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Socially distant racing? PaulK at 6:19pm 05.11.20 Racing 34/4649 Got a survey from our RC today asking about how we might approach racing this season. Doublehanded
what do you think ? too big ? (1) Valerio at 5:29pm 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/828 i cannot roll in this sail, is too big for my furlex, but with 6knots i manage to be at 4.5 with fix
Hand rails on bow catalina 22 gtg at 5:12pm 05.11.20 Parts Search 3/517 Looks for semi old ones to sand down and varnish. Mine were to far gone.
"TefPack" Synthetic Shaft Packing (2) MaineSabre42 at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/6813
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3386 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/633 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/3174 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1628
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4197 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2535 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/2981
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1288 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/3831 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2363 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1302 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1946 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4644 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/987 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4616
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1696

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Is your boat haunted? dlochner at 11:39am 10.28.24 @jssailem - Are you sure you weren't sipping the scotch earlier? I'm pretty sure it wasn't straig
Is your boat haunted? Rich Stidger at 11:35am 10.28.24 @jssailem - Are you sure you weren't sipping the scotch earlier?
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 11:09am 10.28.24 No, not my boat. We are besties. Now, on the Catamaran we chartered in Belize, I had an out-of-bod
Outboard motor install Willemvan at 11:06am 10.28.24 @Willemvan and @Chiriqui As a former dealer, I installed those brackets on the Hunter 26 successf
Outboard motor install Crazy Dave Condon at 10:14am 10.28.24 @Willemvan and @Chiriqui As a former dealer, I installed those brackets on the Hunter 26 successf
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 10:07am 10.28.24 Yes - Every time I drop a tool or fastener it heads straight for the water! (.... and it's a catama
2011+ Hunter 22 wanting to buy Crazy Dave Condon at 10:04am 10.28.24
Grey water outflow from head sync best practice Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:35am 10.28.24 I will re-route with a clean conscience. cheers. This will allow you to do something else that you
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 9:29am 10.28.24 From a related thread by a different 40.5 owner: n hundreds of people would have been in the past an
Is your boat haunted? WayneH at 9:29am 10.28.24 It wasn't me but I met a sailor who swore his boat was haunted by a nice ghost. I don't recall all t
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Siamese at 9:24am 10.28.24 You'd draw from a much bigger audience with some good pictures.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass (1) baycloud at 9:12am 10.28.24 $2K to replace a holding tank??? A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost yo
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? Rich Stidger at 8:35am 10.28.24 I'm with @dlochner - Replace the tank, lose the band-aids.
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 8:29am 10.28.24 Captain Obvious here. Have you tried contacting Grand Yachts in either Vancouver or Sidney? Maybe
Outboard motor install Chiriqui at 8:01am 10.28.24 Careful how far out from the stern you extend the mount because the weight of the motor will or can
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 7:57am 10.28.24 Maybe filling the tank with a dye and welding would be a more permanent solution? In January of 20
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 7:50am 10.28.24 Coastal Climate website has a very good diagnostic procedure to determine what is actually wrong wi
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? dlochner at 7:11am 10.28.24 Once the pitting and leaking starts, it will continue. The only real solutions are selling the boat
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 10.28.24 Maybe filling the tank with a dye and welding would be a more permanent solution?
Cabin Top Winch Advice... OS2Dude at 6:31am 10.28.24 The winches on my 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I have no 'base plate' at all. If your cabin top is rounded s

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