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Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 9:23pm 03.30.22 Engines and Propulsion 39/4225 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 7/818
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 7:22pm 03.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/4025 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 23/4289 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 0/479 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 11/1370
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel Whadidido at 2:28pm 03.30.22 Smaller Boats 3/1139 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 4/1185 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 23/3322 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 3/1511 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) 9/2710 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 28/4132 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 1/917 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 17/1912 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 1/369
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 5:24am 03.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/675 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 34/3697 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 48/7040 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 18/2034 What is the peg on this tiller used for?

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New dodger leaking through the seams thinwater at 5:54am 06.28.25 Seam tape only works on waterproof, not water repellent, fabrics. Mostly, it won't even stick. And i
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 06.28.25 As a rule of thumb shrouds should be tensioned to 15% of their breaking strength, which is dictated
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 5:18am 06.28.25 Thank you
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry kappykaplan at 5:10am 06.28.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Here are a couple of links to download resources on this forum that may
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:04am 06.28.25 Good luck with that. Be careful about taking an adversarial approach. :banghead: A softer approach
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site Here's the direct link to the do
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:22am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:18am 06.28.25 Do you have the owners manual. It has the circuit diagram for the AC switching system. You have to
Ranger 12 - rescue jssailem at 10:30pm 06.27.25
New dodger leaking through the seams jssailem at 10:27pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canva Neither have I. Perhaps it is the size of the needle
New dodger leaking through the seams Hayden Watson at 10:23pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canvas.
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:21pm 06.27.25 Those look in good shape!
Ranger 12 - rescue (3) rhsc912 at 7:18pm 06.27.25 Last photos for the night. I promise :) and yes it very much feels like Christmas in June! Boat #4
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:16pm 06.27.25 Christmas in June!
Ranger 12 - rescue (1) rhsc912 at 7:12pm 06.27.25 Found these tucked away in the sail bag. Seems like the owner was going to make some repairs in 1998
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 6:24pm 06.27.25 I will try to get him to sign a 6 month guarantee on the work. Good luck with that. Be careful abo
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 06.27.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 06.27.25 Paint looks good. Just wondering about the two pictures here. What is the purpose of painting the r
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) brussellbalance at 6:08pm 06.27.25 Thanks. She is a 2006. Do I remove the circuit breaker panel to get to the relays? Bill Russell
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 6:04pm 06.27.25 I once did a rebuild of an International 14 that was in about the same shape. It was a lot of fun wi

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