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Propeller shaft noise when sailing Perfect Excuse at 10:54am 09.30.13 Big Boats 6/3266 When sailing, there is a low growling sound caused by the shaft being turned by the water turning th
Spraying Awlgrip Snotter at 10:25am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 20/8115 My Morgan OI is coming out this spring for maintenance. During that time I would like to fix the fi
Hunter 376 Windlass gcohen30 at 10:05am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1858 Can anyone tell me the model of the windlass on my 1996 Hunter 376? I have to replace the plastic p
delivery planning rufus1138 at 8:51am 09.30.13 Destinations 36/8322 hey guys, got good news this morning that my blind offer has been accepted for a 1978 hunter 33 in m
Antifouling for New Boat! sirarra1 at 8:09am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1307 Hi All, I have just bought a Oceanis 41 and the importer told me that i need to paint the hull wit
ANTIFREEZE for Winterizing Plumbing & Engine ??? 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:59am 09.30.13 Catalina 310 6/3094 Since I'm new to the 310 and having a new Jabsco Toilet. Questions and Answers abound. I have tried
37 aft water leak geek_guy at 6:34am 09.30.13 Big Boats 2/1112 Hoping someone may have a clue where to look on this. I was doing some work way aft of the aft ber
Thoughts on -200 PG Antifreeze? Solstice at 6:19am 09.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4048 I noticed that WM now has a -200 rated (pure) PG. Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether th
A few trim questions for the slow kid .. puddlejockey at 5:43am 09.30.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2780 I posted a variant of these on another forum, but thought throwing them into a "deeper pool " of tri
Splicing fans into DC system Creola at 5:17am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1308 I have a couple of 12v DC Bora fans that I'm trying to install in the forward berth. I do not want t
transducer through hull Johnkent at 4:47am 09.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2200 I have an Oday 25 that I'm looking to install a nav/gps/depth finder unit on. I did a test yesterda
Keel joint inspection/maintenance (1) Dufour4800-175 at 3:20am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4035 Hello! This is my keel joint! Im wondering what it tells us and what should I do with it?? Also, my
DIY Mercury Low Pedro Trailer Plans Hughitt at 10:00pm 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1904 I have a hand drawn plan for a "Low Pedro" Mercury Class sailboat trailer that I will scan and email
Identifying a Beneteau First 310 & H.I.D. location (5) kevman1421 at 7:11pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1607 Hello All, I'm trying to identify what year this 310 is, its a salvage boat. I found a pic of a 1
Stowaways??????? woodster at 5:51pm 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 49/8377 ok have some visitors on board...little fat mice..and wondering what you guys do to get them off the
Fiberglass Deck (1) Mr Mac at 5:48pm 09.29.13 Smaller Boats 10/1543 Is there any hope for cleaning this deck? http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z112/jaguars_fan/Sail
Water in Cabin 1981Lancer at 5:42pm 09.29.13 Lancer 6/2554 So getting water in the cabin can happen tons of different ways but as I was walking inside the cabi
s2 ecclipse 1979 eliz at 5:16pm 09.29.13 S2 11/1742 boat s-2 cheap floating site unsean (just pictures) 1979 22 foot what do i have to inspect for supp
Water in the boat leehoward at 4:40pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2314 Today when I went to my boat in a slip, I found about 12 inches of water in all storage compartments
Macgregor on the North East River - September 28??? Piotr at 4:31pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 So my family and I took our end-of-season trip up Chesapeake from Rock Hall to the Harbor North Mari

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Help finding a windlass for a new install on 2005 Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 10:34am 05.30.23 If you're handy with a myriad of tools, you can fabricate this setup : Is your first shot a 2005 H
2014 Beneteau 411 Power Jib Winch Question Ben Richmond at 10:32am 05.30.23 Both spaces are confined to the deck seating storage compartment, so no head room considerations. I
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 10:18am 05.30.23 That advertisement does a pretty good job at describing the set up! So it looks like they put a pad
2014 Beneteau 411 Power Jib Winch Question Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 05.30.23 Depends on how much head room you need under the location. Have used both with equal success.
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 9:42am 05.30.23 Sorry....its furling IN that it the problem. And justsomeguy........I'm wondering that too. the line
Continupus mainsail furling justsomeguy at 9:27am 05.30.23 Is it possible that this line is just too thin.? Sounds like it.
Adding a 2nd winch and more (1) zinahewitt at 9:27am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-tail
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar ggrizzard at 9:18am 05.30.23 James, unless I read the specs wrong, the product suggested by Kloudie is very different from your s
New Cat 22 Owner (1) mbaker267 at 8:57am 05.30.23 I have one small "soft" spot on the starboard side at the corner of the front hatch. If I put all my
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 8:55am 05.30.23 First, be sure you sails are trimmed so you can steer with 1 finger on the wheel. The AP could be
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 05.30.23 The only good thing here is that the diesel fuel on the block will evaporate after a few hours at hi
Building a custom hard dodger JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.30.23 This site can do all of those, but the cost of Canvas is unstable for now Bimini, pre-measured Jim.
New Cat 22 Owner LakeShark at 8:36am 05.30.23 @mbaker267 check your deck for soft spots which could indicate rot in the deck. I would hate to see
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-taili
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? JamesG161 at 8:28am 05.30.23 You can find most information on the H386 here. H386 Just click on that link for your owner manual
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 05.30.23 You are lucky to have those pads already built in! Take advantage and do this right. Put a foot bl
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 05.30.23 if anchoring in a Rocky area, the use of a trip line tied to the flukes to a fender will dislodge a
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 8:09am 05.30.23 Did you ever build that hard dodger? no I worked with a local shop to make some design changes an
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:09am 05.30.23 With the Hunters that have a B & R rig (No Backstay, Swept back spreaders) the standard jib is a 10
New owner of C310 Hull#23 JRT at 8:07am 05.30.23 Welcome to the group, our 310 has been great. We are on Lake Guntersville with 2 more 310s and a 32

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