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Vinyl Wrap thetone at 6:36am 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 1/558 Hello, I own a 1990 Beneteau 35s5 sailboat. The headliner is falling off and nasty. I need logical r
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 4:13am 05.06.21 Big Boats 12/936 I am currently living it up in a marina with almost free electric so am running the air conditioning
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 11:52pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 17/3642 I am planning on drilling and tapping 1/4 - 20 thread for SS machine screws to hold an additional cl
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 7:47pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1762 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the dr
Survey day (4) Flying Jay at 7:00pm 05.05.21 Catalina 310 14/1390 We took the next step in the process today and it all went well. Had a great surveyor and the broker
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 5:51pm 05.05.21 S2 6/967 Retrofitting our 1982 S2 9.2A with a Kuuma 6 gal water heater that fits on the platform provided und
New upholstery and cushions FBD at 4:50pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/679 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 3:43pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3751 On my westerbeke 10-2, the raw water impeller housing has a thin paper gasket from the factory. Anyo
Bent Starboard Stern Rail (1) Necessity at 3:01pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 11/961 Would love to erase this memory of the angry pylon that took a swing at our railing. Does anyone ha
Dynemma Chafe Guards BigEasy at 11:15am 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/597 Have any of you tried NE Ropes, Dynemma Chafe Sleeves for chafe guards on dock lines, etc. Didn't kn
B & G Auto Pilot Pshad at 9:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/456 Have a 1992 Legend 43. Wondering where access is to the auto pilot ram? I have yet to lay eyes on i
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 7:09am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/725 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Archangel36cc at 6:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1795 I have a Beneteau 36CC (year 2000) and have no info on the rig tension/tuning specs. Does anyone kno
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 6:50am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/15 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 5:48am 05.05.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2343 lost the keel in the pamlico on sunday, heard a bang and it was gone. the keel which is available on
In-mast fuller foil Anemone at 5:28am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/802 Hi all, appears i have a small crack behind the sleeve in my foil just above the spreaders (about 6
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point skunther at 9:42pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1456 The title sums it up. I tried some dent puller suction cups as attachment points, but they don't sta
Wanted Catalina 320 Bash at 9:03pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/1898 Any year. Good condition. Ideally in Washington State. 604-809-5244 Thanks.
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question duck21 at 4:53pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/975 Hi all, I'm reading and enjoying the various threads about anchoring. I was pondering anchoring sy
Hunter 34 jk kudera at 4:48pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 4/927 Has anyone replaced the starboard cockpit drain hose? How big a job?

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rigging tension justsomeguy at 2:28am 06.05.24 cant find any reference info.. The info you seek is inherent to the wire itself. Once you've got t
How do you remove head faucet on Catalina 320? marcham at 10:47pm 06.04.24 Take the faucet apart from the top, just like a household faucet.
Halyard guides in mast Wolffman08 at 8:41pm 06.04.24 I just ordered the part. Will be here on Friday. Thanks.
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation MikeHoncho at 8:37pm 06.04.24 As thick as you can to include the lid
Masthead Anchor Light Stu Jackson at 8:34pm 06.04.24 Is there a daylight/night time feature built into the light?
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 7:46pm 06.04.24 It has separate controls for throttle and gear selection. There technically is no idle. I can set it
Small Outboard Motor Stands Sanfelice at 7:26pm 06.04.24 Look at hand trucks at Harbor Freight which could be adapted with a simple 2X6 and a couple of bolts
Small Outboard Motor Stands smokey73 at 6:34pm 06.04.24 Easy to make out of wood. Mine also has wheels on one end of the lower boards. I can tilt the stan
Masthead Anchor Light Don S/V ILLusion at 6:23pm 06.04.24 What I meant is that it stays on (instead of winking out) as long as the switch is on after a long
Halyard guides in mast Crazy Dave Condon at 5:58pm 06.04.24 Try halyard exit plate. Your mast was a Kenyon Isomat and Rig Rite should have.the parts. NmI woul
On h260 found weird hand toggle by rear princess seat, any ideas what's it for SEE PICS Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 06.04.24 The lever is a dual action throttle and shifter which is used on an outboard motor. The location o
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) stickinthemud57 at 5:43pm 06.04.24 OK, please forgive the disgraceful condition, both of the stand and my garage! The stand in the pic
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 4:24pm 06.04.24 thanks guys - decided to try the patches first so I can roll it up - understanding it won;t hold the
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 4:22pm 06.04.24 Thanks - for sure the hatch will be caulked to the deck and then screwed in - I really appreciate th
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:20pm 06.04.24 The engine ran fine all last season but died en route to winter storage and won't start. We believe
What did you do to convert to propane? Tally Ho at 4:07pm 06.04.24
Hunter 2004 44DS Air Con Question kbgunn at 3:48pm 06.04.24 Why replace if you can repair? The compressor is usually a long wearing component and the electronic
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation Tally Ho at 2:25pm 06.04.24
Masthead Anchor Light jssailem at 2:12pm 06.04.24 Here is a link to a smorgasbord of possible causes for LED lights to be fickle to start or fail to l
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 2:04pm 06.04.24 Like your motto, "No job is so simple it can't be screwed up."

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