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MarTek Dinghy Davits on a Passage 420? Island Girl 34 at 6:35pm 07.25.11 Big Boats 3/2441 Have recently moved from my 83 Hunter 34 up to a 2001 Passage 420. What a wonderful boat! Hope I c
tohatsu oil change (1) newsailor72 at 5:01pm 07.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/26360 I need to do an oil change on my 6 hp 4 stroke tohatu, I can't seem to find the drain hole, the user
Dinghy for a 340 OfflineTN at 4:55pm 07.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/3482 We are looking at buying a dinghy for our Hunter 340. Does anyone here have any recommendations on
Lewmar 30 year old winches need re-chroming Hermit Scott at 4:42pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3821 I brought home my set of Lewmar 40 2 speed winches. They need a new finish on them. They were origin
Beneteau 321 mid ship cleats Florida sail at 4:32pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/8260 I am looking at a 321 and realized that there are no mid ship cleats. Has anyone installed cleats m
I can only shake my head higgs at 4:31pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6303 i was going west along Lake Ontario's southern shore from Oak Orchard to Olcott, a distance of 22nm.
Tiller size jdecristoforo at 4:06pm 07.25.11 Smaller Boats 3/1408 I have a 1979 Hunter with a tiller that is 43 inches. I would like to use a shorter one because whe
H376 Swim Ladder Replacement rfrye1 at 3:56pm 07.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1676 My OEM one piece swim ladder has seen better days and needs replacing. I have searched the archives
Old Commercial Fishing Boat Meets Wrecking Ball Soundbounder at 3:11pm 07.25.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4045 On July 11, 2011, Tom Richardson of Boating Local got to witness the demolition of the Miss China, a
2001 Beneteau 361 transom wash off hose covers Roger Goodfellow at 2:54pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1694 I need to replace rubber covers. Any ideas? I would prefer a different type of covers.
Phc Lba ssardone at 1:28pm 07.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2866 Peggy, I purchased the PHC LBA from this site and installed it several weeks ago. My wife has comp
Aquarius 21 masthead jeffwestriver at 12:33pm 07.25.11 Trailer Sailors 5/11208 I'm a newby to sailing. Just bought a "project" boat (1974, Coastal Recreation, 21' Aquarius) in Wy
Furling Line Cleat (1) CCHer at 11:43am 07.25.11 Catalina 310 21/8435 I'm sharing in case any other folks have the same experience with the 310 headsail furilng setup. Wi
adler barbour freezer top dripping water- help! extendedsabbatical at 11:00am 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2052 I am looking for help solving our freezer problems on our 5 year old Beneteau 423. I have the freeze
O'Day 272 companionway boards Sceter at 10:58am 07.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/7308 Does anyone know where I might find a good set of companionway boards? I have checked D'R and all t
Ideal Headsail for Pearson 30? ericdileo at 10:36am 07.25.11 Pearson 6/5737 Hello fellow Pearson 30 owners. I know that there are a great many of you on the East Coast and Grea
main halyard stuck rn4sail at 10:35am 07.25.11 Lancer 3/1894 hi, i just bought a lancer 25 last week and after cleaning it for 3 days decided to try her out. the
"Noose Knot" (1) Warren Milberg at 10:07am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7896 Does anyone have any experience using the "Noose Knot" (or whatever it's called) on their boat for a
Need hight of S2-27 Rudder A2Z at 10:05am 07.25.11 S2 0/1505 Any chance someone could drop a measuring tape down and give me the total hight of a S2-27 rudder.
Holding & Water Tanks Bob J. at 9:12am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2258 Has anyone had any experience with Ronco Plastic tanks. I need to replace the holding tank on our bo

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Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting nmanoilov at 7:25pm 09.19.22
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 7:25pm 09.19.22 Post a photo.
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 7:13pm 09.19.22 I put a Gates green belt on my Perkins, got rid of an improperly sized sheave on the ALT. Confirmed
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter jssailem at 7:01pm 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:54pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll blo
Strange Belt Wear Morgan donor at 6:47pm 09.19.22 I see no reason the belt cover should be so close to the belt. Asking for trouble... with any cyclic
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ken13559 at 6:36pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll bloc
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Ken13559 at 6:26pm 09.19.22 the horizontal V probably indicate to the helms direction to go? ;)
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Capt Robbie at 5:44pm 09.19.22 most of the boats that stay in the water here in nj have engine room heaters, run heat lamps near se
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:33pm 09.19.22 Quick note: The parts book shows the two front mounts to be "100" and the two aft mounts to be "75"
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:28pm 09.19.22 Hard to tell from the video, but there could be a separation of the engine mount top plate from the
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) RitSim at 5:14pm 09.19.22 Rear main seal, or oil pan rusting out or oil overfill or head gasket external leak
Exhaust leak (1) jssailem at 2:26pm 09.19.22 I like the water/bubbles test. Mechanics often use an improvised stethoscope combined with visual an
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 2:04pm 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan! No one asks how to rebuild or fix a Raritan. Jabsco? Well that's another
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list jssailem at 1:50pm 09.19.22 Generic Bob... Still funny.
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) jssailem at 1:41pm 09.19.22 I want to be able to go on long trips (costly) and need to be able to rely on the engine. The goal
Regional crops jssailem at 1:33pm 09.19.22 At the least they are getting smaller. 2022. 625lb Gator 2016. 800lb Gator Perhaps there are few
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Sailfanatic at 1:12pm 09.19.22 The V shape allows the sail trimmer to recognize how much curl is in the luff of the spinnaker. The
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 09.19.22 Your #1 job before anything else is to find the exact source on the engine of the oil leak and go fr
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 12:09pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple th

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