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'77 O'day 27' Hatch sailingescape at 9:56pm 06.23.25 Bigger Boats 2/311 Can anyone recommend a replacement site for the bow hatch on our 27'? we recently purchased this boa
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 jkarrtunz at 6:00pm 06.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/237 Looking for a suggestion for a low profile, reliable engine. Thx!
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Foswick at 3:37pm 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/589 I have only a single key for the mortise lock that locks my crib boards to the sliding hatch. So, if
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover newsailor72 at 3:35pm 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 5/352 Got some Aqua Strip paint remover and used it on about 1/4 of the hull, I left it on for a several h
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 2:47pm 06.23.25 Engines and Propulsion 19/1208 I know much has been written on this topic. It seems everyone approaches this slightly differently.
Halyard keeper (1) goharris at 2:28pm 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 3/255 I recently sailed on a boat with these great halyard keepers. They screw into the teak on the compan
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. (1) St Duckie at 2:02pm 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 6/321 Hello all. I own a 373 Beneteau and need to replace the LCD measures voltage, water and fuel. Any re
A blessing or a curse? fredlan at 12:16pm 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 13/794 I recently inherited an O'Day Javelin. The hull is in good shape ( as is the trailer) but it has nei
Fuel tank removal? (1) CowboyWay at 10:31am 06.23.25 Catalina 310 17/1523
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (6) Michael Davis at 7:51am 06.23.25 Destinations 105/6375 The plan for Sun Gypsy this year is to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. We left our home on Saturna
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve rmerl1223 at 7:32am 06.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/336 Purchased new internal valves to repair my leaky galley faucet. Can't unscrew the existing valve fro
819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING Rick.johnson at 6:22am 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/175 Hi Guy's I Have a 87 40ft Hunter With a ( HOOD 819 furler ) on the front sail an what l
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch majorkong1 at 4:03am 06.23.25 Trailer Sailors 9/952 I own a Catalina 18 and due to its fixed keel I need to launch at ramps that are steep enough to get
Fuses M25-xp Pil at 1:28am 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/216 Hi, I've been following how to upgrade wiring for a M25 XP. I'm done with most of the work except th
Shower pump rebuild woe's (2) NYSail at 4:36pm 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 3/301 Hello all. so typically I buy new pumps when one fails figuring the pump is 15+ years and paid for
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement Afraal at 1:43pm 06.22.25 Catalina 310 4/743 Hi Everyone, Has anyone replaced their water heater's pressure valve? I found a replacement valve i
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 1:04pm 06.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/647 Hunter 30T 1993 fractional rigging: What is an appropriate rake. I've seen posts anywhere from 1 to
Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 11:40am 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 7/381 Can anyone recommend a solution for desalinating an emergency supply of drinking water for 2-3 peopl
Water in the bilge john6206 at 10:48am 06.22.25 Mid-Size Boats 8/841
Quick connect fittings - how to remove (1) John_F at 9:06am 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 5/442 The steel mesh hose's fitting on this quick connect failed (I think it's a Whale fitting). It is fro

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Hunter 460 AC Ground Wire in Aft Port Locker - Connect to what? BrontideRob at 12:45pm 09.25.25 It should be a #10 wire, that should ground most everything metal on your boat. Then your engine i
Hunter 460 AC Ground Wire in Aft Port Locker - Connect to what? BrontideRob at 12:44pm 09.25.25 It isn't an AC ground wire, but a bonding wire. This is used to bond all underwater metal together
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 12:03pm 09.25.25 Dammit Jim... Dammit, Jim! :beer:
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk (1) rgranger at 11:59am 09.25.25 Ahhhh..... that is going to baloon.... You will never be okay with the results if you don't just re
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Don S/V ILLusion at 11:50am 09.25.25
Anchor size Robert H. Wood at 11:08am 09.25.25 Thank you. That is very helpful.
Anchor size Davidasailor26 at 11:06am 09.25.25
Anchor size Stu Jackson at 10:58am 09.25.25 My concern was whether the 22 lb anchor and chain would hold a 34 foot boat. It appears from what
Anchor size Robert H. Wood at 10:52am 09.25.25
Anchor size Davidasailor26 at 10:21am 09.25.25 The weight of the anchor you need depends on the type of anchor. 22 pounds sounds pretty low for a 3
Changing attitudes Bob S at 10:12am 09.25.25
Anchor size gfrazzle at 10:05am 09.25.25 20KG (44#) vs 22#
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point (2) skunther at 9:53am 09.25.25
Changing attitudes CrispyCringle at 9:42am 09.25.25 I think the problem is, at least in part, that everything at the large shows is setup to extract as
Anchor size JoeWhite at 9:29am 09.25.25 Robert it is Bruce 20Kg, view the image at the link below. https://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/in
Anchor size Robert H. Wood at 9:22am 09.25.25 That is what I have on my catalina 36, that anchor size is for 44 ft sail boat and I am OK with it.
Rescue of solo sailor in the UK Alan Gomes at 9:21am 09.25.25 Wow! Impressive! Thank God for how it turned out.
Anchor size JoeWhite at 9:19am 09.25.25 That is what I have on my catalina 36, that anchor size is for 44 ft sail boat and I am OK with it.
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 9:16am 09.25.25 and taking 93L with it Well no! I will post on 93L soon. :facepalm: Dammit Jim...
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 9:08am 09.25.25

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