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Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling (2) shannylamb at 10:04am 02.17.21 Day Sailers 4/1459
Broken Seacock Handle (1) Eleven at 9:24am 02.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/9270 Well, pictured below is the waste through hull seacock of my new to me sailboat. It is a Groco IBV-1
Now I know why.... (1) Jackdaw at 7:55am 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2651 .... the slips abutting the seawall were 1/2 price.....
Featherstream propeller henrykorous at 5:49pm 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2910 Wondering if anyone has a featherstream prop or has had any experience with one. I have seen the tes
What hose to use for black tank vents. Hayden Watson at 11:36am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1657 I am replacing the vent and hose on my boat and the old vent is just reinforce nylon. Given all of
41 DS. window leak repair sailor5017 at 9:29am 02.16.21 Big Boats 3/580 2006 41 DS the window above nav station has a small persistent leak. going to have to remove a r
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 8:44am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 58/4810 Background: American friends of ours from, oh let's say, NM have kept their boat in Canada for over
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260? IslandSouvenir at 8:21am 02.16.21 Smaller Boats 15/2124 I have a 2004 Hunter 260 with an old carbureted engine (Tohatsu 9.8) and would like to upgrade to EF
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button stephen_i_w at 6:38am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 38/3576 What is the advantage of carrying a MOB1 type device over a water proof, floating VHF, with a panic
1976 Santana 21ft (1) mhancock3123 at 8:40pm 02.15.21 Trailer Sailors 50/9246 I am very new to sailing. My wife and I bought this boat used last year. It is a 1976 Santana 21ft s
all rope windlass DanMaine at 4:30pm 02.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 24/3320 my windlass on my HC37 is rope only. I can't believe it was meant to be used without any chain. Wh
Columbia 23T Cockpit Seat Locker Lids (5) Yachtzy at 3:22pm 02.15.21 Columbia 1/1457 My Columbia 23T's cockpit seat locker lids need repair or replacement. I can use your advice. Please
C30 1982 need manual heidi at 3:12pm 02.15.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1721
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 3:01pm 02.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3203 Hi everyone, My bilge seems to be wet most of the time. I live about an hour away from the Marina,
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets AndyL at 2:44pm 02.15.21 Big Boats 26/4924 On a 2004 Hunter 36, I plan to replace one of the shore power inlets. I noticed a black plastic pro
Inverters and induction cooktop Tim22 at 1:25pm 02.15.21 Ask All Sailors 22/7631 I am in the process of updating my electrical and also thinking of adding a Xantrex ProWatt 2000 inv
New main sail knotatwork2 at 11:53am 02.15.21 Smaller Boats 10/1296 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and I'm replacing the main sail. It currently has a foot that slides in a ch
1980 Renault RC8D Wiring (4) mkenneth22 at 11:47am 02.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 5/866 Hi, I have the wiring schematics from the manual but they are extremely hard to follow. I put a new
410 Stern divider replacement chuck anderika at 10:34am 02.15.21 Big Boats 5/950 The divider in between the two stern lockers is deteriorated due to the generator fuel filter being
Grounding plate porosity (1) sailhappy20778 at 5:43am 02.15.21 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 5/9130

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Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 11:32am 01.10.25 This depends upon the specific roller boom furling system used. There are many systems. Some do fal
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 Deeseas at 10:32am 01.10.25 Never had mine off but wondering does the compression post turn when you turn the bolt ? If so you m
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 01.10.25 Don't screw into your bilge. There's wood in there. Even when its properly sealed, water will still
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 9:08am 01.10.25 I pulled new cable thru my conduit by using the existing cable to run the pull string as described.
Pulling new cable up Mast RitSim at 9:00am 01.10.25 I pulled new cable thru my conduit by using the existing cable to run the pull string as described.
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 8:49am 01.10.25 R/F booms are not a good system because there is no outhaul for the leech and the sail sets poorly.
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 8:19am 01.10.25 While using the right material for important projects can be essential, for many projects using exac
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 8:11am 01.10.25 AFAIK, skin on frame boats normally use a heat shrink material like polyester or shinks when dry mat
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 PaulK at 8:05am 01.10.25 Pretty sure that is a crank attachment for roller boom furling. You'd slack the main halyard and cr
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 PaulK at 7:49am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 7:36am 01.10.25 another note: since the boom was designed to roll, the outhaul would not have been led aft at the b
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 kloudie1 at 7:06am 01.10.25 another note: since the boom was designed to roll, the outhaul would not have been led aft at the bo
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 kloudie1 at 6:57am 01.10.25 Pretty sure that is a crank attachment for roller boom furling. You'd slack the main halyard and cra
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 6:54am 01.10.25 What year is your C30? The later years like my 88 have a conduit in the mast for the wires and it
Pulling new cable up Mast dlochner at 6:44am 01.10.25 Then pull the new wire and coax back in with the messenger line. And leave a messenger line in th
Oldest Boat to Buy FastOlson at 6:32am 01.10.25 My old boat has an agreed value of $30,000. I pay $14.67 a month or $176 a year. My sailing seaso
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) FROCKY at 6:28am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 6:25am 01.10.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Hayden Watson at 6:23am 01.10.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:52am 01.10.25 And what of the shaker chair, made of wood with traditional methods, that easily withstands 50 year

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