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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 10:27am 11.04.20 Big Boats 188/35633 My boat floated ashore after a 14 foot surge snapped 2 Hurricane lines and un-spooled 2 others from
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 Dan Wray at 8:18am 11.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1558 I am trying to strip all hardware to paint and re-bed. I am thinking about cutting a bigger opening
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 7:54am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1462 Wondering if there is a way to be able to play music into cockpit speakers, but have the VHF/SSB ove
End of the Season (1) cb32863 at 6:02am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1199 186873 And that's the end of the 2020 season. We didn't race at all this year due to my underlying
Chipped varnish (1) Captain W at 3:08pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2660 Unfortunately, one of the weather boards fell and a piece of varnish chipped off. Do I need to take
main flow issue (1) DinghySailor at 12:37pm 11.03.20 C&C 15/2707 We took our new-to-us 37 out for sail#1 last weekend. In sea trials, we'd sailed with a 90% headsail
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 12:20pm 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 23/6264 Hello - this is my first post. I just purchased a 1974 24ft Laguna Windrose and now I need to learn
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 12:07pm 11.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/3722 Howdy everyone. After much thought and discussions with the missus, we decided that our best, easies
Which Type of Intake Strainer is Recommended? (3) Ziggler at 12:04pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2688 1984 Morgan 323. Yanmar 3GMD 20 HP. OK, the question: Which intake strainer is best? A 2-piece thr
winch & hatch cover recommendations DinghySailor at 11:55am 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1430 The Barient 28 winches on our new-to-us C'C 37 are in great shape but lack winch covers. My Lewmar h
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" (1) malyea at 11:46am 11.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1739
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 10:57am 11.03.20 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3911 When I purchased the boat (at great discount) the old yanmar Ysm12 would not start. After struggling
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:57am 11.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2623 No matter what I do, both belts (alternator ' water pump) on my 1981 Yanmar 2GM go loose shortly (a
1980 Catalina 38 Owners Manual Rogerfern at 9:46am 11.03.20 Big Boats 1/1025 Purchasing a Catalina 38 , looking for owners manual, any suggestions? Thank You
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (2) JamesG161 at 9:16am 11.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 29/2787 Yes folks, even though November 1 ends December 1st the official end 2020 Hurricane season, it aint
Winches (2) SailingLoto at 4:43am 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1294 My South Coast 22 has winches on the sides and tracks with blocks for a head sail. I assume these
Another what is this boat? (1) smokey73 at 5:25pm 11.02.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2463 This boat is at mooring field near me and I think the owner is going to put it up for sail but I can
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild SuzaruID at 4:52pm 11.02.20 Smaller Boats 17/2053 Hello all, We have recently acquired 1988 H23 and are looking at installing a new mast foot. The o
Furler line too short on H170 Shorefun at 4:19pm 11.02.20 Day Sailers 4/1475 I have not commented much this summer. Got my 170 in the water at the Yacht club. Have a few more h
Autopilot for 30T Rxsail at 1:41pm 11.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2598 I would like advice on choosing an autopilot for my 30T. We have no intention of long cruising, hav

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Bimini tubing chafe dlochner at 7:25am 12.20.24 A photo of the Bimini frame as installed would be helpful. It may be possible to adjust the angles o
Bimini tubing chafe kappykaplan at 7:21am 12.20.24 Wrap with sacrificial Rescue Tape? May not look good, but when the bimini is in place you won't see
Retired person with too much time on his hands? walt at 7:17am 12.20.24 The word retired was used in the title.. Some of this is sounding like a having a job!! The comment
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (4) Walsh0575 at 7:07am 12.20.24 Hi all - OP here. I thought I'd give an update on my wet storage and winter sailing experience in Ne
Yanmar Engine mounts. (2) dlochner at 6:20am 12.20.24 After reading the JH2 service manual and looking at the parts list the only guidance I found on moto
H290 Galley faucet cartridges colin59 at 6:19am 12.20.24 The issue is that the documents section here says the faucet is discontinued and no name is indicate
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 12.20.24 A few thoughts, some which others have touched on... As we all know, 90% of the heat will go upward
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 6:05am 12.20.24 At 9:50 on this video, they fire up the old 2-cylinder that they rebuilt on the boat. 96zdjKTDChM
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 5:59am 12.20.24 This will be anticlimactic to say the least. No conspiracies to be found here. Trying to put this
Barton Marine removable traveler Timm R Oday25 at 4:51am 12.20.24 Interesting discussion . When I initially brought home our Oday with end boom mounting and the trave
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? mermike at 4:42am 12.20.24 Mark - while the Arco Zeus can use a user-defined output curve based on RPM, I'm unaware of any dyna
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 4:23am 12.20.24 Older regulators, like the Balmar ARS-5, 614, and 618 used charging voltage to control the field cu
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 Indysailor at 2:55am 12.20.24
Hunter 34 keel bolts BAD ORCA at 7:37pm 12.19.24
Water in Bilge! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21pm 12.19.24 it is keel stepped. I'm worried about it accumulating and freezing. What can you do about the mas
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 jssailem at 7:09pm 12.19.24
Water in Bilge! Johnb at 6:48pm 12.19.24 I went on a mission to seal All the penetrations at the bow All the chain plates The hatches The sc
Hunter 34 keel bolts Colibri at 6:17pm 12.19.24
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 12.19.24 read my comments here regarding waxed gel coat. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/gelcoat-o
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 5:39pm 12.19.24 @Chuck_FLA The venture 21 is either a swing keel or a dagger board. Please advise which one. I

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