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Quick Question - What is this, a cupholder? (1) miketcook at 1:34pm 12.30.23 Catalina 30 3/1138 Mounted in rear of cokpit, thought it was a hangar for throw lifesaver, but someone said it was a cu
Worst holding tank install ever (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 12.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1823 I spotted this on a for sale listing. It's ABYC approved right?
Wood species (2) john6206 at 11:00am 12.30.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1489 Hello, I am a woodworker of modest skill. the wood trim around the companionway of my 1993 Capri 18
roller furling replacement Blacksheep at 10:58am 12.30.23 Ask All Sailors 5/819 Have any Hunter 46.6 owners replaced the Selden Furlex Jib System? I have significant problems with
Raritan Superflush Guido at 7:10am 12.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2147 Good source for parts?
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 8:23pm 12.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1528 Here by Houston the Clear Lake bay when north wind hits about 3 days each winter month, the water dr
2005 Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Power Consumption drm1 at 8:21pm 12.29.23 Big Boats 29/5020 Hi, I have the original freezer and fridge provided by Hunter. My AGM house batteries are 4 x 6V AG
San Carlos advise Allowishish at 7:10pm 12.28.23 Destinations 1/1122 We are looking for advice on where to sail for a 5 day trip out of San Carlos. any advice on anchor
Hunter 216 Oriondriver at 3:01pm 12.28.23 Ask All Sailors 4/552 Shaft length for Hunter 216 outboard
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? MitchM at 5:01am 12.28.23 Trailer Sailors 26/7420 my 2,000 # sailboat is sitting on its dual-axle trailer (LoadMaster 5 Starr. 2011 ) .
Water lock broke Ken13559 at 9:03pm 12.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/1996 As if I haven't had enough engine issue, yesterday just as my mechanic refitted the my repaired gear
Hunter 335 chain plate lamby at 7:02pm 12.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/809 Can anyone give me some info (or videos) on how to replace the Hunter 335 chain plates
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 6:29pm 12.27.23 Catalina 22 39/6185 Looks like this is finally happening. I've bought the potty, and now I've started this thread. So th
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Skipper J at 1:42pm 12.26.23 Seaward 12/5598 Hi, Those of you with these boats, would you cross an ocean with them? The keel-lifting system look
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust HOLLYALYSSA1288 at 6:22pm 12.25.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1099 Hunter 27 yanmar SB8. No water is coming out of the exhaust. Trying to troubleshoot, could use som
He's on his way (1) rgranger at 3:44pm 12.24.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1669 222184
S2 9.2A Instrument Panel (1) palermorw at 1:55pm 12.24.23 S2 2/1458 Engine was replaced with a Yanmar 2YM15 by a previous owner. When I turn the power on the warning li
Safety Mindset tailboom at 7:27am 12.24.23 Catalina 22 2/761
Santa's Gifts 2023 JamesG161 at 7:17am 12.24.23 Sails Call Lounge 21/3238 What is Santa bringing for your family or your boat this year? For us, 10 new through hull valves,
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? YankeeViking at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 1/887 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temp

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How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.14.25 My marina in NW Indiana has to dispose of abandoned boats every few years. I have no idea what the
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? Jim Legere at 4:52am 10.14.25 Well, it turns out that the ball valve WAS the problem! Here's a picture of the ball and o-ring re
Protecting wires at the mast step sailme88 at 4:01am 10.14.25 I assume the loose wires were nearly ripped off last time? Without more info, my first thought wou
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 12:08am 10.14.25 Can you describe the process you followed? We are also in Ohio. We are also working with ODNR. I
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? (1) Woodworks1 at 10:39pm 10.13.25 The photo below is a store bought line wrench. The reason for using a flare nut wrench/line wrench o
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? (1) Woodworks1 at 10:00pm 10.13.25 OS2Dude, Thanks, just trying to figure this out. You are right. i think I am only add the 4th ring
Plastic boats capta at 9:47pm 10.13.25 Not a problem. I can make this as easy as picking up the phone PM?
Protecting wires at the mast step Project_Mayhem at 7:09pm 10.13.25 I like that idea, I might steal it Let me know if you ever need any cabling advise. I'm happy to h
Waterlogged Project_Mayhem at 7:08pm 10.13.25 @Project_Mayhem Bedit and Locktite 4200 thank you. The Loktite equivalent is called marine sealant
Protecting wires at the mast step fred1diver at 6:41pm 10.13.25 I assume the loose wires were nearly ripped off last time? Without more info, my first thought wou
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Rick Webb at 6:14pm 10.13.25 Oops, one could theoretically in the dead of night move the offending squatter to Pennsylvania and v
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 6:05pm 10.13.25 Read his post #13 dj Missed that, was relying on his homeport.
Waterlogged DolphinNewbie at 5:56pm 10.13.25 @Project_Mayhem Bedit and Locktite 4200 thank you.
Waterlogged (2) DolphinNewbie at 5:45pm 10.13.25 Cleaned up the transom. The stainless steel shoulder bolts had Teflon tape and Teflon putty on them.
Waterlogged (2) DolphinNewbie at 5:39pm 10.13.25 Cleaned the cockpit and found a patch and spider legs.
Waterlogged (2) DolphinNewbie at 5:36pm 10.13.25 Gave the rudder a scrub. Can this be painted?
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:33pm 10.13.25 Seen the sail for the first time and tried to clean it. Not sure if this can be saved???
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:29pm 10.13.25 Discovered I have two daggerboards at different lengths. Now I need to know why?
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:27pm 10.13.25 I pulled the rudder plate and rudder bracket and cleaned up. Gonna replace the cotter pin with a hai
Waterlogged (5) DolphinNewbie at 5:21pm 10.13.25 @Crazy Dave Condon and @rgranger aft, fire and mid pics.

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