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Holiday boaters! garylinger at 8:22pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 15/1850 I was on the boat at the marina slip today waiting for the admiral to arrive and watched a large boa
bottom paint Monty VM at 8:11pm 05.25.09 Big Boats 2/1256 what is the best bottom paint for use in warm water. I am in Mexico. I generally prefer the hard bot
wax Monty VM at 8:09pm 05.25.09 Big Boats 3/1279 What is the best kind of wax to use on the fiberglass and stainless for a Hunter that is currently i
over head hatchs Cpt. Jake at 7:51pm 05.25.09 Irwin 2/1660 I have a1984 38 foot CC model. The over heqd hqtch over my aft cabin is leaking. Who made the hatc
C-25 cockpit sole scupper screens kmraymer at 7:36pm 05.25.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1059 Anyone know where I can buy the round scupper screen/grates to fit in the scupper like the originals
Drain plugged rob at 6:38pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1010 how do clear the drain from the amchor box
How to install davit on Hunter 25.5? Philibert at 5:56pm 05.25.09 Smaller Boats 1/1338 Hi folks, Does anybody know how to install a davit on a Hunter 25.5 bow? Where to buy it? Thanks
Galley/sink splash guard sailthebay at 5:36pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1974 Would like to install a splash guard between sink and settee on a Hunter 386. Either off the shelf
Battery Charger Breal at 4:53pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1051 I have an original battery charger (don't remember the brand) on my '87 H-31 and it is tripping off
small craft warning jacmakfrac at 4:51pm 05.25.09 Big Boats 0/818 i sure do wish the weekend sailors in Newburyport would not po
bilge tank?manual pump O'Day30 Master of none. at 4:41pm 05.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/872 Hi This may be a odd question but I will ask anyway.In the bilge of the O'Day30 my Uncle just bought
small craft warning jacmakfrac at 4:41pm 05.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/842 i sure do wish the weekend sailors in Newburyport would not power so fast through the narrow channel
Leak in Exhaust Hose tomgrigsby at 4:30pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1759 I just bought my 79 Hunter 30 last November and had noted a trickle of water coming from aft while c
Old Alternator wiring (1) Bob S at 4:21pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 15/10782 I had a question on how my old alternator is wired. It had four posts. Positive Out, Sense, Excite a
Bad Weekend Cpt. Jon at 3:12pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1840 It was one of those weekends! Started out on thursday, planned on an evening sail with some friends
Swing Keel cradle dArtemis at 3:11pm 05.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1590 Does anyone have a picture of a cradle to hold a swing keel from a McGregor Venture 1975, 22 foot cu
Trouble Putting Up Our Mainsail (3) hughtad at 2:09pm 05.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1510 We took our Beneteau 321 out into the ocean again today and had a blast. She handled the 2 to 4 foot
securing motor mount to Daysailer II kcartaxo at 1:29pm 05.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3621 How do I bolt, secure a motor mount to the stern of my Daysailer II when the mounting holes line up
bavaria 38 2004 jellybean at 1:10pm 05.25.09 Bavaria 3/2456 Hi. We are looking for information on a Bavaria 38 (2004) that will assist in a refit. Electrical
window repair sbatts at 1:07pm 05.25.09 Irwin 7/2849 We have a 1987 , 33ft. Irwin. We need to replace the cabin windows (fixed). There is an aluminun fra

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1987 Cat22 Sink Drain John Marrone at 6:43am 07.08.21 Thank you.......I've been in that area looking for the Keel Lock Screw, I'll look more carefully reg
Fixing a ding in a lead keel dlochner at 6:41am 07.08.21 How hard was the grounding? How deep is the ding? Lead is pretty malleable, heat may not be necessa
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern sail sfbay at 6:38am 07.08.21 ......getting up to speed on which gel coat to buy for repairs........... My plan is to repair the
1987 Cat22 Sink Drain Leeward Rail at 6:36am 07.08.21 The keel trunk is the structural section of the hull that the keel sits into when retracted. The si
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? shemandr at 6:21am 07.08.21 I don't know about engines but kudos for including a video with your question. There can be no doub
Will this battery charger work? SailorElliot at 6:16am 07.08.21 The ProSport HD12 is a significantly better charger than the NOCO but the Victron Blue Smart charge
Standing Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 07.08.21 Before doing anything, the big question is why do you need to replace rigging?????? Can you explain?
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance jssailem at 5:57am 07.08.21 Hammer wins that contest. :plus: Spoken like a true sailor. Mechanics 101. When in doubt get a ham
Transom Replacement shemandr at 5:43am 07.08.21 Looks good. I see, in the first photo you have the most important tool in the lower right corner.
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern HunterBob at 5:12am 07.08.21 Thanks sail sfbay penny trick makes sense now I just have to break a dollar to get one (who uses cas
Update Electronics Tywanon at 5:10am 07.08.21
UPS must hate sailors Daveinet at 4:56am 07.08.21 And... I still don't have any bottom paint:facepalm:. UPS tracking showed it in Oklahoma City then
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance RoyS at 4:44am 07.08.21 Short open end service wrenches with appropriate pipe extensions and a two pound hammer should work.
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Maine Sail at 4:24am 07.08.21
Hunter 386 Stern Flag Gary Ryan at 3:26am 07.08.21 Thanks all. I'll have to look for a larger pole.
Ameriseam Joe at 2:40am 07.08.21 Noted, thank you.:)
275 Traveler and Main Sheet Joe at 2:33am 07.08.21 I rigged a continuous traveler control line on my boat and it is really handy. It essentially mea
Replacing shower drain hose on Beneteau 351 Mechone at 2:33am 07.08.21 Its hard to remember but mine I believe had a 90 degree fitting off the drain and the hose pushed on
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. nightowle at 12:50am 07.08.21 "Wobbly." That's a new one on me. And, I've spent considerable time in ol' blighty. Lots of saili
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 10:38pm 07.07.21 I wish! Beer is a high oxalate food which may actually cause kidney stones in some people. Hopefull

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