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Rudder packing material on Hunter Cherubini kito at 11:15am 01.30.16 The Cherubini Hunters 34/7532 I need help again on my H30. I want to replace the packing on my rudder. As far as I can tell, it lo
FCC online nightmare 25yearslater at 8:49am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 107/18309 Is this some kind of bureaucratic joke? I finally broke down and bought a VHF radio. Next trick is
Question for Florida sailboat owners - haulage in storm? Bryan9 at 7:53am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1955 We're thinking about moving to southwestern Florida (Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor) and bringing our
Water filtration for FW tank ? deltaten at 7:04am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1525 Scenario: I religiously and scrupulously clean and disinfect my 40 gal. tankage at every filling. Th
Morgan 43 1985 - 4 vents question ricorrea2002 at 5:52am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 4/432 Hi fellows, This is my first post in this forum. I'm happy owner of a Morgan 43 center cockpit year
Vertically battened gibs for Beneteau 37 S4iln at 9:05pm 01.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1259 We are replacing our gib and are considering a vertically battened one. As I understand it, this wil
How would you cover this up? (1) Bad Obsession at 3:47pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1597 This is a shot of the two holes near my sink. The sink slides in and stows away (thus the folding t
Hinged Step Mast on Skipper 20 mermaid104 at 3:36pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/898 Does anyone have any experience with installing a hinged step mast on a Skipper 20? I am too old to
What size Starboard? Bad Obsession at 3:25pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/879 I have to replace something that a P/O did to my boat. There is a piece of exterior grade plywood t
Need help with spreader tip and boot (1) kito at 2:50pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4119 And yet another question on my 79 H30 project boat. I was going to get some spreader boots and was w
One of THOSE days Bad Obsession at 2:46pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 I went down to the boat to do some work on her despite the snow on the ground. The day already star
cubic sq. ft. of Hunter 33.5 palmbeachboater at 1:51pm 01.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1446 Does anyone happen to know what the cubic sq. ft. of the cabin is for a Hunter 33.5 (1992)? Adding
Hunter 31 Bilge Hose Replacement Dfisher at 1:44pm 01.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/764 As things usually go, when I was replacing my bilge pump on my 86 H31 today the bilge hose that goes
Fix the Fixed Ports pateco at 8:25am 01.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5573 In an older closed thread Fixed port repair Steve Deon wrote: I got this information from the Hunter
Email notifications of new posts (2) Phil Herring at 8:16am 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1056 This is only of interest for users who rely on email notifications of new posts to a thread you star
Tachometer signal from alternator George Da Porge at 3:56am 01.29.16 Catalina 30 2/1947 In 2104 I had engine pulled to put in new tranny. The tach/hour meter was original (1990). When en
Does anyone know of this boat? Eroc at 3:46am 01.29.16 Catalina 30 2/787 I am trying to locate a 1989 Catalina 30 that was purchased by my family new in CT. We sold it in 19
Tach - Alternator connection (1) RAD88 at 8:00pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2065 Is it possible to hook up a tach to this alternator?
Low Stretch Hi Tech or Polyester for Sheet Lines Ward H at 6:55pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5604 I'm upgrading from a polyester double braid line to a dyneema core low stretch line for my main haly
Fixing seal on sailboat windows (1) Armyaviation at 5:52pm 01.28.16 Trailer Sailors 20/8732 i am redoing the seals on my American 21 cabin windows. They originally had silicon around them and

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Fire Port kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.18.23 Do you have a photo you can share? On my boat, the steps have to be removed in order to remove the
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 12:44pm 12.18.23 That's an Autostream, not a Max Prop. Interesting for you, Scotty. If you compare the photos in p
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:40pm 12.18.23 I can't speak directly to a Catalina 310, but mine is installed on the front cover of the engine ba
Fire Port kappykaplan at 12:38pm 12.18.23 I can't speak directly to a Catalina 310, but mine is installed on the front cover of the engine bay
How dispose of sailboat? FastOlson at 12:27pm 12.18.23 Different states have different laws, but some things are common to all. If/when you transfer owners
Hatch leak repair dmax at 12:25pm 12.18.23 From this: Is there a way to remove only the cover so that I can get at the top edge to clean and r
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Scubagirl62 at 12:22pm 12.18.23 I have never noticed any kind of a bilge pump manual or otherwise on this boat. Is there one and whe
Battery charging DRhoads at 12:20pm 12.18.23 I have a 2005 420. Starter is charged by solar power and alternator but not shore power. Shore pow
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 12:10pm 12.18.23 Thank you all for the help. I may try the face book forum. The sailboat is not in that bad of condit
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 11:43am 12.18.23 Depends on where the leak is. Could be the rubber lens seal/gasket, gasket at handles. Of course,
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 11:40am 12.18.23 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information LloydB at 11:37am 12.18.23 Seeing how it's nearly the dead of winter right now and absent of the usual necessity for quick urge
Hatch leak repair BigEasy at 11:21am 12.18.23 Yes but that's not going to fix the leak - you can't seal it from the outside. Depends on wh
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review BigEasy at 11:13am 12.18.23 Good idea! No better way to evaluate a boat to ensure that it fits your needs, than chartering the
How dispose of sailboat? dlochner at 10:41am 12.18.23 One of the problems with derelict boats, especially in Florida and the keys is the lack of affordabl
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 10:40am 12.18.23 Perhaps you recall your prop walk? Right Hand Props produce a stern movement to port in reverse. I
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 10:36am 12.18.23 The forward Hatch on our O'day 222 leaks during rain events. Is there a way to remove only the cove
How dispose of sailboat? capta at 10:23am 12.18.23 If she's still afloat and could possibly be refurbished, there is a forum for free boats on facebook
Fore Stay Bow Connection dlochner at 9:56am 12.18.23 typical for our standing rigging is the 1/4" pin -- make sure you use good marine grade hardware (3
Fore Stay Bow Connection Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 12.18.23 I used PTO pins on my Starwind 19 but after seeing pins wiggle themselves all the way in/out, I'd st

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