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Not so nice boom end fittings Dr. D at 1:24am 08.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/3118 The in mast furling on my boat is great except it takes real grinding on the winch to unfurl and fur
New owner Hunter 46 Devins at 7:39pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1537 We bought our first ever sailboat (Hunter 46) last month, and have a lot of work to do to get her re
Marlow Hunter is it for sale Mikem at 7:06pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4076 This seems like a never ending question but a thread appeared yesterday stating that the Alachua, Fl
Forum update coming VERY soon Phil Herring at 6:34pm 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1835 Thanks to invaluable help from @Davidasailor26, @jssailem, @Meriachee, @Justin_NSA, and @Brian D, we
Glow Plugs Jac123 at 5:57pm 08.03.19 Catalina 30 4/1566 My new to me 89 Catalina 30 with m25xp has been starting with no problem. I engage the glow plugs fo
New Cushions for the Cabin 2011 B40 Beneteau40sailor at 5:42pm 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1169 Need to recover the cushions. What is the best material to cover them? Chris
Questions regarding V24 vs. V224 BravoGolf at 5:35pm 08.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/632 I have a 1972 Venture 224. The mast appears to be bent more than it should and the keel appears to
49 port setter arm removal mdaitz at 4:14pm 08.03.19 Big Boats 0/327 newbie question. I am having salon cushions redone and need to remove the arm rests on part seteee t
Yamaha 6hp shift issues Full Circle 473 at 4:04pm 08.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/615 I have a 2010 Yamaha 6 hp F6LMHA. Motor runs great but is difficult to shift. Both forward and reve
Vent line maintenance RNC725 at 12:40pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/526 How often does everyone check their vent lines and /or make sure they're not clogged? I'm talking ho
Please help ID this freshwater tubing (2) Ilanortho at 11:36am 08.03.19 Big Boats 15/2101 Trying to install an under-sink Pentek slimline filter canister to the cold water tubing that exists
Hunter 18.5 side stays getting shoddy Revv up at 11:23am 08.03.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1220
type 5 pfd maintenance? (1) RussC at 9:52am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1216 I've had my type 5 pfds for a couple years now. having never "deployed" it, I decided to test it out
Hunter 146 Mystery Line (1) Hunter146Owner at 9:19am 08.03.19 Day Sailers 4/1350 I have an "extra" halyard that I am not sure what it is for: " or so below the top of the mast. My b
B361 cabin floor replacement John Dibb at 8:49am 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/756 I have a 2002 B361 which had some water in the cabin sometime before I bought it. There is some colo
Nigel Calder: Replace Your Generator by using your main engine Genesis V at 7:50am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/6440 Recently I attended a information session with Nigel Calder detailing replacing your generators with
Strange Head Issue (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:23am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1172 Good morning all, We started having a strange Head issue about two days ago and I'm a little baffle
Propane system re-design CYQK at 5:22am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1477 Replacing the propane system Would you use copper tube or rubber?
Fog your motors for storage! Skipper at 10:51pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2390 Local broker's story: All powerboats, but applies to us. A little Regal 24, Volvo inboard V8. Boat s
Lehr outboard propane bottle, how hot? SoSound at 9:57pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/800 I just tried out my new Lehr propane outboard for the first time. Overall, a great experience (minu

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Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please LloydB at 8:42am 09.08.24 227321
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please dLj at 8:32am 09.08.24 yes you're right @dLj , but I'm not sure where it broke, if at the point where the plate was attach
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 8:18am 09.08.24 yes you're right @dLj , but I'm not sure where it broke, if at the point where the plate was attache
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please dLj at 6:49am 09.08.24 good morning sailors and many thanks @dLj for your suggestions, they are a great idea. @Crazy Dave
ID this boat please dlochner at 5:22am 09.08.24 Islander 28 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/islander-28
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues dlochner at 5:20am 09.08.24 Let's take a simple improvement first. The line for the furler looks too big. Most furlers use 5/16"
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Marmalade at 4:56am 09.08.24 I'd start with a quick check of mast rake, particularly if your rig is dropped every season. Quick
Engine Alignment Afraal at 4:31am 09.08.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone. Greta information and pics!
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 12:17am 09.08.24 good morning sailors and many thanks @dLj for your suggestions, they are a great idea. @Crazy Dave
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 09.07.24 This is what I use. Once you read and thoroughly understand this, you will see that the first part
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues jssailem at 7:36pm 09.07.24 Is the sail contacting the bar on the pulpit? It should not. The sail should be above the black rou
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Sailor Sue at 7:00pm 09.07.24 Do you see any additional options? Yup. Move the forestay to one of the two holes behind the tack
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 6:52pm 09.07.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us. Is it a direct replacement th
Transom thick enough to leave outboard on during 800 mile trip, C25 Ripples III at 6:20pm 09.07.24 THanks everyone that replied. I have been taking the motor off for the last 6 trips but getting old
Hunter 50 AC deck light Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 09.07.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us.
New Cat 22 owner ...3TacksontheWater at 5:45pm 09.07.24 David W, congratulations on your new boat. George
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? smokey73 at 5:40pm 09.07.24 I use a Code Zero on a continuous liner furler attached to the bale on the Anchor Roller. It works
Engine Alignment (2) valcour at 5:02pm 09.07.24 you can hoist the engine using a 4 x 4 on the cabin top or boom to replace the engine mounts and/or
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? valcour at 4:38pm 09.07.24 In light air (under 10kt) I launch and fly a symmetrical spinnaker by myself when the admiral is bel
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 09.07.24 I got the Substack app and got access to the article. Seeing the picture of the low freeboard is com

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