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Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) (4) pcrice at 6:46pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 2/714 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling duck21 at 11:49am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/693 Hello, brain-trust. I was taught to keep some tension on the jib sheets in order to ensure a nice t
Gelcoat gsaoulli at 11:36am 07.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1459 Does any one know what is a good color mix for white gelcoat for a Catalina 310. I was going to try
Which assender do you use ? CYQK at 10:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/609 Looking to purchase one that will accomidate up to a 9/16 halyard Suggestions Thks
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? flightlead404 at 10:14am 07.08.21 Big Boats 14/1060 We rode out Danny and last night Elsa at the dock(Hilton Head Island, Skull Creek). Danny was a pie
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (2) fconmass at 8:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 29/3938 Hi All, I am doing a refit on a 1993 Hunter 30T. I asked the yard check the torque on the keel bol
Our SUN continues to amaze. FIRST X-Class Flare of Solar cycle 25. (3) jssailem at 7:34am 07.08.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/963 First X-class flare of SC25 An X1.5 flare was produced on 3 July (peak at 14:29UT) by a region tha
Guest Galvanic Isolators RitSim at 7:22am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1100 Adding two galvanic isolators to my AC system. The diagram shows the Guest Isolator in series with
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? Boomer2it at 7:13am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2454 reading some old threads, I am curious how bypassing the fuel return line direct to the fuel tank wa
Accessing the raw water pump? geoffreykwright at 6:19am 07.08.21 C&C 3/752 I'm working on a friend's 1971 C'C 35 Mk 1. The boat has an atomic 4 engine. The water pump is on
Fixing a ding in a lead keel geoffreykwright at 6:12am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2166 A friend put a ding on the leading edge of the lead keel on his C'C 35 (grounding). I'm helping him
Looking for a sail boat. westy21 at 6:00am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 1/281 Hi, just sold my beauty full jeanneau 39i. Looking for the next one. I am on the market for: Benete
1987 Cat22 Sink Drain (1) John Marrone at 5:51am 07.08.21 Catalina 22 3/583 So........I'll start by assuming the "Keel Trunk" is the two small teak panel cover areas in the flo
Air Conditioning Install on C30 (7) Ward H at 6:53pm 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/738
Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Leeward Rail at 5:09pm 07.07.21 Catalina 22 4/1356 The winch cable on our trailer is old and needs replacing. In addition to it's normal use on the tra
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern HunterBob at 4:17pm 07.07.21 Irwin 7/1084 I'm the proud new owner of a 1979 Irwin 37CC. Needs work (what boat doesn't). I need to make repairs
Hunter 386 Stern Flag (2) Gary Ryan at 4:11pm 07.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1143 Hey Guys, I have a simple one here. Found a stern flag hidden in our boat. Doesn't stay in the ho
Port Lights: Who made these? (3) Brazil at 3:43pm 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/574 Can anyone please help me identify the manufacturer of these port lights? I need replacement parts f
Hunter 44DS and 426DS front head hatch measurement? Skipper Chris at 2:56pm 07.07.21 Big Boats 2/384 Hi guy's, I'm about 1600 miles away from the boat and would like to have a new hatch made to bring
275 Traveler and Main Sheet F260SS at 1:43pm 07.07.21 Catalina 275 10/2004 I was reading through the 275 Sport manual today and noticed that the traveler and main sheet are su

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Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 laitm001 at 9:54am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount Thanks Jim, Did your screws/bolts go all the way through the bulkhead int
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) JamesG161 at 9:38am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount , that uses 2 bolts on the Bulk head. We off set ours, since a Finishing
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 JamesG161 at 9:24am 03.03.24 TV directly to the bulkhead wall but not sure/confident of screwing into the unknown. Any ideas how
Clean Out Oil Pan JamesG161 at 9:15am 03.03.24 I am now using a Full Synthetic Oil [5 years on same Engine as @Rich Stidger. No Sludge from that O
Safety Debrief JamesG161 at 9:08am 03.03.24 Safety first! We know how to check the weather world wide. Weather and Forecasting My score on th
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. JamesG161 at 8:41am 03.03.24 This is a good Boat History site. If you have your HIN number or VIN... you can check it here. Bef
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:13am 03.03.24
Sigma drive flex coupler Georgedoyle at 8:04am 03.03.24 How much extra space does the unit need between the transmission flange and the shaft? It looks like
Safety Debrief kappykaplan at 7:46am 03.03.24 Tks for sharing, tailboom . :beer:
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line FastOlson at 7:34am 03.03.24 You appear to live in/near Portland. Just wander over to Premier Rubber & Supply - Industrial & Hydr
Bon Voyage! Claude L.-Auger at 5:39am 03.03.24 Congrats to you Greg. Been retired for almost 20 years and only regretted it in the first 3 weeks wh
NEW PORT LIGHTS JBP-PA at 5:29am 03.03.24 You can get tinted polycarbonate/ Lexan with UV and scratch protection coatings but it was much more
NEW PORT LIGHTS (3) JBP-PA at 5:25am 03.03.24 I am in the process of doing the same thing. I could not find tinted acrylic locally and ended up or
dual voltage water heater element east coaster at 4:32am 03.03.24 I apologize for my delayed response to your replies. An out of town family health issue intervened a
Bon Voyage! Ward H at 4:13am 03.03.24 Congratulations! I often wonder how I ever had time to work. You will too I am sure. Just give it
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 laitm001 at 1:58am 03.03.24 Just follow my directions about mounting directly to the bulkhead. It works perfectly. I think the
Clean Out Oil Pan garymalmgren at 11:49pm 03.02.24 Removing the oil pan in situ on most marine engines is bad enough. Replacing one with the gasket lin
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 7:21pm 03.02.24 A 5mm I.D. is 0.197 whereas 3/16" is 0.1875. So a 3/16" I.D. hose will fit tightly on a 5mm barb. Co
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 7:04pm 03.02.24 The relevant standard for USCG fuel hose is SAE J1527DEC85, Class 1 or (UL) Standard 1114 per 33CFR
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 03.02.24 Samson Ropes has a pretty good guide including control line sizes at https://www.samsonrope.com/docs

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