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Winter Projects (1) Michael Davis at 4:28pm 09.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1412
Bottom Paint and Anode Replecement BritC at 3:10pm 09.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/622 Newbie here, Getting acquainted with my recent purchase of a 2009 Hunter 49. Am looking at getting
Anyone familiar with Dutch Statenjachts? srimes at 2:46pm 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/503 Are they good for ocean cruising? Seems like she could be a beaut. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.o
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer (1) Seaswood at 2:09pm 09.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 11/1056 This sailboat has a Bemer outboard hangar, port side bolt is frozen. assuming once I get the bolt fr
What is a good replacement for MS-RA205? Dr. D at 2:08pm 09.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4992 The Fusion radio never performed well and now several functions are flakey. What is a good replaceme
Looking to buy CNG tank oldlaxer1 at 12:51pm 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 6/906 If anyone is converting from CNG to LPG and wants to sell their CNG tank, let me know. I'm in Baltim
How to turn unused space into storage space? tinabastien at 10:14am 09.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/541 I live aboard full time. This boat is well equipped with a galley, fridge/icebox, built in HVAC syst
Adding storage compartments to a 2000 Hunter 290 tinabastien at 10:07am 09.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/488 I live aboard full time. This boat is well equipped with a galley, fridge/icebox, built in HVAC syst
Orca Attacks? srimes at 7:30am 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 57/5384 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/orca-attacks-on-sailboats-off-spain-leave-biologists-baff
Solar powered Deck Fan. Engineer 925 at 6:23am 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1117 Just purchased a Catalina 30. Boat does not have an exhaust fan for the cabin. Looking for an exhaus
Boat inspection recomendations Gegam at 12:47am 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1014 Hi I sent a offer for Hunter 320, 32F, 2001. In Marina Del Rey, CA. Can you recomend me the most imp
356 water heater hose (1) karellen at 9:51pm 09.21.20 Big Boats 4/855 Discovered this chafe on the water heater hoses while working on some unrelated maintenance. I check
WINTER arrived... (1) sailme88 at 6:00pm 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/956 Winter arrived today at 14:53.... on a positive note, I launch in 234 days 17 hours 59 minutes and
Sailmakers fred1diver at 4:20pm 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 37/6648 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sails
Neglected boat meets shore! (1) shemandr at 1:47pm 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2714 I've been monitoring this boat for almost a year. It was moored on the North West side of the Jense
S2 7.0 Rudder (1977) George1 at 1:37pm 09.21.20 Parts Search 1/549 I am looking for a replacement rudder for my 1977 S2 7.0 which got busted while being trailered rece
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement Old Parrothead at 1:09pm 09.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/981 Hello everyone. I am looking at purchasing a 1984 Hunter Legend 40 and doing a total refit. I unde
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 10:06am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1275 I am adding 2 winches on my 1999 340 for asymmetrical sail. Also would like to add wider spinlock cl
Pressure wash after haulout Phil Mac at 10:01am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1404 Hello All, For those of us up here in more northern climates, the time to haul out the boat is fast
Motor Bracket LazurusLong at 9:10am 09.21.20 Bigger Boats 1/675 Hi All, Jean and I bought 1986 O'Day272 with a new 9.9 Yamaha outboard. The motor works fine, but r

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Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 7:49am 02.18.25 I'm surprised there's no talk of electric (other than my possibly less than helpful post earlier).
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? dmax at 7:35am 02.18.25 Never seen one covered while sailing - good to cover it when not being used though. Sun is what kill
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (1) CodeGrue at 7:32am 02.18.25 I can't get access to my mast until the spring to see what I can do. I don't remember it being able
Opinions on "best" outboard motor sesmith at 7:29am 02.18.25 I'm surprised there's no talk of electric (other than my possibly less than helpful post earlier).
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? dLj at 7:04am 02.18.25 I've never covered mine. But on passage, I store it upside down on my foredeck. dj
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Chuck_FLA at 5:27am 02.18.25 Thank you all for your helpful comments!
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 5:08am 02.18.25 Regarding buying from a local dealer, or choosing a brand by where parts are available, this depends
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder colemj at 4:39am 02.18.25 406 is just fumed silica and useful for thickening. 404 is wollastonite, which is an abestos-like m
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Captain Larry-DH at 8:17pm 02.17.25 I board from both stern and side. When the water is flat, I come up the stern since I have a boardi
Sacraficial Anodes dLj at 8:11pm 02.17.25 Magnesium anodes are not pure magnesium. Turning them is not a bad idea to remove oxide. I'm not so
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa dLj at 7:58pm 02.17.25 Be sure to watch for any fabric abrasion - one difficulty is you may get it high up near the head of
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 6:26pm 02.17.25 West system has other fillers than Colloidial silica for this purpose. The have other fillers for
interior boom assemblies? Bob_S at 5:38pm 02.17.25 Hey thanks guys for your input and help. I truly appreciate it. This is a great forum!! Best Regar
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Barnacle Bill at 5:18pm 02.17.25 FYI. your "bow plate" is actually called a stem head fitting.
A new boat supply resource Barnacle Bill at 5:09pm 02.17.25 Most marinas have stores with lots of supplies to buy and if they don't stock the item you want, the
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Migolito at 5:07pm 02.17.25 I'm looking at a 2 part epoxy primer and a 2 part poly paint epifanes. Will the Epifanes blister?
O'day 272 parts Barnacle Bill at 4:59pm 02.17.25 Deck fill caps are not specific to O'day 272's or most any other sailboat make. They buy from compa
Opinions on "best" outboard motor Barnacle Bill at 4:51pm 02.17.25 Tohatsu and Nissan are the same motors. They did away with the Nissan brand some years ago and now
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Barnacle Bill at 4:42pm 02.17.25 The outside of a cutlass bearing is bronze. Bronze doesn't rust. Looks more like abrasion from som
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Barnacle Bill at 4:37pm 02.17.25 Atomic 4's were used in tractors as well as in marine applications. As stated above, they are easy t

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