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Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 9:23pm 03.30.22 Engines and Propulsion 39/3842 Hello, I have a weird issue which has me and the mechanic and several people I have asked stumped. I
Luck Be A Lady... (7) mikeracca at 8:49pm 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 7/756
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 7:22pm 03.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3608 Hello, I recently purchased a 2002 Beneteau 473 and one of the required items I have to repair from
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 5:21pm 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3928 Does anybody know of a calculator to determine or estimate the load on a main halyard at any given w
New electrical panel installed (1) waterman30 at 3:19pm 03.30.22 Smaller Boats 0/453 Today putting the new electric panel into my new/30-yr-old 23.5. I like these cool new style panels
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 2:55pm 03.30.22 Big Boats 11/1280
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel Whadidido at 2:28pm 03.30.22 Smaller Boats 3/1009 Newbie here. My failure to control an impulse has left me with a c22 swing keel in decent condition
Engine gaskets and parts (2) mikeracca at 11:10am 03.30.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1070 Well I made the decision to remove my engine and make sure everything checks out and fix the corrosi
Reuse shrink wrap? Boomer2it at 11:06am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3092 First year I have had the boat shrink wrapped. Quite expensive but being in the Northeast winter it
Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak John Dibb at 8:13am 03.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1419 I am about to replace the cockpit and stern teak panels on my 2002 B361. I have the factory replace
In support of the shop brockangelo at 7:45am 03.30.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/2549 Hey guys I have really appreciated this site in the short amount of time that I've had my boat, and
Bent Wing (1) W.P. Smith at 7:15am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3744 Hello all, The attached photo is of a bend wing on the keel of a Hunter 410 damaged during launch.
Bent Wing W.P. Smith at 7:06am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 1/16 Hello all, The attached photo is of a bend wing on the keel of a Hunter 410 damaged during launch.
T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? jviss at 6:45am 03.30.22 Tartan 1/874 I can't remember, and I want to buy new zincs online. I think it's 1 1/8". Anyone?
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 (4) buddy0 at 5:47am 03.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1782 I am trying to determine the size of the run capacitor needed for my Polar Bay AC SLW16DHS-1 on my 2
Help Identifying Grounding System (1) chuckdrew at 5:46am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 1/342
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 5:24am 03.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/611 Its a 1997 hunter 376. I have stink water coming up into the glassed in basin located under the cabi
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (2) thevoyager at 2:25am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 34/3055 I am based in the UK. I have been shooting for 15 years, events, fashion, PR etc, I am looking to de
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 6:53pm 03.29.22 Big Boats 48/6356 Hi. I have Hunter 49, she has done many miles (Over 100k) I live on board and recently picked up a l
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 3:21pm 03.29.22 Catalina 22 18/1898 What is the peg on this tiller used for?

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Hatch boards vents Foswick at 10:50am 04.06.25 The problem with boats and moisture is that there is a "ratcheting" effect. That is, warm/moist air
Hunter 23 cloth color (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 04.06.25 Further to my post #4. I am preparing for some repairs on seat covers for the stern seats on the bo
The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 10:15am 04.06.25 Silica gel is absolutely rechargeable. Standard practice in commercial scale dehumidification proce
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Foswick at 10:01am 04.06.25 Bleach would not be in my top 10 list of cleaners for that job. But, I will say that if you felt lik
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 04.06.25 Perhaps you may be able to back up a step and find something less aggressive to use on the non-slip
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 10:00am 04.06.25 All TP is not alike. What kind of TP is being used? We only use good quality (Scott) single ply TP a
The holy grail of all questions nautical thinwater at 9:57am 04.06.25 My thoughts almost exactly. I'd use a rechargeable desiccant. Silica gel is absolutely rechargeabl
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Foswick at 9:53am 04.06.25 I should also add that they are not perfecly flat. There is about 1/2 curvature in the surface from
The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 9:47am 04.06.25 Add a silica moisture absorbing packet to your zip lock bag. I use them in all my non food sealed c
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 04.06.25 I was actually thinking more along the lines of the often filthy water - but to your point, that co
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 9:31am 04.06.25 Not good news.. This is on the internet.. I tried to get some parts for my Maxwell 21 winches and fo
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:26am 04.06.25 For the most part , our boat sits on a mooring on the western side of Lake Michigan . The water rare
Selden in mast question dlochner at 9:22am 04.06.25 The only time the angle matters is when furling or unfurling the sail. In the marina, get it high en
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:19am 04.06.25 It shouldn't need much tension, just make sure the boom is level. Even a few degrees off will cause
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BigEasy at 9:09am 04.06.25
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dlochner at 8:41am 04.06.25 Are your decks teak? One solution might be "Formula B" a borax and washing soda solution that will
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. B
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dLj at 8:21am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. Bu
SPRING BREAK - Weather (1) jssailem at 8:16am 04.06.25 Sunday Morning in the PacificNW has rain falling on the agenda. A wet start for the Spring Break w
Selden in mast question dlochner at 8:12am 04.06.25 Maybe we just need to keep a LOT of tension to get it tight onto the furler as we start out... It

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