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Oday 192: how to raise rudder to launch and retrieve boat at marina? tuna boat captain at 9:05am 10.05.19 Day Sailers 3/1674 Is it alright to drill hole in the trailing part of the rudder to raise rudder?
Sheet to tiller steering garymalmgren at 5:52am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 2/573 Third time lucky gary DOUgO-tSCDY
Prop shaft spar? Devins at 4:21am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 3/460 Good morning, I remember seeing a link for Hunter replacement propeller spars, and I thought it was
refrigeration insulation charles anthony at 2:30am 10.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1010 Does anybody know how the fridge=freezer is insulated on a 430 I suspect mine is wet. The freezer pl
Painting Catalina 22 deck question Erbardy at 5:56pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/653 I have another question concerning painting the deck of my Catalina 22. I am looking at the hardware
Painting the deck of a Catalina 22 Erbardy at 5:42pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1845 I am a new owner of a Catalina 22. This winter I am going to paint the deck of the boat. I am planni
Piles of black smoke Yanmar 3GM30 Tim Mills at 4:47pm 10.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1708 My boat has been sitting for about 2 months. I went to run the Yanmar 3GM30 tonight and this is what
Propane stoves & tank Tjbsailorman at 4:42pm 10.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1922
Outhaul to cockpit JRT at 4:29pm 10.04.19 Catalina 310 18/3778 Has anyone brought the outhaul to the cockpit? Any pics and part list would be appreciated.
Rudder Work / Replacement Jimbeaux at 4:25pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3203
Cockpit table leg JRT at 4:12pm 10.04.19 Catalina 310 10/1585 I fixed my table leg today but whenit is folded up seems too long and the table doesn't sit flush to
Steering issue on 2009 Hunter 34 Jim A at 3:57pm 10.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1572 Can someone point me int the right direction, please. In the cool of the morning, steering wheel tur
Replacing autopilot Wheel Drive on 1995 Hunter 29.5 jcela at 2:47pm 10.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/752 Good afternoon I am trying to replace an Autohelm ST4000 Wheel Drive autopilot (the one black with t
OC 41.1 Anchor storage B-to at 2:39pm 10.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/799 I have an Oceanis 41.1 and there seems to be no easy way to remove the anchor from the bow roller an
Holding tank vent filter (1) DArcy at 11:08am 10.04.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3051 I am tracing plumbing in my new boat and came across a "big orange filter" in the vent line Big Oran
Hunter 33-2 wire chase from aft cabin to panel? buddy0 at 10:55am 10.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 17/3460 I've spent quite a bit of time looking for the best way to run wire from the aft cabin/transom to th
A Beautiful Boat ... (1) shemandr at 10:30am 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 6/736 Check out this Hanse 52 I found in Cutchogue Harbor on my recent visit. Local friends say the boat
Pole height Jacomo Sailor at 7:48am 10.04.19 Catalina 22 1/821 Looking to add a fixed ring to mast for spinnaker pole. How high above mast step should it be mo
Anchor Locker Conversion Popps at 5:55am 10.04.19 Pearson 4/1298 has anyone done a conversion to the shallow anchor locker on the P39-2. Looking to add a windless,
M 25 bilge pump location? whudatt at 4:33am 10.04.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2471 Good morning folks, i am getting ready to install a 800 gph bilge pump in my 1985 Mac 25 ' would rea

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Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 10:48am 07.30.24 In 2015 I had a Schaefer furling boom installed and it was 2-3K more expensive than LeisureFurl. Bu
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 07.30.24 A goal I rarely achieve. There was recently an article in Ripley's "Believe It or Don't" where so
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:35am 07.30.24 Are there other chandleries besides the ones at Skyway and Crowley's? I believe there are, or at l
West Marine Inventory jviss at 10:25am 07.30.24 I always check the boat yard's chandlery first. I like to support them. It's a bit of a sleeper, a
West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 07.30.24
Add starting relay Ward H at 10:20am 07.30.24 I'd like to get to the boat with everything I need to complete the job and not go back and forth to
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:18am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 10:10am 07.30.24 Thanks Don, but it's beyond my budget at this point. I actually think I would prefer the V-boom, bu
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:50am 07.30.24 A related MOB-related solution I prototyped was a little LED ring. When a MOB waypoint is set (rega
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:38am 07.30.24 In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this principle. Signal loss cuts the engine. Yo
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:33am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Add starting relay HobieDog at 9:33am 07.30.24 Reviving a very old thread here. My boat with a Yanmar 2gm20f has the clicking start button issue.
Reefing: Procedural Questions Stu Jackson at 9:27am 07.30.24 For the flap of unwieldly cloth below the reef, I have found it to not be a problem. Same here, an
Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 9:21am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
Useful Technology Ideas thinwater at 9:15am 07.30.24 ...Transmission when submerged.... In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this princ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:59am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
Useful Technology Ideas jssailem at 8:48am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Reefing: Procedural Questions (1) Hayden Watson at 8:28am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defin

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