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Idylle 11.5 Questions Popeye1 at 12:31am 12.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1679 Hi. I'm new to the forum, and I'm not a sailing enthusiast. I'm posting for my friend. My frien
Yellow Diesel Fuel Cans greg w at 8:55pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1577 Dear Fellow Sailors: I am looking for a smaller (2-4 gallon) lower profile yellow poly diesel fue
Termites... Oh Crap!!!! nebula5 at 7:19pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1947 Well its positive my boat has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal matter a
Termites... Oh Crap! nebula5 at 7:16pm 12.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1225 Well its positive my 27 Catalina has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal m
Mexico & The Sea Of Cortez Fairwind at 7:01pm 12.07.08 Destinations 6/5498 There are three ways to get a sailboat into The Sea Of Cortez. Sail one down the west coast and arou
Standard Stock Sails CaptainJB at 6:39pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1078 I have a 2002 Hunter 356, which I have had in Florida for the last 4 years, which allows me to oppor
Lancer 25 Owner's Manual dscribner at 5:41pm 12.07.08 Lancer 5/8805 Hi Guys, I just bought a Lancer 25 for the family and we're pretty excited. We got it home a few
cosmetic Bulkhead repair (1) Snotter at 5:27pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2401 Now that I have got most of the major issues under control on my boat it is now time to address some
Why boats not motorhomes? rwblocker at 4:56pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 41/6201 My family and I take our hunter 430 down to Newport Harbor, California, 4-5 times a year. For those
Soda blasting Roy10289 at 2:26pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2955 I sail on Lake Champlain and keep my boat in Plattsburgh,NY. Does anyone have a contact number or we
I, P, E, J Dimensions joefusa at 12:17pm 12.07.08 Catalina 30 5/1726 looking to find the dimensions (especially of the forestay) for my '77 standard rig with bowsprit. j
SBO for cruisers Roger Long at 11:23am 12.07.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2328 Is there any way that someone who is cruising full time and limited to text only can follow the disc
Washdown Pump Installation airnsail at 11:11am 12.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1060 I am going to be installing a washdown pump before commissioning this spring. I am looking for good
Prop shaft seal upgrade Starfish at 10:24am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2257 Hi, I am tired of dealing with my continuous drip from the packing gland on my Seidelmann S299 and
Fort Pierce down to the Keys and Punta Gorda seadaddler at 10:22am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1308 I am planning to sail down to Marathon or maybe to Channel 5 and up the west coast over to Bunt Stor
Replacing leaking plexiglass portlights Starfish at 10:06am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/4480 Hi, I am looking to replace the portlights on my S299 (Seidelmann). The current ones are screwed on
ODay 23 Rudder Replacement ojh at 9:07am 12.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1562 Seeking affordable replacement rudder for my 1974 ODay 23 Sloop. Used, in sound condition, would be
Where are the 212 sailors? vines at 7:09am 12.07.08 Smaller Boats 0/936 Are there any 212 owners out there or am I wasting my time posting a 212-specific question? Just ask
What kind of Furler? garylinger at 6:58am 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1499 Can anyone tell me what brand of roller furler this is? It is on my 1980 S2. I can't find any mark
The new St Petersburg boat show. Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 6:46am 12.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1375 Went to the St Pete boat show and was disappointed in the way it has changed. It used to be Strictl

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North Shore Canvas winter cover experience Hollyberry at 12:28pm 10.29.21 .... Should not have been this hard... No Kidding!!
Running hot DeniseO30 at 12:26pm 10.29.21 How can you say that .................................... :cuss:? st outlet side but you need s
Using a trolling motor on small boat LloydB at 11:46am 10.29.21 It's a sailboat if you are going for a 3 hour tour start with your upwind leg first. If it's for the
Running hot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 10.29.21 Yanmars of course are notorious for exhaust elbow problems How can you say that ................
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Hello Below at 11:01am 10.29.21 I am thinking that I will just install Loctite red. It will need to be heated if I ever want to re
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 10:58am 10.29.21 @Hayden Watson , I'd name this thread "Forespar Fail". Why not just name the thread "Teflon Phhhh
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 10.29.21 What would you recommend I do with it? I can see it now. The start of a whole new boat project.
Running hot dave_and_dd at 10:52am 10.29.21 Additionally, in my limited experience, running an engine without a thermostat takes longer to come
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 10:48am 10.29.21 UPDATE: after 2 years of sending pictures of the cover, the owner stopped by today and conceded th
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.29.21 If ya really want to drill the head of a hardened bolt (carbon steel), heat the head with a torch u
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:47am 10.29.21 There is a CAUTION sticker on my spare Danforth I just took a large Danforth off my boat and broug
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:45am 10.29.21 That was some steam tractor. Power to the fields. Coal fired carbon/steam power.
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 10.29.21 A sticky mud bottom in 20 ft of water. No kelp balls to foul you hardware. There is a CAUTION sti
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 10.29.21 With regard to Plow Type Anchors consider this accidental dragging test (looks like 44 CQR's to me)
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Hayden Watson at 10:26am 10.29.21 I am thinking that I will just install Loctite red. It will need to be heated if I ever want to rem
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 10:24am 10.29.21 Yes, and no. Marelon said no aggressive sealant, by which they meant a locking type (they specifie
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange kloudie1 at 10:12am 10.29.21 If ya really want to drill the head of a hardened bolt (carbon steel), heat the head with a torch un
Marelon Seacock fail! thinwater at 10:11am 10.29.21 I would disagree given that they are leaking even though I installed them exactly per their instruc
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange dlochner at 9:57am 10.29.21 Just read this article from Steve D'Antonio. A timely editorial on set screws. https://stevedmarine
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Terry Cox at 9:55am 10.29.21 The wire itself isn't meant to stop a bolt from loosening, Uuh, yes it does. Worked on jet engines

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