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How do I remove this port? (1) Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 I have a Lewmar port that looks like someone tried to seal it with some black goop on the outside. N
Back-stay Rigging Question preacherman at 5:11pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 12/2053 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 23, I am new to sailing and am still learning terminology. So here goes,
Replacing Inner Shroud U bolts on 1985 Oday 35 Windseeker II at 4:40pm 05.07.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 Corrosion resulted in the failure of one of the inner shroud U bolts on my 1985 Oday. I have replace
Soon I sea more of this. (2) rspeers at 4:15pm 05.07.15 Sirius 21/22 8/2802 Happy launch everyone!
Water Pump "burps" every 10 min rfrye1 at 3:50pm 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1475 Very annoying problem with this "burping". I have followed every line both hot and cold on the press
Impossible to pull up the rudder (1) SFKjeld at 3:04pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 20/4565 I have posted about this before. It is nearly impossible to get the rudder out of the water on my bo
coffee operations splax at 2:19pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 17/2885 Hello, I have been toying with the idea of roasting my own coffee. Just like sailing it is easy t
How do I anchor the mast? Frednick at 2:16pm 05.07.15 Catalina 22 8/1088 Hi Helpers, I am still finishing the boat, not in the water yet, but getting close. We bought it f
Yanmar SB8 disassembly... braol at 1:40pm 05.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2658 So, I disassembled the top of my Yanmar SB8 engine... ...isn't that how all bad stories start???
Adjust Tension Steering Cable DennisMansour at 1:07pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 3/4857 Good Day, Well after having a good look at the tension on my steering cable, is it the two extended
New companionway doors and tiller on my Hunter 23! (15) Paladin27 at 12:14pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 11/6703 My friend Mark is an excellent woodworking craftsman, he does all sorts of cabinets and custom home
Did you know...? Jim Legere at 11:35am 05.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/671 I am one of those guys who doesn't stray far from the nest - I pretty much only ever log into the Ch
How much is too much? NC_C22 at 11:15am 05.07.15 Catalina 22 34/3100 I just read through the "Looking at buying a C22.." thread and is has me wondering, how much is too
What species wood veneer for Beneteau donvanv at 11:02am 05.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1902 I have a 98 Oceanus 36cc I purchased used and the instrument panel next to chart table had some obso
Speed and Depth Finder on 23.5 (1) SFKjeld at 8:49am 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 2/748 Shown here is the speed and depth indicator on my 23.5. From my experience so far, it does neither.
Flexible water tank troubles (2) Db421 at 8:33am 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/970 Having a little trouble with my flexible water tank on my '83 h25. I removed it from the boat during
New to the forum & new to sailing Windtherapy at 8:03am 05.07.15 Day Sailers 8/1463 Hi everybody. Great site and hope to learn a lot here and have millions of questions. I just bought
Hunter 35.5 battery discharge sls11115 at 7:27am 05.07.15 Big Boats 4/1716 I am a new Hunter owner and am having problems with constant battery discharge. I can find nothing
Idle speed sailcruiser at 7:13am 05.07.15 S2 15/3855 How fast does your boat go forward at idle speed? I'm looking for speed not taking current or tide
Fisher Panda Bearing Replacement (3) ice breaker at 6:06am 05.07.15 Big Boats 6/1583 There was a thread back around Xmas that spoke to the undocumented fisher panda bearing needing to b

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Oday 25 cabin roof jssailem at 9:28am 11.11.23 So. Common sailboat building materials, balsa, plywood, and foam core construction sandwiched betwee
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 chp at 9:25am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 9:21am 11.11.23 You can also have a competent aluminum welder patch the holes. I have seen that done to a mast. The
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose jssailem at 9:17am 11.11.23 My stern tube connector was 50mm the hose slipped on with a little help.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:46am 11.11.23 Does Hadley have an electric fuel lift pump. If so, you could attach a length of clear hose to see
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:44am 11.11.23 Yes. My Hindsight is 20/20.:biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:41am 11.11.23 Good thing you decided against taking out the boat.
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. jssailem at 8:40am 11.11.23 Looks to me like it is installed on a big Catamaran. All that weight and systems hardware is what th
27 Mast Gate Options Indysailor at 8:40am 11.11.23 You could rig jack lines on the luff. It will require a little work by a sailmaker, but it functions
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:34am 11.11.23 Surging rpm's is often a sign of air in the fuel lines. I would check that. Given that all of your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:29am 11.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RussC at 8:24am 11.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 8:24am 11.11.23 Progress. Solving one problem at a time.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:20am 11.11.23 Was up on the boat for the past coupe of days during 2 days of no rain. I was able to finish the e
Fischer Panda impeller change JoeWhite at 7:55am 11.11.23 I keep a spare pump aswell, it is a good idea. One has to be careful and not store it completely as
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 7:41am 11.11.23 If your Micron CSC has been out of the water for an extended period, all you need to do to 'reactiv
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. WayneH at 7:29am 11.11.23 Me? I was thinking about all the extra weight on the boat. 4 cleats with motors, heavy electric cabl
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points capta at 7:17am 11.11.23 I do not believe you will be able to mount that dinghy on davits. A dinghy on davits needs a backbon
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Captain Larry-DH at 7:16am 11.11.23 There is a US product similar, I'll have to look it up. Ah, meclizine. Haven't used that one but am
MARINE GROWTH Jim Legere at 7:16am 11.11.23 If your Micron CSC has been out of the water for an extended period, all you need to do to 'reactiva

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