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Anchor Bridle and Snubber (DIY Project) (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6423 Hey All Wanted to share a few pics of my new DIY snubber set up. I wanted a bridle so I can anc
Ballast Tank Gasket (DIY Project) (3) rgranger at 3:02pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1244 Hey All I had a very successful two days working on my new-2-me Hunter 26 and wanted to share somet
1976 Catalina 22 Cleaning and Refurbishing to Sail (10) C22-Daydreamer at 1:54pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 166/20108 Starting on the the new to me sailboat. Found it on Craig's List the PO had started on fixing it up
OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3760 Hi all, Will likely want to replace the packing in my shaft stuffing box for my new (to me) 1989 H33
Leasing 96 Catalina 36 JohnVTX at 11:26am 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/785 Boat pulls hard left when you let go of wheel, both under power or sail. Any ideas. It is a shoal dr
Where can I find Merriman blocks for my Hunter 31 (1) Vee at 10:48am 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2098 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and need to replace the merriman blocks on my boom. I have searched all over
H22 help finding floor boards (3) lakesailer22 at 8:09am 06.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/1801 I have an H22 that needs floor boards and the wall panel on the port side that divides the v- berth
Kinda like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated... (1) Jackdaw at 6:38am 06.15.16 Racing 11/1181 OK not really! But for the 2nd time in 4 years, Kestrel graces the design of the Bayfield Race Week
Beneteau lifting keel stuck in up position JPetersen at 5:17am 06.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1620 We have a 2007 Beneteau 323. The other day when I was out instead of letting the keel down, counter
First month in the water (2) Texas Gun-Man at 10:34pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 4/559 So she's been in the (fresh) water for a month now. It's been an eventful month of dating with "Boa
Yanmar parts in Seattle / Washington State stevemitchell at 9:53pm 06.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5053 Does anyone have a good supplier of spare Yanmar parts in Seattle or Washington State? Many of the o
Starting from scratch, what would you do first? (7) jdub tn at 9:18pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 33/2038 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 8/3813 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 0/1039 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 23/6216 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 7/4501 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 12/2290 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 5/1067 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 21/4580 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 16/1434 Hi all, Anyone routinely change their transmission fluid? About when and do you drain from the bot

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Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 4:32pm 03.17.24 First of all, Brightside or any 2-part polyurethane paint like Awlgrip (Brightside is one part), wil
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: jssailem at 4:10pm 03.17.24 the best way to determine the health of batteries Is to do a controlled 20 hour capacity test. Det
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dLj at 4:04pm 03.17.24 here is my charger. I think I'm OK with it Well, it does not have 3 stage charging, as one would w
Hull color Barnacle Bill at 4:01pm 03.17.24 Having once worked for a SanJuan dealer I remember that the usual hull color of the 26 was a beige,
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: (2) Ted10028 at 3:03pm 03.17.24 here is my charger. I think I'm OK with it are you saying the best way to determine the health of
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: (1) Ted10028 at 3:02pm 03.17.24 A three stage charger is the only way to go if you like your batteries. Victron and Sterling/ProNau
Cockpit table - how to secure it ed canty at 2:21pm 03.17.24 I have been imagining a canvas wrap with a bunch of pockets on the front. It would hold everything
Keel and Rudder Repairs C27 dmax at 12:58pm 03.17.24 I would start by just cutting a panel out of one side, a little aft of the rudder stock line and cut
Resurfacing cockpit ranger shemandr at 12:35pm 03.17.24 I like the grey too. If that the alternative to re-painting non slip I'd go with it. I had a red R
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dlochner at 11:59am 03.17.24 Your change in plans sounds good. I've found eBay to be a good place to recoup some costs from purch
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JohnBisMe at 11:54am 03.17.24 Thank you both for your advice! Based on your recommendations, I have ordered a 17amp Victron water
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dLj at 11:35am 03.17.24 I like the concept of good sea teak. but don't like the gray color. I consider myself blessed b

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