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Weird (wired) situation DannyS at 8:09pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 4/992 I ran into a weird situation today on a friend's boat. I was looking over his very nicely done re-in
mount a dingy outboard motor 2nd Wind at 7:17pm 06.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/897 any suggestions how to mount an outboard motor for a dingy on the stern of a Hunter 29.5? the stern
Using scissor jack to change 2GM engine mounts chitradurga at 7:15pm 06.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/4614 For those of you who've done it, I'd appreciate any advice you may care to share about using a sciss
Diesel engine in 28 ft O Happy Day at 7:11pm 06.26.15 Bigger Boats 6/4417 I have a 28ft ODay with a universal atomic diesel 11 horse raw water cooled engine, that has been in
leaking fuel feed pump DStegs49 at 6:54pm 06.26.15 Big Boats 1/721 Has anyone found a rebuild kit for a fuel feed pump on a Yanmar 3HM35F? I have been able to find th
Visiting Cape Cod looking to race this week? dwottavian at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Catalina 22 1/646 My name is Dave Ottaviani, I own Hulls 61 and 63. I am vacationing in West Harwich, Ma and looking
Roller Furler korchinskyp at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Big Boats 3/1007 I have a Hunter Legend 37.5 with a below deck roller furler. It seems to be hanging up more and mor
Removing mastic-type sealant from frames PineyWoods at 3:52pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/970 My wife and I had a wretched time removing the black mastic-type adhesive from a C30 port frame that
massive corrosion problem (5) FourPoints at 2:23pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1512 Friends boat got short hauled today to inspect the sail drive and change a few seals that were due f
What are these things? (1) bawlmer at 1:36pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1120 I was rooting through my lockers and came upon 2 short lines of different length each with a brass s
Installing a transducer sashaproctor at 1:32pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1399 I just bought a 1976 Catalina 27 that has absolutely no instruments on it. I'm looking at the Garmi
Mast and sails to sold hoastonge at 10:20am 06.26.15 Catalina 30 0/6 I have a mast and boom who fit on Catalina 30MKIII 1995 Main sheet traveler And I have main sail a
Bonding Systems and Grounding Systems - isolate? the_alpine at 9:58am 06.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3636 Maine Sail - whats your take on this? Should a boats bonding system be completely seperate from an
Rotten Keel Bolts DEEPCMAN66 at 8:51am 06.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1256 Help Needed, Looking To Buy 1982 Hunter27 And Found A Rotted Keel Bolt Can Anyone Tell Me How To Re
Zincs Gone Sailgunner at 6:59am 06.26.15 Big Boats 4/1168 I have my boat behind the house on a canal and have noticed in the last year or so that Ihave to rep
Auto-pilot? captain_verwey at 6:00am 06.26.15 Catalina 30 8/2439 Just bought a 1989 Catalina 30 which does not have an auto-pilot. Any recommendations on good ones,
Run the outboard dry dlewis812 at 5:47am 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 71/7511 Yet another "should I run the gas out". I used to always run the gas out however after reading he m
Anyone used Titan anchor rode? Any good or junk? holdech at 5:43am 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 18/5461 I need new rode for my windlass project. This windlass specifies 9/16 rode so that narrows the optio
Doyle Cradle Cover Frustrations Bubba4137 at 3:45am 06.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/5735 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I just purchased this spring. It is rigged with a Doyle cradle cover.
lazarette lock Ciarabc at 11:17pm 06.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1724 We would like to know if anyone has had success getting locks for the lazarettes. We have found tha

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1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. (2) jssailem at 2:17am 09.26.23 the human analog might be,, living with an aneurysm I am not so sure.. Maybe a flesh eating bacter
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 2:02am 09.26.23 And although it is billed as a "portable", the weight is far too much to lug around- I'm guessing i
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 1:53am 09.26.23 Singer 4411 HD. Paid $86 for it. Like new. Not too sure I will do clothes, but I did sew a canva
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:25am 09.26.23 My only concern is encapsulating the bolts in a wet environment when the exterior is sealed. With
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 11:54pm 09.25.23 Even microscopic fractures give water a path into the boat. My only concern is encapsulating the
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 9:45pm 09.25.23 If you are still sail's up there is a mid October weather window coming after the current storms pas
Lets talk cooking morbidfollower at 9:44pm 09.25.23 Two weeks, wow, that's ambitious!! Is resupply an option, or are you headed for the boondocks? i
Lets talk cooking (1) morbidfollower at 9:42pm 09.25.23 Just added pressurized water pump to the galley. Super cheap on amazon and way better than that sill
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 9:37pm 09.25.23 The shim is a solid idea to address the angle used by the sheet to enter the winch. Should be a requ
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. jssailem at 8:59pm 09.25.23
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? nephroid at 8:50pm 09.25.23 Thanks! I'm really looking forward to it.
Rabbit starts FDL S2 at 7:42pm 09.25.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 09.25.23 Sorry. The prop shaft illustrated. Do you know the steel type used? That's a pic of my shaft afte
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 7:29pm 09.25.23
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 09.25.23 We do staggered starts based on PHRF ratings, highest PHRF boat goes first down to the lowest start
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (4) philiefay at 7:04pm 09.25.23 I removed my floor using a small crow bar with a wedge on one end. Try not to pry with to much force
My solution for winch override. Yours? Davidasailor26 at 6:51pm 09.25.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 6:35pm 09.25.23 Sorry. The prop shaft illustrated. Do you know the steel type used? A lot of shafts are made of
The Sewing Machine Thread Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.25.23 Good for you! I am not familiar with that machine, but it's the second time I've seen a reference
The Sewing Machine Thread (5) Rich Stidger at 6:17pm 09.25.23 I have a friend who owns a Sailrite LZ-1. It has turned out that he doesn't do very much sewing, so

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