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Smokey engine Texas Lake Sailor at 9:45am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2125 After motor sailing last weekend for about 4 hrs as I returned to the slip I started to lose power a
Corrosion at the entry nipple to my holding tank panamajim at 8:53am 11.16.09 Big Boats 6/1871 I have corrosion on my Ezell 35 gallon holding tank at the nipple that exits the tank with 1 1/2 ID
Westerbeke Radman at 8:21am 11.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1578 I am deciding between to 411's. Does anyone have any strong opinions about issues with the Westerbek
Sticky throttle/shifter Mike H. at 7:49am 11.16.09 Big Boats 10/3006 The throttle shifter on my 94 Vision 36 is very hard to operate. It's a MV shifter, one lever operat
HawkSpeed Prop & Shaft Antifouling Rich Stidger at 7:35am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 20/9037 Does anyone have any experience with the HawkSpeed product? I have resisted the use of PropSpeed du
Relocating the Valves for the Water Holding Tanks ProfDruhot at 7:34am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1182 I own a beautiful Catalina 36 MKII and I find it incomprehensible that there wasn't better engineeri
What anchor size for my Hunter 42 rocna 33 panamajim at 7:29am 11.16.09 Big Boats 5/6049 I have a Hunter 42 passage and I am thinking of buying a Rocna 33 which is kilos. Is this overkill?
TackTick Wireless Wind Instrument Vinny at 6:16am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/2604 In the past on this and other forums as well I have been negative of the TackTick Wind Instrument th
My winter project for grandchildren Capn Ellis at 6:09am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1315 My cousin gave me an Achilles inflatible. It has wear but the tubes are sound. I have a 26' Hunter
Painted bulkhead problems? (2) emergpa1 at 5:45am 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3673 So here is the final, finished interior. I painted the bulkheads as most of you guys already know. I
Leak below anchor locker mikew1229 at 5:10am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/1748 When I removed the access cover for the space forward of the vee-berth on my 1983 Hunter 34, I found
Fitting a SPX-5 autopilot in a 306 sknell at 4:35am 11.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1538 I am fitting a Raymarine SPX-5 Autopilot in my 306 but cannot find the (Red) power cable that is all
This Captain makes it look easy! dserrell at 10:37pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1843 1
AC Electrical Problem Prime Time at 8:08pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4752 Hi, I am having trouble figuring out an AC electrical problem with my new boat. The boat is on t
Replacing wind transducer wireing in mast John and Georgie at 7:32pm 11.15.09 Big Boats 4/2422 I am replacing the wind transducer and cable on my 1990 P42. My question, would it be better to pull
Universal Diesel M4-30 nancishouse at 6:11pm 11.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1503 I need a photo of an installed heat exchanger, if anyone has one. Or perhaps a page out of the engin
Battery/Charger Question ChrisNJ at 5:18pm 11.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3220 I just purchased a Beneteau Oceanis 400. I plan to be a live aboard although I am not moving on for
336 Rudder ontheroadgiv at 4:35pm 11.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2740 I have a 1995 Hunter 336. My rudder post has a bit play where it enters the hull. It only moves si
Paint color Foote at 4:28pm 11.15.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1924 I am planning on repainting my 79 Hunter 27. Looking on the awlgrip site I found many shades of whit
Ericson 28 survey...your thoughts please. RobG at 4:27pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 22/7987 Ericson 28 survey... Closing this Saturday Another one gang. Looked at an '87 E28 today. I did a co

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Epic Fail (Recovery) jjweiss56 at 8:02am 03.18.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to instal
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Arrgh at 7:51am 03.18.22 Thanks. It doesn't appear they make a marine model. Did you install this yourself? No, it was on
Build a Better Boat Hook? Kings Gambit at 7:41am 03.18.22 So, let me get this straight. They guy who started this thread, frustrated with the use of a boat
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? waterman30 at 7:32am 03.18.22 This brings up the centerboard tray. It looks like half of mine is missing - is it made of 2 boards
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION (3) Tin Kicker at 7:20am 03.18.22 G10 is layers of fiberglass in an epoxy matrix and yes, if available I would have used it. But it is
Thoughts on replacing 1-1/2-inch hose with 1-inch hose (1) RandB Davis at 7:19am 03.18.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? DArcy at 7:13am 03.18.22 There are several free CAD programs out there. I use OnShape because it is one of the most full feat
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:11am 03.18.22
Decal Questions (1) Zinger88 at 7:07am 03.18.22 Previous owner had named our boat...decided to keep it. Haven't added a hailing port as of yet. Good
Have you made cockpit cushions? Joe at 6:52am 03.18.22 I say, let your wife do her thing and you stay out of it. Curved or straight it will be beautiful an
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 RoyS at 6:51am 03.18.22 Bob, I am in the middle of this same project on a similar C33. The original plywood floor was water
Its funny Friday! mikeracca at 6:34am 03.18.22 Some people just don't have what it takes to pull off dark humor. It takes a lot of creative think
Build a Better Boat Hook? Kings Gambit at 6:32am 03.18.22 If you watch the movie Midway you get a good demonstration of how boat hooks are meant to be used. A
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 6:24am 03.18.22 Several points: You can rent autocad software by the month if you need it. For cruising, consider la
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? jviss at 6:22am 03.18.22 Good! I recommend making a plan, a drawing of the structural aspect so you can solicit input on it
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 6:19am 03.18.22 I apologize if this is repetitive, but I advise that you initially pay close attention to the struc
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 6:05am 03.18.22 Halvern, thank you, excited about this boat. I called the Oklahoma DOT and yes, does require a perm
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing RoyS at 6:00am 03.18.22 Arbee, If the entire channel behind the engine is bone dry, there is no need to look at the rudder.
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ dmax at 5:56am 03.18.22 I was at Home Depot last night, they have Splash Anti-freeze (the pink stuff, not for engines) for 8
Tenara sewing threads lehighsail at 5:53am 03.18.22 This thread :)biggrin:) has caused me to rethink using Tenara or PTFE Lifetime. :laugh:. Groan

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