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Mast Gate Woes jviss at 4:23am 05.15.23 Tartan 6/1473 @Sean K , maybe you can help me with this. My mast gate, the widening of the slot for the sail slid
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Johnb at 8:55pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3100 About 10 years ago I bought a lifetime supply of Odorlos. I seem to be living longer than expected a
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 6:22pm 05.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/5283 1993 Hunter 42 CC Passage: There are two small forward-facing (air) scoops either side of the cockp
Crack in mast post base fiberglass azambella at 5:41pm 05.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1184 Our 1983 Hunter 33 has a deck stepped mast, The pole inside the cabin runs down to the base/keel?. T
Battery Switch Confusion (2) Dudenhoeffer at 5:08pm 05.14.23 Catalina 30 16/2217 Hi All! Picking up our "new to us" C-30 on Tuesday (thanks to everyone that chimed in on my prop q
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) MysticBlue at 4:14pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1172
How many have serviced your Winches leo310 at 3:59pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1185 Just a question as to how many of you service your winches and what is the time intervals.
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 jviss at 2:20pm 05.14.23 Tartan 2/1212 This is the sixth recommissioning of this boat for me. I can't believe it's that many years, and th
Water holding tank fittings broken fred1diver at 12:22pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/811
Stuffing box- dumb question? (1) Anchor Lady at 8:35am 05.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 21/3110 My beloved sailboat forum, Time to point me in the right direction one more time: Below is a pictu
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (4) thetone at 8:06am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 34/2597 Asking for advice.. I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5. The lower pi
No More Dinghy Butt (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:03am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 3/976 Wet butts are rampant among cruisers. I found the cure years ago at the Annapolis Boat show - it was
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 5:29am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 33/2354 I haven't fully verified this yet, will do so today. But commissioning my boat this season it's the
Non working microwave Clydo at 11:17pm 05.13.23 Catalina 310 22/4205 Have factory installed microwave used only twice. Last time plugged in coffee maker and tried start
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed circa1971la at 9:42pm 05.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/707 I have a Yanmar 2YM15 and the tachyometer failed just after the warranty expired. Dealer and Yanmar
Ranger 11' (3) TamBamK at 6:10pm 05.13.23 Ranger Boats (WA) 4/2810 I purchased her a couple of winters ago. I'm hoping to learn to sail and finally got to take her out
Non Skid; Black Spots (1) colet at 1:56pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 26/4187
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy Geoff E at 1:07pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 6/3403 Hi All. I've got a PVC 10 ft inflatable dinghy that is only a few years old but is showing brown st
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 12:27pm 05.13.23 Big Boats 18/1968
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (2) skunther at 11:56am 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2194

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Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? David in Sandusky at 8:37am 05.27.25 A loose-footed sail would be a good mainsail for your boat. But the bolt rope on the foot of your cu
water pressure issue Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 05.27.25
rookie mistakes suck LLoyd B at 7:54am 05.27.25 It's a boat, who looks up when the wind's not blowing? :facepalm:
Bimini Top SteveHughessails at 7:06am 05.27.25 I just finished installing a Bimini on our little motor boat. I bought an inexpensive one off Amazon
Is this gelcoat on the bottom Captain Larry-DH at 6:58am 05.27.25 If I put it in water for trial first, how long should I wait before working on the gouge? I took a
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? JavaMan at 6:55am 05.27.25 Ok, I have NO idea where the info on the type of boat I have and where it's kept came from.... Chang
Is this gelcoat on the bottom newsailor72 at 6:38am 05.27.25 Lucky you're in SoCal and not likely subject to freezes, which would make the problem worse. If you
Bimini Top Toucan Tango at 6:26am 05.27.25 Well Thanks, But we don't have a local sailboat shop where I live ....used to but out of business no
Is this gelcoat on the bottom Urban Hermit at 6:12am 05.27.25 I hope you didn't pay much.
Motor mount for a small outboard? loreo51 at 5:27am 05.27.25 Very astute. I do believe you have solved my mystery. I find it interesting there is no evidence of
rookie mistakes suck Will Gilmore at 3:54am 05.27.25 In the typical launch site you should be able to set your mast and by looking up see the airspace d
Bimini Top kappykaplan at 2:00am 05.27.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: It's probably best for you to talk to your local sail loft about a bimi
rookie mistakes suck Foswick at 11:39pm 05.26.25 If you figure out a way to get past rookie mistakes, you should bottle and sell it. I have been sail
rookie mistakes suck RussC at 8:18pm 05.26.25 Lol, I try to be so careful with my words. EDIT: I would not enjoy having the mast come down in an
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 freeyoda at 7:51pm 05.26.25
rookie mistakes suck SteveHughessails at 7:46pm 05.26.25 Lol, I try to be so careful with my words. EDIT: I would not enjoy having the mast come down in an
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 05.26.25
Hunter 356 toilet supply host has pinholes. chuckwayne at 7:24pm 05.26.25 Of course I will replace it. However, the original owner already has some of the smooth white sani
O'Day 322 masthead pocket SamRy at 7:12pm 05.26.25 The aft lower port stay needs an extender in order to attach the lower shroud. The starboard upper s
Water system keep or remove High Current at 7:10pm 05.26.25 Resale value on an '85 27 ft? Probably not much impact. BUT you may significantly reduce the numbe

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