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Annual Waxing Routine drm1 at 5:46pm 04.24.22 Big Boats 20/5181 Hi. I have a 2005 Hunter 36. Had it professionally cleaned and waxed last year. It's still pretty sh
Need new deck surface patrickfarley at 3:47pm 04.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1318 Gel Coat missing
Mooring ball pickup - single handed ricksoth at 9:00am 04.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/3467 Hey all cruising experts, I need some guidance on technique or gadgets to help me secure my sailboat
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Banooma at 4:45am 04.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1723 I'm looking at purchasing a 2001 C34. I'm sure there is a term for this, but I've not used it. The d
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:08pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4974
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? (2) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 28/4426 I need to build a new wood mast step for our C'C. The original is a rectangular solid piece of oak a
O'day 222 manual kbetzy at 5:08pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1278 Does any one have a manual for an O'day 222? Or location of printed information for purchase? Than
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 3:38pm 04.23.22 Catalina 22 31/6485
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 2:44pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2540 I'm in the midst of replacing all of my sanitation hoses with Raritan Saniflex and installing a Rari
Potable Water Fittings (2) sailcapt340 at 1:13pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1093
Trans oil chuck stas at 6:06am 04.23.22 Pearson 10/2017 Good morning, I'm getting set to change the oil in the transmission It's a 1983 p303 with a 13hp mot
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 5:52am 04.23.22 Big Boats 7/1254 I'm about to tackle replacing the engine mounts on my 3GM30F. As fellow H34 owners know, that area i
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:49pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1401 Anyone knows about this place in St. Marys, GA? How deep is that St. Marys river, any overhead bridg
Clock is against me... Wet slip The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:21pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/395 Ok so I must find a wet slip in Florida no matter which coast for my Pearson 30 footer. It's 4.33 dr
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 6:05pm 04.22.22 Catalina 310 6/1646 Greetings, sailors! On our six-week old 315, the fuel gauge is not well calibrated and I wonder if
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 04.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/716 Looking for a little information tonight. Specifically the length and size of the steering wheel m
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 23/6263 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of dockin
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 3:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/766
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 (9) MetricMountie at 2:51pm 04.22.22 Big Boats 4/1046 Last season (2021) just prior to the boat going in the water the yard found some play in my lower ru
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 1:31pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 3/779 Starting to get hot here in Florida. Plan to dock locally (Caladesi Island Marina) and looking for s

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New 216 owner with missing parts Subzero at 1:32pm 07.27.25 Thank you. I had already browsed that content but did not find the information I'm loking for.
Sailing at night capta at 1:30pm 07.27.25 There are numerous line cutting systems for your boat. I wouldn't sail up here without Spurs, the ty
outboard throttle extension Lorilie at 1:30pm 07.27.25 I have one on my 7.5 foot inflatable dingy engine which is a Honda 2.3 HP. I like to be able to sit
Edson steering brake question GBeck at 1:27pm 07.27.25 You can rebuild the brake, but it won't ease the steering,. In general, I've never found a brake wo
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 1:23pm 07.27.25 I've had Kevlar, polyester, and Dyneema halyards. Unless you adjust your halyard tension a lot, yo
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 1:19pm 07.27.25 Once the halyard is tensioned, the only way tension increases is if the head of the sail moves fart
outboard throttle extension thinwater at 1:14pm 07.27.25 I've used a cut-off broken boat hook. Very light and a nice fit, if the right size. I screwed a ~ 1
outboard throttle extension colemj at 1:07pm 07.27.25 I see a lot of DIY types of these that involve a PVC pipe with ID close to throttle OD, some slits c
Selden inmast furler system failing shemandr at 12:53pm 07.27.25 I've posted about my troubles with my Selden in-mast furling system. In my case in retrospect I thi
outboard throttle extension (1) twodzusfittings at 12:26pm 07.27.25 I have one on my 7.5 foot inflatable dingy engine which is a Honda 2.3 HP. I like to be able to sit
Selden inmast furler system failing (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 07.27.25 Hard to say without being there. Gotta start somewhere so I guess #1 is : do you have the Selden m
Where is the fuel shut off valve on my 1984 Newport Mark iii?? (Universal M25 xp engine) knotimpossible at 11:27am 07.27.25 There is no way to trace it beyond a certain point when it enters the cut out by the raycor. I could
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? thinwater at 11:25am 07.27.25 Perhaps I'm being a bit dense here, won't surprise me. I'm not thinking of a main sheet halyard bu
keeping a 26D in a slip? ART005 at 11:18am 07.27.25 I've kept 26S in a fresh water slip summers for years. Ballast in/out often nearly impossible with m
New 216 owner with missing parts kappykaplan at 11:15am 07.27.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: You may find some of the information you seek in the Hunter 216 Downloa
Edson steering brake question shemandr at 11:03am 07.27.25 On an older Atomic the water passages in the engine block may be partially occluded and water could
Edson steering brake question Calif. Ted at 10:35am 07.27.25 You can rebuild the brake, but it won't ease the steering,. In general, I've never found a brake wor
Running Backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35 removed if not sailing in high winds? (1) bartpkelly at 10:29am 07.27.25 From the pix, it almost looks like your rig may have parrallel shrouds (i.e. with single lowers).
Sailing at night Foswick at 10:18am 07.27.25 I don't know your area, but around here there is no place you can go to completely avoid crab/shrimp
Power at ignition On & Off dlochner at 10:15am 07.27.25 Thank you, for the info. Do you happen to know where is the solenoid? Or do you have the electric

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