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Are the thru-hull/seacock NPS threads supposed to be watertight? Lord Gothington at 9:26am 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1625 And, if so, how? It is my understanding that in standard plumping you use pipe dope on NPT threads
Autohelm 3000 patriot007 at 7:26am 03.07.20 Parts Search 1/1557 Need the main power cable for the control unit and user instructions. This is wheel /tooth belt driv
Trailer tongue extension Dhamil6490 at 6:53am 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 13/6757 Looking for advice on a trailer tongue extension. Buy or build? I have the standard trailer built fo
Any Seaward owners here? Tedd at 6:45am 03.07.20 Trailer Sailors 23/7093 I'm interested in the Seaward 26RK. I know there are a few Seaward owners over at trailersailor.com
Lewmar Winch Sale Joe at 9:53pm 03.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2004 Just a reminder that Lewmar and West Marine are running their yearly two for one sale. Most all the
New Electric Wiring ScourgeOfTheHudson at 6:21pm 03.06.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2564 Hello fellow hivemind! With it warming up finally on the Hudson, I'm getting ready to have at the n
450-456 Stock Prop Size jamesrladd at 6:11pm 03.06.20 Big Boats 1/575 Anyone know what the stock prop size is for a Hunter 450 with the 76hp yanmar?
Water in the stern cabin - 2003 Hunter 306 CaptainKook at 5:01pm 03.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1840 I am fairly new to sailing and purchased a 2003 Hunter 306. Going on 2 years now and couldn't be hap
Sterling Pro Charge Ultra 12V 40Amp capta at 9:51am 03.06.20 Ask All Sailors 2/412 We have just installed a Sterling Pro Charge Ultra 12V 40Amp and we can't find anything in the progr
'99 Hunter 410 Interior Cushion Fabric (1) BobH57 at 9:24am 03.06.20 Big Boats 11/1557 Does anyone happen to know the name or manufacturer of the original blue fabric used for the H410 in
Keel cancer? (3) gtg at 7:20pm 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1336 First cleaning of my keel, she has knuckels on her. Looks like the bumps under the paint of vintage
Should I turn the thru-hull or the seacock when bedding a new thru-hull and seacock? Lord Gothington at 7:20pm 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3591 I am in the process of rebedding some thru-hulls and seacocks and got the same, surprising advice fr
Sea water cooling water Not coming out of the exhaust 1998Hunter376 at 2:56pm 03.05.20 Big Boats 15/4008 I have a 1998 Hunter 376. Never had any problems with the engine the past five years, but I cranked
Attention: anyone heading for Grenada capta at 2:43pm 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/498 http://grenadagrenadinesyachting.com/advisory-on-covid-19-for-yachts-and-small-vessels-in-grenada/?f
Thanks SBO store Ken Cross at 2:16pm 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/952 Don't you love it when you get great service and great prices on marine products? I purchased a coup
Got my bottom paint in the mail today...kind of (1) tfox2069 at 1:39pm 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1251 My two gallons of bottom paint, on sale at West Marine, arrived via free shipping today. Pretty sure
Sealant for chain plate area H41? leemarkadams at 11:36am 03.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1131 Hello all, what sealant is used for the external chain plate area on a H41? As want to renew ours.
Morgan 43CC New owner questions Morgan43 at 7:31am 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1377 I recently purchased a 1985 Morgan 43CC and have some questions/guidance. First I'm looking for a
Shoal keel Dhamil6490 at 6:37am 03.05.20 Ask All Sailors 34/5903 I have a Seaward 17 with a winged shoal keel. It's about 6 ft long, 18 in wide, and 5 in thick. 450
Racing Hunters in March in Texas (1) Bill19233 at 7:40pm 03.04.20 Racing 42/6175 Way past January, so I started a new thread. The same Hunter 34 that won last week repeated on Sunda

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Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:57am 12.17.24 People often use Dyneema loops or webbing to attach mainsheet blocks to their booms. Light, simple
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 4:54am 12.17.24 Yup, no doubt about it. Ellebogen's drawing is the clearest documentation I've seen on the subject
Barton Marine removable traveler PaulK at 4:47am 12.17.24 People often use Dyneema loops or webbing to attach mainsheet blocks to their booms. Light, simple &
Propane locker replacement dlochner at 4:47am 12.17.24 Yes, I am aware of those things. thank you for the heads up. My propane liner is just a bit brittle
Propane locker replacement sailme88 at 3:49am 12.17.24 Yes, I am aware of those things. thank you for the heads up. My propane liner is just a bit brittle
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Will Gilmore at 1:39am 12.17.24 Merry Christmas. -Will
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 12.16.24 I will skip the elbow for this application. It would made for a cleaner looking install but there's
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 8:45pm 12.16.24
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) LuckyDuck at 8:29pm 12.16.24 We bought our C25 150 miles away and had it trailered to home through the mountains. It was secured
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? RockynHilda at 7:06pm 12.16.24 You Betcha, I do
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 12.16.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 12.16.24 I will skip the elbow for this application. It would made for a cleaner looking install but there's
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 5:43pm 12.16.24 the engine will run on 2 cylinders enough to get you into a marina. Excellent point Greg! I'll pic
Yanmar Engine mounts. (7) Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 12.16.24 Yup, no doubt about it. Ellebogen's drawing is the clearest documentation I've seen on the subject.
Yanmar Engine mounts. (2) Jan_H at 4:56pm 12.16.24 I read somewhere that's to accommodate the higher compressive load in the direction of rotation, bu
Barton Marine removable traveler (1) bob45 at 4:41pm 12.16.24 Moving the traveller is a topic that comes up frequently. There are several fairly recent threads o
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 4:31pm 12.16.24 Are you referring to the double ended "reduction" barb that's a few inches away from the water pump
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock dLj at 4:29pm 12.16.24 If it's your slip, why not just install a cleat? Many marinas I've been in don't mind, but you do ha
Barton Marine removable traveler (4) jssailem at 4:22pm 12.16.24 Here are several ways owners have rigged their boom for the mainsheet block. This is my boom end r
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:18pm 12.16.24 How far after are you moving the traveller? As Dave said, lots of threads discussing the potential

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