghunter310 at 3:59am 03.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/2398 Hi Before I pull the 310 out of the water to pull the shaft, rudder and cutlass bearing, I'd like
STERN BEARING / SHAFT LOG. (1) ELMAX at 2:04am 03.29.16 Big Boats 5/1120 I want to buy this part. Do you know a store that do international shipping? Because in this store i
Waeco CR50 issue Brahmany at 1:33am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/515 Have any owners had this problem? Firstly the fridge freezes and keeps the cabinet cold just fine.
Getting rid of a deadbeat diver Levin at 8:14pm 03.28.16 Ask All Sailors 13/455 Hello all... So I've got a strange question. A few months back I posted about a bad diving service

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Heart stopping drone footage rgranger at 5:38pm 03.26.23
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:36pm 03.26.23 Ah yes, silicone. Another old wive's tale perpetuated by sailboat web sites. Yes, silicone will c
I am Knot going aloft today Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 03.26.23 I cant draw like you :) ighten ALL of the lines,, I pull that line down and cleat it off. To loos
Stern Rail dkinzer at 5:14pm 03.26.23 The first photo looks like a damaged stanchion base - perhaps they used the same part to anchor the
P42 Forward Fresh Water Tank (65 Gallon) Terry Cox at 5:08pm 03.26.23 Filled the forward 65 gallon water tank two weeks ago. Just returned from our boat check. Bilge was
Sole Replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:06pm 03.26.23 Doubtful. Hopefully you still have your original pieces as a pattern. Contact a GOOD carpenter to
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:00pm 03.26.23
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 4:53pm 03.26.23 Think positive. You now know where two pipes lead. I wonder. Were there working gauges in the holes
New Gages H280 jssailem at 4:47pm 03.26.23 :dancing: :wow3: :clap::clap::clap:
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 4:35pm 03.26.23 Long ago, I worked with an another electrician who would blow his cigar smoke into that pipe. I h
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer Sailm8 at 4:33pm 03.26.23 Try calling them. I couldn't find a replacement gasket on their site and called. They had it.
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 4:33pm 03.26.23 OK Boys and Girls, Ladies and Gentlemen.... Are you ready for todays update? They say a picture is
In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 Davidasailor26 at 4:27pm 03.26.23 That URL does not work! Weird. Try this - At PYI, We Take Customer Service Very Personally - Seatt
In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 NCBrew at 4:18pm 03.26.23 To be clear I meant to shift to reverse after the engine is stopped. If you shift to reverse with t
In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 NCBrew at 4:17pm 03.26.23 To be clear I meant to shift to reverse after the engine is stopped. If you shift to reverse with t
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer SailingWhileRetired at 4:12pm 03.26.23 Thanks. Spent some time on their website before posting here but no luck with that search. Guess
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer quadrille38 at 3:48pm 03.26.23 I'm trying to locate a spare for the missing latch retainer shown in the attached photo. I purchas
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:28pm 03.26.23 I presume the level shows on a VDO panel, a bit like this? rinciples like the float switches mention
In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 kappykaplan at 3:26pm 03.26.23 This is the process recommended by PYI for Max-Props :plus:
MPPT controller location (10) Grichelli at 3:26pm 03.26.23 @SJN Would you mind sharing pictures of your setup, as I'm about to start the same project as well

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