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Removing Liquid Electrical Tape Parsons at 10:47am 04.16.21 Ask All Sailors 3/3326 What do you use to remove the dried-on mess of liquid electrical tape? I applied this stuff myself
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Hans Baart at 10:16am 04.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2013 I drilled into the bottom of the bilge with a very small drill and it felt like is was in to solid
Fuel Filter Question (1) RichardT at 9:54am 04.16.21 Catalina 30 9/2265 I am trying to find a replacement part for a fuel filter element installed as my primary fuel filter
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt Sky sailor at 8:38am 04.16.21 C&C 1/1115 Hello, New to this forum. I have owned my 1984 C'C29 for 7 years; have never checked keel bolt und
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 7:42am 04.16.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1061 I am in the process of buying a 1990 Hunter 30-2, with a Yanmar 2GM-20F old prop is in horrible shap
B311 Swing Keel Issue (6) Eleven at 5:07am 04.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/677 Well, few days ago I realized I could rotate the swing keel mechanism of my B311 with my fingers. It
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:43pm 04.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2362 my shaft zinc has replacement has gone from every 6 months to about every three months recently. It
This is crazy rgranger at 8:39pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2058 Have you seen this? https://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/fastest-sailboat-the-two-teams-ho
Humorous statement on Wishful thinking for Sailboat pricing (1) Grey wolf at 8:34pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1138 Just had to send this funny Craigslist Boat wanted add, it certainly puts sailboat costs into perspe
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 4:27pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 13/6290 Just bought a triple clutch unit of the Spinlock XAS rope clutches. Was at first surprised to see 6
Beneteau 311 Twin Rudder TIe-Rod ends question, (Tie bar), why plastic? CaymanMom at 4:12pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 3/517 Hello , Question to this group please...re: twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are currently pla
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Sail Savannah at 3:17pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1529 I run a 6-pack sailing charter on a Catalina 30. For a 6-pack, the CG doesn't require any inspection
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 2:22pm 04.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1976 Hello felloe Beneteau owners! After 2 years working on my Beneteau First 38, I have finally decided
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 1:55pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/407 Guess it were installed to improve airflow over main attached with its bolt rope maybe? Tides say be
Close Call (2) Roland5048 at 11:58am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1622 Sunday, 4/11 about noon, apparently a small tornado or possible waterspout came through our marina.
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 11:29am 04.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3259 So I mounted Bottoms Up's rudder the other day. Discovered I needed a 3/16 clevis pin and retainer,
portlights transom oceanis 311 toscatara at 10:23am 04.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/469 good afternoon I need to change this portlights, does anyone know what model it is? thank
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 7:25am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3214 On our boat Ge'Mara, the dinghy has always been something of a conundrum. Our first dinghy, the one
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 6:14am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2505 My Hunter only has single bow cleat and two stern cleats. If love to add two midship cleats for doc
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 1:57am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1737

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1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Qorgyle at 5:19pm 01.26.25 That is standard for the tall rig. The extra 2ft or so of bowsprit is what gives the extra sail area
What is this on my boom? yelkenli at 4:19pm 01.26.25 Thanks @Joe cleats near the mast are horn cleats, but are you saying those are jam cleats? I can t
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 3:57pm 01.26.25 The most vulnerable part is the bellows on the pump. Bug lands on diaphragm, crow pecks at bug...
Rig setting process, please forgive me for putting it here danstanford at 3:24pm 01.26.25 What type of rig do you have? Depending on your rigging, backstay tension usually determines your
Transmission output rust Tally Ho at 3:23pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install? I added a bit of Lanocote to my shaft end b
Its funny Friday! Urban Hermit at 3:23pm 01.26.25 So . . . which one is the fool? (Hint: Which one went to North Carolina and did something to help?
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 3:18pm 01.26.25 Had an old Grand Banks woody. Transmission cable came loose. Rammed a dock. Embarrassing but both
Runaway diesel dlochner at 3:09pm 01.26.25 To me, it's always appeared that somehow the engine is placed in neutral before the runaway begins.
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 3:07pm 01.26.25 Governor failure, at the point when it puffed black, stopped smoking, and increased RPMs?
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 3:07pm 01.26.25 Thanks, @Project_Mayhem . Good idea about the UV. I'm planning to make a shroud around the pump by
Transmission output rust dlochner at 3:04pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install? Spray the coupling with a good anti-corros
Runaway diesel Ralph Johnstone at 2:54pm 01.26.25 I may be missing something here but how does a boat's diesel engine manage to run away if it remains
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 2:54pm 01.26.25 Thanks, @Project_Mayhem . Good idea about the UV. I'm planning to make a shroud around the pump by a
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install?
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:21pm 01.26.25
recommendations for a line cutter (on prop shaft) for a 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 2:17pm 01.26.25 Thanks Rod
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 01.26.25 Nice setup! I had one of those as a backup bilge pump. Careful not to over tighten the screws when y
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Project_Mayhem at 1:49pm 01.26.25 You have not one but two bow rollers though I would feel more comfortable throwing the line over the
Transmission output rust Tally Ho at 1:35pm 01.26.25 Its surface rust. Ive read a few articles that stated that if theres surface rust on the coupler th
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (1) Tally Ho at 1:32pm 01.26.25

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