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Wiring Repair Ideas? Rick D at 2:00pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1633 OK, I have been chasing wiring issues on my '94 vintage boat. Among them was rewiring the bow pulpit
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... (8) rgranger at 1:18pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5915 So I've been spending my quarantined time diving down various rabbit holes and today's obsession is
What's more chip resistant... Drinky Crow at 12:58pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/526 ...gelcoat or LPU?
Interior Wood Refinishing npaulay at 12:51pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3339 Hello, I'm working on restoring my fathers sailboat and one of the first projects is cleaning the
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 12:12pm 04.14.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2257 I would like to freshen up my 170 hull paint. Not really sure if it needs it as I don't know how to
Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual npaulay at 11:27am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/9516 Hello, I am search of a Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual. I've tried to contact Yanmar directly asking fo
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=97 Tachometer (1) SeanP at 9:19am 04.14.20 Parts Search 8/4764 Hello all! I am struggling to find the P=97 instrument panel for my Hunter 31. EBay has a number of
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size (2) Ethanhopps at 8:56am 04.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1904 Hello! First post here so go easy on me... I bought a mega 30 (save the ugly comments, you're just j
Panel mounted bilge switch questions jdy2kgt at 7:11am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/734 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise t
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 12:48am 04.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/8702 Hey all doing some work on my Yanmar 2gmf and I stupidly took apart the fuel limiter screw whoops!!
What deck paint Hunter 33 woofetc at 8:40pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/975 The diamond pattern anti-slip area of the side decks running along the length of our 2008 Hunter 33
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Line Replacement Gary Ryan at 6:17pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/914 We purchased our new/used Hunter 386 last October. It was wrapped and on the hard. I did notice th
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 6:05pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 12/3243 Just a heads up for anyone who might need to touch up their interior wood. After painstaking researc
Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1 Service manual srancourt at 5:55pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/585 Anyone have a service manual for the generator Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). (4) Ziggler at 5:52pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 31/3465 Shorthanded, I back my 1984 Morgan 323 away from her slip but we get blown into the adjacent boat -
Beaching your sailboat Ryan61065 at 5:14pm 04.13.20 Trailer Sailors 14/3679 What's the policy on running your boat aground on purpose. Will, it hurt the boat to let it rest on
Specifications help Tbride at 12:43pm 04.13.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1628 I recently bought a 2004 Mac 26M with a broken mast. The new mast is in place but there is a naggin
Catalina 380 - Cable Length Issue John Gilbert at 12:39pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 1/1091 I have to replace the cable from my wind instrument readout in a Navpod above the steering pedestal
Where is your GPS antenna? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3236 Mine is on the transom. Right next to the B in Bella.That's where a P.O. mounted it. I broke the mou
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2922 Well, I purchased the sheet of teak ' holly plywood, made the cuts and finished the flooring. It fi

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Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 10:17am 03.13.25 I won't know on my boat until after this year. But the person that told me, and showed me on her b
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Justin_NSA at 9:52am 03.13.25 I've never seen a setup like that! Would almost make me want to go back to a packing gland! Keep pos
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. dLj at 9:19am 03.13.25 Propspeed is a very slick silicone coating. I can't imagine lanocote sticking past the first spin.
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) shemandr at 7:54am 03.13.25 Don't worry about making a mistake. Buying a boat is a mistake already. You should try to buy the
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Joe at 7:40am 03.13.25 The hoses on my MSD system are so tight no sealant was considered. Heat, in the form of hot water o
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) dmax at 7:34am 03.13.25 Determining what boat to buy is a difficult decision. If you really think you will use the boat prop
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (3) Shorinsean at 7:23am 03.13.25
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 7:16am 03.13.25 Do you mean to remove the pump from the engine? If so, that is easy with only three points to be a
Headliner replacement (4) william24424 at 7:01am 03.13.25 I replaced my vinyl wrapped masonite with wainscoting (bead board) panels painted white & solid teak
adding electrical stove colemj at 6:58am 03.13.25 You could power a 220V range off of a single Multiplus or Quattro with an Autotransformer, dependin
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:50am 03.13.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:44am 03.13.25 Our single line reefing for two reefs is just like the diagram @Hayden Watson posted, with the excep
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 6:35am 03.13.25 Add me in with zephyrwerks.com. We've used them several times and he custom makes them almost overn
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:29am 03.13.25 Someone in my marina said that after the you put on your Prop Speed or whatever you are using, to t
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:22am 03.13.25 Zinc spray has never worked for us, but perhaps it is more of a location thing, as many people do sa
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. dlochner at 6:17am 03.13.25 A small zip tie on either side will keep it from slipping. If you are worried about it opening, then
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. colemj at 6:11am 03.13.25 It might be difficult to heat shrink them to the cable give their large size difference. Mark
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 6:01am 03.13.25 It doesn't look that difficult to remove it. Anything I need to know before I try. Basically, is th
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. (1) sailcapt340 at 5:36am 03.13.25 As Don described, I wanted to loop the cable through the core twice and pull the ends, which would h
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. kappykaplan at 5:24am 03.13.25 It is somewhat cyclic as in there are worse years and not so worse years. :plus:

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