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Gunnel corrosion (3) sunlover at 10:39am 09.26.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1263 198637 198638 198639 I'm going to guess that gunnel should be sealed and the water should run off th
Water Heater/Air Conditioning system (2) Gary Ryan at 6:02am 09.26.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1262 What's the best way to winterize our air conditioning system? Any pointers for running antifreeze t
Loosening Alternator Belt (2) shank at 5:13am 09.26.21 Ask All Sailors 12/3216 Hello, I have an 82 Catalina 27 with a Universal 5411 and the drive belt (there's only one) keeps c
Seafarer 22 Wolfpack Six at 8:35pm 09.25.21 Trailer Sailors 2/2699 So, I was doing a little more searching around for trailerable boats, when I found one called the Se
M15 engine is overheating (3) catalina30 at 8:16pm 09.25.21 Engines and Propulsion 33/4039 I recently replaced the engine water pump and first time I took it out I noticed that before even ge
Easily removeable port visors / a great DIY project ! (7) eianm at 5:43pm 09.25.21 Big Boats 1/2313 Seaworthy port visor retaining brackets I have a 1991 Hunter 42 that I have owned for 10 years and
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 4:51pm 09.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/5179 198613. How do I get off the cover? I did some light prying and decided to ask the group. Also, i
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... rgranger at 3:47pm 09.25.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1484
Hunter 310 1997 Fuel tank replacement - pics of aft (3) mghunter310 at 3:36pm 09.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2517 Hi my Hunter Ezell al tank has finally given up and started to leak. I've read all the posts as to
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 1:58pm 09.25.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2169
OJ Flex Gland (1) Tally Ho at 12:31pm 09.25.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1339 Has anyone used one of these dripless seals from Johnson? Or heard anything good or bad about them?
Outboard to rudder link Christopher Williams at 9:41am 09.25.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1538 Hello I looking for some photos of outboard to rudder link ,has someone made or fitted this link ,
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 6:50pm 09.24.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1937 I remeber reading an article about a small, inexpensive cruiser, but I can't remember the name of th
Bimini canvas replacement chriscampbell at 6:15pm 09.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/859
Cabin/Salon Light Replacements (2) musitsb at 5:24pm 09.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1189 Need your help/suggestions. I have a 09H45DS. One of my main cabin lights has died. The originals
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size flightlead404 at 3:50pm 09.24.21 Big Boats 6/1278 On my boat in front of the mast is a metal box-like cover to pass cables down into the cabin ceiling
Hunter 34 Bass Control Panel Indicator lights Don Reid at 1:08pm 09.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/500 I have read the prior posts and answers on the above but nowhere is there an indication on how to re
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 11:06am 09.24.21 Big Boats 15/1982 Hi. We're going to transport our Hunter 36 from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. The transport company
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 6:09am 09.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/889 Can anyone tell me what the gear ratio is on a hunter 376 with a KANZAKI transmission with a 3JH2E e
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Nichole340 at 5:19am 09.24.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/4478

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Sail Shape Timm R Oday25 at 8:28am 05.01.25 Enamrd .There are quite a few reputeable sail lofts that sell used sails. I've had excellant experia
Mystery block Timm R Oday25 at 8:24am 05.01.25 Just replace that old rusty link before you do much else ...
Mystery block EnamrdSalr21 at 7:46am 05.01.25 Downwind sails are intended to fly to the side and forward of the rigging so, unlike your upwind he
Mystery block Joe at 7:30am 05.01.25 Downwind sails are intended to fly to the side and forward of the rigging so, unlike your upwind hea
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 7:22am 05.01.25 by 18' you mean, mast sticking up ? or 18' to the top of the mast? either way that should be somew
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 7:21am 05.01.25 by 18' you mean, mast sticking up ? or 18' to the top of the mast? either way that should be somew
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process JBP-PA at 5:18am 05.01.25
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock dLj at 4:25am 05.01.25 In all honesty in some kind of emergency situation I am not sure whether I would be trying to run t
Adler Barbour Freezer - Over Freezing - Help/Advice FatSteveTheBoatCat at 3:46am 05.01.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:34am 05.01.25 Are you saying the starter ground (which would be the ground going from the engine case to the nega
Traveler car/track as tether? MFD at 1:21am 05.01.25 I would also recommend getting out on other people's boats. There is value in seeing how they are ru
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock MFD at 10:27pm 04.30.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter (1) skunther at 9:53pm 04.30.25 I would look at the starter ground first. Then the battery charge state potentially low. Taking wi
Unpressurized Alcohol Stove or Cooktop Wanted Alan Gomes at 9:24pm 04.30.25 There are a bunch for sale on eBay right now.
AEDs Foswick at 9:02pm 04.30.25 I did invest in AIS and DSC Really solid point. DSC is probably the single most useful piece of equ
Replacing hot water heater marcham at 8:40pm 04.30.25 You can use a dinghy air pump to get the most of the coolant out of the hoses.... good time to do a
AEDs BigEasy at 6:57pm 04.30.25 Big difference in a myocardial infarction "heart attack "(MI) vs cardiac arrest and resultant outco
Replacing hot water heater JoeWhite at 6:46pm 04.30.25 I am not sure what your water heater looks like, but if it is the 6 gallon type visit my website for
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process BigEasy at 6:03pm 04.30.25 Gotta use common sense; don't direct pressure washer stream at bedded hardware, seals, portlights,
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (3) SailingCal21 at 5:52pm 04.30.25 Was able to glass the core as well. I learned the hard way to cover the core ASAP to prevent moist

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