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Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 7:35pm 04.28.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 1/2489 Welcome to Section 6, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17), of
Don't you hate it when motor doesn't start? Ward H at 7:10pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1415 You work all day getting the boat ready for launch and the last thing on the list is to test start t
Was: Mounting Height For Motor Bracket, Now: Backing Plate sreidvt at 2:33pm 04.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2929 My boat is a 1974 O'Day 23-1 and I'm about to install a new, 4-position adjustable outboard bracket.
Rigging questions Grotto at 1:22pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 7/1029 To those of you our there racers engineers etc can you explain why the mid lowers (typically the low
Big bird strikes again. Windvane (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2103 We were out sailing Friday and I was noticing that my Raymarine wind direction instrument was all ov
Leaking Sea-Tech water radiator in 2003 Hunter (1) karellen at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/424 Noticed yesterday that I have a pretty bad leak on the water radiator located under the galley sink
Plastic in coolant hose Rob Toohey at 11:58am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/510 Was replacing a hose on Yanmar 2GM on the coolant side, and inside was a crumpled up piece of tubula
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 11:19am 04.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1761 I previously asked about the chain for my Goiot manual windlass, and have discovered that it is not
Correct size of Shaft Packing for my stuffing box? iceowood at 10:11am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/13264 Folks I own a Hunter 41 DS 2005. The shaft size is 1 1/4" - any idea what size shaft packing materi
Hull Stripes FlyorSail at 9:02am 04.28.20 Catalina 310 10/4164 Aloha, Does anyone know where I can replacement tape for the blue stripes along the hull ?
Topping Lift henris at 8:57am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1682 Hello, on my H44DS I changed the rigging from "normal" full batten reef to furling mast. Question:
how to approach a bad thru-hull job by boat yard cdarwincole at 8:21am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2343 I bought a 1987 boat last year and for the winter brought it to a yard I had not used before but abo
Albemarle Sound vs Pamlico Sound TheSoggyDollar at 7:52am 04.28.20 Destinations 7/3466 New boat owner here (Catalina 22). We are looking at several slips in Eastern North Carolina speci
Anchor Roller lcorkum at 7:40am 04.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/955 Has anyone upgraded their Bow Roller on a B 375 to carry a 25 LB Anchor Is there a readily available
Hayn Hi Mod compression fittings revisited: (4) pclarksurf at 7:32am 04.28.20 Catalina 22 5/701 Spring is in the air, (never mind the pandemic)my back to back winter projects are done enough, and
Lecomte Northeast 38 Owners kkboynton at 7:19am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 0/603 Would like to connect with other Northeast 38 owners. Currently in restoration of fresh water, head,
Cushions seadaddler at 6:49am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/617 Does anybody know what this fabric is called it is the cockpit cushions in my 2007 H-36 Nick
Hunter 386 Stern Light Gary Ryan at 5:13am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/447 Looking for some advice. Our new/used 2002 Hunter 386 did not come with a stern light. Any idea wh
Masthead rig Drinky Crow at 12:44am 04.28.20 Racing 14/3452 w/a J of 11' and E of 9'. What happens to helm etc. if the E was extended to, say, 10' 6"? Or even 1
Hunter 240 Swing Keel Mistabonze at 5:39pm 04.27.20 Smaller Boats 4/2567 I want to introduce myself to the forum. I am a new sailor (power boater for 30+ years) and purchase

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Launching/Recovering Sailboat Benny17441 at 11:18am 03.21.25 I'm a new owner of a Catalina 25 Wing Keel with 3' draft. I've been a freshwater bassboat owner all
Sanitation hose again BigEasy at 11:04am 03.21.25 Your 2005 boat is young enough for me to assume it follows the standard way of plumbing. It is a 20
Sanitation hose again dLj at 10:56am 03.21.25 Mike, I think that our boats are probably plumbed similarly; (2006, 343, without a macerator pump,
Sanitation hose again BigEasy at 10:30am 03.21.25 . I think I need to run a section of hose to this valve from the head and then a section of hose fr
Sanitation hose again (3) Mike8193 at 10:04am 03.21.25 Thanks for your reply. My holding tank has on the bottom one barbed outlet and the hose going from i
Keel holes (2) jssailem at 9:41am 03.21.25 A friend has a 1985 Pearson 28 that he wants to give me! Giving away a 40 year old boat is either v
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop BigEasy at 9:29am 03.21.25
Sanitation hose again jssailem at 9:07am 03.21.25 Hi Mike. Your 2005 boat is young enough for me to assume it follows the standard way of plumbing. T
Launching/Recovering Sailboat RussC at 9:01am 03.21.25 The funny part is when the women come over and find out there is a bathrooom on board , along wit
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jssailem at 8:51am 03.21.25 There is always a little slop in those props as they age. The slop allows the blades to collapse whe
Boot stripe Ted at 8:37am 03.21.25 You can't put a two part paint over a one part paint but you can put a one part paint over a two par
Boot stripe fred1diver at 7:51am 03.21.25 Thank you everyone Yes it is a Pearson 30, she is definitely a wonderful boat, has been neglected by
Mini Globe Race 2025 SteveHughessails at 7:29am 03.21.25 This is happening now, thanks for posting this. Leg 1 has ended, Leg 2 is starting Sunday the 23rd.
Boot stripe william24424 at 7:29am 03.21.25 Flag blue TotalBoat Wet edge, it's a one part poly, easy to use. You could start with the Total boat
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 6:41am 03.21.25 With our 20' extension ,it is most certainly possible to drive forward and backward with it coupled
Boot stripe dlochner at 6:34am 03.21.25 Unless the boat has been repainted, the boot stripe is probably gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, clean, de
Launching/Recovering Sailboat JBP-PA at 6:21am 03.21.25 You can't drive around with the extension. Where I am, people back the trailer to the edge of the w
Boot stripe SV Temenos at 5:58am 03.21.25 Is it painted or a decal? If it is a decal applying heat with careful use of a flat blade will get
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? Gene Neill at 4:34am 03.21.25 How about using the best of the current hatches as a mold and building them out of fiberglass? I'
Hunter 340 refrigerator marcham at 10:05pm 03.20.25 Do you have access all around the refrigerator??? You can use foam insulation. It has to taped ever

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