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Wanted- Main Sail Venture 25 RonRock at 7:42am 04.01.14 Parts Search 1/1826 I thought I'd see if anybody happens to have a main for my V25 they would like to sell.
Ugh! It's bottom paint time again Justin_NSA at 6:26am 04.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/571 I'm pretty pleased with the Petit Vivid hard ablative. It has kept the zebra mussels off the hull. I
Overheating yanmar 3gm30f emergpa1 at 6:12am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 25/6534 I recently had to replace the water temperature sending unit. I had broken the connector screw whil
Pictures of my boat allen-deckard at 4:51am 04.01.14 Catalina 22 20/2295 Ok these are just straight up photos of my boat. Nothing more than photos I had to submit to get my
What would these pad eyes be for (2) Akapeterc at 2:33am 04.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1073 On my yacht there are 2 pad eyes on the starboard side towards the bow. I don't know if they were pu
ReVisiting BVI's after 12 yrs rfrye1 at 8:51pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/710 Headed back to BVIs for a 10 day bareboat the first part of June. It's been 12 yrs since I've been b
Mast conduit--is it worth the effort? nestorph at 8:08pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7306 I have my mast down (Islander 30 Bahama) and have a number of maintenance and upgrade projects on th
Mariner Rudder (4) Time2go at 7:20pm 03.31.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4306 Hi Friends, I'm in the process of setting up my recently purchased Mariner 2+2 and have a question
Looking For Advice on Installing Holding Tank Under V-Berth (3) Doug in Lakeview at 7:02pm 03.31.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3478 Hello all, We are in the process of replacing the holding tank for the forward head. I removed a 2
Peeling clear coat MichaelLJones at 6:29pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1168 I am relatively new boat owner. Last year was first year with 1984 Hunter31. Long story short - Her
Cabin Light Wiring dknorowski1 at 5:51pm 03.31.14 Catalina 30 5/3320 I'm trying to trace the cabin wiring in the 1978 Catalina C30. The cabin switch on the fuse panel op
Front deck have any give to it? HillbillyWanderer at 5:23pm 03.31.14 Catalina 22 2/610 Working on my c22 today upgrading the bow eye u-bolt and stem reinforcement and noticed a hairline c
New starting/house batteries bshock at 3:27pm 03.31.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1138 Hi All, I have a B361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 diesel engine and I have to replace the starting bat
head sail bobby g at 3:25pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/933 I believe its a bushing that we busted last year. The head sail is made by North sails but I'm not
Need a quick measurement... Sanford H. at 3:19pm 03.31.14 Catalina 30 4/992 Hey Guys, anybody got a Catalina 30 MKII laying around handy they could get me a quick set of measur
rydlyme mikeone at 2:18pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/927 anyone clean running gear with rydlyme, and does it work?
Wrenches needed to tighten stuffing box on a 28.5 JohntheJayhawk at 2:17pm 03.31.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/2925 Can anyone tell me what size wrench(es) are required to tighten the stuffing box on my 87 Hunter 28.
Hunter 216: Outboard size and shaft length varcelus at 2:13pm 03.31.14 Smaller Boats 1/960 Hello, I recently purchased a Hunter 216 and need to buy an outboard--I am leaning towards a Toh
Free Walt Murray Windvane (5) John1534 at 1:51pm 03.31.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/4761 I have a Walt Murray Windvane about 80% + of all the parts maybe more if I can find everything. (see
Refilling a Suunto F-95 Compass Steve E. at 1:19pm 03.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/8744 Greetings all, I have a 1999 Hunter 310 that has a factory installed Suunto F-95 series compass.

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Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 1:43pm 05.10.23 You are correct! Plexi is acrylic and Lexan is poly. My bad. Rookie mistake! I work with both eve
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat kappykaplan at 1:42pm 05.10.23 Painter's 5-in-one tool should do the trick if you're not too aggressive in scraping.
Lift Arm - Engine room cover jviss at 1:41pm 05.10.23 What I learnt from supplier, gas spring are usually installed with rod downwards. The oil within th
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 AaronD at 1:06pm 05.10.23 Great information, thank you! Do you have a website you can recommend for learning/calculating and
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 1:02pm 05.10.23
Acrylic portlight question DonScribner at 12:59pm 05.10.23 I think we were talking about Acrylic, cast acrylic in fact. You are correct! Plexi is acrylic an
Mast Electric Connector kclancy at 12:39pm 05.10.23 Trace back the red wires to whatever color they are inside the boat, looks like really poor repair
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 12:21pm 05.10.23 Hayden - how, or did you, test the ArgoFET setup for a disconnect? I understand the theory, but won
Change Fuel Line (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 05.10.23 :plus: That is the sign hoses give you. Change me Change me! Hot damn ! It was written all over
When does a screw become a bolt? Davidasailor26 at 12:18pm 05.10.23
Mast Electric Connector kclancy at 12:17pm 05.10.23 Here is a link to the post you made back in 2022 with pretty much the same question. Lots of good t
When does a screw become a bolt? kappykaplan at 12:05pm 05.10.23 :facepalm: indeed! Perhaps :poop: as well.
When does a screw become a bolt? Davidasailor26 at 12:03pm 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? jviss at 11:46am 05.10.23
Windshield and side window material (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 05.10.23 No. But I do have tools, and some experience in their safe use. Safety be buggered. Had to deal
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 05.10.23 But the question is.. is your easy categorization..just your opinion, or.... This is entirely my
Machine screw for hand rails ggrizzard at 10:50am 05.10.23 Or try McMaster Carr online.
Hauturier equivalent in USA? jviss at 10:47am 05.10.23 If you are going to charter with six or fewer passengers, then you will want the OUPV license, comm
When does a screw become a bolt? jviss at 10:39am 05.10.23 I think this is a great thread! It's like the difference between a ship and a boat.
Modifications to an Albin Viggen jo1919 at 10:30am 05.10.23 Hi, the Viggens do have a deck-stepped mast (VIGGEN 23 (ALBIN) - sailboatdata), which i can attest

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