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Brightwork product Mark Maulden at 5:06pm 05.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/850 Anybody ever use Le Tonkinois oil? Can buy at American Tar and Rope..
Inline fuse (1) john6206 at 3:37pm 05.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/3254
Paint Option - Polyurethane Enamel AEarnshaw at 2:58pm 05.30.21 Smaller Boats 0/700 Hi there, Anybody have actual experience with using Coronado Polyurethane Enamel, or an equivalent
Top Coat Paint Option - Polyurethane Enamel AEarnshaw at 2:52pm 05.30.21 Smaller Boats 0/498 Hi there, Anybody have actual experience with using Coronado Polyurethane Enamel, or an equivalent
H170 centerboard bent straps.. What is it supposed to look like? rcairflyer at 12:23pm 05.30.21 Day Sailers 13/2186 I'm a new Hunter 170 owner. The stainless straps attaching the control line to the centerboard are
Looking for a 250 Catalina in Florida John Marrone at 9:54am 05.30.21 Smaller Boats 1/726 Circa 2000 with trailer (2003-2008 ) WB 9.84-Stroke, Mast Stepping System, Electronics for Gulf Shor
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question miraculix at 8:26am 05.30.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3515 Hi all, This is my first round of maintenance on our 2008 Beneteau 40 we bought last summer. Our e
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification (5) Billy_Pilgrim at 8:14am 05.30.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/4059 I recently moved aboard a 1980 Cascade Highsides 42. I have ZERO experience with sailing or really a
H310 heeling wdonovan at 4:29am 05.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 23/3668 1998 wing keel with new main ' orig jib. Jib is probsbly anout a 110. Main is very close to orig siz
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) justsomeguy at 9:25pm 05.29.21 Sails Call Lounge 29/3061 194684
A tree fell on my Mac. crpdm at 3:12pm 05.29.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1870 A big Maple limb fell on my 26D. Bent the mast and railing and crushed the sliding hatch. Does any
Running wires for electronics dsaniti at 2:18pm 05.29.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/828
Window gaskets (1) The Captain at 2:11pm 05.29.21 Balboa 4/3717 Anybody know where to get OEM-ish window seals? On the left is the original. On the right is the clo
Cleaning heat exchanger Mybigblue at 1:33pm 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1914 I have been using 3% white vinegar every couple of years to clear some of the salt in the heat excha
Shore Water Hook Up nveater at 12:41pm 05.29.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/987 I am considering installing a shore water hook up on my Hunter 33.5 to have access to a more continu
Brightwork Orbweaver at 11:16am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2657 I've been spending a few hours after work each night for the past few weeks trying to resurrect the
Hunter 466/460 Winch location & single hand BSEACHAMP at 10:13am 05.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/859 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a H460/466 and there is a good chance I will be single handing th
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. Mickyfin at 8:37am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/8919 Being a fairly handy guy, I view myself as an accomplished do-it-yourselfer. In addition to shrouds
Bow Anchor Roller for Macgregor 25 Lemont at 10:56pm 05.28.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1388 Having trouble finding room to mount a bow anchor roller on my Macgregor 25. The tang for the fore
Help me Understand Batteries (1) MikeHoncho at 3:58pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2163 I'm having issues with understanding battery specs and discharge rates, SOC and DOD, specifically AG

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Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 5:35am 04.10.25 Yes it was a roller boom, I still have the hand crank for it, I use it to aligne the boom early spri
Looking for ideas on galley remodel Project_Mayhem at 5:33am 04.10.25 Ok good advice everyone, thank you as for the step, there is not much I can do about that; the low
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 5:32am 04.10.25 Ok good advice everyone, thank you as for the step, there is not much I can do about that; the lowe
Forestay question goharris at 5:30am 04.10.25 Right... I knew that, sort of.. I found the correct pin with the help of CatalinaDirect. 5/16th dia
Looking for ideas on galley remodel Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 04.10.25 Like a boat, look at how you use the galley, not how you think you want to use it. Analyze your habi
Hatch boards vents Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 04.10.25 Mudwasps and spiders are particularly fond of our boat for some reason Spiders are fond of all boa
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? kappykaplan at 4:46am 04.10.25 sail coat McLube Sailkote Dry Lubricant - use it every year when I put the jib on its furler
Possible deck issue? AndyKW25 at 4:38am 04.10.25 Thanks for the replies, everyone. We are going to have it hauled out today and inspected. Fingers cr
Looking for ideas on galley remodel Urban Hermit at 4:23am 04.10.25 If this helps: I recently replaced my home kitchen countertops. A bit of research prior showed For
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Timm R Oday25 at 4:20am 04.10.25 Feeding the number 6 sail tape up the slot proved to be the most difficult part . Copious quanities
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 4:03am 04.10.25 One thing I don't understand is how to know if your foresail needs to be replaced other than lookin
Mainsail Question SailingLoto at 3:59am 04.10.25 https://www.facebook.com/share/194pnq7jpg This guy is in Missouri and has sails that fit your boat
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? (2) flyingwaspsailing at 3:00am 04.10.25 Hi - I went to replace the halyard on my older flexible furler and was confronted with a haylard de
Outhaul modifications shemandr at 2:57am 04.10.25 There's got to be a better way. I would be inclined to design a new system on paper maybe even make
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? flyingwaspsailing at 2:47am 04.10.25 I ran into the exact same problem last summer . I work in a very large machine shop . After making
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? flyingwaspsailing at 2:44am 04.10.25 Is the line glued into the traveler of somehow hot molded? Maybe cut it off, drill out and reglue.
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? flyingwaspsailing at 2:43am 04.10.25 Hey thanks everyone - , that seems to be the case - i.e. you need the plastic traveler inserted in
Outhaul modifications (10) fred1diver at 2:11am 04.10.25 It worked thank you everyone So here are pics of my boom Good thing, the end caps are screwed, so i
Outhaul modifications shemandr at 12:07am 04.10.25
stain color for hunter 376 interior jssailem at 9:01pm 04.09.25 Ask for help through the SBO Shop. They are former Hunter boat builders.

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