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Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5626 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4754 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2204 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5094 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2380 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6163 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/809 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/11061 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1241 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1053 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1964 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have
Finishing Delrin CYQK at 1:01pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1949 Installed a new base for one of my foot blocks How do you get a smooth finish on it?
Towing/retrieving with all wheel drive (1) SamLust at 12:22pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 29/8390 I'm looking for personal experience using an all wheel drive vehicle to tow and retrieve a small sai
Simpson Lawrence Windlass letting go under gravity Jerry21707 at 9:04am 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1359 2007 Hunter 31 with a Sprint Atlantic Gipsy/Drum model 457. The unit works fine under power both up
leaking windows/ ports solodare at 8:17am 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3332 Can some one point me in the right direction? Im having trouble finding DIY info. I have a venture
S2 9.2C Rudder Shaft Dimensions islndr at 7:22am 04.15.15 S2 1/2032 I need to replace my rudder and rudder shaft on my 1986 S2 9.2C. The company I found to manufacture
Newbie Needs Advice mlindberg1 at 6:06am 04.15.15 Day Sailers 0/647 I am 99% on my way to be the new owner of an O'day 26. As far as I can tell everything checks out an
O'day 222 rudder repair kveach at 6:03am 04.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2930 Hello all, My wife and I are the new owners of a well-kept 1987 O'day 222. Still sorting through
Alternator with dual charging outputs? Ebbing Lattitude at 5:25am 04.15.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1741 Working on my DC system on my new to me boat, and I've found a couple things I can't seem to reconci
41 saloon dead lights uncledom at 4:37am 04.15.15 Big Boats 11/1593 I have a 2006 Hunter 41 that has a leak on the starboard dead light, forward in the saloon. I would

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 11:07am 10.11.23 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F and I removed the heat exchanger to clean it, because I could tell it was a m
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 11:00am 10.11.23 Andrew Did a quick search...+ 6 for shoal keel. Thanks
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:40am 10.11.23 Dave, Like many software programs there is a learning curve to understand the tools programed. I fo
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.11.23 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 10.11.23 so I don't remember whether it's a gasket or a sealant. I was just occurred to me when looking at
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 jssailem at 10:30am 10.11.23 Tie a string on to something @kloudie1 so that the rescue team can find you and pull you back out...
Columbia keel question rgranger at 10:26am 10.11.23 You should probably post this in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 10.11.23 one arm has to go in first then after shoulders are in, the other arm comes in. Good Lord man :yi
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:19am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin. Boooo:laugh:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:11am 10.11.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our l
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 10:07am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 10.11.23 it was thick brown sludge and very greasey. If it disperses in tap water, there is no oil present
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 10:04am 10.11.23 A little confounded by the idea that the widest part of the boat "isn't at dock level". You must be
Legal Question dlochner at 9:50am 10.11.23 The operative words are FOREIGN SAILBOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS Read the document posted by @Cab
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Apex at 9:49am 10.11.23 love the spec sheet, we use similar spreadsheets for justification on capex purchases at work. In t
Legal Question Raymus at 9:43am 10.11.23 The operative words are FOREIGN SAILBOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:37am 10.11.23 Be careful with a power washer. They can blow out sealant, especially on deck fittings. I'm guessin
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 9:36am 10.11.23 Maybe the difference is First27 is still made by Seascape in Slovenia. Beneteau bought it in 2016/

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