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376 Shower faucet replacement Randy R at 7:44pm 03.03.19 Big Boats 4/494 Has anyone replaced the shower faucet on their Hunter 376'. The hose on mine is kinked ans needs rep
Bose System Big Red at 4:57pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/891 Our factory installed Bose System recently started having issues with DVDs. They would freeze about
West Marine Aborts Price Match... mostly ggrizzard at 4:15pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/5156 Went to Daytona Beach store yesterday and tried to do a price match with Defender prices. I was tol
Looking for cushions TomCT at 2:51pm 03.03.19 Catalina 22 8/873 Hello all, i'm looking for some interior cushions for my 81 Catalina 22' - figured i'd throw it out
My baby's new berth - Calling Lake Martin Sailors (2) rgranger at 1:55pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/321 Just moved from Virginia to Alabama six weeks ago and I reserved a slip for the season at Lake Marti
cabin top winch for 1977, 30ft pelicanj45 at 12:55pm 03.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/665 recently acquired a 1977, 30ft Hunter and I intend to lead main halyard aft. Need info on winch siz
Help - Cracks 9.2 (2) John G12775 at 11:21am 03.03.19 S2 18/2586 New owner question. There are cracks originating from the area where the compression post meets the
Instrument panel mmiles at 10:01am 03.03.19 Parts Search 3/884 I have a 2005 Beneteau 373 and am in need of a new instrument panel due to an unfortunate storage bu
H376 lithium and new inverter aaronaxvig at 7:41am 03.03.19 Big Boats 2/695 When we acquired our boat a few months ago it had a Xantrex Freedom charger/inverter, a large house
Masthead Photo H34 (1) TacticalHeat197 at 7:13am 03.03.19 Big Boats 9/894 Hello Everyone, This is my first post to the forum, so I will ask for forgiveness of my sailing igno
Chain plate installation ideas? SVMOONDANCE at 9:18pm 03.02.19 Catalina 22 14/1210 Since I've redecked my boat I need to cut new holes for the chain plates. Any ideas on how to go ab
North Idaho Snow (1) uralite at 8:22pm 03.02.19 Catalina 30 4/696 The joys of a North Idaho winter, it was so mild all year, then we got the polar vortex and the year
Installing a roller furler hoosierdoc at 8:06pm 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/598
Sound advice for guests cb32863 at 2:16pm 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 97/5770 A good read with sound advice for any guests. Anyone ever have "One of those"? https://www.townandc
? Blister on Rudder 34 (1) daviddp at 11:15am 03.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/568 I stopped to check on my boat this am and saw this on the rudder. Its about 1.2 " across. How do I
Genoa furler Legend 40.5 fero at 10:58am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/617 Hello, Can anyone advise the make and model of the furler. Thanks
MacGregor 26C: main control lines and boon vang nickl1218 at 9:25am 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2346 Recently bought a 1995 "26C". The hardware was missing from the "main control lines set up", but h
Motor recommendations for 170 mark2 at 6:59am 03.02.19 Day Sailers 23/2656 Been sailing our 170 on inland lakes for years, never even considered putting a motor on it. This ye
Portlight Replacement Fail need suggestions CYQK at 3:49am 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2216 Replaced the portlights on the boat late last summer. The dimensions are 8" x 7 feet long 1/4 thick
Rocna anchor size h41 leemarkadams at 12:56am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/913 Hello all and can anyone confirm what size rocna anchor I need for a h41ac as looking at the sizing

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Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:11am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compen
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 11:08am 08.29.23 Great info Dalliance. Thanks.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure (2) VT Fitz at 11:06am 08.29.23 Epilogue: The rigger arrived late this morning and he swapped out the 1/4" line for my topping lift
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 11:03am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zipp
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 10:49am 08.29.23 :plus: Never had a problem with McLube not lasting very long. How often do you apply it?
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Barnacle Bill at 10:45am 08.29.23 I am a broker and based on your notes, I'd say the person you were dealing with was pretty much usel
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 kappykaplan at 10:42am 08.29.23 Could you post a photo of your existing binnacle?
H34 Mast Rewiring Dalliance at 10:36am 08.29.23
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.29.23 how can this boat be single handed from behind the wheel if the lines, traveler and winches are all
Replace section of G4 anchor chain tfox2069 at 10:19am 08.29.23 When adding a connecting link, there's one issue I didn't see discussed - sorry if I missed it: The
Gulf Storm Potential (1) jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.23 Surge warnings
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 10:06am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the r
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 9:49am 08.29.23 I will wade into this snake pit with my 2 cents of opinion. I have always used ACCO brand G4 5/16"
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 kappykaplan at 9:47am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal? As @Calif. Ted said, let Otto do t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 9:42am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. :plus: Never had a problem with McLu
Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 9:29am 08.29.23 This is a finished Recon flight into Hurricane IdaliaNDBC - Station 42099 Recent Data Data now. 21
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Calif. Ted at 9:23am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal Only if the auto pilot is broke, th
Winchbit driver Davidasailor26 at 9:10am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized arthur.goldberg at 9:06am 08.29.23 Thank you @Tally Ho , my friend and I will try that.
H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru

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