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Replacing All The Sanitation Hoses in Hunter Legend 37 Mickey G. at 2:17pm 09.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3111 I am getting foul odors from under the sink in the head. I have sprayed bleach on the hoses which s
lookng at a pearson trainmanjess at 12:53pm 09.01.13 Pearson 0/1202 hello all I recently had a tragedy with my Mac 25...lost the Mast, and damage to the deck... I fou
Shot jib on tall rig? H2ager at 11:14am 09.01.13 Catalina 30 4/1387 I am looking at a used Catalina 30 that has a standard height jib installed on a tall rig with the h
Been too long (1) Bill sanders at 9:43am 09.01.13 Trailer Sailors 6/2493 68189.vB Been way too long but the n17 is in the water
Damage From Sitting in Mud and Silt Moberry at 9:42am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3938 I have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 400 and it has been sitting at the dock in mud and silt since Hurrica
Pick up hose for anchor washer (2) Akapeterc at 6:27am 09.01.13 Big Boats 8/1439 The previous owner of my yacht Installed a deck wash pump, but didn't get around to finishing it. I
Older Lewmar Winch Parts? jviss at 6:20am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1542 I stripped one of my halyard winches to find a broken ratchet gear. It's a late 70's vintage 16ST,
Best Calk for Window Leaks jrocheleau at 5:29am 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1087 I have to re-seal my salon windows in my 1984 Oday 30. There are lots of suggestions about the kind
How mark boat for haulout strap locations med2463 at 4:52am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2321 We had our boat hauled out last week. Before putting it back in the water, I want to mark the boat
Poetry (1) Roger Long at 4:10am 09.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/10100 I have recently found my long dormant interest in poetry revived and attempted to write my first.
Any Mac M owners in SF? Yosi at 5:52pm 08.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1001 Took my M out last weekend for the first time. Used only main. Planning to use the jib next time if
Tip to keep Fiberglas clean hunter111 at 5:30pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2249 Greetings, We Clean the fiberglass, then wax it. It looks really clean but not for long. Soon li
Hunter 28 steering and other ridiculous problems nautikal at 3:18pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2658 My 1990 Hunter 28 steering requires "Hands On" at all times whilst motoring. If you let go the stee
Cutlass Bearing Ca Va Encore Bien at 2:59pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3081 I have a 1983 Hunter 30, which has a 1 inch shaft. I'm going to make a puller so I can press out an
Lifting a Hunter 23 with straps cramina at 1:13pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1039 Dood day All, I did to know where you need to put straps Under a Hnuter 23.5 (1991) in order to take
My tank was empty Brian D at 12:45pm 08.31.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3524 So I go down to the boat to dress the ship and start my motor. I let it run whenever I am on the boa
Mast leak on 37.5 garethreeves at 10:54am 08.31.13 Big Boats 5/1491 My 37.5 has quite a lot of water coming down the wires and thru the chase at the bottom of the mast.
Leaking Stanchion korchinskyp at 10:52am 08.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/860 There is a leak under a stanchion on my 1983 O'Day 25. The area is depressed about 1/4" around the b
oday 25 centerboard is a little hard to raise and lo PatandBob at 9:20am 08.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1361 cb is a little hard to raise and lower. can it swell and get tight or is it marine fouling like bar
Replacement of Diesel Engine Cost NicAndI at 8:53am 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/46270 We're considering the purchase of a '78 30 ft Cherubini with a Yanmar Diesel. To our knowledge, the

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Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 7:24pm 03.27.23 Thanks, @jssailem , I did a quick read through and it looks quite useful. I'll need to go back and r
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 7:23pm 03.27.23 Right, for instance, would you buy a standard 20' offering for $120 and use it for just one port li
Pedestal guard replacment Tally Ho at 7:21pm 03.27.23 What is different between the old off-set guard, and the new one you were supposed to get? In other
Pedestal guard replacment dlochner at 7:18pm 03.27.23 I'll take the tachometer out and I can mount it next to the chartplotter! That's the only instrumen
Y-33 Midstay sailmandan at 6:57pm 03.27.23 New Owner of 1979 Yamaha 33. The forward baby stay on my boat is a line running back to the cockpit
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (2) Redwood707 at 6:54pm 03.27.23 Wow, thank you all for commenting. So I do need to cut the boom down, which means that sail with E 7
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? SycloneDriver at 6:54pm 03.27.23 I remember seeing a drawing of an engine like this over 40 years ago. I showed it to my father and
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast jssailem at 6:37pm 03.27.23 One of our members @Stu Jackson has sailed and chronicled his cruise here. http://aquavite224.blogsp
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 6:33pm 03.27.23 I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin. When I s
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 03.27.23 There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me! --Peggie
Dieless Crimpers? Rick Webb at 5:43pm 03.27.23 An old Hot Rodders trick is to use a nut cracker with a dulled point. I've seen it done and makes g
Asbestos? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:32pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Asbestos use dropped through out the 80s and was mostly eliminated in the 90
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Terry Cox at 5:22pm 03.27.23 As for how the furler is attached to the chainplate... In looking at how your furler attaches to t
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... artboas at 5:19pm 03.27.23 RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears + Belts - COMPLETE! PERFECT! \| eBay The Course co
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 5:08pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men! I wish that was true. Boris Herrmann Will Harris Nicolas
Asbestos? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:03pm 03.27.23 You would need to have it analyzed under a microscope to determine definitively but why bother? Just
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 4:44pm 03.27.23 We also have a recessed furler.. I like the clean look but suspect down the road at some point it wi
Vetus UFO Vents c07chrisjohnson at 4:28pm 03.27.23 Thank you so much for the help.
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 4:22pm 03.27.23 these guys are laughing and joking like they're driving rental go karts Well.. they likely don't o
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 4:00pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... th

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