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Hunter 240 rigging (4) travorgeron at 3:51pm 07.02.22 Trailer Sailors 7/1287 Trying to figure out my rigging on my new to me 2004 Hunter 240. Looks like the mast has a large af
Wasps / Mud Daubers ShawnL at 2:07pm 07.02.22 Catalina 22 12/2490 I was doing some work in the boat today to (hopefully really soon) finally get it in the water and n
Windlass on an 11A Halvern at 10:43am 07.02.22 S2 7/1187 Found a Simpson Lawrence windlass in excellent condition with real strong motor. Question: Has anyon
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 10:12am 07.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 40/4377 I have been battling an issue in which I have been continually getting air in my fuel system. it nor
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) - Waste Backfill (3) Sdiring at 9:43am 07.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1721 My heads are backfilling with waste. There is back pressure when I try to empty the bowl. Also, it
Threaded Battery Post Repair? jviss at 7:45am 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 5/677 Is this even possible? I twisted-off about 1/2 of the threaded brass post on an AGM battery when in
Canvas treatment NYSail at 5:49am 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1417 So just had all new canvas made including a full enclosure. Love to hear what products people use to
Exhaust/Raw Water cooling troubleshooting Dan3121 at 8:59pm 07.01.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1151 I have an O'Day 31 with a Universal M-18 diesel. While starting to motor out the other day, I realiz
Yanmar jim g at 5:05pm 07.01.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1424 Does the Yanmar 3gm30f have a PCV valve? If so, where is it located?
Adding a Block rpell1@msn.com at 1:29pm 07.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/1190 Hi all, The PO of my '97 Cat30 MKIII somehow managed to overcomplicate the rigging connections at th
Beneteau 343 water heater temperature setting svadagiomaine at 1:23pm 07.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1525 Does anybody know how to turn down the temp on the stock water heater?
Mast step came out, can't access underneath (2) JAC1 at 10:15am 07.01.22 Other Sailboats 15/2002 Hi all! I bought a Hobie Holder, and while taking the mast down to repair it, the bolts holding the
Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 Rudiger at 9:26am 07.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1875 I have lost one blade of my Autorop 2 days ago and have to order a new one. As deliver time from Aut
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast (1) SVSEA5 at 6:54am 07.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1444 We had the mast taken off this past winter, this is how they ran the rigging this spring. Last year
What's this called? (1) Ozpilot414 at 5:54pm 06.30.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1206 So I was doing some testing and playing and figuring things out... well nothing good can come of it.
Simple Ladder Tater at 4:16pm 06.30.22 Trailer Sailors 4/862 I haven't sailed in a few months. The last time was a disaster. My sailing partner capsized my 170.
Hunter XX.5 Series - Dinette Table Completely Stuck neilleparkerjr at 1:30pm 06.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/363 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I bou
New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! S/V Selene at 12:58pm 06.30.22 Morgan 3/1658 Hi all. I just thought I would jump on here and say hi. We have just (last week) closed on our 19
Shower sump pump switch failing Dr. D at 12:51pm 06.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/820 My 35.1 has the shower stall option. The switch controlling the shower sump pump has a timer functio
Need advice on paint Knot Happy at 10:13am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/755 Hello good people, I'm restoring a Catalina 22 that will be on a trailer when not in used. I will be

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 9:17am 02.17.25 Hmmm. My last bullet point was this: "- None of this is helping the OP decide whether he can enlar
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak danielsan at 8:44am 02.17.25 Maybe you don't need to remove the lid. I had leaks on my port tank and I simply removed all of th
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 (1) DHembree at 8:35am 02.17.25 There is no traveler car, but a bridle that straddles the companionway with the cleat shown. Now, I
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 8:22am 02.17.25 - Another guy is reasonable and wants to understand the root problem, but seems to be holding me p
Cell Phone Boosters DinghySailor at 8:14am 02.17.25 The antenna is the Shakespeare Galaxy wifi/cellular. Wilson just got back to me and assured me the W
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 7:33am 02.17.25 This looks like a good summary to me, but the OP's question was actually a different one. Producti
interior boom assemblies? dmax at 7:27am 02.17.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 7:00am 02.17.25 Sure, it is pretty simple as an overview. - The OP wants to change his thruhulls because he underst
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 6:24am 02.17.25 Start your boat. Then step onto the dock and look back in the area of your boats exhaust. When my bu
Exhaust water flow colemj at 5:35am 02.17.25 If your strainer has a see-through top, you can usually see the water moving in it. Of course, all
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:29am 02.17.25 Currently there are wooden backing plates in that area... Not original OEM, so not sure what was th
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (1) sailcapt340 at 5:09am 02.17.25 229861 Check Where I have drawn the red arrows. On my 340, The wires that lead into the stainless
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 5:09am 02.17.25 Straight epoxy will not work well, it needs to be thickened with colloidal silica. To get the best
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:07am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread,
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:57am 02.17.25 If you can hang in there, I'd like to ask some more questions as you seem to know a lot more about
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 4:49am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread, c
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:28am 02.17.25 Many of us here have been ruled by the need for authentification of statements throughout the lengt
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 4:04am 02.17.25 Does anyone know if it is best to use nylon or polyester fiberglass? For the surface repairs, I'd
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 1:55am 02.17.25 Ok thanks. I have gone that way - using loop and an orbit single hub swivel shackle thingy. Turns ou
Sailing courses in Thailand (4) Will Gilmore at 1:51am 02.17.25 We stayed at a boutique resort called The Sea. within our private villacompound, and a private pool

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