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Sealing end-cap bolt on heat exchanger. Hayden Watson at 9:58am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 3/480 The bolts that hold the end-caps onto the heat exchanger for my Universal did not have anything unde
Mainsail track end stop wouterdebie at 9:40am 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/439 Hi all! Last season I misplaced the track end stop for the main sail of my 1992 Legend 37.5 and I w
Victron BMV-712 vs Balmar SG200 P12nash at 9:33am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3290
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - looking for sails tdol87 at 9:15am 05.09.20 Day Sailers 0/4 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - need sails tdol87 at 8:56am 05.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 O'Day Widgeon - seeking sails tdol87 at 8:52am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/730 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon. Nearly all cosmetic work and moving a
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 Jimbeaux at 6:55am 05.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3152
I have a black type resin coming in through my sidestay into my cabin. (4) gtg at 6:51am 05.09.20 Smaller Boats 6/1232 I thought ir was rust but it is black and the drops harden. Do they put grease around the bolt when
Hard starting Yanmar ysm8g - 1980 FlimFlamII at 6:34am 05.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/552 Engine is hard to start. Outside temps are in the 60's. It will attempt to fire but will not. When
new main sail gary16188 at 5:50am 05.09.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/693 Hello, I am looking into purchasing a new main sail for my 2005 Catalina 34 Mk II. The boat has a fu
Making new boat cushions... vinyl bottom or not? (1) sbcwolff at 7:58pm 05.08.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3396 I'm making new dinette cushions (not brave enough to tackle vberth and quarter berths yet). Should I
Fridge dead? Tim Mills at 5:30pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 10/947 So, coming out of winter my trusty fridge started freezing everything solid such as water bottles. I
1983 Hunter 34 threaded rod (3/4" s.s.) snapped at chain plate anchor (10) SailLakeLanier at 3:31pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 5/1252
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam 'loose' Artey1 at 12:29pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 14/1478 Hey everyone - thought I'd post up and see what I get from here. I only got a couple of replies from
Thistle Dew is in the water! (2) ScourgeOfTheHudson at 12:05pm 05.08.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1028 Hello Fellow Mac-heads, Just thought I'd share the first time the boat has been in the water for a
'86 Companion Way Hatch (2) TheSoggyDollar at 11:48am 05.08.20 Catalina 22 3/721 Cracked and internal plywood is soaked.... Is it even worth trying to fix, or should I shop around f
O'Day 23-1, Stabilizing and strengthening the stern rail sreidvt at 8:33am 05.08.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/480 I don't know how many other O'Day (or other brand) models were made with a rickety push pit but if y
H34 Traveler bolts Mike Oldak at 8:00am 05.08.20 Big Boats 5/466 I trying to track down the last of my deck leaks that run down to the ice box area by running a hose
PVC Tube in 340 Mast (1) looking2buy at 7:37am 05.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/865 Can anyone confirm whether the PVC tube that houses the cables in the 340 mast runs up the entire ma
Anyone see hull moisture abaft the anchor locker drains in H466-2003? David21181 at 7:35am 05.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/901 Getting an insurance survey done and the surveyor reports finding moisture in both sides of the hull

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What's the cabin roof made of? Ranzo at 4:24pm 11.08.23 Beautiful, thank you so much! I have already ordered some of the parts. :biggrin:Also did some read
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:21pm 11.08.23 https://sailboat.guide/kirie/elite-32 here are the numbers, i did not lie
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:15pm 11.08.23 so let's step back and look at what we're talking about here. a short, fat, early eighties, french,
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. Capricornus at 2:45pm 11.08.23 Thanks for the followup, Tom. Really glad to hear this repair has been solid! For the ones where
does h260 have steam light? rgranger at 2:38pm 11.08.23 Total risk involves many varialbles. What are the risks you have already accepted? That power boat
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 rgranger at 2:21pm 11.08.23 But like it is said about opinions, just like ...... , everybody has one! ;) Catalina has a lon
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 2:09pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. A
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (1) TomY at 1:56pm 11.08.23 Tom, this is an amazing documentation of your repair, thank your for recording it so well! Four ye
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Barnacle Bill at 1:44pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. An
Hunter 40.5 fero at 1:41pm 11.08.23
Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:38pm 11.08.23 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer? Is it not
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 1:01pm 11.08.23 1996 hunter 40.5
What's the cabin roof made of? (3) pclarksurf at 12:51pm 11.08.23 @pclarksurf: what's your preferred method for sealing the cut back up? Do you scarf and glass it ov
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 dlochner at 12:40pm 11.08.23 Thank you all for the great responses. I looked at both boats today and I have decided to wait a wh
Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:03pm 11.08.23 On my 1997 h40.5, there is a freezer drain that empties to the bottom of the refrigerator and a drai
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:31am 11.08.23 Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The owners that I know that race and cruise the E
Hunter 40.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 11.08.23 C'mon @bi.moller1 . Just a little bit of help here. How about the year of the Hunter 40.5 ?
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 10:47am 11.08.23 I was pretty easily able to lower it about 1" and I did that and I think it helped (along with the n
Replacing standing rigging dlochner at 10:44am 11.08.23 The cheap part of re-rigging is the cost of the wire and fittings. The expensive part is paying for
Replacing standing rigging JBP-PA at 9:59am 11.08.23 You can replace the forestay yourself if you use swageless fittings such as Sta-Lok for one or both

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