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Hunter 27 Bimini Ghost Rider at 10:22am 08.04.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2350 I need to replace my Bimini. The previous owner said that the Bimini was jury-rigged so it was not t
Marine Traffic Time Warp! (2) dlochner at 9:51am 08.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 5/1082 I've always known Second Star, a Sabre 362, was pretty fast for a cruising 36 foot boat. But how fas
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 Scallywagger at 9:33am 08.04.21 Big Boats 7/938 Hello out there. I've been searching the Internet for the length of a Genoa halyard that will reach
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? ComoxSweetCaroline at 9:19am 08.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/975 Hi everyone, I was aloft for a long long time yesterday attempting in vain to feed a new gennaker h
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 8:41am 08.04.21 Big Boats 30/5245 So now we're starting to deliberately venture out in stiffer winds and trying to figure out the whol
Slight leak / water presence in bilge area forward of motor/behind bilge pump area. AwwShucks at 6:48am 08.04.21 Catalina 310 6/1203 I think that I saw at one time a post about this topic, but cannot find thread. I was looking in t
Reefer Drain sunlover at 6:12am 08.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/614 There appears to be a drain at the bottom of my cooler, but I haven't been able to figure it out.
Smoke detector mount wyctoronto at 5:13am 08.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/645
BUYING! H34! (my boat thread) (1) DeniseO30 at 4:18am 08.04.21 Big Boats 137/20992 Everything fell into place. broker showed, up surveyor showed, up, pre-inspection went well. It was
Considering purchasing a 2009 Beneteau 34 (not a 343) - seeking owner opinions paulducham at 8:50pm 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2520 I'd welcome opinions from any Bene 34 owners. The boat's relatively light ballast concerns me a bit.
Compression Block for sale on Catalina Direct? Bay Tripper at 7:22pm 08.03.21 Catalina 30 1/866 Hello, I swear I read that the compression block replacement kit (block of white oak) was available
New to the forum! Hello! (1) ship of fools at 7:21pm 08.03.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1146
Drain/holding tank for small shower (2) rickortega at 3:49pm 08.03.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/4236 Hi all, I am eager to redo my "shower" in a more proper manner. Currently, the water drains into the
How to correct time for PHRF? LakeShark at 12:14pm 08.03.21 Racing 10/7153
P28 as coastal cruiser? cefiro at 11:50am 08.03.21 Precision 3/4333
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships Captain Larry-DH at 7:42am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/773 Interesting reading, and somewhat concerning. These signals might be mis-used by "fake news" sites a
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) WasabiRush at 7:08am 08.03.21 Big Boats 15/2052 I cannot find any identification for my toilet and need some assistance. See attached pic. I have a
Raymarine RS 125 external GPS question DougM at 6:11am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/486 In a prior thread there was discussion about external and chartplotter internal gps use. I have an e
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement (3) Bradv at 5:54am 08.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/840 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 and need to replace the front hatch. Unfortunately it was open and a jib she
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JamieB at 4:03am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1603 Hey there, thanks for the help. So like a lot of people my boat has been sat still for two years

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 5:11pm 06.24.25 Okay, thinking about inspection of the current thru hulls. Will take a knife and hammer to them and
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 5:09pm 06.24.25 Any other methods to be sure? Scratch and they should be golden color. If they are reddish color t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 5:07pm 06.24.25 Thanks, the contractor at the boatyard was recommending me to replace the wood with PVC backing, bu
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) jssailem at 5:02pm 06.24.25 Not sailing hard or anything. It is not the sailing hard... it is the saltwater corrosion that occ
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:00pm 06.24.25
Adding cleats to the mast (2) jssailem at 4:57pm 06.24.25 Something like these can work. You can use screws or rivets to attache them. I prefer to drill and
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:56pm 06.24.25 I'll be living aboard for several months at a time when not working. Not sailing hard or anything.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:53pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:52pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:51pm 06.24.25 I will be living on the boat a significant amount throughout the year. I was a little surprised tha
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 4:49pm 06.24.25 I will be living on the boat a significant amount throughout the year. I was a little surprised tha
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:48pm 06.24.25 I can't disagree with anything said here. If you are going to just replace the old valves try to m
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:47pm 06.24.25 I will be living on the boat a significant amount throughout the year. I was a little surprised that
Adding cleats to the mast Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 06.24.25 A wide based cleat like that will probably not match the round contour of the mast. Part of the base
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! Rick Webb at 3:58pm 06.24.25 Find a place that works on older cars. Anyone who is familiar with swapping out a TBI for a carburet
Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe Rick Webb at 3:50pm 06.24.25 at one time you could order vinyl stripes from West Marine Dunno, but maybe you still can any sign
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 3:46pm 06.24.25 What battery charger do you currently have? Most chargers other than the ancient ferro-resonate si
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? markymac1961 at 3:29pm 06.24.25 Don't forget about the cooling requirements. It requires X amount of space to be able to draw air
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? markymac1961 at 3:26pm 06.24.25 We don't own your model boat, so I can't answer the boat-specific stuff. However, the general ques
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve (1) Sutric at 2:57pm 06.24.25 I just replaced my head faucet with a generic one from the local hardware store. It was a bit of the

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