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Cabin top rail removal? Hydro Therapy at 5:12am 04.27.21 Ask All Sailors 4/596 I would like to strip down and refinish my cabin top rails. The best way to do the job would be to r
Anchor light not working (1) dleckenby at 3:07am 04.27.21 Catalina 275 11/3344 My anchor light is not working, I suspect a blown bulb, but before I go up the mast I would like to
spinlock 0814 overhaul TimFromLI at 7:31pm 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 1/386 I am overhauling some slipping spinlock 0814 double clutches. First one went smooth although I had t
Hunter 27 Shore power requirements anupghosh at 7:04pm 04.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/838 Hi, New owner of a 2005 Hunter 27 re-powered sailboat. The boat, which I will pick up next month, u
Beautiful work! (1) dLj at 6:58pm 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 32/3249 Just installed this on my new to me boat. Superb work by @Will Gilmore !!!
Holding tank sender replacement (1) Tim22 at 6:52pm 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 10/3209 The sending unit in my holding tank has become clogged and it is time to replace it - o joy! I am p
My Hunter 456 (1) FBD at 4:42pm 04.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/483 I am working on my new to me 456. In the bathroom where the bulkhead meets the ceiling there is a ca
Race photos from Bremerton, Wa. April 24, 2021 (6) Mikem at 4:40pm 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 3/654 When I am not working on my son or daughter's boat or rebuilding the 5.9 Cummins diesel on my oldest
Hunter 34 - looking for cabin top cover (1) gregclapp at 2:18pm 04.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/714 I am interested to locate the fiberglass cabin top cover to a Hunter 34 (mine is a 1984). This part
Hunter 34 - looking for cabin top cover (1) gregclapp at 2:17pm 04.26.21 Parts Search 3/734 I am interested to locate the fiberglass cabin top cover to a Hunter 34 (mine is a 1984). This part
Leaking Water Tank nveater at 1:04pm 04.26.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/887 So this past fall I installed a Beckson 6" inspection port with a gasket in my plastic water tank. W
Can I remove companionway rails on catalina 27? (2) sailing11 at 12:44pm 04.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1320 Hey, Does anyone know if I can remove the companionway rails (wood on eaith side of teh hatch cover
Imagine my surprise (1) Cmackg at 12:02pm 04.26.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1689 I keep my 86 Mac 25 in a funky little marina in Deale, Md. It's the closest Chesapeake to my house.
28 masthead themotorman at 11:12am 04.26.21 Columbia 1/1074 I have hull 149 and want to replace worn steel halyards with dyneema. Does anyone have details of th
Columbia28 masthead themotorman at 11:07am 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 1/385 I have a C28 hull 149 . I have original steel halyards that are worn. I want to change to dyneema bu
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources seanmadian at 11:06am 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3481 Hello all -- My boat (a 2009 Hunter 45) tends to dance quite a bit at anchor. I rigged lines to the
H23.5 trailer (4) joetr1955 at 9:06am 04.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2617 I have The original 1993 Hunter 23.5 boat and trailer and Hunter and serial number Stamped on the t
How to remove paint streaks after painting. Brianstanis at 8:47am 04.26.21 Ask All Sailors 5/597 Hello all. I'm in a pickle. Had my hunter 34 soda blasted to remove the caked up bottom paint. When
Painkiller - Little Big Town Justin_NSA at 7:34am 04.26.21 Destinations 6/1575 I soooo want to get back down there for another bareboat charter. Not getting any younger! recorded
Loose Prop Strut DanMaine at 5:01am 04.26.21 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2731 on my 83 HC 37 I wrapped a line and loosened the strut. It leaks badly. it has two bent 3/8" throu

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Its funny Friday! Urban Hermit at 5:55pm 01.29.25 Will, I live to serve. But -- thank you for letting me know I brought a little glow into someone's
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 01.29.25 When I was a kid living aboard, my parents signed my two brothers and me up for the Calvert Correspo
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 5:20pm 01.29.25 Thank you both for your suggestions. I've got a bunch of old halyards for larger boats in the past
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 5:12pm 01.29.25 Decompression levers were only used on engines that were designed to be hand cranked for starting a
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 5:08pm 01.29.25 It is a starting and maintenance aid. Right. Like if your batteries are run down.
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 4:53pm 01.29.25 It is not unusual for (very) large engines to have manual or automatic decompression to aid starting
Runaway diesel Charles Erwin at 4:32pm 01.29.25 When running in a larger diesel motor (ie in the shop - to break in the camshaft and achieve some ri
Outfitting a little bare boat dLj at 4:00pm 01.29.25 I probably would worry about the 100' of drag line. I'd bring a minimum of 4 dock lines. (I actually
Outfitting a little bare boat kappykaplan at 3:53pm 01.29.25 Your list looks pretty complete to me, but I'd add at least another dock line. I actually carry fiv
Runaway diesel dLj at 3:12pm 01.29.25 Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) are intended as a starting assist. Why discontinue a good id
Runaway diesel dlochner at 2:59pm 01.29.25 Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) are intended as a starting assist. Why discontinue a good id
Runaway diesel Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 01.29.25 My 1993 Yanmar 3JH2E does not have a decompression lever. Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) a
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.29.25 None on my 2014 3YM30 either.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 2:35pm 01.29.25 This gear is definitely not original to a Mac 26d. First, he has a boom kicker which we all know
Its funny Friday! Urban Hermit at 2:33pm 01.29.25 Somewhere, someone hasn't heard this yet: Oh, what a strange bird is the pelican! His beak can hold
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 11:46am 01.29.25 YES. Ice box drain & bile pump. The big pump exits the boat on the starboard side just below the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 azambella at 11:45am 01.29.25 Wow, Dumb-A spelling on my part. Sorry. New PC and not used to small keyboard I have had the 1982 H
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Joe at 11:22am 01.29.25 This gear is definitely not original to a Mac 26d. First, he has a boom kicker which we all know i
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Richard19068 at 11:12am 01.29.25 I notice the sail has a logo "WHIRLWIND". Looking that up it seems they are a company in San Diego
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks FastOlson at 11:10am 01.29.25 Ancient history at this point, but I believe that ForeSpar bought up the RC Marine line in the very

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