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93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2904 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1770 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2189 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3255 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3599 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/532 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7780 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9310 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1644 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3277 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1003 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1034 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/894 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6298 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2654 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5600 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5457 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/4150 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2663 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro
Removing Bow Pulpit on 1981 27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 4:57pm 04.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1146 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica

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Gearbox issue? knackers at 9:52pm 08.07.23 had the same problem with my kiwi prop, one of the reversing rollers had fallen out, no reverse and
c 16 leak JohnShannon at 9:27pm 08.07.23 You should find the leak. How many gallons an hour? Is it internal to a buoyancy tank or is it jus
identify sailboat JohnShannon at 9:25pm 08.07.23 I don't think it is an unknown 16 that one I believe is a vampire 16 as we all know no photo can
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) JohnShannon at 9:22pm 08.07.23 See if you can find a Laser to look at, those hold the rudder down with a metal tang, wooden dagge
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 08.07.23 I'll try a few... 1. Look for a hole in the upper gudgeon through which a cotter pin or the like mi
Instrument panel BigEasy at 8:29pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced. Just replaced one of mine that was 16 years old. Blue Seas #8171 avai
identify sailboat mark allen at 7:36pm 08.07.23 thanks so much to all! will post photos tomorrow as soon as possible.
Instrument panel kloudie1 at 7:00pm 08.07.23 I have had problems with bad connections on the AC side but since I replaced all of the indicators w
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) rgranger at 5:02pm 08.07.23
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Tally Ho at 4:59pm 08.07.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hu
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 08.07.23
C&C 30 MKII question true love at 4:42pm 08.07.23 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only h
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 4:11pm 08.07.23 Ok i manage to take down the sea water pump, if you are with the same problem you will need to remov
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 4:01pm 08.07.23 I would love to hear the story behind that! What happens at the Afterdeck, stays at the Afterdeck.
Instrument panel Johnb at 3:32pm 08.07.23 On my identical panel they are LEDs. Amazingly after 40 years they are all working. That one is n
Interior wood lacquer finish repair ggrizzard at 3:28pm 08.07.23 Are you sure the finish is lacquer? And it looks like cherry or teak.
identify sailboat stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 08.07.23 Unless it's painted. Or the varnish has come off because it was left out in the rain for 20 years.
Instrument panel ggrizzard at 3:13pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced.
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) stickinthemud57 at 3:12pm 08.07.23 This one will work. Truth be told. I had one that was going to work, but I lost it at the pig roast
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 3:10pm 08.07.23 Well, I'm kinda stuck with being a stick in the mud, so I will throw in with shemandr when he points

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