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emergency rudder options? H42 eianm at 2:04pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 9/1167 Just wondering if any clever person has developed an idea for emergency steering in the event of a d
new owner classic plastic Pearson Triton sailormanbigd at 1:50pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5152 Hi all, just purchased a 1959 ALberg designed Pearson Triton #16 hull. Got an incredible deal, super
USING UP AN OLD RACOR FILTER (2) twodzusfittings at 1:41pm 12.09.19 Bigger Boats 3/821 As I removed a perfectly good Racor Fuel/Water Separator Filter and replaced it with the two R12T un
Table Weight - Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 12:18pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 8/1769 So I removed my mast step to attempt to release the table weight as it has rusted to the inside of t
December Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 6:36am 12.09.19 Racing 27/3510 We raced in the GBCA Chili Chase regatta last Saturday on Galveston Bay. The wind died before most b
EV-200 Auto Pilot. BwWhisper at 6:27am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/539 Has anyone installed an EV-200 Auto Pilot in a 32 foot sailboat? I am wondering where to mount drive
Catalina 34MK II autopilot install gary16188 at 6:26am 12.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1030 I have a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. I recently purchased a Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I am not sure
MacGregor Venture 2-24 & Venture 21 Keel BravoGolf at 4:13am 12.09.19 Parts Search 1/666 I'm looking for keels for both a 1972 Venture 2-24 and a 1972 Venture 21. Original keels that can b
Fresh water filling floods bilge? OraclePythia at 10:59pm 12.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1949 Hey, new owner of a 1995 Beneteau Farr 50 here. When filling my four fresh water tanks, the top tray
Genoa sail needed davidaH at 8:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1025 Does anyone have a 150% furling Genoa for sale in NZ? Mine shredded itself in the high winds a few
Keel Damage 1986 Hunter 40 Legend (1) OZWILD at 8:05pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1112 He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect
Any other C22 MkII owners out there? Zinger88 at 7:51pm 12.08.19 Catalina 22 2/597 As a new owner of a 2002 Catalina 22 MkII (#15493) and new member to the forum, I thought I'd toss o
Yanmar 3YM30 with KM2P-1 tranny vibration Ebenezer at 6:08pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/529 Vibration, enough to cause mechanical seal to leak (in forward not in reverse). I know the transmiss
grampian 26 info, looking to buy fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.08.19 Grampian 7/1634 looking at buying a grampian 26, can anyone tell me if the galley is easily removable to refinish it
1985 H31 Keel-Hull "Flanges" (3) Capt-Jack at 3:20pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1351 A recent inspection of my H31 bottom revealed what look like flanges that appear at the keel-hull jo
Hypalon eroded am I screwed? (1) scuba201 at 3:11pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3347 So I thought I was getting a good on craigs list on this ab inflatable, seller said it had a leak bu
another buy or charter question Richard19068 at 1:51pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 8/653 Greetings: My wife and I are thinking about sailing for two months or so in the PNW, mostly in water
Ever wonder what could be swimming beneath your keel? TomY at 12:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1799 https://neal.fun/deep-sea
Attention San Diego Area Boaters >>> New Regulations (1) Rick D at 12:33pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1640 For those of you in San Diego, see this notice of meeting and PowerPoint regarding a proposal to res
2020 policy survey results (3) Phil Herring at 10:43am 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1235 Thank you all for participating in the survey! I would normally run it longer but the results we cle

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Can it be repaired? JY14 murray1113 at 6:56pm 06.18.24 It's ACP plastic over foam and fiberglass, so not a typical repair, the manufacturer recommends usin
Identify this brand/model hatch ? PaulK at 6:44pm 06.18.24 Don't know who made your hatch, though it looks like it might be a Bomar. Several of your hatch's fe
Can it be repaired? JY14 shemandr at 6:24pm 06.18.24 Sorry, I missed that it is a JY 14 which I think is roto-molded. Not as repairable.
Can it be repaired? JY14 Tally Ho at 6:22pm 06.18.24
Can it be repaired? JY14 shemandr at 6:19pm 06.18.24 Sorry I can't get a clear idea about the crack from the pictures. The first one doesn't seem that
Can it be repaired? JY14 Tally Ho at 6:15pm 06.18.24 I would think that if you clean up the area really well (sand and get down to solid fiberglass on ea
CNG Tank Terry Cox at 6:07pm 06.18.24 Any advice? Check with one of your local gas suppliers and ask them where they have their tanks re
H44 port setee modification. wyctoronto at 5:57pm 06.18.24
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28pm 06.18.24 I will be off line Wednesday and Thursday morning. Before doing that we need to talk. Did you fi
H44 port setee modification. dlochner at 5:00pm 06.18.24 On my not-a-Hunter I use a seat similar to this on the settee. Works pretty well and it can be moved
Parts for Boston Harpoon dlochner at 4:55pm 06.18.24 Try Rigrite.com they may be difficult to deal with, however they are often the only game in town. If
CNG Tank dlochner at 4:50pm 06.18.24
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 4:41pm 06.18.24 thanks - this weekend is the target to try it out !
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 3:55pm 06.18.24
Salvaging Sunken Boat shemandr at 3:29pm 06.18.24 When a tornado tore thru Cutchogue Harbor, on LI's North Fork, about 6 boats on moorings sank. Loca
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Rick D at 3:22pm 06.18.24
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Tally Ho at 3:01pm 06.18.24
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 Jan Stephens at 2:10pm 06.18.24 Thanks, have contacted them, these are no longer being manufactured, so I was hoping to find one fro
CNG Tank Bronte at 1:36pm 06.18.24
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 1:35pm 06.18.24 ,I would probably attempt to open it with an oscillating saw . :plus:

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