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Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Daryl V at 9:25am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 18/4913 Tying off to a dock ring, Safest knot to use... my boat ( 24.5' ) may sit up to a week without me
Jibing The Mainsail Don Guillette at 9:08am 01.05.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 38/7841 This subject is dear to my heart because it almost seriously injured or killed me. I was on a Newpor
1" waste tank vent fitting Captain America Steve Rogers at 8:10am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 7/720 Hello Everyone In the process of replacing all the waste hoses on my tank, and after reading Peggie'
Shroud Protector Installation (1) SirMichael at 7:49am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2539 I bought some new Davis Shroud Protector Covers for the lifelines on my boat. The cables underne
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (3) MarcinS at 10:55pm 01.04.22 Big Boats 13/1877 On the previous two boats I had classic tunnel rudders, they worked effectively, maybe they were a
Custom full boat cover BC Bernie at 9:09pm 01.04.22 Catalina 310 10/1702 It's rare to have full on snow here that lasts for over a week, but luckily, I had the good fortune
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 7:31pm 01.04.22 Day Sailers 4/785 I just wanted to say Hi. I bought a 73 O'Day 20 yesterday, looking to learn more about the boat. I m
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 5:59pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/965 Can anyone provide guidance as to how to replace the cockpit drain hoses on a Beneteau 44cc? The ho
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Chris Blubaugh01 at 4:45pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1070 My Cat 30 has an engine exhaust flow that is not consistent. I see regular jets of water with relat
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 (1) John Marrone at 12:45pm 01.04.22 Catalina 22 11/2164 Met up with a Yacht Windless vs my Stanchion and Lifeline while trying to maneuver out of a slip on
Adding Batteries Ed.S at 11:20am 01.04.22 Big Boats 8/1060 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 which came with 2-6 volt deep cycle batteries. The batteries are located un
whisker pole peterbud at 5:37am 01.04.22 Parts Search 7/2301 looking for a whisker pole for a catalina 28. I am located in Nc and will travel reasonable distanc
Engine control display - replace Teleflex one Gianni65 at 11:42pm 01.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/567 Hello. on my H50 2007 a Teleflex display is installed at the port helm and I would like to replace
Catalina 320 start problem Brucegra at 8:51pm 01.03.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/2377 I went to start my Yanmar YGM30F last weekend after a sail and nothing happened. I turned the key an
Youtube video and tips for rebedding the windscreen? Sippingsister at 5:52pm 01.03.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/586 Happy New Year everyone. My first project this season for my '07 Beneteau 323 is to re-bed what the
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch Light air at 9:44am 01.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/732 The teak piece is in pretty bad condition - not worth trying to restore. Where can I go about findi
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 8:59am 01.03.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/1289 Waded thru 30" of water to get home. I am standing in 6" of water watch my scanoe escape.... https
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 7:07am 01.03.22 Trailer Sailors 17/1629 I am in the process of buying a Hunter 23.5. The storage location on my property slopes away from th
1987 Catalina universal diesel won't start SeaDogRun at 6:28am 01.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 11/2204 Planned on a beautiful afternoon sailing on Jan. 1 in Port Aransas, TX. Prepped boat for engine sta
Cabin leak! (2) baycloud at 8:39pm 01.02.22 Big Boats 3/1252 Hey everyone, question 1001... my hunter 40.5 has had a cabin leak since I bought it a few months a

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Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:04pm 11.06.24 I'm wondering if that would be a better option for my display or TV screen instead of the microfibe
Steering cable dlochner at 12:53pm 11.06.24 If you have an Edson steering system, the first stop is the Edson website and their support section.
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Justin_NSA at 12:45pm 11.06.24 So it sounds like I needn't do anything with the hose other than stow it. It stays in my dockbox. BT
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:24pm 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after us
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 11:39am 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after usi
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 10:22am 11.06.24 ... Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and then was towed to
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 10:07am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rathe
drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 10:03am 11.06.24 I'm half way in to @Don S/V ILLusion's camp. I do use an RV filter, which is mostly carbon at the ou
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Hello Below at 8:54am 11.06.24 If this is on your mind, you should act upon this concern. Only then can you again find ZEN. A per
Varnishing difficulties. LloydB at 8:51am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rather
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 8:42am 11.06.24 Definitely get the plastic strainer out of the engine compartment. Here is my set up. A bronze Gro
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 11.06.24 I have a Camco TastePURE Water Hose (Contains No Lead, No BPA & No Phthalate) I bought several year
drinking H2O hose maintenance? jssailem at 7:49am 11.06.24 I'm wondering now if I should be treating the hose If this is on your mind, you should act upon th
Steering cable Joe at 7:29am 11.06.24 What kind of system is it? Figure that out, then you can do a more knowledgeable search on You Tu
Steering cable jssailem at 7:06am 11.06.24 Welcome to the forum @Newport28 Unless you just want to spend money on your boat, follow the advice
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 6:59am 11.06.24 The 3-way valve on the engine side of the strainer is my winterizing hose. The hose extends into th
Winterising jssailem at 6:53am 11.06.24 You would make a great Procurement Officer. :beer:
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 6:52am 11.06.24 Nice Setup @Dalliance
Dammit, Jim jssailem at 6:42am 11.06.24 As of this morning, the GFS and the ECMWF weather models now agree that Rafael will turn west after
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen (2) Dalliance at 6:37am 11.06.24 Definitely get the plastic strainer out of the engine compartment. Here is my set up. A bronze Gro

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