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Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 12:07pm 06.03.24 Ask All Sailors 15/461 any good ideas on what light to use, what power source to use and where to place it? Thanks in advan
NEED a Beneteau 423 Propeller for D55 Volvo Flintii72 at 11:54am 06.03.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/394 Prop lost to electrolysis , new ones are 6 to 8 weeks delivery, If anyone upgraded to a folding and
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 7:57am 06.03.24 Big Boats 14/1024 Bought a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 two seasons ago. I was wondering about the frequency for checking/
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 7:49am 06.03.24 Ask All Sailors 6/431
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:21am 06.03.24 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/3145 Disappointed that we don't have more participation here and missing JackDaw input! We feel we are p
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed (3) spadaforaj at 6:42am 06.03.24 Big Boats 9/636 After three "professional repairs" for leaking decided to fix it myself - this is the bomar hatch j
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 6:21am 06.03.24 Ask All Sailors 8/471
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. cadilaccb at 5:46am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/215 Since 2003 these large windows in the main caben have been covered with protective canvas diligently
Potential issues when buying a 1989 hunter 33.5 and questions to ask? Johnny Perrin at 5:13am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/232 Thank you for having me in the group. I am about to make an offer on a hunter 33.5 which looks very
Fuel Tank Algae Rasselas36 at 4:05am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/891 I have a 2004 H36 and since I bought it I have had recurring fuel problems. Every year I have to get
Missing rudder foam? revised (2) Dubo at 7:04pm 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/401 I am in the process of restoring foam and shape for H340 rudder. It has sunken in on lower starboar
Replacing broken forestay Sailor Sue at 5:12pm 06.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/500 I need to replace the forestay after noticing one broken strand when installing the mast head anemo
Re-bedding Deck ports Driftin II at 1:20pm 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/229 My deck port lights in the ceiling are leaking, what is the best sealant to use when re-bedding the
Need to replace sea cocks. Slipin Away at 11:32am 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/313 Need to replace sea cocks on my Hunter 45cc. What is the consensus regarding replacing with bronze
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:49am 06.02.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/647 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLswE9eitK2QWHbsQLqew0OkBc_uVeV25
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking pstark at 6:40am 06.02.24 Precision 1/807
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp (1) singlemalt at 5:46am 06.02.24 Tartan 5/392 During a 30 minute test run prior to installing in our T30. I found the water exiting the exhaust no
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 10:01pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 9/350 The deadlight windows on my Catalina 22 are out and ready to be tinted. United States law limits re
Battery Switch Mystery Rick D at 7:21pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 5/389 When we were on a recent cruise, I noticed my solar wasn't charging the house batteries. I checked m
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? Alex126 at 2:39pm 06.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/626 I am looking for Hunter 36 or 356 and last 3 boats I looked at all have some amount of water in mai

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Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. Joe at 6:44am 11.01.24 I'll chip in my 2 cents regarding the sailpro... I replaced my 90's era 9.9 tohatsu, modified to 15
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 6:41am 11.01.24 I was hoping to avoid replacing the studs, which means replacing the wires, probably the spreader b
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? thinwater at 6:34am 11.01.24 Lining diesel tanks is accepted practice by standards. However, the usual procedure involves a very
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 6:26am 11.01.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for? I was hop
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dlochner at 3:28am 11.01.24 Geico won't insure a boat over 20 years old if it's 40 feet or over IIRC - as in, they won't insure
Source for Metric turnbuckle jssailem at 7:50pm 10.31.24 Try https://www.mcmaster.com/products/turnbuckles/system-of-measurement~metric
Full enclosure questions jssailem at 7:38pm 10.31.24 How often should one look to keep watch? All the time. We have a variety of hazards. Logs, ell gra
Full enclosure questions PaulK at 7:03pm 10.31.24 Using a slit - perhaps with double zippers so the opening for the sheet can be moved to accommodate
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 6:51pm 10.31.24 ... It also is not that hard to unzip a panel to go our look out. Not to be snarky ... How often
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dLj at 6:15pm 10.31.24 I'm looking for a surveyor in the Brunswick Ga area to do Condition and Valuation survey. This is n
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:47pm 10.31.24 Yeah, to my my purely layman opinion, the mast seems like it has some issues. But I'd think its usea
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 5:26pm 10.31.24 Thanks Dalliance! I pulled the sending unit today and tested it. Very inconsistent ohm readings, s
Source for Metric turnbuckle TimFromLI at 4:27pm 10.31.24 Try Wichard. I had the same issue with my lifelines.
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. dlochner at 4:11pm 10.31.24 5-6 hp will be fine, long shaft is essential. Don't fall for the bigger is better mentality. Above 6
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 4:04pm 10.31.24 I'm assuming that was a typo and you meant 3/8-28. 1/4" would just slide through a 10mm female ...
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Dalliance at 4:01pm 10.31.24
Source for Metric turnbuckle dLj at 3:55pm 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I'm assu
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 3:19pm 10.31.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for?
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 10.31.24 Another option is to replace the swage ends with sta-lok long stud fittings and go imperial. Saves
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 1:52pm 10.31.24 Better quality marine turnbuckles have a chrome plated bronze barrel and SS studs. This prevents ga

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