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Universal diesel thermostat housing petcock valve thread size Richard19068 at 5:22pm 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 0/294 Does anybody happen to know the thread size for the petcock valve in the thermostat housing on the u
Hunter 356 in mast main overpowered Neil Spooner at 5:02pm 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1654 When sailing my 2003 H356 on a reach in any more than 15 kts I need to reef my in-mast main to preve
outboard motor shaft length tgrayson at 2:46pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2361 have a 1974 macgregor venture 17 would a long or short shaft 5 hp outboard be best,it has an outboar
High Idle Cap is Loose on Yanmar 3YM30 scottthardin at 2:40pm 02.04.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/848 I recently noticed that my high idle cap isn't tight on my 11 year old engine with 1000 hours. I am
Hunter 30 deck paint / Rustloeum Topside Paint (3) portajon at 2:36pm 02.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/5397 This is the third deck I have painted with this product, Rustoleum brand Topside paint available at
Loose foot main for 95 MacGregor 26C nickl1218 at 12:37pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/708 What recommendations for replacing my orignal main for a loose foot main?
No power AC cabin electric outlets Clydo at 12:34pm 02.04.20 Catalina 310 20/4861 Last week up at boat ( 100 miles away) in hurry to get back and beat traffic someone put small read
HDPE (RudderCraft) rudder without bottom paint Hayden Watson at 11:45am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/727 I am looking into replacing my fiberglass on foam rudder for an HDPE rudder made by RudderCraft. Th
Sabre 36 Survey & General Info? SailingWithSons at 10:24am 02.04.20 Sabre Sailboats 4/3850 Hello Everyone, I am hopefully soon to be the owner of a 1985 Sabre 36 center board. My primary que
O'Day 34 rudder replacement Dan3121 at 9:52am 02.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2168 I have the opportunity to buy a 1981 O'Day 34 that looks to be in good shape except for a cracked ru
Traveler theory (2) jimshipsky at 9:10am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 59/11366 My current understanding of traveler use is you can use it to ease the mainsail to leeward to reduce
Cabinet doors wont latch; leaky windows Jimski at 8:41am 02.04.20 Catalina 30 7/1156 I am not kind to my Catalina 30. Much of my sailing is racing in Galveston Bay. Trying to eke out
Hunter Passage 42 1995 Scallywagger at 7:46am 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1556 Hello everyone. I am thinking Terry might answer my question before others. I would like to replace
Best Bilge Pump? AlastairLC at 6:39am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 71/10929
Fluid Film RoyS at 5:48am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2359 I recently decided to have my pickup truck treated with Fluid Film to arrest corrosion of the underc
New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 (5) seatane at 8:24pm 02.03.20 Yamaha 1/1427
Mystery wire on alternator Jeffinjax at 6:52pm 02.03.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2334 Now that I have your attention, there really is a mystery wire on the alternator. On my Volvo Penta
Just joined...1977 S2 9.2A 1911tex at 2:19pm 02.03.20 S2 3/921 Second owner....1st had the boat since new. Above average condition and will enjoy doing all the th
Trailer bunk ideas (4) polyneux at 1:24pm 02.03.20 Trailer Sailors 18/4027
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? (2) BlowMeAway at 1:21pm 02.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/3816

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Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 11:36am 10.12.24 I have to remove my rudder on my hunter 380 1999 for delamination repair, it look very similar of y
Rudder Removal (3) Waimanalo at 11:11am 10.12.24 I have to remove my rudder on my hunter 380 1999 for delamination repair, it look very similar of yo
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 10:05am 10.12.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 9:54am 10.12.24
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 9:11am 10.12.24 I'm surprised no one has suggested 50 feet of chain and the rest three strand line. David, swing r
O'Day 25 Boat Stands GreggS at 9:06am 10.12.24 Are you storing it at home? Do you have a trailer? My marina stores my boat, and they provide th
Hurricane aftermath Rick Webb at 8:52am 10.12.24
Hurricane aftermath BigEasy at 8:20am 10.12.24 They were so focused on the storm surge and completely ignored the tornado potential East of the
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode SkiingSailor at 7:57am 10.12.24 We regularly go North of Cape Caution. We have 230' of chain and 180' of line on our primary rode/an
Mix Axiom and C80? BigEasy at 7:49am 10.12.24 I am thinking that a bit over 3 BOAT Bucks should take care of the problem. Perhaps renegotiate the
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode David in Sandusky at 7:48am 10.12.24 My PNW experience is 2 weeks of chartering out of Anacortes, and we have anchored in 25 feet or less
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 6:39am 10.12.24 Will you be taking a stern shore line? I have heard that many places that is the only safe way to
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint dmax at 6:39am 10.12.24 The paints must've been incompatible. The Pettit bottom paint I used on my dinghy is ablative - I wa
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 10.12.24 @Brian M H23 Thanks for the picture as I was going to ask for one. You cannot have it fully down
HELP! with outhaul line replacement smokey73 at 5:55am 10.12.24 I could have sworn engineers were taught to do that crap on purpose. Glad to hear it is not the en
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 10.12.24 Be careful burning fiberglass
Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.12.24 There are vehicles that can tow but you need to keep in mind of towing uphill or up the ramp. Forge
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 5:16am 10.12.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Hayden Watson at 5:13am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord l

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