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Anyone tried RustOleum appliance epoxy spray on rudder? isaksp00 at 8:23am 05.08.16 Smaller Boats 6/2938 I doubt it is true epoxy as it is one part, and it states it adheres to metal, but I am trying it th
GenSet Alternator GonzoF1 at 7:43am 05.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 16/2634 Okay, so I am 99% complete with the DC upgrade. I did not add a seperate starting battery for the ge
Electric problem for new Hunter owner catawbahunter at 6:54am 05.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2535 Just bought a 2006 Hunter 36 and I feel so stupid. It's been sitting on the hard since I bought it
Belts (1) gpd955 at 5:04am 05.08.16 Catalina 310 0/516 Have 4 belts for the M25 with older alternator bracket. 3 are the Dayco and NAPA equivalent to the U
Dipping to starboard over bumps while trailering (2) Sacto Dave at 11:33pm 05.07.16 Catalina 22 15/1449 just thought I'd see if ya'all can point out what I can't see or let me know what I need to check on
Tell me what I'm doing wrong here please (1) Roadking Larry at 10:02pm 05.07.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/2023 Close hauled, maybe pinching a little too high, wind about 10kts. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums
272 Spinnaker Halyard MaritimeTees at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1701 Major issue today with brand new spin halyard mounted on bail with garhauer block. Boatyard mounted
Material for spacers inside H23 rudder head? isaksp00 at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Smaller Boats 12/810 The large plastic "washers" that act as spacers between the rudder and the aluminum rudder head are
89 C30 teak coaming tread removal???? Diybrad at 7:36pm 05.07.16 Catalina 30 2/839 Hello all, Does anyone know how to remove the teak coaming treads in the cockpit of a C30? I can't
Aircon condensate Ken13559 at 6:37pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1468 When my aircon is running, I collected 1ltr/hr of water condensate. Air here is very humid. I used a
Metal rust, Wood rot Ken13559 at 6:31pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1789 I can fix metal rust by sanding and painting with rust converter. Is there something similar to meta
Do these through hulls make my boat look flat? (3) bmacphee at 4:47pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1183 I have through hulls on my newport 28 mk iii that do not have an outside flange. Can anyone tell me
O'Day 222 Z-Spar Mast Step Conversion (2) EyeSail at 4:34pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/6892 Has anyone attached the original Z-Spar aluminum mast step (with internal halyards and sheaves) to a
Main sail to boom hookup knotatwork2 at 1:02pm 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/735 I have a 1987 Hunter 23, I sent my sails out to have them cleaned LaMauney process , they did a g
USCG Emergency Response-great JamesG161 at 8:24am 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1622 Yesterday I listened on Channel 16 to the Mobile Alabama USCG, handling a "Collapsed Man on Board" r
Yanmar 3GFM sls11115 at 5:48am 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1069 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new/re manufactured Yanmar three cylinder model 3 GFM with t
Balboa 27 george58 at 8:59pm 05.06.16 Trailer Sailors 1/1248 I'm refitting a 78 Balboa 27 and am looking for rigging information. Mostly main boom to traveler.
Flange removal from shaft galynd at 7:00pm 05.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1562 I need to replace the dripless packing on my Beneteau 36cc. Obviously I must remove the flange from
Need a New Outboard? shemandr at 3:38pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/339 I went into my local chandlery today which is also a Mercury dealer. They were advertising a sale o
Autohelm 4000 Robspratt at 1:54pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 12/5447 I have an old Autohelm 4000. The control unit works fine but the drive unit has disintegrated. Is

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Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:32am 12.01.23 Thank you all for your help! You are most welcome, Johan. Having serviced and placed back into wor
Electric Motors Jim Legere at 3:24am 12.01.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday. I'll put my name on the list for one when
Manual Bilge jssailem at 2:51am 12.01.23 The pictures help but do not show the pump. Is there a working pump or are you pulling a plug that o
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 jssailem at 2:32am 12.01.23 Many consider choosing a blade is as important and complex as choosing a sail for their boat. You ar
Electric Motors Will Gilmore at 2:12am 12.01.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday. :plus: -Will
Does anyone recognise this windlass? dLj at 1:49am 12.01.23 So I continue not to have any clue which type of windlass I have. But I have stopped worrying abou
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 1:30am 12.01.23 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you weee able to get it working.
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 11:59pm 11.30.23 So here an update: I have essentially given up on trying to identify the windlass. I have had some o
New MaxProp came today! Ralph Johnstone at 9:18pm 11.30.23 An award winning video as always !
New MaxProp came today! jssailem at 9:05pm 11.30.23 It is fun getting bling for the boat and dressing her out.
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 8:31pm 11.30.23 Good Question... honestly I have not felt the need to run the engine at the higher RPM. With the th
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. rgranger at 7:40pm 11.30.23 I really like what you did with the plastic sheeting. Can you post the product that you used? I trie
Priming AC/heat pump. (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 11.30.23
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. LaDonaMina at 6:35pm 11.30.23
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. ggrizzard at 6:19pm 11.30.23 The attachments are blocked?
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary lacoursmarc at 5:53pm 11.30.23 Thanks for all the insights. My two small lithium batteries, wired in parallel cost me about $130 CD
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 5:43pm 11.30.23 BTW, That Gale Sail thing in the ad looks way too big for a storm jib. Agreed.
Re-anodising boom and holes PK123 at 5:16pm 11.30.23 UPDATE: The anodizing guys have said that brazing rods will be fine but will most likely come out a
Electric Motors dlochner at 5:01pm 11.30.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it? Yes, and it still is sort of, it is more of a lifestyl
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Joe at 4:35pm 11.30.23 BTW, That Gale Sail thing in the ad looks way too big for a storm jib. I've never liked the idea o

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