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Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 4:20am 03.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/724
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? ArnoldAlden642 at 2:57am 03.29.24 Alden General Chat 6/1473 Is there anyone out there who refurbishes John Alden Schooners? West coast preferably. I have a 43'
Bent wing keels georgetheleo at 6:56pm 03.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/943 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curve
Table bases azambella at 5:08pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 5/293 Hi all, I am thinking of installing a table in the cockpit of our Hunter 33 (Cherubini model). My
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 3:33pm 03.28.24 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1014 So I took all of the hoses off of my motor and I'm having problems with the routing after rebuilding
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 2:58pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 7/435 Hi all. The outhal configuration on my boat I think is wrong; it comes with a simple line attached t
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 1:36pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 37/1855 Just noticed that lights and radio stay on whether I select battery 1 or 2 or both when I would ha
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 7:08am 03.28.24 Smaller Boats 8/1047
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 (1) RiazDan at 3:27am 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 4/396 Hello, I would like to change my saildrive propeller due to some damages on the old one. I came acr
NMEA Drinky Crow at 8:12pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 16/578 Basic, basic question. Do I have to run an individual drop cable to every single device on the netwo
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 7:28pm 03.27.24 Pearson 2/493 How should I remove the dodger from my P31-2?
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 4:51pm 03.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/396 Can I please have a suggestion as to the best refrigeration to add to my 1999 Hunter 380? I would l
Replacing Injector Return Hoses (3) dkinzer at 1:50pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/301 When we bought our 2007 Hunter 41AC (with a Yanmar 4JH4E) about 2-1/2 years ago, the surveyor's repo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 11:42am 03.27.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/601 Hi Folks. I have a 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig used in fresh water only.My (adult) nephew is consideri
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 11:41am 03.27.24 Com-Pac 4/711 Hello, friends! I have been wanting a Com-Pac 16 for a long time and had one finally come up recentl
Stem Fitting (4) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 10:44am 03.27.24 Catalina 310 6/833 Has anyone had to replace their stem fitting on their 310? I became aware that this is a potential
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. (1) jssailem at 10:07am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 15/696 The other day, my friend with the slip next to me came wandering down the dock with 2 new batteries
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 9:29am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/370 Frequently, multiple times a year, there are questions about surveyors and boat surveys. New promi
Switched back to hank on sails morbidfollower at 7:52am 03.27.24 Catalina 22 1/600 Ive been running a 130 on a cdi Furler since I got my boat. Aside from the 130 being a little oversi
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (1) SV Maverick at 12:06pm 03.26.24 Big Boats 28/2543 I have been putting this project off for three years now. The only original problem was the failure

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Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Richard19068 at 11:02am 10.22.24 Nylon is fine for below decks use. but it has no UV resistance...exposure to natural light turns it
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:37am 10.22.24 If one should find oneself backed into such a corner and require a really oddball custom tank, what
Yanmar engine life RickK at 10:25am 10.22.24 I'd say 2800 hours on the engine as a really wild guess. What's the reading on the hour meter ? F
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 10.22.24 Nylon is fine for below decks use. but it has no UV resistance...exposure to natural light turns it
My rudder broke off wardk at 9:59am 10.22.24 The boat was on a mooring buoy.
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.22.24 The couple of tee's shown above look like plastic or maybe nylon. Are these okay for below water lin
Yanmar engine life RickK at 9:57am 10.22.24 Hey, Is / was the engine in salt water or fresh water? With fresh water I would say a very long ti
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Alan Gomes at 9:42am 10.22.24 On our 1991 Catalina 30, the Universal M25XP engine has been stopping shortly after it reaches oper
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 9:41am 10.22.24 Thank you for your comments! I am happy to be the experiment here. I agree that 1 year is hardly a t
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 9:28am 10.22.24 Cannot help with the removal. You might post images of the area concerned. One of us may see someth
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes RitSim at 9:09am 10.22.24 A couple things to try. For a diesel its either fuel, air or timing. 1) Try adding a temporary pi
New Windows for Oday 272 Iriegal at 8:58am 10.22.24 Wow, Kloudie1! That looks great! I love the idea of hot-gluing a small shelf for the window to sit
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 10.22.24
DC Three wire deck light question. OS2Dude at 8:49am 10.22.24 Typically, RED is DC POS, Black (now Yellow) is DC NEG. On my 1985 Catalina 30, there are 4 wires u
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 8:42am 10.22.24
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 10.22.24 -100 is typically ethylene glycol - I don't like the toxicity compared to propylene glycol. The -1
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 8:34am 10.22.24 About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Nice museum. Visited a long time ago.
Yanmar engine life Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 10.22.24 28 years old with the original engine. I'd say 2800 hours on the engine as a really wild guess.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 10.22.24 Custom tanks are rarely made using polyethylene... If one should find oneself backed into such a
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 8:16am 10.22.24 We are out of the woods today. About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Like a kid in a candy s

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