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Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options (2) ricksoth at 9:01am 07.11.22 Ask All Sailors 34/3858 In December 2020 we had Micron CRC installed on a new to us sailboat at an Anacortes WA yard which t
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer odaydokay at 8:34am 07.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 9/1207 Four years ago I replaced by Sherwood Raw Water Pump with the better Oberdorfer M202-15 unit. Has b
Boom Mishap newmyesh at 7:38am 07.11.22 Catalina 30 3/877 Was mid sail when boom disconnected from mast. Pin/bolt remained attached to mast. Pin/bolt can be
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 4:55pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2675 When using a whisker pole on the foresail, the proscribed method appears to be attaching one end of
EV1 autopilot display indicating low voltage at 13.2 battery voltage. Hayden Watson at 3:49pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 2/15 I am getting a low battery voltage on my p70 display even though my battery voltage is the 13.2. Sho
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot Hayden Watson at 2:15pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1086 Today my ev1 started giving a "low battery" warning and then disconnecting the Autopilot Drive. The
Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? ChinaCat at 2:00pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/346 I just purchased a '89 Sabre 36 powered by the original Westerbeke with 1800 hours... not sure of tr
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too (2) SailingLoto at 1:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1154 She's almost ready to go back to the water. Still have some projects to wrap up when she's off the
Bottom paint done c25 (3) SailingLoto at 1:09pm 07.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/1358 After a few months of working on it as time and weather permitted, she buffed, sanded, barrier coa
solution for rigid solar panels installation Udi at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/771 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45 D
Hunter tank monitor wyctoronto at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/705
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 Udi at 12:47pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1746 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45
Identification Help (3) mulaasigirl at 12:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 11/665 207143
Mainsail "slug" keeper jsd6410 at 11:56am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/809 Hey guys, My Hunter 26 recently lost the thumb screw that attaches to the sliding slug in the mainsa
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 10:55am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/444 As I was brushing my teeth at the head sink this morning, I happened to look out of the port above a
Raritan PH Tiny Drip odaydokay at 10:45am 07.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/484 If I were not a perfectionist on stuff like this, I would not bother. When I pump this head a bunch
Re-constituting 3M 4200 Tedd at 10:43am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1227 I didn't find anything about this in the archives. I have a nearly full tube of 3M 4200 that has sta
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. (2) svAtargatis at 9:55am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/976 I was attempting my first oil change on my 93 Hunter 40.5 which has a yanmar 4jh2e the pump I was us
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Brazil at 9:43am 07.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/555 This question mainly regards assessing risk of water intake at engine exhaust. I have a 1980 Hunter
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:12pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 10/835 I discovered something very strange that leads me to believe I have something wrong connected. It is

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Acrylic to replace wood Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 12.12.24 If you move forward with this, I'd suggest oversized holes with washers or rubber grommets plus some
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:22am 12.12.24
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:16am 12.12.24 A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposibl
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:07am 12.12.24 Here is an in depth discussion of your question. It includes Henk Meuzelaar's description of modifi
S2 9.2 Owners Manual and Ships Log 1980 LeeandRick at 9:27pm 12.11.24 There are many manuals and other things posted under files on the S2 Sailboats Facebook page.
Where to find hull number H49 sabbatical88 at 9:16pm 12.11.24 Thanks for the help guys. I did find it finally. The letters were smaller than I expected and it up
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 7:40pm 12.11.24 It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2 inches below the edge of the b
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 7:02pm 12.11.24 I bought the boat on the hard It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 6:53pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pai
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 6:17pm 12.11.24 Also, on our 356 we had the Frolie system which allowed some air circulation under the mattress. It
Moisture prevention.... Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 12.11.24 The source of moisture in cushions and particularly mattresses is your big old sweaty body. Sweat i
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 5:26pm 12.11.24 My wife recovered our saloon cushions and she used a water impervious vinyl on the bottom of the cus
Moisture prevention.... Cest La Vie at 5:23pm 12.11.24 +1 for DampRid. My boat is in a hot, humid environment- have used the large bucket with DampRid cry
Moisture prevention.... stephen_i_w at 5:09pm 12.11.24 I use DampRid I hang 4 of them when I cover my boat for the season.
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 4:54pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. pgandw at 4:39pm 12.11.24 I also have an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus on my 19ft Mariner that replaced a Honda 5hp that would n
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? pgandw at 4:19pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 4:08pm 12.11.24 Yeah i hear ya. I suspect some of my wires had broken free because my boat was a hell of a racket
Acrylic to replace wood pgandw at 4:04pm 12.11.24 My main hatch on my 19ft Mariner has 1/4" plexiglass (perhaps a different smoked clear material) pan
Moisture prevention.... nightowle at 3:18pm 12.11.24 You can use a small dehumidifier in the cabin. It can run the accumulated water out through a tube i

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