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Wood Refinishing (2) hornjb at 2:03pm 05.03.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/177 Hi All, Working on my newly acquired 1970 (I think..No. 2019) Mariner 2+2. I looked at threads on wo
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 1:40pm 05.03.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/198 This is season 28 on Surprise. A few weeks ago I installed the fourth Jabsco macerator pump on the
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested (3) FeelinMorgan22 at 1:01pm 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 10/246 A friend and I bought our first sailboat! It is a Morgan 22 (similar to Catalina 22). We need to tra
Compasses don't agree elink at 10:56am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 17/304 While out sailing last week I noticed that the two compasses on our dual helm boat don't agree. They
teak oil stain colin59 at 10:08am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/84 Hi All, spilled some teak oil on deck and didn't notice it untill it dried.some got on non slip area
Prop Install with a stop? (1) SirMichael at 8:12am 05.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/192 Last fall, I had to remove the prop off my '88 Hunter 28.5. It has a Yanmar 18hp diesel and a 14" 2
Roller Furling system Recs babadu at 6:47am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 5/136 Looking for a roller system for a Ranger 23' sailboat. Any direction on setting it up or any reviews
5230 Alternative? dmdiehl64 at 6:32pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/135
Where is water pressure pump on Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 4:08pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/148 I was draining anti-freeze out of my fresh water tanks today when pump stopped working. Any advice?
Adventures with a Beneteau faucet (3) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/146 After recommissioning the water system this year I noticed my galley faucet was leaking around its b
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 1:41pm 05.02.24 Big Boats 0/118 I have the normal white speaker/light pod on the arch of my 2004 Hunter 36. I don't use the speaker
replacing Spartite with traditional shims patmacdonald at 11:47am 05.02.24 C&C 1/63 i have a C'C 30 MK II-XL and want to find rubber shims for the deck collar
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) lacoursmarc at 10:19am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/154 After doing a lot of research on weeping holes for deck stepped masts, I went and took another look
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 9:54am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 10/239
Remove hot water tank 1988 Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 5:10am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 2/92 I discovered that the hot water tank on my newly acquired 1988 Hunter 28.5 was abandoned by the prev
Material around the shaft (1) elvio at 12:52am 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/145 Hi folks. I finished painting with priming and anti-fouling. I noticed the area around the shaft en
Lost swing keel for Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements abrown at 3:47pm 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 4/135 Hi, I Iost the swing keel for my Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements.
Eight Bells for Don Street dlochner at 2:10pm 05.01.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/161 Don Street has passed away. If you don't know Don he was a life long sailor who wrote extensively ab
Garmin Navigation/plotter addition to helm FOLLOWING SEAS at 12:59pm 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/84 Hello, I am looking for some advice from HUNTER 310 owners. I have a 1999 that I want to add a chart
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 8:34am 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/169 First season with my 1999 H280. Previous owner started it once last fall and now up to me ( might ha

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Reefing H37C DanMaine at 6:01am 05.07.24 I added a 2nd reef point to my mainsail last season, and setup single line slap reefing for both ree
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank KneadingWater at 5:55am 05.07.24 Rick, The maker proclaims the product is safe in metal tanks, including aluminum. Don, I did see t
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 Joe at 5:53am 05.07.24 The pointy kind of metal screws are called self tapping.... but you can nip off the point and it wil
Prop Install with a stop? SirMichael at 5:45am 05.07.24 Well, it cost me about $15 for the blueing agent & grind compound, but I got it done. The valve gri
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F SirMichael at 5:18am 05.07.24 I have a 2GM20F that started to overheat on me quite a number of years ago. I found that the antifre
Reefing H37C Boomer2it at 5:17am 05.07.24 I added a 2nd reef point to my mainsail last season, and setup single line slap reefing for both ree
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) dlochner at 5:10am 05.07.24 I completely agree that forming a channel with hollow space or foam inside provides increased stren
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 wyctoronto at 5:09am 05.07.24
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:53am 05.07.24 The short answer, strength, cost, and weight. First is strength, a hollow rectangular channel is j
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 4:43am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose? The short answer, strength, cost, and
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 4:25am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look! Great, thank you Eian.
How worried should I be? Project_Mayhem at 4:22am 05.07.24 I'd take off whatever fitting the forestay attaches to to look for any hairline cracks and inspect t
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:13am 05.07.24 A friend removed one toe rail from my boat by removing the bungs and the screws. This took upwards o
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose?
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? east coaster at 3:55am 05.07.24 Rather than cut the gasket out, I find using a punch set easier and more accurate. I borrow a punch
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 3:10am 05.07.24 Wasn't the Cocoa just top and bottom metal?
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 2:07am 05.07.24 Thanks for all of the good info and advice. Quite welcome. :beer:
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 12:27am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look!
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested higgs at 9:09pm 05.06.24 If you pick a calm day you can expect the trip to take 5 to 6 hours by water. It would be an easy s

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