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Resealing portlights hays735 at 6:21pm 01.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/311 Anyone have experience resealing beneteau first 305 windows? What material is used for the seal? Whe
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 2:27pm 01.24.24 C&C 8/515 Hello, I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C'C 37/40. I can make something else work
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 1:16pm 01.24.24 Bigger Boats 13/722 What is the gear ratio on a Hurth Trans used in a1986 O Day 28 with 10 hp Kabota diesel
boat shades captprogreso at 5:40am 01.24.24 Big Boats 6/562 my h41 side curtains are on the las leg, what do you replace yours with?
New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 3:31pm 01.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/568 Now that we've had endless coverage of the NH primary, at nauseam, I've been noticing the state flag
Instrument location Hukilau_5039 at 9:37am 01.23.24 Catalina 30 6/487 New to me 1986 Catalina 30. Adding new instruments; raymarine autopilot and wind/speed/depth (P70s/E
Recore deck around chainplates. monocerosin at 8:09am 01.23.24 The Cherubini Hunters 1/335 Since the mast is keel-stepped can I remove all the shrouds or do it one side at a time?
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 8:09pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1448 Ok I will start with my story of strange lights and activities I (we) seen while on the waters off t
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud SwerlyD at 6:51pm 01.22.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/582
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame (1) Brinky63 at 5:26pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 2/213 I recently bought a new seal and acrylic for my two Lewmar MKII hatches on my Hunter 306 and found t
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (4) Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 41/2361 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful becau
Noisy boats T-Schwan at 12:57pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 33/2141 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabinet
Rub rail Pearson 28 JILLYM at 11:44am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/334 who do y'all recommend for a new rub rail ' insert for a Pearson 28? 6-8 feet of material needed? 19
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (3) logon9 at 10:19am 01.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1090 My surveyor said that I must remove and inspect my chainplates and his Idea was to unscrew the decks
What's under the fuel injectors NCBrew at 9:41am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 4/402 What parts (I need numbers) goes under the fuel injectors
Vagabond 42 vinceweeks at 5:30am 01.22.24 Parts Search 2/324 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42. The hatches are of a terrible design - hard t
Vagabond 42 - bowsprit vinceweeks at 5:28am 01.22.24 Parts Search 0/193 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42 - the original bowsprit has been replaced with
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 6:09pm 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1129 We've owned our beloved 306 for 4 years now and it's been a very dry boat (since I had a PSS fitted)
To Pearson 303 owners The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:38pm 01.21.24 Pearson 1/448 Hello Im way away from my boat and need a some numbers... Distance between safety line and deck(im
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (4) Rxwoman at 2:20pm 01.21.24 Trailer Sailors 10/837 Hi all, Total newb here, desperately looking for a trailerable boat with a cuddy cabin, in my price

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Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 4:27am 07.03.24 IME, once threads in plastic are stripped, they are stripped. Wrapping or filling with glue that won
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Davidasailor26 at 4:20am 07.03.24 This was one of the ones i found: https://auroramarine.ca/vs721-bottom-coat.html The text implies i
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 2:52am 07.03.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 11:08pm 07.02.24 I think what has happened is that the previous owner deleted the swing keel that the boat originally
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? jssailem at 10:37pm 07.02.24 Living aboard a small boat is having no room for 3 suits, 6 ties, 4 pairs of shoes and not really ca
Stripped screws in plastic rgranger at 8:52pm 07.02.24 What about wrapping screws in teflon tape? :plus: Or Saran wrap
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 07.02.24 That's another thought I've been having. I'm worried that if there isn't enough cable and I let it
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 7:38pm 07.02.24
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 7:37pm 07.02.24
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water Davidasailor26 at 7:26pm 07.02.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 7:11pm 07.02.24 Sounds ambitious. I think it would take a lot of work to reinforce both sides of the hull to handle
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 7:04pm 07.02.24 I vote to remove from the water on the trailer. You do not have to lower the mast to work on the ke
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06pm 07.02.24 . If it was just organic copper that was steadily washing off i wouldnt be too concerned but the da
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? shemandr at 6:04pm 07.02.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 (1) jssailem at 5:58pm 07.02.24 A bilge keel boat. t seen a Hunter 22 with this configuration. At least not a factory item. I guess
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? jssailem at 5:53pm 07.02.24 - A good rule of thumb is that operation and maintenance costs go up with the square of the length.
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 5:42pm 07.02.24 Would i be correct in guessing the non toxic ones are best suited to small boats or ones that are r
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 07.02.24 data sheets for all the paints ive looked at are pretty clear they are harmful to life By definiti
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water JoeWhite at 5:24pm 07.02.24 I vote to remove from the water on the trailer. You do not have to lower the mast to work on the kee
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 07.02.24

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