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Pinole replacement Jawbee at 4:26am 11.05.22 Day Sailers 5/1723 Good morning, I am the new owner of a 1971 daysailer. On our shakedown cruise the bottom rudder Pin
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 5:22pm 11.04.22 Bigger Boats 13/2791 Although at the beginning of the season I was able to splash with a working centerboard, I ended the
Hot Water Heater Rear Heat Exchanger Plumbing gonekayaking247 at 5:16pm 11.04.22 Catalina 30 4/1481 When I bought the boat almost a year ago, the PO said the hot water tank only got lukewarm while mot
Wires up the mast (1) SDS3 Sailors at 5:00pm 11.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/886 2005 H36. Top of picture is 4 wires incoming from DC panel. Only 3 wires connected at mast base:
NorthWest Weather jssailem at 2:54pm 11.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1821 I just read this forecast for our PacificNW. As some of you know, I canceled my scheduled haul out f
Need to replace roller on rope clutch from 1984 Hunter 25.5 (3) Another NYC Sailor at 2:41pm 11.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/784 The rollers on my easylock rope clutch from a 1984 Hunter 25.5 are worn through. Can anyone confirm
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? (1) HeelBoy at 1:15pm 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2467 Is moisture intrusion the only cause of delamination? There is one spot in the cockpit that emits a
Replace fuel injectors Shagdance at 12:02pm 11.04.22 Catalina 310 1/982 How difficult to remove and replace? What are the things to watch out for (problems) Anybody know th
S3 Espar D5E heater Hans Baart at 11:29am 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1472 This heater worked great last week after pulling it apart and cleaning out a bunch of carbon from th
Shorty Old Climber at 10:39am 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1602 I have a short pole that came with my sailboat that is the same 4" thickness as the spinnaker pole a
Insurance for older boats Cederholm at 10:26am 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 23/5567 Hi guys, I sold my 1984 Catalina 27 (insured by Geico) and bought a 1980 Catalina 30. Trying to ins
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 3:13pm 11.03.22 Big Boats 38/6622
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 12:48pm 11.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1463
crack/cut in compression post H30 (1) capt_paul at 12:07pm 11.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1232 Hey sailors, anyone seen this on a hunter's compression post? it's a 1991 Hunter 30 I'm considering
Do you put your bimini down? bonkle at 10:36am 11.03.22 Ask All Sailors 30/3539 My bimini is a royal pain to put down due to the backstay. its a 3 bow and seems to be stock on the
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 9:58am 11.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 27/3731 Here's a pic of my 1984 Hunter 31. This isn't specific to the boat though. It's a pretty standard se
Over zinced? (3) walmsleyc at 9:27am 11.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1038 Attached is a picture on the only bronze through-hull on my boat that shows a "halo". Also some pic
Can't Find that darn leak ! NEWELLMIKE8 at 5:52am 11.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1307 Hello everyone - I have a miserable little dribble coming from the hole at the bottom of my main bil
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 9:48pm 11.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1740 Hi All, My 2005 Catalina 34 mkII gets rainwater in the bilge when it rains steady over a few days. T
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? (2) FulmarCT at 12:16pm 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 15/3062 I had my previously white 1983 sailboat gelcoated blue in 2020 by a hardworking local guy mostly kno

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Is this gelcoat or paint dLj at 5:24am 06.26.25 Clean it thoroughly & wipe down with prescribed solvent as recommended by barrier coat manufacturer
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) testingthewaters91 at 5:16am 06.26.25 Swap in bronze, not brass. Brass is susceptible to dezincification, leaving it pink and brittle. A
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. kappykaplan at 5:03am 06.26.25 Swap in bronze, not brass. Brass is susceptible to dezincification, leaving it pink and brittle. :
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 5:01am 06.26.25
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? Banooma at 5:01am 06.26.25 Agree with the suggestion of a sea trial, plus a professional survey. Hopefully the PO took care of
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (6) testingthewaters91 at 4:57am 06.26.25 There is some risk management balance there. Exhaust hose is much more robust than most other drain
Constrictor Clutches colemj at 4:42am 06.26.25 TEGiqlYzIEw Colemj, does this commercial constrictor setup work on the same principle as yours?
Constrictor Clutches dlochner at 4:42am 06.26.25 As others have said, if you need a winch to raise a mainsail on a 25' boat, something is seriously w
Cheap outboard garymalmgren at 4:38am 06.26.25 Hi Duncan. My guess is that you are going for the Chinese outboard engine because money is the issue
Hunter 170 spinnaker install kappykaplan at 4:13am 06.26.25 Thank you. Are you referring to the downloads that Steve posted earlier in the thread? Or are there
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Jmonserrate234 at 4:10am 06.26.25 Thank you. Are you referring to the downloads that Steve posted earlier in the thread? Or are there
Is this gelcoat or paint Davidasailor26 at 3:40am 06.26.25
BATTERY? dlochner at 3:26am 06.26.25 It should be noted that none of the ACR's that I am aware of will work with any LFP battery. They
Cheap outboard Indysailor at 3:15am 06.26.25 Just a couple things come to mind, aside from the potential issue of not being strong enough in a cu
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other? There is some risk m
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. kappykaplan at 3:03am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other? On most boats, the e
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 2:56am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other?
Is this gelcoat or paint marcham at 10:06pm 06.25.25 It does look very rough .... paint won't fix that. Remediation might require going down to fiberglas
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island BigEasy at 9:53pm 06.25.25 The wind over 50 F water has a chilling effect on these old bones Sounds great this time of y
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 9:47pm 06.25.25 Beautiful scenery & envious to see you guys wearing sweaters! Fair winds for the remainder of you

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