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Bottom paint question (2) barney17 at 8:56am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 13/447 I have a 17' fiberglass sailboat from the 60s. I'd like to sand/primer/paint the bottom. I have 2 p
41DS Windlass New MH31 Owner at 7:47am 03.10.25 Big Boats 1/249 Anyone gone looking for the solenoid for your windlass for a 41DS? Before I start pulling panels ou
adding electrical stove Rick.johnson at 6:32am 03.10.25 Big Boats 19/937 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter with the GSI 3 burner an oven that uses propane an will be
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 3:40pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 36/1970 1994 Hunter 40.5 I am going to need to replace my main pretty soon and I think I'd like to go to a l
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 2:58pm 03.09.25 Newport 11/841 New owner here. This boat has a Universal M-18. I am not on the boat right now so I can't look at th
Toilet Issue (1) Kraffert at 2:17pm 03.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1264 My toilet seems to be getting liquid forced into it when we're not onboard. This originally only ha
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 1:35pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1092 I sail on a lake with low winds, and the sun protection strip on my genoa has a length along the lee
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. (5) Ralph Johnstone at 1:24pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 6/486 In a previous post entitled "Runaway Diesel" back in February, the post managed to drift from, well
Source for replacement sheaves (1) yelkenli at 11:46am 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 17/620 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good source
Play in wheel - fixed Mike Oldak at 10:52am 03.09.25 Big Boats 1/364 While installing a new hydraulic arm for my autopilot I noticed that after 40 years the cables in my
Did you wake up early or sleep in? jssailem at 9:01am 03.09.25 Sails Call Lounge 10/547 giphy.gif It is that time of year when we intentially screw with our internal clock, our circadian r
New Harbor 20 Owner KingsParkSteve at 8:57am 03.09.25 Harbor 20 2/855 Greeting, I am the owner of Whim, sail #264. As this will be my first season as an H20 owner, I mos
Replace Teak Bungs Tayana at 2:31pm 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 8/362
VHF antenna mast mounting jimconn at 2:22pm 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 10/478 What is the best way to mount a vhf antenna on the Catalina 22 mast
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help Johnymac2 at 2:13pm 03.08.25 Big Boats 3/339 Hello all, I have an Edson Marine Radial Drive, 800-8. The rudder stop was mounted under the drive,
1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 8:04am 03.08.25 Big Boats 6/276 I'm trying to repair/replace the ceiling inserts on the port and starboard side of the cabin ceiling
VHF SWR results... (1) BAD ORCA at 7:39am 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 36/1354 So I think I have a problem. I just bought the meter and according to the limited info on the web,
Mast repair thoughts (2) CSade at 8:57pm 03.07.25 Ask All Sailors 8/441 I am in the process of rerigging and rewiring my 61' Kenyon 6902 mast. When we pulled the mast, I di
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 5:19pm 03.07.25 Catalina 310 15/1135 This is a continuation of my post Antifreeze Leak. I still have the antifreeze leak. It appears wher
Trail-Rite Trailer weight jvanhare at 12:34pm 03.07.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/315 I have a 1986 Catalina 22 swing keel. It has a Trail-Rite trailer I believe. It has a tongue extens

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Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Panera at 1:54pm 05.14.25 Hunter 280 1997 - I replaced my engine mounts last summer, huge difference.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:48pm 05.14.25 There are 2 screws (4 really but 2 hold a piece that holds the frame parts together
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 1:41pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a cha
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... Nichole340 at 1:38pm 05.14.25 I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when pu
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a chan
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 05.14.25 Thought I would ask if any one uses a rolling seat to sit on when you sand and paint the bottom of
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... danm1 at 12:08pm 05.14.25 I use a lock pole sander, and a stick with a paint roller to save a lot of bending. https://www.home
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 12:05pm 05.14.25 No hit so far :clap: I've been helping a friend here who is refitting from a recent direct cata
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... PaulK at 12:02pm 05.14.25 Sounds like a decent idea, but it needs to have wheel stops or enough friction somehow to keep it fr
Boat Dog shemandr at 11:56am 05.14.25 Check out the Portuguese Water Dogs.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? colemj at 11:53am 05.14.25 I have had good results removing old silicone residue and leaving a clean surface with this: Amazon.
37c fuel tank cleaning (1) colemj at 11:42am 05.14.25 I am not sure what constitutes a real filter. I will be using 20 micron see-through inline filters.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06am 05.14.25 Just my 2 cents worth. Adding to @dLj 's comments which are right on the mark, maybe one or two a
Boat Dog BigEasy at 10:58am 05.14.25 Also any of the retriever types used in duck hunting probably would be good. No problem with La
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.14.25 Does it attach to anyting and if I replace it, how far forward should it go? Hi @niceshoes6 , and
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.14.25 Show us a video of the engine running while in neutral. I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Calif. Ted at 9:15am 05.14.25 Typically, there are 2 hoses, one exhaust powered by fan and one passive intake with no blower.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 9:00am 05.14.25 A couple observations. Cleaning tempered glass is easy. But you have all the other materials, the fr
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 8:59am 05.14.25 i just wanted to stop in to thank everyone for giving their thoughts on this. My big takeaway here
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:54am 05.14.25 Oh. I assumed they were an acrylic. For glass, I would use acetone and then isopropyl alcohol I woul

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