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How to prevent rust/corrosion on chrome (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2871 I've a shelf above the wash basin. Under this shelf I mounted a chrome plate Wine Glass rail rack to
Hunter 42 Owner's Manual - Electrical SailbadTheSinner at 8:47pm 12.18.13 Big Boats 28/8185 The Owner's Manual for my Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit is incomplete. Of all the things "missing
Renault RC8D engine maygosalin at 4:13pm 12.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1385 I recently purchased a Hunter 27 which has a Renault RC8D engine. I understand parts are difficult
Motor mount? slowdog at 3:58pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate
25.5 bulkhead replacement SV Wayword at 3:46pm 12.18.13 Smaller Boats 2/1723 Hello everyone, Both of the bulkheads on my '85 25.5 have some areas where water incursion has ca
saildrive prop hotrodderjim at 3:08pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 My O'day has a yanmar engine with a saildrive unit, its a 14" 2 bladed prop.I would like to replace
prop paint hotrodderjim at 3:05pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1078 After my boat was hauled out for the winter in noticed the prop had some barnacles on it.I painted i
Sealing hoses as they pass into anchor locker patjam at 10:50am 12.18.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3954 I've got the standard sailboat holding tank under the vberth installation and am getting ready to re
Pirate Map (1) rgranger at 9:36am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 Found this map today.... http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/riskiest-areas-to-ship-wh
Lightning Capital: World Map (1) rgranger at 9:34am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2146 Hey All I've seen it stated here on this site that Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S.
aground in my slip rufus1138 at 6:31am 12.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1569 anyone else ever dealt with this for any length of time, our winter low tides are here and my recent
Engine Temperature - Thermostat Issue? c130king at 6:27am 12.18.13 Catalina 310 13/2527 All, No success doing a search for some helpful info. My temp gauge rarely gets much above 120. S
bottom paint trainmanjess at 6:14am 12.18.13 Kittiewake 4/4477 hello all I have been doing some searching, and have found several different types of bottom paint
Trailer for 1978 Oday irdvo at 5:36am 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/744 I need to know the dimensions for a trailer to fit my 1978 Oday 27. Need to get it out of the water
Need Beneteau 41 Masthead Pictures Captain Ag at 4:53am 12.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4205 I need some close up pictures of the Beneteau 41 masthead area. I'm going to mount a wifi antenna an
Where to purchase a 60' to 70' long 30A shore power cord? mukilteomaniac at 12:33am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 29/13465 It turns out that my new marina, the Edmonds Marina, near Seattle, requires that my shore power conn
Where to buy a 60' to 70' 30A shore power cord - advice? mukilteomaniac at 12:32am 12.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/982 It turns out that my new marina, the Edmonds Marina, near Seattle, requires that my shore power conn
Mercury outboard hoses, sources Picflight at 10:52pm 12.17.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1666 I am not sure how much different water and fuel hoses are for marine engines versus auto engines but
Portable Cruisair Carry-On 5000 Marine Air Conditioner lady mystique at 9:09pm 12.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/19966 Can anyone tell me if cruisair carry on airconditioners can be left in hatch whilst underway?
Geenaker Hunter 31" Jorge Ojeda at 6:32pm 12.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847

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1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:06am 07.10.23 Here are the specs on that boat... https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tylercraft-24
1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:05am 07.10.23 It looks like a twin keel boat. Those are slower but also great for gunkholling in areas of large t
Building a custom hard dodger PatAndEuan at 9:04am 07.10.23 The bimini and, to a lesser extent, dodger on our 2002 Hunter 466 are also on their last legs. We ha
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 9:03am 07.10.23 Photos from construction phase of h26/260 by Marlow Hunter. How much water are you getting? A litt
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 rgranger at 9:01am 07.10.23 We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from th
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 9:00am 07.10.23 @Hayden Watson - wow, this is really great! When I get somewhere that I can sit for enough time to
Against the wind - in the docks Timm R Oday25 at 8:54am 07.10.23 This happens to us on occasion . What we do is as follows : we hoist the main and let the mainsheet
Weather forecast... Hayden Watson at 8:53am 07.10.23 That sounds great. I am leaving for a 2-week solo cruise while my wife is out of town and plan on s
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 8:52am 07.10.23 The very best inverters will only be 90% to 95% efficient and that doesn't include the standby watt
Closet instead of front port door PatAndEuan at 8:52am 07.10.23 I haven't done it, but I have been thinking about a similar conversion. Never enough storage space o
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 8:46am 07.10.23 I'll have to walk through all the above and see how to do this. My inverter also consumes more powe
Weather forecast... jssailem at 8:43am 07.10.23 Hey Cruisers... This week looks to be nice weather. even a little breezes may fill your sails. From
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) RussC at 8:41am 07.10.23 I like the Tiller Tamer brand because it's adjustable for drag. some are just either on or off but I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:40am 07.10.23 Awsome post.....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) jviss at 8:36am 07.10.23 I have one I will never use, if I can find it you can have it. Stand by....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:33am 07.10.23 Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and let go of some of those hard-earned $$$. :beer:
Life (sailing) after heart attack. (1) rgranger at 8:31am 07.10.23 Geeze.... that sounds like a close call. You said... bout six years ago, my son was working on his
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:31am 07.10.23 Good point! Maybe I should try the real thing before I give up. I have just been doing DIY solutions
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kappykaplan at 8:31am 07.10.23 after prostate removal Good luck! Mine was removed in Jun 2020.
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:28am 07.10.23 Have you considered a Tiller Tamer? https://www.davisinstruments.com/products/tiller-tamer

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