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Chuck Powell at 7:24am 12.10.25
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What is the length of the forestay required for a CDI FF2 furler on a 1982 mac 25
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I have multiple BEP Marine TS-1 ultrasonic tank level monitors connected to Czone COIs. The tank le
twodzusfittings at 9:19am 12.09.25
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Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Viasatmatt at 8:57am 12.09.25
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My Alerion 28 is new to me (just finished my first season with her) and noticed these chips in the b
spadaforaj at 2:14am 12.09.25
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Hi. Was wondering now that it is winter in the NE how or if people use this. The port to the chai
Project_Mayhem at 3:50pm 12.08.25
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My Hillerange/Seaward stove has never worked before. I've played with it a few times in the past wit
MikeH at 4:36am 12.08.25
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When I sailed smaller boats, Lightnings and Rebels, we sometimes replaced the center boards with sta
jmczzz at 1:54am 12.08.25
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It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. The Mariana, the great old classic 1973 Pearso
john2 at 1:17am 12.08.25
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This summer i noticed some black dots next to the engine, a small leak in the exhaust elbow. all o
zinahewitt at 7:14pm 12.07.25
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Hi All, I have an old boat from the 70s, 1975 Dufuor 34. The boat has an MD2B engine. The engine h
Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 12.07.25
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I restitched my mainsail cover and it went OK considering how little experience I have in recent yea
Randy Church at 2:58pm 12.07.25
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Hello, Any hunter 34 owners out there flying an asymmetrical and if so can you tell me the dimension
Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:09am 12.07.25
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235774 This is how the previous owner had the main sheet routed. I can't believe this to be correct.
BAD ORCA at 4:46pm 12.06.25
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I'm finishing up some repairs in the head area. I decided to scrape off all the old varnish in the
Howard Jones at 4:11pm 12.06.25
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What's the farthest someone has sailed around 350? I'm curious as to what people have done with the
dLj at 12:11pm 12.06.25
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A friend of mine has an old converted Chesapeake work boat - it's really lovely. Old wooden hull rea
Crazy Dave Condon at 11:11am 12.06.25
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As a former sailboat dealer, there were times sailboats would still bang against the piers, docks an
JohnnyP at 8:21am 12.06.25
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My 1984 Hunter-34 has a leak that results in rainwater slowly running down the inner hull, making th
Bob Kessler at 11:32am 12.05.25
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I looked at a '64 Cal 20. The owner says it was his father's baby and it was well taken care of. Ini
Gianni65 at 11:57am 12.03.25
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Hello. Anyone can tell me what the size of the keyway installed on the rudder shaft of an Hunter 49

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Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair
Carl Wonderful at 11:27am 12.10.25
At this point the most important step is getting the rust treatment on, either the TotalBoat produc
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size
artboas at 11:18am 12.10.25
Sure. I've 4 arms (draglinks), 2 from manual steering (port and starboard) and two from to autopil
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28
Arrgh at 11:12am 12.10.25
Fuel polishing has varied results. Even after the filtering there could be gunk in the tank that ge
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Kings Gambit at 10:55am 12.10.25
Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Replacing ALL of the plumbing
BAD ORCA at 10:15am 12.10.25
15mm Pex tubing is available in the US. I get it here, along with all of the push-on fittings I ne
Replacing ALL of the plumbing
john6206 at 10:07am 12.10.25
Hey everyone - Thanks for the advice. I'm oddly intimidated by starting new boat projects, but I ca
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Don S/V ILLusion at 9:23am 12.10.25
with lots of rain and occasional hurricanes;) Actually, we have a severe drought here because of t
A little bit of sewing help needed
Project_Mayhem at 9:12am 12.10.25
There are two kinds of velcro. Nylon and polyester. The polyester is much more resistant to UV and
A little bit of sewing help needed
Rich Stidger at 7:32am 12.10.25
<snip> Maybe Rich , but the one possibility that I would avoid is Velcro. The sun kills it. If usin
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat?
JBP-PA at 7:19am 12.10.25
Thanks so much for this, Scott. I think I can reach the previous owner re: what bottom paint was la
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast?
Johann at 7:17am 12.10.25
When I had my 23.5 I had the same issue. It turned out that the gasket was not sealing because the v
Rotten egg smell on first flush
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08am 12.10.25
A filter in the intake line wouldn't block sea water micro organisms, but could interfere with the t
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 12.10.25
Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders. with lots of rain and
A little bit of sewing help needed
Project_Mayhem at 7:05am 12.10.25
The part in the picture wraps around the mast to keep rain out. A strap would be perfect for this ap
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05am 12.10.25
Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders.
Adding an alarm to Oil sender   (2)
Allan12210 at 6:40am 12.10.25
Nice! Do you happen to know the part no you used for the sender? I assume you had to install a BSPT
A little bit of sewing help needed
fred1diver at 6:21am 12.10.25
Ok, I just looked at the 2 pictures again Is the cover that narrow or is it the angle of the picture

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