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I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? jssailem at 7:46am 06.16.24 Ask All Sailors 7/476 Every year there must be 30 plus queries that ask this question. It is a sensible query to ask curre
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:52pm 06.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/559
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 2:30pm 06.15.24 Smaller Boats 15/614 I broke my z-spar mast foot while raising my Hunter 23 (1990) mast. I'm really having trouble ident
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. brandonh at 8:49am 06.15.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/253 Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. Anyone have any good guides on how to rig al
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 6:13am 06.15.24 Catalina 22 3/581 Hello fellow C22 owners! I picked up a 1978 a few weeks ago and have been slowly getting it sorted o
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull (1) Libohunden at 9:27pm 06.14.24 Catalina 22 2/486 Has anyone ever had water trapped between the floor liner and the hull in their Catalina 22? Mine w
interior gelcoat colour adamv at 9:09pm 06.14.24 Newport 0/690 anyone know what the interior gelcoat colour is on an 84 N28II Either OEM or recent colour match?
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? (1) Becubed at 6:47pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/526 I recently bought a 1974 Hullmaster 22' that has three shrouds per side. Does that seem excessive to
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (1) sailcapt340 at 2:29pm 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/827 I replaced my Jabsco Toilet Pump Handle Assembly a year ago. This year I have a very annoying drip
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 1:55pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/483 Our nylon hinge pins in our Bomar forward hatch have migrated partially out over time. I was able to
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 (3) Riptide33 at 12:54pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 1/314 Just did this project, will post the final results but so far it has been working very well.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches BTC1984 at 12:53pm 06.14.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/836
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Riptide33 at 12:51pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 3/231 Hi all, currently our blower runs while the engine key is in the on position. Is this how yours are
St1 depth -> StNg -> N2k -> cortex powering options adamv at 10:51am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/142 Hi, we have an old st40 depth which is currently isolated. I'd love to be able to connect this to my
Boom vang blocks fred1diver at 10:43am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 1/224 Hello everyone, starting my journey to all lines led aft, starting with the boom vang. What blocks d
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:06am 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/1875 The secondary macerator is working but the tank is not dumping through the through hull, I assume a
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 5:33pm 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/350 I have a 2007 Hunter 41AC on which I have replaced the original MFD, added a SeaTalkNG backbone, and
seaward 32rk SkipperJer at 5:27pm 06.13.24 Seaward 0/393 We are considering the purchase of a 32rk because of its features, trailer, draft, mast handling, BU
2008 Hunter 33 ice box ADW-Canada at 3:58pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/503 I'm down to the short strokes on purchasing a 2008 Hunter 33. I've found that the under-counter ice
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 2:36pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/223 Hi! I'm looking to buy an inline fuel shut off valve for filter changes. I'm curious if anyone kno

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H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement jssailem at 7:29am 11.03.24 This information is still being requested That is to be expected. Boats continue to age. New owner
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 jssailem at 7:23am 11.03.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in its
H280 Dog house hinge chp at 6:01am 11.03.24 Mine are backed and screwed into wood blocks. I have two large openings in the top corners in order
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 5:51am 11.03.24 If Rigging Only sells Hayn turnbuckles, they can probably special order a metric one. Too little de
Sheet to steering jssailem at 5:26am 11.03.24
Winterising (2) sailcapt340 at 5:22am 11.03.24 Keep in mind the fact that a trivial amount of water left will have enough room to expand when it f
Oday28 jssailem at 5:09am 11.03.24 This guys video (at the start) shares an easy way he identifies how to locate the best place to posi
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? senang at 3:47am 11.03.24 Go to a parasail paramotor diving shop. They have V shaped tools to cut parachute or other lines. Yo
Winterising Jim Legere at 3:43am 11.03.24 My diesel is winterized at the time of haul out. After I motor over to travelift slip, I leave the e
How to repair small chip in cabin sole senang at 3:39am 11.03.24 I found this on Utube. If you have all his wax for different colors I still doubt it took him 5 min.
Is this a DC current leak? Davidasailor26 at 1:08am 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some cap
Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 9:01pm 11.02.24 One drop of light oil, top and bottom.
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:46pm 11.02.24 Not quite how I recommend winterizing the sanitation system (toilet and holding tank.) If you go to
H280 Dog house hinge Calif. Ted at 5:43pm 11.02.24 Looks like someone already tried those plastic anchors for drywall, previous owner fix no doubt. Cle
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:24pm 11.02.24 Thanks for your response. We do intend to use and store the boat at a local lake. I talked to Dave
Full enclosure questions Project_Mayhem at 4:44pm 11.02.24 @Project_Mayhem that arch would need to be very strong and stiff -- would move the effective sheeti
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? capta at 4:41pm 11.02.24 I was able to confirm the suspect leak with dye under black light (green dot inside the red drawn c
CNG Stove Alan Gomes at 4:32pm 11.02.24
CNG Stove Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.02.24 Make that, "non-pressurized alcohol stove." I like mine a great deal, by the way. If it is an Ori
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 4:02pm 11.02.24 I once brought this very idea up with a local tank welder. He said repairs are possible, but very t

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