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Interlux Schooner Gold zds at 9:08am 01.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1567 Interlux has gone and "reformulated" my favorite varnish (Schooner) to make Schooner Gold. Schoo
Hard Starting tedboi at 8:38am 01.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2374 Experiencing hard starting on Yanmar 2QM15 (1980 Hunter 33) irrespective of outside (FL)temperature.
Now is the time. timebandit at 8:15am 01.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1958 Now is the time for the TODO list. If you live in a warm climate like Souther California where you
Jump start of Yanmar 3YM20 tgyires at 7:57am 01.02.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/3987 I have a 2006 Yanmar 3YM20 in my Catalina 309. It did not start twice. After the first failure in Ju
Planning to sail the "great Loop" on Hunter27 in 2011 ijoyful59 at 7:34am 01.02.10 Destinations 5/7273 Would love to hear from anyone who has experience in sailing "the great loop", (not motoring). Topic
Chartplotter upgrage dthorp29 at 7:19am 01.02.10 Big Boats 3/2019 Just purchased 2004 Catalina 36 MK II with SL 70C chartplotter/radar. Want to up grade the chartplo
376 with crack in mast, Help (1) nonlinear at 7:14am 01.02.10 Big Boats 9/2740 Has anyone had a crack in the Mast by the base? If so what to do about it? As you can see it is abou
Wind speed paphman at 6:47am 01.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/5188 We have a small wind meter at deck level. I find this to be very helpfull. The mast is 29 ft. abov
Hunter 23 mast specifications teresa24 at 6:29am 01.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/6614 Hi, Does anyone have the manufacturer's specifications for the 1987 Hunter 23 mast? Thanks to all.
Raymarine Warranty Outside Of USA Ducati at 3:49am 01.02.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4387 Do Raymarine offer warranty support for their products if you are outside of the USA? Say we visit C
1979 catalina interior wanted warner82 at 3:11am 01.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1539 hi, im looking for two seat cushions for my c30 one is the starboard side lower that rest on top of
ballast tank failure bad_com_pany at 3:03am 01.02.10 Smaller Boats 10/2819 I was just reading in the "ask a hunter " forum and there is a fella that said his 1993 23.5 ballast
best baby to sail around the world? thesailerdude at 10:07pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 23/9395 I have been doing some research and came up with Islander 36 often...Zac Sunderland used her to circ
circa 1983 Lewmar 40ST winch part question (3) BigFatGuy at 8:24pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1795 Hello Folk: While trimming the jib one afternoon, the starboard Lewmar 40ST winch gave up the gho
Fresh water flush sticky? yottyboy at 7:05pm 01.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2591 Looking for definitive reach results for fresh water flush set up and I have to go thru so many post
Spinaker rigging All U Get at 5:35pm 01.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1474 Hi gang, I've been considering an assymetrical spinaker for my Catalina 30TR. Does anyone have a pi
Advise a Newbie npettett at 5:34pm 01.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1891 After sailing classes, what practice should my wife and I have to feel comfortable sailing coastal t
Purchasing a Beneteau 393 Pat T at 4:14pm 01.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2420 My friend is considering a 2004 Beneteau 393, 3 cabin design. It has air conditioning and furling ma
Cockpit mic butchrobbins at 3:15pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1871 I have a remote mic in the cockpit, but the chord is shot. Can I just replace the chord or do I hav
Microsoft Visio Question Maine Sail at 3:02pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 3/4785 Does anyone have a general marine wiring diagram they have made up in MS Visio they could send me? I

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How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? Daveinet at 5:21am 04.13.22 SO I might be inclined to put a sleeve on the inside of the tube for reinforcement. If the clamp is
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 5:14am 04.13.22 Looks like someone Gelcoated your Fiberglass rudder shaft. Are you buying a new Quadrant?
Renogy RoyS at 5:11am 04.13.22 Customer support is often a joke. Years ago, my wife wanted to go back to work after our kids were m
Removing lettering stain dlochner at 5:10am 04.13.22 Time and a rubbing compound like TotalBoat Total Buff. https://www.totalboat.com/product/totalbuff
Removing lettering stain Parsons at 5:09am 04.13.22 I was thinking the same, @Davidasailor26 - perhaps this is just 'shadowing' of the gelcoat like what
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Davidasailor26 at 5:06am 04.13.22 Navionics on iOS looks correct in the chart. @DArcy you might just need to update the charts in your
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? RoyS at 5:01am 04.13.22 Multiseason ablative here South of Boston. I use Petit Hydrocoat SR, power wash when hauled, never s
Removing lettering stain Davidasailor26 at 5:01am 04.13.22
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (4) kjdoyle1 at 4:57am 04.13.22 Ok, so after pulling the rudder I am not seeing any cracks in the shaft (see attachments). However t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:50am 04.13.22 Yea, there's only so much halyard to wrap, you wouldn't be able to roll that sail in much if the hal
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:47am 04.13.22 Haven't had that problem myself but I thought I recalled seeing several threads related to the angle
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:44am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thr
Head hose replacement shemandr at 4:43am 04.13.22 In a general sense warranties do not cover maintenance issues. If there were something defective ab
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:37am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thre
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 4:34am 04.13.22 Are you fresh water flushing after each use? If flushing with seawater only, possible that bacteri
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 4:22am 04.13.22 Will, Thank you for the response and welcome! It makes complete sense that each boat would vary in
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 4:01am 04.13.22 Just curious, but did you contact the source I gave you?
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 3:49am 04.13.22 I'm going to try FSR and scotch brite first. Then I'll move on to more sanding. The gel coat is a bi
Head hose replacement BigEasy at 3:05am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph. Hopefully, P
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Apex at 3:03am 04.13.22 different furler in my experience, but i had a bad bushing which allowed the drum to ride on the tur

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