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Mildewed Sails Bobbi Ullinger at 3:13pm 06.06.11 Smaller Boats 2/1152 What is your favorite way of killing and/or removing mildew from sails?
Leak from plexiglass port New Horizons at 2:59pm 06.06.11 Catalina 310 2/1649 I have a leak from the starboard port over the galley. On Saturday I washed the boat and came down b
The Elusive Catalina Curtain Glides original equipment found LadeHawk at 2:52pm 06.06.11 Big Boats 0/3005 Howdy all, I have seen forums all over net with Catalina Owners looking for replacement Curtain Glid
Replacing mast sheaves on H27-help needed! bobcranmerbrown at 2:12pm 06.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1914 I am a recent new owner of a 1980 Hunter 27 and need to replace the jammed mast sheaves at the foot
1987 hunter Legend 35.5 Radio replacement bgreen at 1:47pm 06.06.11 Big Boats 2/1296 I recently bought the above, the radio that is mpounted in the electrical panel, maxima, by panor co
Has anyone else repair / shimed their rudder post? jrowan at 1:09pm 06.06.11 Catalina 30 3/2524 Good day, Has anyone else repaired the banging or creaking of their rudder post? I have a creaking n
P42 single line reefing lgprovence at 1:03pm 06.06.11 Big Boats 6/2287 We recently purchased a '96 Passage 42. The PO replaced all the running rigging but neglected to co
A/C Maintenance (3) mmdesmith at 12:00pm 06.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3672 Was going to do some maintenance on the Mermaid 16,500 BTU A/C unit in my 361 this weekend: 1) it sa
Lake Okeechobee Photos And Update Chuckbear at 11:29am 06.06.11 Destinations 1/2826 We just posted a slide show, on our Beach House site, of photos from our transit across the Okeechob
Buying a new swing keel Amason Grace at 11:11am 06.06.11 Catalina 22 6/3135 Has anyone here ever had to purchase a new swing keel? If so, would you mind answering the usual que
Fresh water pump thaeni at 11:10am 06.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1139 When I leave my water heater on for more than an hour or so my fresh water pump starts to energize
Hunter 33.5 Anchor Type Paul and Judy at 10:53am 06.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1988 We have a Hunter 33.5 and sail the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding rivers. We have an 18 pound danfo
bilge pump maxgeorg at 10:52am 06.06.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/2519 Anyone Please, who knows where I can find the location of the bilge pum in a Bayfiel 25. Urgenty nee
Merriman Deck Organizer Sheaves help crewzen at 9:36am 06.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3162 Hi Gang, I have an '84 Hunter 27 and could use some help locating replacement sheaves. I have br
ice box drain johnweaver at 9:27am 06.06.11 Pearson 12/4461 We have a 1986 Parson 36-2, which has a refrigerator/freezer unit in the ice box, and I can not find
sink drain windwatch at 9:27am 06.06.11 Day Sailers 1/1199 I'm having difficulty squaring away my sink. I have an O'Day 20 with a sink that has a drain hose a
Need rudder for '78 O'Day 25 Sailor Bryan at 8:45am 06.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2469 I crunched my rudder while putting in and would like to locate a used one. New ones are out of my bu
Photo request Brian D at 8:40am 06.06.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1972 Fellow sailors, if anyone has, or knows of someone who has, a Yamaha 9.9HP outboard, I have a reques
Sail Questions geehaw at 8:36am 06.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2208 I did notice the leach of my Genoa had a small line running the length of it and at the clew there
Hunter 36: How to modify that screwy dish rack light/fan deacm at 7:56am 06.06.11 Big Boats 3/1781 While a nice (but unused) touch on our Hunter 36, the switch that turns on/off the light/fan in the

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Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Tsatzsue at 10:07am 01.11.22 I just did the same thing. If it were pitched properly this would not happen. It is also concerning
Racing Rules PaulK at 9:59am 01.11.22 The rules through 2024 show that the start is also based upon the hull. It is easy to find answers
110v into boat (1) rgranger at 9:58am 01.11.22 I installed my 30 amp plug in the fuel compartment ... I would be worried that a spark and leaking
New tool :) rgranger at 9:53am 01.11.22 https://www.sailrite.com/Drill-Steady-Tubing-Tool?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8vSOBhCkARIsAGdp6RTmaT9-7-xCGdoeA
A few questions. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.11.22 Installing gauges is a useful endeavour if you like to feel you're on top of everything. A couple
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 9:21am 01.11.22 You are very welcome - glad to be of help. Raising the mast is a pretty common-sense process. The m
A few questions. PaulK at 9:12am 01.11.22 Agree with Don. You fixed the gap that was there. If it stays the way you fixed it, you fixed it.
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting AndyL at 9:10am 01.11.22 Found a couple of 41 DS pictures on Google that appear to show the same fitting, so maybe original.
I still don't quite get rule #2... Sailfanatic at 9:10am 01.11.22 Fair enough! I will admit that if you simply use common sense to avoid collisions, there is not an
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 Davidasailor26 at 9:02am 01.11.22 I understand that my engine may actually get 20% extra HP (which I don't really care, but that's a
Sailing 2021 round up PaulK at 8:59am 01.11.22 Doesn't look like there are many other sailboats where you are. It might be interesting for us to s
What is the future of the Catalina 22? Grotto at 8:25am 01.11.22 Wow and I thought hijack only applied to airplanes. Lol, I think more like resurrection as it is a
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 mermike at 8:24am 01.11.22 PS, good to see you MS!
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 mermike at 8:23am 01.11.22 What is the point of disabling the alternator?
Hunter 34 chain plate inspection Artey1 at 8:14am 01.11.22 Its great insurance for sure, and so easy now to open mine up and visually inspect, pop a camera in
Sailing 2021 round up jssailem at 8:07am 01.11.22 Thank you for the video. Looks like you enjoy your sailing. I tried to look up your Canal25, but cou
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 01.11.22
A few questions. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:51am 01.11.22 Check keel bolt torque if you are concerned about the gap. as to the gauges vs. alarms choice, my o
What is the future of the Catalina 22? Jacktar at 7:50am 01.11.22 Wow and I thought hijack only applied to airplanes.
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 (1) jeromsam at 7:44am 01.11.22 Your alternator belt drives the fresh water pump on the engine if you physically remove the alterna

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