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1980 hunter 27 rudder. Lusitano at 6:17am 11.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Can anyone tell me the proper way to remove the rudder and what to look for, since there's a lot of
chain links gettinthere at 6:15am 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1683 I'm striking out looking for a chain connector for 5/16 G4 chain. Some of my chain rusted sitting in
Coupeville, WA Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.16.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1641 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1429 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/3633 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2665 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/5324 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1358 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t
Lost my jib halyard in mast! Help MICKEYMTM at 1:19pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 6/4224 Can someone help? Catalina 22 - Blew the forestay at the bow in 14 mph winds. Had to cu
2001 Beneteau 361 shaft seal replacement boodey@wansw.net at 12:23pm 11.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3623 This will define how to change the shaft seal on a 2001 Beneteau 361 sailboat based on my own experi
Daysailer swing centerboard sailfast201 at 12:06pm 11.16.14 Day Sailers 1/5137 Greetings, I am writing in hopes to find some direction with the reinstallation of my center board
Bilge and Cabin Seat Access Boards BrianW at 9:15am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3159 My H26's wood laminate bilge and cabin seat storage access boards have started delaminating one by o
Lifting a sailboat from a trailer question davidmhull at 7:53am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 75/16403 I have an oday 22 that I need to get off my trailer temporarily. I have a friend who is going to hot
Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/4054 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/12201 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie
First 375 aft cabin headliner s2fast4u at 7:09pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1423 Hi, I did remove the old and stained headliner of the aft cabin and now, I'm trying to find the
Windlass installation First375 s2fast4u at 7:05pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2978
Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 5:57pm 11.15.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1165 Weekend cruises off season offers several remote spots near Shelter Bay to spend a quiet time on the
How to use globalstar Qualcomm phone to get data? discovery at 5:21pm 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 I have a older globalstar Qualcomm phone with a car kit so I have a external antenna and a docking s
Need Stern Rails Joe23343 at 4:40pm 11.15.14 Smaller Boats 2/1240 I have seen many pictures of 23.5 with stern rails and/or lifelines at the stern , I need to add the

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Damage to Keel RoyS at 8:03am 10.09.23 Fill the bilge with water and watch outside to see if it weeps out.
Broken Rudder (1) JBP-PA at 7:59am 10.09.23 Ok. "mostly" passes the 10ft rule.
P42 Watermaker Install mbaker at 7:52am 10.09.23 My question is where would you install it for access for service? There are two large voids under t
Broken Rudder JBP-PA at 7:50am 10.09.23 It broke because some idiot backed down a hill that was too steep and the rudder caught. I'm not na
Broken Rudder JBP-PA at 7:38am 10.09.23 I cut it back to where there was no damage as shown in the pictures. I made a "foam" core out of mic
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SailingCal21 at 7:37am 10.09.23 I installed the Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot this year and I noticed lately when the unit is not on,
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 10.09.23 Lifepo4 batteries are now less expensive than AGM for the same usable AH. Add the cost of a compat
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? JBP-PA at 7:26am 10.09.23 Unless you are going the Lithium route, I think this is your best option Lifepo4 batteries are now
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:18am 10.09.23 @JPB-PA Can you give a description or details how you repaired your rudder would greatly be apprecia
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction JBP-PA at 7:15am 10.09.23 Does it run in the sun? How sure are you that your fresh battery was charged? I did a similar thing
Broken Rudder (4) JBP-PA at 7:03am 10.09.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgran
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? odaydokay at 6:43am 10.09.23 How much soak time did you use? Sometimes stains that will not come out in just a spray or dip will
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head (1) wkboat at 6:33am 10.09.23 I believe I have found the correct name for these: Adjustable Bunk Light. Innovative Lighting is one
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 6:29am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire. Yes thank you , one of my side stays does as
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help JBP-PA at 6:23am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire.
what is the standing headroom? dlochner at 6:08am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 5:56am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 5:42am 10.09.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 5:39am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Rabbit starts shemandr at 5:20am 10.09.23 Rabbit starts are good for when there is no race committee and no starting line. All of the pursui

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