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Any ideas, better A/C drainage? (1) SailingFree44 at 9:22pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 6/433
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 8:12pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 59/2944 Good evening folks, So the 79 bilge finally went out and I am almost done installing the marine rai
10 gauge to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 8:04pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/20
Hunter 240 rigging (4) travorgeron at 3:51pm 07.02.22 Trailer Sailors 7/1014 Trying to figure out my rigging on my new to me 2004 Hunter 240. Looks like the mast has a large af
Wasps / Mud Daubers ShawnL at 2:07pm 07.02.22 Catalina 22 12/1646 I was doing some work in the boat today to (hopefully really soon) finally get it in the water and n
Windlass on an 11A Halvern at 10:43am 07.02.22 S2 7/959 Found a Simpson Lawrence windlass in excellent condition with real strong motor. Question: Has anyon
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 10:12am 07.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 40/2629 I have been battling an issue in which I have been continually getting air in my fuel system. it nor
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) - Waste Backfill (3) Sdiring at 9:43am 07.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1302 My heads are backfilling with waste. There is back pressure when I try to empty the bowl. Also, it
Threaded Battery Post Repair? jviss at 7:45am 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 5/487 Is this even possible? I twisted-off about 1/2 of the threaded brass post on an AGM battery when in
Canvas treatment NYSail at 5:49am 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1019 So just had all new canvas made including a full enclosure. Love to hear what products people use to
Exhaust/Raw Water cooling troubleshooting Dan3121 at 8:59pm 07.01.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/868 I have an O'Day 31 with a Universal M-18 diesel. While starting to motor out the other day, I realiz
Yanmar jim g at 5:05pm 07.01.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/898 Does the Yanmar 3gm30f have a PCV valve? If so, where is it located?
Adding a Block rpell1@msn.com at 1:29pm 07.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/1072 Hi all, The PO of my '97 Cat30 MKIII somehow managed to overcomplicate the rigging connections at th
Beneteau 343 water heater temperature setting svadagiomaine at 1:23pm 07.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/814 Does anybody know how to turn down the temp on the stock water heater?
Mast step came out, can't access underneath (2) JAC1 at 10:15am 07.01.22 Other Sailboats 15/1118 Hi all! I bought a Hobie Holder, and while taking the mast down to repair it, the bolts holding the
Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 Rudiger at 9:26am 07.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1015 I have lost one blade of my Autorop 2 days ago and have to order a new one. As deliver time from Aut
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast (1) SVSEA5 at 6:54am 07.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/963 We had the mast taken off this past winter, this is how they ran the rigging this spring. Last year
What's this called? (1) Ozpilot414 at 5:54pm 06.30.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1002 So I was doing some testing and playing and figuring things out... well nothing good can come of it.
Simple Ladder Tater at 4:16pm 06.30.22 Trailer Sailors 4/715 I haven't sailed in a few months. The last time was a disaster. My sailing partner capsized my 170.
Hunter XX.5 Series - Dinette Table Completely Stuck neilleparkerjr at 1:30pm 06.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/287 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I bou

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Not perfect launch day... dLj at 8:40am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Joe at 8:29am 04.25.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you l
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 8:26am 04.25.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:23am 04.25.24 Switch/breaker is fine. Opened small access port and found a lot of corrosion. Removed the front p
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 8:17am 04.25.24 ...... So now the quest is to find marine grade aluminum rivets I'd be surprised if rig rite didn't
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 7:31am 04.25.24
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 7:28am 04.25.24 Thank you very much for the additional information and history. I like the Crosby rig, but the mid
Correct size packing for stuffing box? dkinzer at 7:17am 04.25.24 3/16" or 1/4". How do you know? You can calculate the size by taking two measurements: the diamete
Correct size packing for stuffing box? shemandr at 6:39am 04.25.24 Compass Marine has a comprehensive video on this. Well worth the time to watch if you are going to
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Syntonos at 6:22am 04.25.24 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Rivets Used JamesG161 at 6:20am 04.25.24 help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corrosion. Aluminum and Iron will still corrode to final O
Brackets on Pop Top Opening citabria131 at 6:04am 04.25.24 Thanks to the responses, it definitely clears things up for me and confirms they are for holding dow
Windlass and thruster Battery question Scott T-Bird at 5:41am 04.25.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I'd start by measuring the space provided for the batt
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:34am 04.25.24 Once he pokes his bow outside the marina, he can sail over 300 miles in a straight line before touc
Keel getting corrosion (1) dlochner at 5:21am 04.25.24 Assuming this is a lead keel, the original damage was probably a casting fault. The keels are cast
Not perfect launch day... Scott T-Bird at 5:09am 04.25.24 And the their waters are bigger than the bits of ocean I manage to cover. Once he pokes his bow ou
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE

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