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Fiber glass work under keel blueberry at 8:02pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3055 I have my 31 foot Irwin sailboat in my backyard on trailer. I would like to do fiberglass work und
What Digital Depth Sounder to use? estopa at 5:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 5/1869 I need to get a depth finder. Was looking into this one, Humminbird HDR 610 In-Dash Digital Depth S
Leak at the top of the mast ridetheocean at 5:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1550 Hello Folks, I have a 1995 Hunter 336. I have seen an interesting problem arise this winter due t
Sail upgrade for O361 bsmith15 at 4:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1491 I have a O361 sailing on an inland lake. The Neil Pryde sails are wearing thin and it is time for a
fastening external sail tracks okawbow at 3:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1610 I have removed the damaged external sail tracks from my Cheoy Lee 31 mast and boom. They were fasten
Cabin Heater Tank (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3186 I discovered that my main fuel tank is just a few inches too low for gravity feed to the Newport die
Keeping 3M 4200 Ken at 2:04pm 03.10.10 Catalina 22 2/1480 I'd imagine will work just as well for other brands. Like everyone else I once had one heck of a ti
Hatch interior trim gregreinhard at 1:03pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2141 I need to replace my headliner on my 1986 Cal 28. There is a small 14"x9" Lewmar hatch with interior
Advice on an old Oday22 (2) Sloopy Sails at 12:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 7/1810 Hello all, I have come across a neglected O22 and need to pick your brains. Right now it is sitting
Finally got inside today... Tom Hoffman at 12:23pm 03.10.10 Trailer Sailors 36/7592 Well, after considerable waleing and knashing of teeth, I got inside the boat and like many of you
Halyard (1) All U Get at 11:47am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4578 Hi all, I'm going to use a 7/16 line for a halyard and would like to splice it on a shackle. The pr
Sail Ties Vision 36 Mike H. at 11:18am 03.10.10 Big Boats 2/1209 We have a 1994 Vision 36. It has the stayless rig and flys a H U G E main. The reefing system is s
260 owners manual nickm0317 at 11:06am 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5759 Can anyone help me with a downloadable copy of the Hunter 260 owners manual? I recently purchased an
Lazy Cradle paulj at 10:45am 03.10.10 Catalina 310 11/6222 I'm in Sidney BC this week having my Lazy Cradle installed. Have given up on the Ducthmen main sail
How do I know when holding tank is full? Dupree at 9:42am 03.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/34327 That's probably a total newbie question, but then I AM a total newbie with this stuff. I've never ha
Fuel tank clean out and sender (10) Jim D at 7:24am 03.10.10 Big Boats 1/1502 I thought I would post some pics of my Fuel tank access port along with a fuel sending unit. If you
Installing a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:46am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1460 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P
Installing a Classic 3 blade Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:45am 03.10.10 Pearson 1/1772 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P
Trailer Advice workin2hard at 5:45am 03.10.10 Other Sailboats 12/3470 i'm trying to buy a trailer for my 27' boat (and i'm as green as they come). i've gotten a bunch of
Would you sail on a plastic bottle? Nicky17000 at 3:00am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2357 This is what these guys are doing. Built catamaran from plastic bottles. They have a very entertaini

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Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 8:10am 05.18.22 I am no expert on any of this, but two things helped me as I was upgrading to all LED fixtures. 1)
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 7:55am 05.18.22
Anchor roller Wasi1961 at 7:39am 05.18.22 Thanks for the question. I recently purchased a 1980 hunter 33. Looking g to install bow anchor rol
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jssailem at 7:24am 05.18.22 Just like boys... Lines will be lines... If they can get in trouble and get caught on something, the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Joe at 6:56am 05.18.22 Tape a length of batten or a stick to the top of the light case so it extends out in front of the p
Bottom Paint? (1) tfox2069 at 6:54am 05.18.22 So here's a screenshot of the lowest cost ablative bottom paint package from a very large marina in
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 05.18.22 Further to what @Project_Mayhem said.. We have a 1987 Catalina 22 We started using a slip, but the
Trailer for a Fin Keel? RichardSprince at 6:48am 05.18.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wo
Bottom Paint? Joe at 6:16am 05.18.22 I'm in San Diego. My last bottom job in 2018 for my 27 footer was done by local boatyard. I paid a t
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft D Swanson at 6:15am 05.18.22 Last August I visited the beach the video is from. There are signs posted prominently that warn visi
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dlochner at 5:59am 05.18.22 The steeper the beach, the steeper the waves are. Even in calm settled weather, be careful of steep
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 5:37am 05.18.22 We are planning a trip to Iceland around September and I was just reading an article about things no
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer fupls at 5:26am 05.18.22 I own a Hunter 31 made in 2007. It's salon table cannot be lowered but can be folded to port side.
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:58am 05.18.22 Nice boat. First focus on safety. Namely required equipment + rigging + engine tuneup + batteries.
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:44am 05.18.22 Other than just using muscle, a spray of Debond 5200 remover may help break the seal. Just be carefu
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. NYSail at 4:10am 05.18.22
Boat sinks unexpectedly RoyS at 4:04am 05.18.22 Send that to your insurance agent without any explanation.
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.18.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. All U Get at 3:51am 05.18.22 So you need some stainless cage around the lights to keep the line from hanging up on the lights. B
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Apex at 3:10am 05.18.22 check this site, $3500 trailer in great cnodition in MO. $14k lb gvwr may be overkill though. Also

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