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Cutting Kiwi Feathering Prop Ken13559 at 5:13pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1149 Has anyone tried cutting/trimming the blades of KiwiProp to shorten it? I've damaged all 3 ends of t
What the devil is this?? (1) chrisings at 5:10pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/635 So, this is a, big, beautiful sailboat in our marina. It's on the hard and has this little, bitty sa
splashdown on monday fred1diver at 5:09pm 05.20.16 Trailer Sailors 3/571 I'm finally going to be able to get the boat in the water on monday, my welder just finished modifyi
Ball joint on the steering lever loose (1) marginal at 4:03pm 05.20.16 Big Boats 23/3286 Hello to all, I have Hunter 386 2002. Under the pedestal, there is a bar that connects the rudder
Mac 25 windlass (2) Claude at 3:50pm 05.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/592 123686 123687 123686 123687 well i wanted to do this for three years now and here it is. 123686
Favorite sailing pic! (1) T_Cat at 12:53pm 05.20.16 Destinations 213/26108 Just for fun. Post a pic of a trip you took sailing. Location and date included. Golden Gate Bridge
HANDY CAT 14 HELP!!!!!!!! surfer007 at 12:22pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/246 Anyone ever replace the line that passes through the trunk to the rudder on a Handy Cat 14ft......li
Backing plates for through hulls jmkinsfbay at 11:38am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6483 Various sites show wood, fiberglass, etc., for backing plates. Has anybody used, say, Corian or HDPV
Metal Plate Under Mast? LordNelson at 11:17am 05.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/656 The area under the mast on my 1974 O Day shows some weakness with slight indentation over the summer
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 6/1033 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1457 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:49am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 9/526 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
That Aqua Lift Muffler.......... chrisings at 10:25am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 25/5270 Why oh why would someone epoxy the aqua lift to the hull??????? I thought I had a good plan going to
Replace fuel tank Catalina 27? claytone at 8:15am 05.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1978 Hello, all - I have a 1973 Catalina 27 in dry storage in Saugatuk. Recently was on board checking th
Smelly Holding Tank. Quick silver at 7:47am 05.20.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1124 I have a 1987 O day 322. I replaced all its sanitation lines last year. After wrestling with the tan
should I keep her or let it go frankies56 at 7:03am 05.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2439 Hello friends, comes a time when a sailboater put things in perspective and I would like some opinio
Mounting a Raymarine P70 Head options Canonshooternb at 6:35am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 15/8587 I have just purchased a Raymarine Autohelm with a P70 Control unit for my 28-2. I do not have a po
Water problem abinkc at 9:50pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/508 After running the motor for a while I'm getting water with either oil or diesel in it collecting und
Self stepping 41' mast -30' C&C (10) SwitchintoglideIII at 8:45pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1521 Thought this might interest the general sailing community.
Hunter 40.5 owners: Has anyone built companionway doors? Rich Stidger at 6:52pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/659 I think I want to ditch my companionway lexan boards for hinged doors. Has any owner done this and

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School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 8:16am 09.06.23 Returning from Langley one evening, the night fell early. The Everett skyline was ablaze of lights r
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 8:03am 09.06.23 TS Lee should not Fear, Hurricane Margot will follow his Rear. :beer::beer:
Question about ignition switch and engine panel for 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 7:54am 09.06.23 Just a quick update for anyone who owns a similar Hunter 36 with this panel. When I removed my pane
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Siamese at 7:54am 09.06.23 I had a Catalina 28 MKII, and sail Lake Michigan. When I bought my 28, it had a tattered 150, whic
Invest 95L WayneH at 7:50am 09.06.23
Water staining? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 09.06.23 is that a question? if so i believe my post answers this. (shakes head) not to be sarcastic or any
School's back in session cruise! kloudie1 at 7:32am 09.06.23 My fave watch on long sails is the 2am to 6 am one.. I just really like the vibe of a cup of hot cof
New Electronics Networking Help Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 09.06.23 The Navico family of Simrad/Lowrance/B&G have a proprietary cabling system much like Raymarine. I
Water staining? JBP-PA at 7:27am 09.06.23 the compression post being the edge of the bulkhead? i was thinking on redoing the bulkhead totaly
Engine Monitor Happy Jack at 7:06am 09.06.23 Great project. Does your temperature sender provide both variable and high temp signals? I bought a
Water staining? (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:04am 09.06.23 Check the compression post right next to the bulkhead. If the bulkhead was sitting in water, meh, i
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 6:57am 09.06.23 The Navico family of Simrad/Lowrance/B&G have a proprietary cabling system much like Raymarine. I t
Water staining? JBP-PA at 6:53am 09.06.23 Check the compression post right next to the bulkhead. If the cabinet was sitting in water, meh, it
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 6:46am 09.06.23 The empirical evidence suggests that when starting cold, after several days, pulling the motor throu
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:41am 09.06.23 Note that if it was on the trailer when it filled, you may have some hull damage around where the s
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:39am 09.06.23 After thoroughly cleaning the inside of the cabin, hopefully you can determine any leak source afte
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 6:33am 09.06.23 I had never heard of the NASA instruments. I just looked at the manual for the Clipper depth, and i
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:30am 09.06.23
New Electronics Networking Help Ward H at 6:30am 09.06.23 This became a long post. Sorry. I'd like to offer some clarifications, some of which have already b
Water staining? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19am 09.06.23

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