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Starting from scratch, what would you do first? (7) jdub tn at 9:18pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 33/1836 I have just bought my first sailboat, hull number 14437, wing keel '88 model. It is in very good co
Galley Shelf lpbosch at 8:39pm 06.14.16 Catalina 30 8/3258 does anyone have a plan or detailed description of purchasing or building an above the sink galley s
Method Used for Repair of Fatigue Cracks Centerline FWD of Keel Moxie - Bill Egan at 7:47pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 0/970 Hello everyone - My name is Bill. I am a new member here. I recently purchased Moxie, a fairly we
Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. kcscoop at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 23/5676 I have a 1987 Hunter 31....Had a problem one weekend when I was running under power......I heard a c
Sealing rubrail to hull (1) Capri at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4159 Hi. See pic attached. Where the two piece rubrail meets the hull I cleaned up some awful caulking fr
Hunter 49 Glossy Laminate Floor Repair tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 12/2068 I have the glossy laminate floor in my 49 and in several places there are discolored areas that look
Chafed halyard O'day 22 (1) Capri at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Day Sailers 5/956 This weekend my main halyard got wedged in the mast channel at the top and as I was frantically tryi
Flush Lever on Older Raritan Head abinoone at 4:24pm 06.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/4043 I sail a 40 year old Bristol 32 with a Raritan II manual flush head. Today I discovered my cabin awa
Transmission All U Get at 3:46pm 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1203 Hi all, Anyone routinely change their transmission fluid? About when and do you drain from the bot
Fuel Shut off cable on an H31 -84 Keith13315 at 2:07pm 06.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/572 Has anyone replaced the fuel shut off cable? If so how big of a pain is it to replace? I need to rep
Am I the only one who has to loosen forestay turnbuckle to lower mast? Rick Macdonald at 1:21pm 06.14.16 Smaller Boats 14/1682 I'm wondering if this is normal or not. I've written everything I can think of to describe the situa
Interesting Material kloudie1 at 1:11pm 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 1/384 Came across this stuff http://www.3pquickcureputty.com/default_v3.aspx a few days ago and figured it
Mast for Hunter 26.5 (1987) Hull # HUNB0148G788 Justin Morris at 11:30am 06.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/704 need a mast for Hunter 26.5 (1987) looking for an original mast for this boat, or even a section of
Massachusetts Question: Travel from Scituate MA to Plymouth, MA Plymouth Sailor at 9:29am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 2/499 Due to a boat ramp closing in Plymouth, MA (my hometown), my boat hauler needs to use the Scituate p
A Five-turn Rolling Hitch? Kings Gambit at 8:49am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1717 For some reason, perhaps one of morbid fascination, I ENJOY reading those "lessons learned" or "voic
higher water levels cause stanchions to catch on pelican pole cleat Sailorgal49 at 8:46am 06.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1453 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. The top of the stanchions stick out about 2 1/2 inches wider than the hull
Epoxy question DannyS at 7:53am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1007 Quick question, what would you smear on a bolt to prevent epoxy from making the bolt a permanent fix
Crazing Windows Long Story at 7:51am 06.14.16 Catalina 310 15/5467 Our 310 is a 2001 Hull #52, always been up north here in Michigan or Wisconsin on the Great Lakes. (
Calabration of raymarine ev100 autopilot ChrisCall at 7:37am 06.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/4548 Just installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot on my Catalina 30. Does anyone know how to do the calabra
user manual cleavespoint at 12:39am 06.14.16 Catalina 30 1/716 I need to get user manual for cat 30 1989 mark II tall rig, anyone know how i can find this Thanks,

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1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 9:05am 09.11.23 Looks like I did not update what I found at the masthead!! DOH Both jib & spinnaker halyards were g
Push Button Starter Testing cagreen75 at 8:48am 09.11.23 The easiest way to test the switch is to get a short piece of wire the same size as the wire on the
Screw Terminals and Ferrules kappykaplan at 8:46am 09.11.23 I was wondering if anyone else here bothers with these? I was not aware of these types of connecto
bulge water DRhoads at 8:44am 09.11.23 Don't forget the mast
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 8:26am 09.11.23 Excellent! I did find some grey just above the white so yes to the gelcoat layer. I will carry on wi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? kappykaplan at 8:21am 09.11.23 You can buy it at hardware stores or the poster Maine Sail on this site sells it, or used to. SBO
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? dlochner at 8:21am 09.11.23 I doubt it is ordinary HW store silicone as that stuff does not have good adhesive properties. It i
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? isaksp00 at 8:12am 09.11.23 It looks like it might also be butyl tape. The light grey stuff. It is sticky so could have been use
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location wojo5901 at 7:16am 09.11.23 Thank you all, I will look further when I get back to the boat. Hopefully this weekend....
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:09am 09.11.23 Recon flights are now shifting bases of operations from Puerto Rico to Florida. This is a buoy to w
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 7:00am 09.11.23 Weather Guys signing off. : St John's may be involved in this.:facepalm: Invest 95L --> TD 13 -->
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas dmax at 6:47am 09.11.23 Another alternative is you could patch up the cracks etc with some epoxy (G-Flex would be good) and
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? Brinky63 at 6:40am 09.11.23 I'm puzzled by your question. If you are putting bulkheads back into the boat, who took them out. I
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? ggrizzard at 6:38am 09.11.23 I see a section of cabin side with a gob of what could be silicone or polysulfide sealant. It could
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:47am 09.11.23 When I ordered a mainsail through Blue Water Yachts it came with the manufacturer's logo at no extra
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO jviss at 5:36am 09.11.23 It's usually an option, and costs a little. All sailmakers I've dealt with are using CAD and automa
bulge water RoyS at 5:22am 09.11.23 Rudder shaft may have a leaking seal fitting.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO dlochner at 5:21am 09.11.23 If you are ordering from SBO, contact them and ask. https://cs.sailboatowners.com
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole shemandr at 4:30am 09.11.23 Does this help? This is for a spinnaker but the search on WM returns pretty much the same results fo
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO kappykaplan at 4:18am 09.11.23 When you order a new mainsail, does the provider automatically put the boat model logo on the sail?

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