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Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? (1) Fredct at 1:16pm 10.05.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2335 I have fresh water tank inside locker. Fills from top, drains from bottom. Vents from top side. Bec
Looks Important Maybe (1) Bill19233 at 1:14pm 10.05.20 Big Boats 29/2214 Found this cotter pin laying on the deck of my Hunter 340 in front of the mast after the last race.
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers MaryEllaRose at 12:13pm 10.05.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1572 The ravages of time have robbed me of a fair amount of agility and the strength in my hands. Climbin
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 dfp51 at 11:29am 10.05.20 Bigger Boats 13/1914 Hello. Does anyone know if the rudder needs to be pulled in order to replace the shaft/cutlass bear
Fresh water manifold (1) dehler25 at 10:58am 10.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1630 I have a manifold port with a drip, they are pvc and appear to be very similar to the Shark quick co
New Download - Oday 322 Owners Manual Tally Ho at 10:35am 10.05.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1258 Hello everyone. I scanned a copy of my O'Day 322 owners manual and had Phil post it to the ODay 3
Wisdom Kings Gambit at 9:15am 10.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 14/930 Wisdom: "The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowle
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 9:03am 10.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1141 I have a bad cooling water/exhaust hose leak just in front of the outlet. Before I trap myself in a
CB UpHaul Line H26 Chiriqui at 7:57am 10.05.20 Smaller Boats 17/1178 I got some excellent feed back on this but was advised to move my questions to this section of the f
Hurricane Delta <--- TS Delta (1) JamesG161 at 7:48am 10.05.20 Weather and Forecasting 20/1564 This was Invest 92L. This Storm will have land impact on the Gulf Coast.:facepalm: The current mod
Toe rail corrosion fix (1) forbin at 7:45am 10.05.20 Ask All Sailors 12/880 This is a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and nth opinion question...what would you do to fix this?
Raymarine wind vane. Billleathen at 4:50am 10.05.20 Trailer Sailors 3/896 I want to put a raymarine wind vane on the mast of my hunter 23. Is there a way to run the cable th
leave h260 in the water over winter gudiss at 4:26am 10.05.20 Smaller Boats 6/878 hi all, i was planning on keeping my 02 h260 in the water over the winter. i plan on pumping out th
Can you identify this? (1) Glsawyer at 4:33pm 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 48/3448 Water heater. It is on a 69 cal 36 cruising. I was told it could be used off battery or use the engi
Cal 21-Portlight PeteTheri at 2:56pm 10.04.20 Cal 3/645 I am refurbishing a Cal 21 my dad bought new in 1973. I have removed the portlights and have alread
Fuel line Precision 21 Bluenoser at 12:34pm 10.04.20 Precision 4/1436 I am currently routing the fuel line from the gas tank through tube meant for the charging wires com
Bow Eye CAT22SWTEXAS at 10:32am 10.04.20 Catalina 22 2/508 Anyone replace or worked on the bow eye on an 85 boat or later? I have to cut an access through the
Fixed portlights with painted-on trim (1) gpshome at 7:10am 10.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/955
Cockpit Cushions Sirius Pete at 7:04am 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 21/4004 Hi - looking for recommendations for cockpit seat cushions. We have a Sirius 21 and would like to pu
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 7:00am 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 42/3540 I just finished reading an article on Reuters regarding several US petroleum companies aggressive bu

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Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (3) jssailem at 2:08pm 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. I used Petitt Trinidad Dar
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning dLj at 11:02am 12.21.23 I'm using Trinidad HD and am very impressed with its performance. I've only had to dive two or three
H41 DS access to starboard jib block Baja bash at 9:19am 12.21.23 I had a leak in the aft cabin on the same boat. I pulled out the alcove and rebedded it. Cured the p
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:00am 12.21.23 I have seen the teak blocks on the older original masts. If replacing I would go with the standard
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 8:02am 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. Before puting hard paint o
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning thinwater at 8:01am 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. Before puting hard paint ov
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 7:58am 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factory
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning RitSim at 7:55am 12.21.23 Excellent information. Thanks
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 7:16am 12.21.23 I'm very much interested in the same thing, Nachismo. I'm interested in exactly your question. I am
How dispose of sailboat? jssailem at 6:55am 12.21.23 While Hadley was on the hard waiting to get the motor reinstalled, I observed two boats being dealt
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BigEasy at 6:55am 12.21.23
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:06am 12.21.23 Thank you, rwsanderii. It has crossed my mind to just arrange the disposal myself and cover all base
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 12.21.23 Probably not worth fabricating as you can buy a new steaming light on amazon for $15-20.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 5:32am 12.21.23
Wood light/wiring mounts Ralph Johnstone at 8:40pm 12.20.23 If you're handy and have access to woodworking tools, you could make the same design of mount from S
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! higgs at 8:07pm 12.20.23 Chartered a Jeanaue 47 in the North Channel, Canada last summer. It has some very tricky navigation
Considering a move to Lake Lanier/Atlanta area Stu Jackson at 7:24pm 12.20.23 Lake Lanier has an active and supportive sailing group. Dottie Toney is the Fleet Captain for a Cat
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review ron2photo at 7:03pm 12.20.23 Hi William, I like the way you are thinking. I had a 1972 Pearson 26 and decided it was too small I
Wood light/wiring mounts Gene Neill at 6:57pm 12.20.23 The wood mounts are definitely DIY. It was probably a pretty solid setup when it was new.
How dispose of sailboat? shemandr at 6:36pm 12.20.23 This thread should be recommended reading for those posters who are looking at a boat in substandard

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