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Water tank access (1) marchem at 10:37am 02.09.20 Catalina 310 8/2054 I'm working on installing a tank sensor system for the fresh and black water tanks, using a Level Gu
Switching to furler from hanked on 110 jib Richie50 at 7:17am 02.09.20 Catalina 22 12/1536 When I switch to a roller furler will I still be able to use the two lines I have on my current 110
1987 Hunter 23: Mast Light Deck Fittings (1) CoralRose at 11:10pm 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 8/1593 Hello, I need to replace my mast light deck fittings: 1) 2-prong male plug at base of mast is conne
B311 forward bulkhead cutout. tombravo at 5:51pm 02.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1637 I want to make the forward cabin entrance larger than the doorway Beneteau designed. I have removed
GPS'es shemandr at 5:29pm 02.08.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1365 I have been doing some RC work here in Florida recently. My Garmin GPS176c has evidently given up t
Fuel Valve Confusion (3) SailMaster at 12:05pm 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1384 Is anyone familiar with these valves? A less than stellar engine guy decided on his own to reroute m
2006 Hunter 25 need mast crutch or pictures .... (1) waveform at 10:51am 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 12/3027 My 2006 25 was missing the mast crutch (plus alot of other things...) I've found pictuers of the boa
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg fstbttms at 9:56am 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 23/5848 It didn't look like this three months ago: 88ax4YKe9H0
Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank Nodak7 at 5:06am 02.08.20 Big Boats 26/10935 Has anyone installed an inspection plate in a plastic fuel tank? I would like to inspect and clean t
C&C Landfall V-Drive Leaks Gear Oil CrashTack at 4:55am 02.08.20 C&C 2/1049 Hello again helpful sailors. The v-drive on my 1980 Landfall 38 leaks gear oil. I haven't pulled it
P42 Mystery Terry Cox at 8:01pm 02.07.20 Big Boats 8/1566 Belle-Vie had a few rain water leaks when we took possession in 2002. Located and fixed them over th
Electrolysis and Galvanic Action in Practice and Theory Will Gilmore at 7:46pm 02.07.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 82/16739 {This thread has lead to a larger treatment of this issue on a new thread based upon Everette Collie
Multifunction display upgrade ? robstart at 1:11pm 02.07.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1351 I wondering if is worth it to upgrade my 2009 Raymarine E80 Display (which still use CF Cards) to ne
Cable sizing and voltage drop mermike at 10:16am 02.07.20 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3521 I'm working through a redesign of my electrical system and would like confirmation of my understandi
Removing Mildew/Mold From Sails Project_Mayhem at 7:49am 02.07.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1302 I tried searching the forum and saw a huge variety of answers from dish soap to bleach! My furler wa
49 Hull Leak (3) lhulcher at 6:59am 02.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1552 I am hoping that you can point me in the right direction to resolve a slow leak in the bottom of my
H29.5 Warning Sailm8 at 6:04am 02.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1593 I hired a rigger to do some repairs at the top of the mast. Before he went up he inspected the rigg
Tahatsu 5hp propane gtg at 2:13am 02.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/714 It drops below freezing here. Should I run/turn over my water cooled engine out of the water to empt
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? Eismin at 6:57pm 02.06.20 Smaller Boats 8/7740 Hi folks I am new to this forum, but have been sailing for a long time. Call me Skipper Tom. I am cu
Inner Hull Moisture O'day Day Sailor (1) ntbonds at 11:19am 02.06.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2626 I recently purchased my first sailboat, an old O'day Day Sailer II that needs some work. My biggest

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How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! dlochner at 2:50am 03.05.25 I have not tried to tap from the prop end of the shaft. It's a new cutlass. It's difficult to rotat
Yet Another Docking Challenge danstanford at 1:32am 03.05.25 I would try to land her on the end of the finger with some help and walk her around into the space a
Yet Another Docking Challenge (1) Foswick at 10:07pm 03.04.25 This is pretty funny. I just pulled this up on Google Maps to see if I could get a better look. wou
Oday 22 structural question Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 03.04.25 The chainplates will need to be rebedded. The O'Day's are a bit notorious for leaks as the factory u
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 8:59pm 03.04.25 Is it possible that the weight of the shaft is binding against the cutlass bearing and the shaft lo
Early 80s H36 Strut Davidasailor26 at 6:57pm 03.04.25 I can certainly grind down some of the strut when I get it back, but the pink is pretty deep. You
Hunter 34 primary winches Tally Ho at 6:54pm 03.04.25 Will the sheet still clear the edge of the cabin in the new location? When I upgraded the primaries
Early 80s H36 Strut dlochner at 6:32pm 03.04.25 If an appropriate new strut is not on the shelf, the old strut can be used to make a mold and a new
Sailing courses in Thailand (8) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 03.04.25 230081 Our last excursion in Thailand took us on a boat ride Ratchaprapa reservoir in Khao Sok Natio
Early 80s H36 Strut heritage at 4:57pm 03.04.25 No problems with my strut with a hole drilled in the fattest part of the strut. It's had zincs for
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 4:10pm 03.04.25 Thank you for the reference to Bacon Sails. Who would thunk bacon and sails! I went on to the class
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Arsen at 3:47pm 03.04.25 This is an interesting question I'll follow for the experience of others. I paid $350 to have thr
Oday 22 structural question calone at 3:31pm 03.04.25 Thank you dlochner!
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 3:08pm 03.04.25 I think the round wood piece is spun 180 degrees to keep the panels in place.
Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 2:55pm 03.04.25 I am going to see the boat this Saturday. Living in Ontario, Canada, I will have to wait for the sn
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Belzoni at 2:52pm 03.04.25 @PAC3142 Thanks for this info. I guess I just didn't aggressive enough with the sealant. Will go al
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. dlochner at 2:48pm 03.04.25 Are we talking single ply TP or the soft multi-ply TP? Maybe we should consult @Peggie Hall HeadMist
Aft cabin shelf Captain Starlight at 2:31pm 03.04.25
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. garymalmgren at 2:31pm 03.04.25 Yeah. I tried using toilet paper once. It was too much trouble avoiding the the brown sploches on it
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Tally Ho at 2:21pm 03.04.25

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