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Keel: Stripped bolt "tube" Ken Secor at 7:29am 05.05.13 Catalina 22 16/2139 The maiden voyage a few days away, I decided to check the four hanger bolts. What I found was disco
Teak Toerail - Greyed, varnished or oiled? PDReynolds at 7:27am 05.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1220 Hi All, Just wondering what to do with my greyed teak toerail on my 423. Hull is burgundy awl gri
Balmar Alternator upgrade for Yanmar 4JH4E PDReynolds at 7:03am 05.05.13 Ask All Sailors 16/9341 Hi Folks, I am looking at replacing my stock 60 amp stock alternator in my Yanmar 4JH4E engine to
Yanmar engine stop cable Ken13559 at 6:58am 05.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1481 Is the stock Stop Cable for Yanmar engine a common part from Teleflex Morse? The p/n is lift from m
Boom vang Benutc at 5:51am 05.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3982 1. How do you rig a Boom Vang AND is it required when you have a Traveler? 2. My Traveler does
What's this on my F26 keel (1) Afrinus at 5:33am 05.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/961 I hauled my 1986 Bene First26 on Thursday for a bottom painting job. I noticed something on my keel
Sail combinations wildblue164 at 5:25am 05.05.13 Catalina 22 4/1752 My 110 hank-on jib is getting "tired" and I am looking to replace it, but trying to decide if i want
Dirt accumulation - Drain? (1) Begynol at 5:10am 05.05.13 Smaller Boats 1/823 I know this may sound trivial but it drives me a bit nuts. In the cockpit floor next to the stern t
Replace turnbuckles??? Replace stays??? LoveTwoSail at 4:52am 05.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1359 The turnbuckles on this 1988 boat are discolored, but do not appear to be bent or damaged. The stays
P 23 coming home today (1) DAVA390 at 4:13am 05.05.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1655 Struck a deal yesterday. I guess first on list, get motor running. Tohatsu 4 strk, it was parked and
Dark blue Sunbrella used by Hunter Ken13559 at 3:19am 05.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3361 Can anyone advise the name or p/n for the dark blue Sunbrella use by Hunter Marine for their Bimini
what brand of fore hatch wind scoop works the best? centerline at 1:21am 05.05.13 Ask All Sailors 7/8531 I want to either buy or make an easy to use wind scoop for the fore hatch. I have never used one or
Securing in a marina Akapeterc at 12:43am 05.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/857 Just after other people's points of view concerning securing a boat in a marina. I have to leave the
In-mast furling - halyard follies. - H36 PKFK at 10:23pm 05.04.13 Big Boats 11/2572 Ok - got the boat in the water - everyone still has all their fingers and toes, and the water is ou*
re glaze exterior window? dive7mmwet at 6:54pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/917 Just got done re bedding all deck and windows on our Cat and its been quite a job , but great family
Sacrificing Sacrificial Anodes Neil McDonald at 6:43pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 44/11179 I normally place two zinc anodes on the exposed section of my prop shaft and haul the boat every two
Hull Graphics raymond james at 6:39pm 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/800 Does anyone know how or where i can find the original hull graphics for my 1993 Hunter 23.5 ? Prefer
Engel / Elemax Genset Ken13559 at 6:27pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 2/884 I've been transporting an Engel(Elemax) genset SHX2000 in my car and notice strong smell of petrol.
Impeller john r. weatherly at 6:16pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 2/952 After Replacing The Sherwood Impeller For My Universal 5411 Motor, No Water Is Moving Thru The Motor
Plan B - Day Two (4) Roger Long at 6:08pm 05.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3725 I woke late and sailed off the anchor and then down the Sassafras and up to Turkey Point on as nice

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Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch thinwater at 12:59pm 05.07.23 George Jetson had atomatic sensors. Honestly, manual makes more sense. You want it to pump until it
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor artboas at 11:54am 05.07.23 Who know the part number for the Yanmar 4JH3 temper sensor for the temp gauge (not the alarm) Cont
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 11:52am 05.07.23 the other lesson to note, all thru hulls should work. a stiff or locked up thru hull is very danger
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Rick Webb at 10:56am 05.07.23 Another idea, If you have a Dremel Tool grab some "toilet shims" or something similar and make your
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? (1) CowboyWay at 10:56am 05.07.23 I was unaware of the check ball assembly on the primary fuel filter, but I do see the slotted screw-
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 10:53am 05.07.23 Keep that stuff on the boat.:beer: Well, here's the thing. When I grease the prop the boat is on
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff rgranger at 10:51am 05.07.23 Keep that stuff on the boat.:beer: Yeah! go buy a decent storage box and intentionally fill it wi
Mast Electric Connector danooxnard at 10:37am 05.07.23 Here is a link to the post you made back in 2022 with pretty much the same question. Lots of good ti
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff kappykaplan at 10:32am 05.07.23 Keep that stuff on the boat.:beer:
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? capta at 10:17am 05.07.23 Before getting too deeply involved in the fuel system, on a lark, check that the throttle cable has
Ducks in my backyard! (3) Tally Ho at 10:07am 05.07.23 215432 Greg
Lost the job roller furler halyard LloydB at 10:00am 05.07.23 "Lowering the mast is not practical in my slip" Nonsense a simple challenge and a six pack as the wa
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? JoeWhite at 9:40am 05.07.23 Here is my experience. I hope it helps you. http://mei1970.org/saillavie/fuel-starvation
Lost the job roller furler halyard jviss at 9:38am 05.07.23 I lost both of them. "Lost" is not really descriptive enough for people to help you. Do you mean
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 9:28am 05.07.23 So, now I own three mini grease guns, and one big one. I don't know where the big one and one of th
Propane tank rectertification MikeHoncho at 8:42am 05.07.23
Lost the job roller furler halyard (1) RitSim at 8:13am 05.07.23 I lost my genoa halyard into the mast. A friend offered to go up the mast but was unable to drop a
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Hayden Watson at 8:07am 05.07.23 I went looking on the Jobsco Amazon page and found something interesting. On the Jobsco pumps, the
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? Tally Ho at 8:06am 05.07.23
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 7:57am 05.07.23

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