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Deck core damage ncsailor634 at 6:05am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1007 I am in the process of repairing the deck of my boat around the mast base. I have a Columbia 26T wh
Kermits custom 59 Chevy? (1) RussC at 7:48pm 02.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1578 Who knew. :waycool: http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1543635/23921616/412188749.jpg
venture 224 modifications sailnewbie at 5:55pm 02.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3428 just purchased a venture 224 and the interior was trashed so I ripped everything out except the kitc
Rearming automatic PFD's IH82BL8 at 4:48pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 21/7884 We bought our PFD's in 2012. Do they need to be periodically rearmed? How often? Thanks.
Difficulty getting into forward gear Tom23300 at 4:22pm 02.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/733 I have a 2005 Hunter 27 and am recently having a hard time getting the forward gear to engage. I ha
Commissioning tasks and ongoing improvements of a 83 Cat 22 from trailer to saltwatercamper (1) Jacktar at 3:24pm 02.13.16 Catalina 22 311/60224 I thought it might be helpful to new owners of old Catalina 22s if i posted some of the 100 odd thin
Hunter 28.5 Shoal Draft Keel help wanted ddrewry at 2:02pm 02.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/954 I need a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5, anyone know of a derelict boat or scrap yard somew
Waterproofing canvas. Gene S at 1:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/877 When it rains, I notice moisture and dripping on the underside of the dodger and Bimini. Is there a
Thinking of dealing with a Thru Hull Transducer Bad Obsession at 12:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/4943 I have an old thru hull depth transducer that no longer works. The Previous Owner cut the cables o
In Reach ifmdalvey at 11:40am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/785 Delorme, a company local to myself and a few other contributors has just been bought up by Garmin. D
Boom Vang mast tang PotomacDaysailer at 11:20am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2487 The mast tang for the boom vang on my Pearson 26 broke and needs to be replaced. Does anyone have i
11.1 v li ion batteries ronald.hudson1 at 10:33am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1542 I'm seeing advertised li-ion batteries and they come in basically 3.7 v packs. so you get 3.7v,7.4v
How to best fix this? (2) jblersch at 9:47am 02.13.16 Smaller Boats 6/898 When getting my H240 on the trailer at the end of last season I wound up taking a good chunk out of
1978 H30C Ritchie Compass-Binnacle Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 8:26am 02.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1731 Good Morning Folks, last week I visited Blow Me Away to begin my list of repairs, upgrades, maintena
fresh water flexible tank fitting (1) Db421 at 7:44am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/544 Wondering if anyone has dealt with this fitting on a flexible bladder type water tank. I don't beli
Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 6:28am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 0/326 Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 My apologies for the long absence. It's a long story
Bugs (2) All U Get at 5:02am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2212 For the Mainers that are sailing in the cold north......just swim out there and pick 'em up.
mainsheat risers wmacken at 4:44am 02.13.16 Bigger Boats 6/1063 Does anyone know what the fiberglass risers are made of? I'm wanting to drill holes through them to
Siren Marine CYQK at 3:23am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/562 These folks make the pixie boat monitor they have a boat show special Anyone have one or know anythi
Companionway hatch cover lubrication bobherk at 7:03pm 02.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1809 Hi, I'm looking for lubrication recommendations for the companionway hatch cover on my MacGregor 26

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Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (1) TomY at 1:56pm 11.08.23 Tom, this is an amazing documentation of your repair, thank your for recording it so well! Four ye
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Barnacle Bill at 1:44pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. An
Hunter 40.5 fero at 1:41pm 11.08.23
Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:38pm 11.08.23 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer? Is it not
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 1:01pm 11.08.23 1996 hunter 40.5
What's the cabin roof made of? (3) pclarksurf at 12:51pm 11.08.23 @pclarksurf: what's your preferred method for sealing the cut back up? Do you scarf and glass it ov
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 dlochner at 12:40pm 11.08.23 Thank you all for the great responses. I looked at both boats today and I have decided to wait a wh
Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:03pm 11.08.23 On my 1997 h40.5, there is a freezer drain that empties to the bottom of the refrigerator and a drai
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:31am 11.08.23 Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The owners that I know that race and cruise the E
Hunter 40.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 11.08.23 C'mon @bi.moller1 . Just a little bit of help here. How about the year of the Hunter 40.5 ?
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 10:47am 11.08.23 I was pretty easily able to lower it about 1" and I did that and I think it helped (along with the n
Replacing standing rigging dlochner at 10:44am 11.08.23 The cheap part of re-rigging is the cost of the wire and fittings. The expensive part is paying for
Replacing standing rigging JBP-PA at 9:59am 11.08.23 You can replace the forestay yourself if you use swageless fittings such as Sta-Lok for one or both
Replacing standing rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 11.08.23 The cheapest way to re-rig is to remove the mast.
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? dlochner at 8:22am 11.08.23 ""My Hunter 240 is the same way. The bilge pump is about two inches higher than the low point." Ev
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 7:55am 11.08.23 As it turns out, I was able to find a brand new one similar to mine on E-bay for a reasonable price.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph All U Get at 7:16am 11.08.23 Any problems with lowering the macerator to the level equal to the bottom of the waste tank?
2013+ MH-40 Discussion tfox2069 at 6:32am 11.08.23
Odd Yanmar issue kloudie1 at 6:19am 11.08.23 The engine stop relay and solenoid are powered through those same crappy multi connectors that are k
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 11.08.23 I said in earlier post your current bilge pump was not original equipment. As for the location, th

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