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Interesting Boat Project cb32863 at 11:28am 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/739 Found this via Sailing Anarchy. Guy is a professional shipwright, short episodes, not polished or sl
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:18am 12.09.21 Sails Call Lounge 17/1936 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. ed to the ratio of
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 2:29pm 12.08.21 Big Boats 9/1293 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around in
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle gjward63 at 9:50am 12.08.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3702 When motoring my 33 Pearson the throttle lever tend to slowly go back toward idle speed (if I let it
Looking for the wiring diagram of control panel for 1992 42 Hunter Passage? Pmack240 at 7:26am 12.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1790 Anyone who has access to the diagram/schematic of a 1992 Hunter 42 Passage, in particular the contro
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 11:31pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2554 I came back to my boat after about a month away and found some mold growing in the fully enclosed co
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 9:20pm 12.07.21 SSB and Ham Operators 6/2860 Published in today's Federal Register. https://www.regulations.gov/document...2020-0668-0006 High F
I think I have Termites - Help! (3) Gint at 6:50pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1989 I have these pellets falling from an isolated area on my Catalina 34, above the nav station. Are the
Engine mounting Ken13559 at 5:41pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1241 One of my engine mount (back hole of starboard rear) lag bolt hole is loose. I fill it with some str
Eno Stove Burner - bad mixture. (1) sunlover at 4:12pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/798 My propane eno stove burner has a spot throwing a yellow flame. It stinks and gives me a headache.
Hull dents (2) aschbrenners2 at 2:52pm 12.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 20/4280 We bought the boat a year ago and during the survey, sea test and, haul out, our surveyor found a go
1997 Bennetaue oceanis 400 stop switch wiring? (2) bwagner187 at 1:23pm 12.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/969 I just purchased this vessel and I do have the original owners manual with the engine wiring diagram
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 11:54am 12.07.21 Newport 7/2595 I'm looking to replace both engine and prop on my N30. Does anyone know the max prop size that will
Converting '73 Javelin to mid-boom rigging? (1) RaleighRancher at 10:09am 12.07.21 Day Sailers 7/2003 I've got a 1973 O'Day Javelin with the end of boom rigging as shown below. I'm thinking about conver
SailCare vs Local Loft Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1033 I was just curious if SailCare's cleaning process was that much better than what most lofts do?
We Remember... jssailem at 9:06am 12.07.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/860 07 December 1941. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. To remember and honor the 2,403 Americans w
Securing anchor chain; Clydo at 8:47am 12.07.21 Catalina 310 6/2877 Any suggestions on how to secure anchor / anchor chain in our C310 anchor locker? At present I wrap
jib highaspect Gerthilversum at 7:51am 12.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/493 I own a hunter 36 from 2010. I think to buy a high aspect jib. Can someone of the sailors tell me a
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 5:47am 12.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2545 Greetings We have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3gmf and a split shaft coupling on the prop shaft.
Bronze casting too (1) All U Get at 5:25am 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/517 Hi all, Last summer I had learned to make bronze castings at a wooden boat school in Maine. During

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Hunter 340 refrigerator marcham at 10:05pm 03.20.25 Do you have access all around the refrigerator??? You can use foam insulation. It has to taped ever
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack marcham at 10:01pm 03.20.25 Based on the photos, it is impossible to provide a remote diagnosis. You'd have to remove the materi
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Boiler at 9:57pm 03.20.25 Do you have any photos or drawings?
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 8:13pm 03.20.25 These are the 2" diameter tubular, curved tubular davits, that are found on multiple H49/H50 boats.
Keel holes Jan_H at 6:44pm 03.20.25 It looks like the fairing compound at the trailing edge of the keel joint was ground back (as well a
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Don S/V ILLusion at 6:21pm 03.20.25
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 5:34pm 03.20.25 Thank you all for the great direction!
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 5:11pm 03.20.25 On the ICW plan on about 50 sm a day. Running at night can be done, but it is slow and tedious and m
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 4:59pm 03.20.25 but I did do a post over on Cruisers and Sailors about the ICW, I'll copy it here. :biggrin: ?
Keel holes dlochner at 4:49pm 03.20.25 The problem with the holes is first the number of them, the diameter, and the location. This is a h
7 Years no haul out dLj at 3:49pm 03.20.25
Keel holes dwillems at 2:25pm 03.20.25 Here's the thing: Holes in the hull - not a problem. Those can be fixed, relatively easily. Damage
Keel holes dmax at 2:24pm 03.20.25 I wouldn't sail that boat without dropping the keel and fully fixing the problem.
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:23pm 03.20.25 ... in fact, I would also look at buying a trailer for her. If you had your own trailer, you could m
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:19pm 03.20.25 It might not be cost-prohibitive to have her trucked down. I actually have no idea, but I would look
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 2:16pm 03.20.25
Keel holes Foswick at 2:11pm 03.20.25 Here's the thing: Holes in the hull - not a problem. Those can be fixed, relatively easily. Damage
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Stu Jackson at 1:38pm 03.20.25 A great resource for you would be the Catalina 25 User Group. A Google search of Catalina 25 Nation
P42 engine sump Boog at 1:30pm 03.20.25 My P42 has the same holes Jim_H42 described. Looks like they were sloppily drilled or punched. I d
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 1:30pm 03.20.25 I've helped people launch with a chain rather than an extension, which works just as well. The thing

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