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Stuffing box Sailing Nalu at 10:26am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1202 Hi all; I can't find the specs for the required packing to redo the stuffing box on our Hunter 30T.
Topping lift question. "At Ease" at 9:53am 07.20.20 Catalina 30 6/1447 I recently upgraded from a Catalina 27 to a Catalina 30. The topping lift on the 27 (lizard tail) wa
Water or sun damage? (10) TexanAV8R at 9:27am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1602 Hi all, Went to see a boat that I'm thinking about buying and noticed a few spots that I'd like oth
Repainting a dink hull NotCook at 9:16am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 3/356 We have a new-to-us dink, which is a non-distinct wood sailing dink. It has some cracks in the hull
Anyone in Tampa, FL (Pinellas County) that might look at a Catalina 30 for me? BelladonnaII at 8:48am 07.20.20 Catalina 30 4/699
Motor opinion Don Tatarelli at 8:33am 07.20.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/2511
Forward holding tank not reading hunter 49 2008 Howard Louie at 8:22am 07.20.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/348 Forward holding tank not reading on gauge. Midship one works fine- hunter 49 2008 Any suggestions?
2007 Beneteau 373 Shifter sticking forward and reverse yet not when button pushed for neutral Larrycadman at 7:39am 07.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1080 2007 Beneteau 373 Shifter sticking forward and reverse yet not when button pushed for neutral. Any
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 Windseeker 33647 at 7:23am 07.20.20 Bigger Boats 10/1690 The plastic water tanks in my 1985 Oday 35 are starting to develop cracks. I am looking for alternat
Oday 34/35 Upholstery Windseeker 33647 at 7:10am 07.20.20 Bigger Boats 1/413 Looking for a source for the navy blue with grey specs upholstery fabric that was used in Oday 34/35
HUNTER 380 2001 STRIP PAINT BIGUA at 6:42am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/561 Anyone know the exact color of the blue band painted in a HUNTER 380 2001 ?? thanks
Fuse on Tohatsu 8hp starter battery cable? caverun at 6:24am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2869 I've installed a Tohatsu 8hp electric start outboard on my H240 (same motor as the 9.8hp). My only b
electrolytic corrosion splax at 4:50am 07.20.20 Big Boats 7/1195 I hauled out to paint and have discovered extensive pitting on the iron keel. I had remarked to thos
Another battery charger question Doug Thrift at 3:59am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/920 New to me H27 2008. Turned on the battery charger at AC panel today, first time, and the charger bu
Pearson 23C mast weight Ke4bml at 12:45am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 1/601 Anyone familiar with the cat rig 23' Pearson and the weight of the mast? I have to remove the mast,
New to me Edel 665 (2) stickers11 at 10:59pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 10/971 First post - hello everyone. Finally got myself my first boat. Was looking to go a bit bigger, but
Beneteau 331 batteries sf34dtw at 8:40pm 07.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2074 Sorry if this has been asked 1000 times! Need new batteries. That are both 6 year old AGM now. Do I
Trailer tongue weight Revv up at 6:50pm 07.19.20 Trailer Sailors 31/3561
Engine vibration garyskip30 at 3:13pm 07.19.20 Catalina 30 4/831 I have a 1983 30 ft Catalina. I get a lot of engine vibration above 1400 rpm. The prop shaft is not
Sailing an AeroRig (1) Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 32/8884 Over the years, I have seen several threads reporting the sighting of boats with a very strange unst

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West Marine Inventory Foswick at 7:54am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 7:47am 07.30.24 What's your favorite fairing compound? Either Interlux Watertite or TotalBoat's TotalFair. They a
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Straycat22296 at 7:46am 07.30.24 I use a 4"x4" computer fan. It has been installed for at least 10+ years. I installed SS bolts thro
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 07.30.24 There's a difference between a mechanical and solid state relay. An SSR doesn't draw as much power t
Autopilot setup (2) duck21 at 7:29am 07.30.24 My 376 is setup with a sterndrive unit in the aft port side locker. The previous owner modified (cu
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 07.30.24 Having a convenient store location is no longer convenient. There is nothing convenient about wande
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 7:04am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defini
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system CYQK at 6:54am 07.30.24 Right now i have the fan set to direct air right on the cold plate and it seems to work the best Yes
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:48am 07.30.24 Indeed, this past weekend I deployed my sails directly into the reef. However, we had already motor
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 6:39am 07.30.24 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too easy to g
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:28am 07.30.24 @Ward H -- Thank you for this outline -- this is very helpful. I don't have a block at the at the c
renewing headliner Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 07.30.24 I'm in the middle of redoing the fabric wall lining on my boat. We started out using the 3M stuff, r
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 6:19am 07.30.24 Solution attached : reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 07.30.24 A solid state relay might allow you to turn on a fan when the compressor turns on as it only draws 1
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system jviss at 6:14am 07.30.24 What would you like to use to control the fan? Perhaps temperature? If so, you can get an Inkbird
West Marine Inventory jviss at 6:02am 07.30.24 Private equity tends to buy existing businesses, often funding the purchase by taking on debt, then
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renewing headliner Tally Ho at 5:49am 07.30.24 How about rubber cement? You can brush it on. I would probably vote for the spray, but if you d
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