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2004 Hunter 260 Shaneb at 1:11pm 03.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/799 Im looking to buy a 260, Its in great shape above the water line. It has sit in fresh water since 20
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Ward H at 12:27pm 03.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/2282 Installing a fuel vacuum gauge is on this springs project list. Is the orientation of the vacuum ga
Face palm Phil Herring at 10:53am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1561 I added a new emoji because I need it all too frequently. It's now on the emoji bar for everyone. F
Rudder Bolts for My F235 Kevlor 1980 at 10:01am 03.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/578 Who is suppling the nylon/delrin rudder bolts for the First 235? Canadian or US supplier would be pe
H26 traveler - again! (4) rgranger at 8:00am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 8/1354 Hello fellow H26 owners. some of you may recall that I posted a plan to build a Barton-style remova
O'day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates sail16 at 7:53am 03.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/956 I have recently noticed water coming out of both forward lower plates on the deck. I also have raise
Cockpit table receptacle (2) rgranger at 6:26am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 13/1529 Anyone know if this part is still available? Mine is cracked and allows water to leak into the aft
PVC Dinghy repair Ken13559 at 12:06am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 3/578 I'm doing repairs to my pvc dinghy where the transom meet the Tubes, at bottom corners. Question is
V-bert supports needed for strength? (1) gtg at 10:30pm 03.14.20 Smaller Boats 1/883 Does the plastic laminated wood between the v-berth and the main cabin act as structural support fo
Varnish...laminated wood? (1) gtg at 10:06pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2883 Id like to spruce up my cabin. Is it unheard of to lay a coat or two of varnish on laminated wood f
Supporting my hunter 37 on stands? riversloth at 6:39pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/500 I will be pulling my boat, an 88 hunter 37 legend, out of the water for probably a year or so to do
Installed a RAM today (10) rgranger at 6:07pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1534 175967175968175969175970175971175972175973
Installing electric head in B 321 RHart at 3:10pm 03.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/923
Hull crack and oil canning (3) tahoe4dave at 2:32pm 03.14.20 Catalina 22 11/3416 I was given a Catalina 22 with the hull pushed in (oil canned) and a crack on the edge of the oil ca
Best way to clean your prop NYSail at 10:08am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 14/6070 Hello all, Typically sand myself, but looking for different opinions / styles for bringing your pro
Preferred chart type? ontherocks83 at 7:20am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1706 I'm ordering new charts from Nautical Charts Online - NOAA Nautical Chart 13221, Narragansett Bay
waste water tank sgiarc at 5:55am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2683 We recently purchased a Beneteau 461. I'm not sure how this tank would be pumped out as the pump out
94 Catalina 22 Dead Rise sigsgmret at 5:51am 03.14.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1588 Hello All, I have a 94 Catalina 22 with a wing keel (not an MK II) that I am going to install an de
Catalina 30 and 5411 diesel what prop is best for power Mikem at 10:48pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2104 My daughter has a 1982 tall rig Catalina 30 with the venerable 5411 diesel. It has a two blade Gori
Passage 456 port water tank not holding water discovery at 7:53pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 0/294 My port water tank has decided to not hold water and I can't see any way to examine the tank. Only t

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Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock marcham at 6:48pm 12.17.24 Can you not just stop the boat, step off with a midship line and tie it? That's pretty routine when
Another chainplate question timpete at 6:40pm 12.17.24 The first two pics are the two sides of the port bulkhead and chain plate mounting and the second tw
Propane locker replacement dlochner at 6:27pm 12.17.24 It is some type of plastic. It has stood up well for 50+ years. I just want to make certain the pro
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 5:39pm 12.17.24
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 5:25pm 12.17.24 What is the locker made of? Is it fiberglass? It is some type of plastic. It has stood up well for
Diesel injector testing Hayden Watson at 5:14pm 12.17.24 I will be replacing the injectors in my M25XP in the spring. I had an oil analysis done and it show
Panting Rod, how tight? Stu Jackson at 3:29pm 12.17.24 Mine has a turnbuckle. I tightened it until the creaking of the wooden mast wedge stopped.
Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 3:22pm 12.17.24 Hall Spars also calls it a tie rod. Using a Nyloc nut is a good idea as there will not be enough t
Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 3:21pm 12.17.24 Never have I had to deal with a panting rod. This link on Cruisers Forum may be helpful. https://ww
Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 3:20pm 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:34pm 12.17.24 Observed outcomes have more mid boom mainsheet issues than end of boom issues. Especially when sail
Yanmar Engine mounts. smokey73 at 2:30pm 12.17.24 So you see my comment that "I am now officially confused". Hopefully @Ralph Johnstone will get a re
Another chainplate question (1) jssailem at 2:18pm 12.17.24 One of these is not like the other. Your chainplate is made up of two pieces. On the other 3 image
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive smokey73 at 2:14pm 12.17.24 When I called RM with the problem of "Low Voltage" and they told me the newer wheel drives weren't
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 2:01pm 12.17.24 Oh my... take your golf clubs. Pinehurst #2 #3 & #5 are true golf experiences. One day I would love
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) jssailem at 1:54pm 12.17.24 Greg. Perhaps the simplest way to look at this is to use a load calculation. Harken has one for the
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 1:47pm 12.17.24 Glancing through Ellobgen's pages on larger engine mounts, I can see that the idea of having the he
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) kloudie1 at 1:32pm 12.17.24 My original parts manual from 1984 shows 100 in front and 75 in the rear.. When I changed out the or
Another chainplate question dlochner at 1:27pm 12.17.24 To answer the important question, "is this an OK repair?" The answer is a resounding NO. The bulkh
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.17.24 This is an advantage. The end of the boom with reduced force puts less stress on the boom. Just n

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