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O'Day 28 Blackwater tank Apex at 11:26am 08.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/579 Anyone install tankage in their bow? I am looking at B184 from Ronco Plastics, which looks like a g
First 305 Window replacement Esdraelon at 11:15am 08.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/911 Replaced the windows about 15 years ago with acrylic and they have been great but need to replace th
Albert's Anchorage, Santa Cruz Island Kings Gambit at 11:12am 08.04.19 Destinations 1/857
need a hunter 216 jib ASAP! H216sailor at 11:00am 08.04.19 Day Sailers 1/812 Looking for a Hunter 216 jib. Please, DO NOT refer me to the new jibs they sell here on this website
H280 soot in cabin matts997 at 10:54am 08.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1094 My H280 has had a long-standing problem with strong diesel fumes in the cockpit and--on longer motor
1984 O'Day 23 Wiring Diagram mkam at 10:46am 08.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/974 I have purchased a 1984 Oday 23- my first sailboat- and am doing some upgrades. The wires behind th
Danforth Constellations Compass (1) jamieFL at 10:08am 08.04.19 Ask All Sailors 10/4470 I'm looking at a late 80's Danforth Constellations Compass with the stainless enclosure for my Edson
Please help with adapting PEX tubing to Hunter polybutylene plumbing for under sink water filter (2) Ilanortho at 9:32am 08.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2995 Trying to install an under-sink Pentek slimline filter canister to the cold water tubing that exists
Happy Birthday US Coast Guard! JamesG161 at 9:00am 08.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1088 On this day in 1790, Congress authorized Secretary Alexander Hamilton's proposal to build 10 new cut
Looking to purchase Hunter 340 tdc03 at 8:49am 08.04.19 Big Boats 15/2119 Hi folks, I'm looking to purchase a Hunter 340 preferably with SS arch and roller main (I think 200
Fuel pump advice (1) Jezbob at 8:11am 08.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/1882 My Catalina 27 (1973) has an Atomic 4 gas that cuts out after say 20 mins - no splutter just dies. W
Fixing or replacing old style pump faucet (1) tafischer at 7:43am 08.04.19 Catalina 22 4/2321 I have been working on my pump faucet. I have it pumping well and looking good with the exception o
S2 11.0a owners - dodger-bimini-boom-mainsheet solutions Matt White at 6:04am 08.04.19 S2 5/2023 Hello all, I am potentially joining the group of 11.0a owners (in West Michigan). I have a question
Not so nice boom end fittings Dr. D at 1:24am 08.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/3262 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 13/1564 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 19/4189 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 12/1896 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 4/1632 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 7/1237 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 4/660 I have a 1972 Venture 224. The mast appears to be bent more than it should and the keel appears to

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Source for Metric turnbuckle Michael Davis at 11:05am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean t
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:57am 10.31.24 Next to a M10 bolt.
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:53am 10.31.24 The closest imperial size is 3/8-16, but that is clearly wrong.
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 10:21am 10.31.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast (10) Eric S W at 10:11am 10.31.24 I have added photos. The measurement of the caliber represents the diameter of the mast raising pole
Hole for gin pole in the mast caverun at 9:41am 10.31.24 Thanks for that link, I was searching outside of this site and it seemed like the Marlow-Hunter lin
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. AaronD at 9:28am 10.31.24 This is asked every so often, and the most universally recommended motor for a C-22 is the Tohatsu S
Full enclosure questions sailme88 at 8:58am 10.31.24 We have a dodger, Bimini and connector.. There is no way I'd sail with the connector in place. Howev
Source for Metric turnbuckle Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 10.31.24
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 8:24am 10.31.24 I've also always felt that in rainy and snowy conditions I HAD to be able to stick my head out perio
Full enclosure questions fred1diver at 8:09am 10.31.24 If you're doing a slit, perhaps some leather around that opening would protect the canvas from chaf
Full enclosure questions Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 10.31.24 If you're doing a slit, perhaps some leather around that opening would protect the canvas from chafe
Hole for gin pole in the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 10.31.24 Is your mast manufacturer Z Spar. US Spar is synonymous with US Spar. Just to be sure, is the pol
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 7:55am 10.31.24
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:45am 10.31.24 Can you identify the mast mfg by stickers or boom. Take photos of shroud turnbuckles. there are
Full enclosure questions Hayden Watson at 7:42am 10.31.24 It seems to me that the only way to have a fully enclosed cockpit on this boat would be to have the
Full enclosure questions SkiingSailor at 7:38am 10.31.24 Depends where you live and sail.... We sail all year round here in British Columbia. Think cold'ish
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 6:44am 10.31.24 Personally, I've always felt sailing with a closed enclosure is an oximoron. If you can close the en
How to repair small chip in cabin sole smokey73 at 6:40am 10.31.24 Try oakwoodveneer.com I know they sell samples for $2.00 Others may too. You're still going to ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 6:28am 10.31.24 Thanks for that link, I was searching outside of this site and it seemed like the Marlow-Hunter link

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