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Stanchion hardware question cwhiteot at 5:16am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1739 I am working up the courage to tackle the job of rebedding two leaky stanchions aboard my 1990 Hunte
Living the life.. Ryders at 4:03am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 33/4107 Hi all, I've been reading various posts for weeks now and decided its about time I jump in! I've
seeking input on soggy deck capejt at 12:52am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1935 Hi all! In the process of restoring a 79 H33, I came across a very soggy section of deck over the he
H23.5 Wash and Wax Mark H at 11:07pm 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 1/1070 Hi guys question; Owners manual states to wash "acylics" surface Im assuming there meaning fibergl*
cleaning a badly corroded terminal Ctskip at 8:20pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/7051 My ignition panel stopped working. The panel is screwed to the coaming in the cockpit. The oil press
O'day 25 Bimini aboodben at 8:01pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9592 I tried doing a search with no results. I'm looking at adding a bimini to my 76' O'day 25 and need
How long should a zinc anode last? windsmaker at 7:12pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/11009 Replaced the zinc anode of the stainless shaft on my Beneteau which I keep in water year round in L
Fog - We Actually Saw Another Boat Today... (1) Maine Sail at 6:45pm 07.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4313 We awoke at 6:30 am to some serious down pouring, as my grandmother used to say it was "teaming buck
C320 Davits and Lazy jacks Brahmany at 5:06pm 07.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1258 Hi all. We are keen to fit a set of davits and lazy jacks our C320. Does anybody have pics or plans
1979 L25 Final Prep (4) Steve22116 at 4:48pm 07.27.09 Lancer 2/1760 Good afternoon all. I brought "High Desert Drifter" (new name) home Saturday after four months of pa
Engine Stop Cable Passage 42 John & Georgie at 4:45pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 7/1702 Has anyone had any experience replacing the engine stop cable on a 1990 passage 42? Mine has become
Whisker Pole RogerHM at 3:57pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1827 Don't have one for my Gramp 23, but would like to make one. Some details needed: Jib has a foot 13
New 272LE Owner- some initial questions Daniel Reichman at 1:20pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1638 I recently purchased a 272 LE for use in Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, and have some questions: - T
Need Kenyon Manuals Or Access To Same RobertLangdirect at 1:10pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1533 Fellow Boaters, This is not a request to wash my uncle's Nigerian bank account through your local
Mold / Mildew SoBreeze at 12:42pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 0/1062 On our 2004 386 and have noticed mold/mildew smell coming from the liner under aft port window (fixe
Hunter 170 - Broken rudderhead - old style fendertubeman at 12:34pm 07.27.09 Day Sailers 4/3020 Hi folks, I have a mid-1990s Hunter 170. It has the older style rudder (I was told by Hunter that i
Bow/Anchor Roller For H240 WTA at 11:31am 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 2/2032 I am looking into adding a anchor roller to my bow to free up some room in the very tight anchor loc
Replacement pin to attach boom to mast Karl@Hunter26 at 11:15am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6632 I have a 1994 Hunter 26. Forgive me if I don't know the proper term, but there is a large pin used t
interior wood color in Catalina 27 princm at 11:12am 07.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1795 It is time for me to repaint wood inside the cabin. But I am not sure what is the exact color name -
Painting with Interlux Brightside PaulH at 10:20am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9090 Hey folks...this upcoming weeked, I will be starting the re-fit of my Lancer 28T. The first thing I

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Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 02.21.22 I ended up using the standard inexpensive waxed flax stuffing material. Didn't know waxed was sti
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 8:50am 02.21.22 two of them threaded so that should distribute the load. The either will or they won't. At the lea
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.21.22 just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Talk about luxu
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) jssailem at 8:35am 02.21.22 What did you do @Orbweaver ? no sooner than I started reading your post than the skys opened and rai
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Tom J at 8:33am 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 02.21.22 You currently have about 3.84 kWh (80ah 4 * 12v) at full capacity, a little less than 2kwh usab*
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:13am 02.21.22
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 8:10am 02.21.22 Looks serviceable. I had one in my 1974 boat. Decided I wanted to replace the gas line, regulator, f
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 02.21.22 We're supposed to reach 70 degrees today but only a high of 20 tomorrow as a "polar pulse comes down
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:54am 02.21.22 I purchased a 10kW motor from a manufacturer. The distance to motor from my slip to open water (Pot
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 7:50am 02.21.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 7:45am 02.21.22 The beauty of a stuffing box is the immediate feed back it gives. It works or it does not. YODA wou
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 7:45am 02.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will be needing something here soon.
BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 7:40am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the m
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds rgranger at 7:40am 02.21.22
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? kloudie1 at 7:39am 02.21.22 I spoke to him a little Saturday. He is doing OK. His shore power has been off for a year due to a h
Bosun's chair TimFromLI at 7:38am 02.21.22 I second the climbing harness - I feel much more secure in a harness.
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems TimFromLI at 7:33am 02.21.22 Are you sure the water is circulating? Is there possibly a blockage in the heat exchanger, the fresh
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 02.21.22 Apparently my note to Woody in FB messenger never uploaded 'cuz I couldn't find it when I just check
BATTERY BANK SETUP jviss at 7:27am 02.21.22 My error, should have said series, need to proof read before posting.:facepalm: Yes, I knew it was

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