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Hatch Boards pagas at 5:45pm 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2184 Does anyone have the hatch board drawings? 1974 Catalina 27 Thanks
Meet SBO: Karisa (1) Phil Herring at 5:20pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3851 We're going to sneak in a little feature here about the people you're likely to talk to when you cal
MKIII stern rail drazlou at 5:15pm 01.06.13 Catalina 30 2/1300 I have a late model (1994) MKII C30. The port side stern rail was damaged in super storm Sandy. Cata
mayday! need a scrap of dacron! Piotr at 5:09pm 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/972 I need one or two pieces (scraps) of dacron about 4 inches wide and a foot long. Can anybody help?
2 Stroke Inline Fuel Filter FourPoints at 5:01pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/14034 What fuel filter would you suggest for my Tohatsu 8hp 2 Stroke? I am converting away from the 3 gal
Wiring schematics Oceanics 350 Hanskuck at 3:41pm 01.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3396 I am looking for a wiring schematic for our Oceanics 350. Is there a PDF file available to Download?
Cloudy Roger Long at 3:33pm 01.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5975 It was a dull, flat day, pregnant with unfulfilled rain although I was glad of only a few sprinkling
40.5 Legend Owners Manual aadams1 at 3:02pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1084 Hi - My husband are in the process of closing on a 1993 40.5 Hunter Legend. We're looking for an el
replace hatch arms bugsboat at 2:06pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/1444 Hi everyone! Happy New Year. I am trying to replace the arms for our 1995 Hunter 37.5 opening hatc
42 Passage main water tank replacement The Artful Dodger II at 1:17pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 I am interested in speaking with anyone who might have had anything to do with repairing or replacin
76Reinell interior retrofit sailingonu at 12:02pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 I have a 1976 Reinell 2210! Anyone out there have one of these boats? I have taken the old carpet of
Raw water mixing elbow blocked mikewhite7314 at 9:54am 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6003 I have a yanmar 3gm 30f engine and the raw water system is blocked. I was getting water through to t
Butyl tape question serenisea at 9:47am 01.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/7458 I have a stubborn hatch that continues to leak even though I re-bedded it twice (with Life Caulk).
Main sail only actnuts at 8:06am 01.06.13 Day Sailers 5/2701 My jib is removed for stitching so...... Anyone sail with just the main? 10-15 knot winds, 2-3 foo
Off to Aruba Doc_holiday at 6:31am 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/886 I just love this "one happy island", I just wish I had the boat there. My dream is to retire there a
Hunter 28.5 stanchions thetone at 6:12am 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1810 The stantions on my 28.5 are damaged. I need to get them off but the bolts wont turn. I am thinking
Cat 350 Replacement engine gauge cluster nybor at 5:15am 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/3061 hello. I recently purchased a 2006 boat and am cleaner her up. I want to replace the M-35 engine clu
Crazy idea here! Joel H. at 4:36am 01.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2850 The questions are: Has it been done? Could it work? Here goes.... Running a hank-on headsail up a b
hard rubber rub rail restoration Mark Maulden at 10:14pm 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2628 The S2 has a black rub rail at the hull/deck join. At least I think it's hard rubber. Maybe it's a
Lake Barkley tgrass462 at 9:57pm 01.05.13 Smaller Boats 3/4057 We just returned from a trip to Kentucky - looking at lake front property. Initially we confined ou

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My Malware protection is blocking SBO Crusty Ol Salt at 6:31pm 03.10.23 Same here.
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Justin_NSA at 6:20pm 03.10.23 Yeah, I just went past the warning and came on.
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 6:07pm 03.10.23 I had another very frustrating day at the yard. There's now a couple sections of fiberglass wire fis
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 03.10.23 Yes, it looks like the certificate used to encrypt web traffic has expired. They do that every year
To lead lines aft or not? Terry Cox at 4:55pm 03.10.23 I dislike clutter in the cockpit and since all the control lines lead there, I made organizers, port
Cleats?????? C_Level at 3:56pm 03.10.23 Good question. My experience with nylon cleats has been fine; no problems with strength or with UV
To lead lines aft or not? stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 03.10.23 Leading lines aft pro's and con's: Pro's: -You will be less likely to fall off the boat while manag
Anchors dlochner at 2:48pm 03.10.23 Thanks for back-up info. Having spent time in south central Florida I believe many of the sea beds
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 2:24pm 03.10.23
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 2:23pm 03.10.23 Where can I find some of these for my boat project? You're messing with us, right? :stir::poop:
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 2:17pm 03.10.23 Where can I find some of these for my boat project? https://i.imgur.com/Y89x3aJ.png
Anchors pclarksurf at 2:10pm 03.10.23 Echoing others: Mantus -- I have two, one of which is exact match to @Gene Neill My typical hol
To lead lines aft or not? BarryL at 1:27pm 03.10.23 Hey, Lots of information above. Of course only you can decide what is right for you. Some additio
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 12:59pm 03.10.23 I was able to get ahold Yanmar and they recommended cold galvanize since the mounts are powder coate
Paint for motor mounts dLj at 12:39pm 03.10.23 They're ALL carbon steel. The same as most other mechanical fitting on the exterior of your engine
Proper prop size tartan 33 yawstick at 12:36pm 03.10.23 Interesting... the top prop looks more like what you'd see on a correct craft instead of a sailboat.
Paint for motor mounts (1) JamesG161 at 12:20pm 03.10.23 I'm also planning on using aluminum to replace the plastic star board shims. Listen to @Ralph John
Cleats?????? (2) pclarksurf at 11:34am 03.10.23 Nylon will snap (eventually) and aluminum (short of catastrophe :)) will not: Schaeffer Marine-- no
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Benny17441 at 11:30am 03.10.23 And while you are at it, take a good look at the hoses, they may (probably) need replacing too. Ins
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? Crusty Ol Salt at 11:28am 03.10.23 Hey Matt The tank is located behind the plywood bulkhead on the aft portside. It is tight as mess ba

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