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through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1127 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/579 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1673 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2157 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1489 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3804 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2943 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/932 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1879 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4028 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1132 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1888 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1080 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1109 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2180 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9399 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1256 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/6093 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
Sold Mariner, now looking for daysailer mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13 Day Sailers 2/1148 So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i

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WINCH DRUM Apex at 3:22am 04.26.23 @jviss is on the right track to your question. I have heard of people re-chroming the drum. Tape w
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 3:21am 04.26.23 Where will you be sailing? Are you coastal cruising? Doing some passages? Sounds like you'll be liv
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Leeward Rail at 12:08am 04.26.23 If you are offshore you would do well to have some sort of "personal locator beacon" too. Always
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue NYSail at 11:01pm 04.25.23 I had same engine and same issue on last boat that all of a sudden appeared. very common. Too bad yo
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 10:51pm 04.25.23 I think you have to push it in with a plastic roller tool but be sure not to puncture the gasket.
WINCH DRUM Joe at 10:31pm 04.25.23 @jviss, I hear you. You understand what I"m aiming at. I'm wondering if resurfacing isn't an option
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Richard19068 at 10:31pm 04.25.23 If not going to far offshore I like to have a GPS/DSC enabled handheld VHF clipped on to my life ve
Problems with early 310s Clydo at 10:23pm 04.25.23 My 2001 had burn marks on the bulkhead and rear cushion when we bought in 2007 from the exhaust elb
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 9:08pm 04.25.23 KISS. Jut consider the edge of your boat a 500 foot cliff. If you go over, tied on or not, PFD or
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 9:04pm 04.25.23 Nice work Big Easy. A two person job unless your a clever Cajun. :biggrin: Not that clever and
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 8:33pm 04.25.23 ok i see now - it looks like the hose just isnt long enough to poke out into the bilge. I'm trying t
Overloaded our electric system. TimFromLI at 8:01pm 04.25.23 Do you have power going through a transfer switch on an inverter? My Xantrex has a reset button but
WINCH DRUM (1) twodzusfittings at 7:40pm 04.25.23 @jviss, I hear you. You understand what I"m aiming at. I'm wondering if resurfacing isn't an option,
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 7:02pm 04.25.23 My drain is connected to a hose that passes through the space under the galley sink and into the bil
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 04.25.23 They show a fuse but do not provide one and don't say what size fuse to use. Any suggestions? Loo
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 6:49pm 04.25.23 Scary :yikes:. I use a short "double line" tether with the jackline down the center of the boat or
Shroud Protector Installation Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 04.25.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Davidasailor26 at 6:44pm 04.25.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 6:35pm 04.25.23 I've single handed my boats before, a Catalina 36, and now a Tartan 3800. But now I'm a solo sailo
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 6:32pm 04.25.23

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