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1987 Cat 22 SK: Cutting Halyards with Hot Knife John Marrone at 7:23pm 06.29.21 Smaller Boats 6/1146 Are there best results brands to look for? Assume high wattage is important, but not sure what watta
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 6:33pm 06.29.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1955 So, my number one son and his family arrive this Thursday from Texas for a couple of weeks on the wa
Shaft and Strut Material SandyFrank at 5:24pm 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1333 Hell all, Anyone know what the original strut and shaft material for the legend series was? Just ha
Cushion modification (4) ctrout at 5:22pm 06.29.21 Catalina 22 18/1544 I just bought a 1986 Catalina 22 and there has been a stove added to the boat. It was installed on
Cam Cleat Adjustment? C-Craft at 3:54pm 06.29.21 Ask All Sailors 5/988 On my Capri 22 the main sheet runs through a fiddle block with a cam cleat. Recently, the cleat is n
Need Help Tampa Bay area with Perkins Prima 50 engine georgetheleo at 10:06am 06.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/702 It is in my Beneteau 41S5 docked at a house in Clearwater Beach. Want to change timing belt , and i
Injection pump removal Rodd at 5:58am 06.29.21 Musings With Maine Sail 1/870 hey all- I need to remove fuel injection pump on Westerbeke W-58 for rebuild due to possible leaking
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 Juice6576 at 5:54am 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/778 First night back on the boat and my wife woke up with wet pajamas. Found a small leak along the top
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 5:36am 06.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 45/7175 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a 2009 Beneteau 37. I brought the boat up from Annapolis this p
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC leemarkadams at 12:31am 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/737 Hi all, Thinking of changing the current Jabsco manual twist n lock aft heads toilet to an electri
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:30pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3830 I left the engine cooling water intake seacock closed and melted my impeller and overheated my engin
Engine wouldn't stay running properly Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:27pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 0/823 On my 1997 catalina 380 I had issues with the RPM dropping after about 15 minutes under load, replac
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:24pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 7/1706
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 6:45pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1210 I frequently pull the Groco SS strainer basket to clean grass but I've never noticed mud in the bott
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 6:21pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1000 I have a plan to switch out the head. Just looking for feedback from someone who has done it.
Beneteau 323 Bimini? LynnM at 4:47pm 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1025 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a pl
rudder cable came off pullies... jumpphx at 12:57pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/426 i have a 88 Hunter 40 Legend and this weekend while jibbing my rudder cable came off. while steerin
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 12:23pm 06.28.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/922 Yesterday, June 27, 2021, I logged on to look at a couple of threads. For some unknown reason the fo
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 11:23am 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/861 Trying to replace slides on main and they are metric 15 mm by 30 mm and i can get slightly larger st
Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 10:44am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 4/1673 Has anyone replaced the standard 150% Genoa with a smaller, more manageable sail?

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 1:30pm 02.16.25 You appear to be loaded for bear... I'm really confused why you keep coming at me, since I haven'
Sacraficial Anodes Tally Ho at 1:15pm 02.16.25 I run 2 Magnesium shaft anodes on my boat, plus a cone anode on my new MaxProp. I sail in the fresh
Sacraficial Anodes (1) Dalliance at 12:34pm 02.16.25 Yes, they definitely work and are essential to protect your prop and other underwater metals from ga
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 Scott B at 12:30pm 02.16.25 This is the one. I bought mine at Home Depot, but don't think they carry them anymore, but is avail
Sacraficial Anodes jssailem at 12:23pm 02.16.25
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post Scott B at 12:22pm 02.16.25 As said above, the wires only go down through the small box in front of the mast. Most likely the b
Sacraficial Anodes Davidasailor26 at 12:22pm 02.16.25 Completely legit and commonly used on any inboard powered boat. The sacrificial anode, often zinc bu
Sacraficial Anodes AnyS100 at 12:21pm 02.16.25 I recently saw a video clip showing the installation and use of sacrificial anodes on a propeller s
Watertight through-deck connection Urban Hermit at 11:53am 02.16.25 Just back from a few days out of town; what I ordered actually came, and I'm happy with it. Chrome
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder jssailem at 11:45am 02.16.25
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding jssailem at 10:44am 02.16.25 I like that. If it could be redesigned to be removed or fold up, I could get very interested.
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 10:38am 02.16.25 You appear to be loaded for bear... I'm not interested in an argument. I'm more interested in learni
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 02.16.25 The amount of misinformation that exists is amazing... How very, very, true. And it seems to be
260 Hull Repairs Crazy Dave Condon at 10:05am 02.16.25 No mention of the water tank lid seal is intact nor the swing keel centerboard and centerboard housi
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding (1) Kings Gambit at 9:12am 02.16.25 Just found this Yaemarine product at a company, Desertcart, in Oman. Appears a viable option; $190.
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 8:42am 02.16.25 I'm ranting at the typical response of the marine world that never wants to actually look at why th
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder PaulK at 8:35am 02.16.25 You are planning to wrap the finished rudder in fiberglass, yes? Screws will be redundant extra weig
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding (1) Kings Gambit at 7:35am 02.16.25 Might it help and be worth it to invest in a folding wheel? Or set it up for quick disconnect and r
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 7:19am 02.16.25 Beneteau states it is a duplex brass. DZR is one type of duplex brass, and I think most assume the
Illinois Sailing catsails8 at 7:17am 02.16.25 I was hoping to head to the yard on Sunday but the temps are going to plummet! I miss the heated in

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