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I have a black type resin coming in through my sidestay into my cabin. (4) gtg at 6:51am 05.09.20 Smaller Boats 6/1725 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 2/754 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 2/870 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 10/4798 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 10/1236 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 5/1894
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam 'loose' Artey1 at 12:29pm 05.08.20 Big Boats 14/2138 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 8/1605 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 3/836 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 0/683 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 5/646 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 15/1305 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 8/1104 Getting an insurance survey done and the surveyor reports finding moisture in both sides of the hull
Help! I can't find a reliable sale price For my 1979 MacGregor Frahaim at 7:15am 05.08.20 Ask All Sailors 0/14
Help! I can't find a reliable Sell price. Frahaim at 7:07am 05.08.20 Ask All Sailors 2/23
Main, Jib and Staysail for Cherubini Hunter Cutter 37 Johnb at 8:55pm 05.07.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1340 Private message me for a link to pictures of these sails.
Cruising with COVID-19 mermike at 6:41pm 05.07.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/583 Last minute, but this might be of interest: Join us for a free online town hall where the editors of
Catalina 309 Anode Annabelle309 at 6:20pm 05.07.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/3678 Hello! Does anyone know the specific prop anode for the 309? I went by the martyr number in the own
Small cracks in Hunter 28.5 fresh water tank SirMichael at 3:06pm 05.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/631
Catalina 18 Trail Rite Trailer MANUAL or Specifications: HELP PLEASE SailingBill at 2:56pm 05.07.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1832 Trying to register a boat in Florida. Moved here from Wyoming. Wyoming registration shows weight of

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Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:51am 02.17.25 Try resealing the screws first before escalating the job. Access to the portside tank is hard becaus
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? JoeWhite at 9:19am 02.17.25 On my M35B Universal, the antifreeze drain is a plug on the engine block on the port side. Look on y
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 9:17am 02.17.25 Hmmm. My last bullet point was this: "- None of this is helping the OP decide whether he can enlar
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak danielsan at 8:44am 02.17.25 Maybe you don't need to remove the lid. I had leaks on my port tank and I simply removed all of th
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 (1) DHembree at 8:35am 02.17.25 There is no traveler car, but a bridle that straddles the companionway with the cleat shown. Now, I
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 8:22am 02.17.25 - Another guy is reasonable and wants to understand the root problem, but seems to be holding me p
Cell Phone Boosters DinghySailor at 8:14am 02.17.25 The antenna is the Shakespeare Galaxy wifi/cellular. Wilson just got back to me and assured me the W
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 7:33am 02.17.25 This looks like a good summary to me, but the OP's question was actually a different one. Producti
interior boom assemblies? dmax at 7:27am 02.17.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 7:00am 02.17.25 Sure, it is pretty simple as an overview. - The OP wants to change his thruhulls because he underst
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 6:24am 02.17.25 Start your boat. Then step onto the dock and look back in the area of your boats exhaust. When my bu
Exhaust water flow colemj at 5:35am 02.17.25 If your strainer has a see-through top, you can usually see the water moving in it. Of course, all
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:29am 02.17.25 Currently there are wooden backing plates in that area... Not original OEM, so not sure what was th
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (1) sailcapt340 at 5:09am 02.17.25 229861 Check Where I have drawn the red arrows. On my 340, The wires that lead into the stainless
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 5:09am 02.17.25 Straight epoxy will not work well, it needs to be thickened with colloidal silica. To get the best
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:07am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread,
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:57am 02.17.25 If you can hang in there, I'd like to ask some more questions as you seem to know a lot more about
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 4:49am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread, c
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:28am 02.17.25 Many of us here have been ruled by the need for authentification of statements throughout the lengt
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 4:04am 02.17.25 Does anyone know if it is best to use nylon or polyester fiberglass? For the surface repairs, I'd

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