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OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3766 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 8/2099 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 15/1804 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 11/1182 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 2/1622 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 9/5073 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 33/2040 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 8/3825 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 0/1044 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 23/6245 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 7/4507 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 12/2296 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 5/1069 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 21/4585 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 16/1436 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 2/634 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 14/1845 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 1/414 Came across this stuff http://www.3pquickcureputty.com/default_v3.aspx a few days ago and figured it

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Imperial or Metric dlochner at 7:34am 03.20.24 Yes, thanks. I have a mountain of spares so thought I would put them to use without buying new. W
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? (1) dlochner at 7:32am 03.20.24 One of the tricks I learned from @mainesail was to use SS supply hoses for connections and not the b
Black stuff all over a boat? Ted10028 at 7:30am 03.20.24 You may be talking about at least 2 different issues. First of all, mold doesn't grow on inorganic
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:28am 03.20.24 Not much winterizing happens in the spring unless you're in the southern hemisphere. You'll find co
C&C 25' Mast Organizer jssailem at 7:19am 03.20.24 Think the C&C25 mast may be a touch shorter I think not. Listed Mast Specs: Boat Specs Contessa
C&C 25' Mast Organizer D Swanson at 7:18am 03.20.24 @D Swanson - looks like your deck organizers are directly abeam of the mast. Would the mast base sh
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15am 03.20.24 There is a better alternative to antifreeze in a fresh water system, but it requires a bit of work:
outboard hoisting (1) dlochner at 7:02am 03.20.24 Looking again at the photos, it appears you want to take the motor off after the dinghy is lifted. I
Considering a new Catalina 315 Hayden Watson at 6:55am 03.20.24 In my marina, my 88 C30 tr/bs is rated as a 33' boat. They come down and measure it and round up to
Imperial or Metric ozoneman at 6:53am 03.20.24 Yes, thanks. I have a mountain of spares so thought I would put them to use without buying new. Wi
C&C 25' Mast Organizer JCSail at 6:51am 03.20.24 I am interested in how far aft you were able to put the deck organizer and love the pictures. I hav
outboard hoisting PaulK at 6:44am 03.20.24 It looks like you're going to have a problem getting the arm of the hoisting davit around the uprigh
Black stuff all over a boat? Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 03.20.24 when I look inside the bilge or a locker , around the engine floor etc most of what was once the d
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 6:23am 03.20.24 Surely, there must be a better alternative for winterizing or is this not an issue when a system is
Water Line Project_Mayhem at 5:49am 03.20.24 I found this article fairly informative about PEX tubing, but it does not answer your question. St
Black stuff all over a boat? (2) Tally Ho at 5:46am 03.20.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 03.20.24 The lines, without a doubt, would be replaced. The tank is dry and appears to be clean. I'm not sure
I am looking to buy a Hunter (or similar) Sailboat 32'-42' shemandr at 5:23am 03.20.24 You might re-consider a walk off transom. My H356 had one and I don't think I would want a cruising
I am looking to buy a Hunter (or similar) Sailboat 32'-42' JRT at 5:17am 03.20.24 You should look for a catalina 310, the only thing you might not get is an in mast furling main. Th
outboard hoisting shemandr at 5:15am 03.20.24 Some of the solutions seem overly complicated. That is until you've injured your back in some way a

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