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Water Tank Brianstanis at 7:49am 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1568 Found a leak in the plastic pipe connecting to the tank. Replaced the pipe and then found a leak und
Reversing rugger at 7:25am 06.03.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2178 I have a hunter 37 cutter rug with a 3 bladed prop. Any suggestions on reversing so I do not put to
Original boom length of DS2? Main sail spec? PCUSA at 6:40am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/568 Hi, I am new to DS2 and got a boat needs work. I was told the previous owner likes DS1 setup so he
Pumpout issue Ken Cross at 6:18am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/1416 This one is new to me. Last year I replumbed the waste system. I filled the tank with salt water to
O'Day 25 Keel trouble (2) mihaso at 6:14am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2498 Hi, I had a little unpleasant surprise this winter, after winter storage. Water must have been stuc
Lexan window replacement ryansk at 6:13am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/451 Good morning, I have a 1992 H27. While removing the port frame in the head, the lexan window that i
First time unstepping my mast - 2009 B37 Vegas at 6:05am 06.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/849 Rigging company will unstep my mast tomorrow, in preparation to ship my boat up to the Great Lakes.
Save the Sailors RoyS at 5:57am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 38/4560 My marina, Baypointe Marina in Quincy, MA, is kicking all sailboats out at the end of this season. O
Precision 23 sailboat tamden trailer specifications wanted tropicstar at 5:29am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1189 I recently acquired a older precision 23 galvanized sailboat tamden trailer. Can anyone tell me what
First time unstepping my mast - 2009 B37 Vegas at 5:24am 06.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/598 Rigging company will unstep my mast tomorrow, in preparation to ship my boat up to the Great Lakes.
Are current electronics repairable? SoSound at 9:48pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2283 More accurately, is there anyone (PNW area preferred) who actually troubleshoots, tests, and repairs
O`Day 34 Tall Rig Scottymac at 7:57pm 06.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/511 Hello, I have a few questions about the O 34. I just purchased the boat and brought her home to La
Are suppression ferrites really needed on Raymarine instruments? (1) Ward H at 7:36pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/5011 This weekend I installed two RM i70S displays and a P70S control head into my existing nav pod. The
M25 hard to start Harlan at 6:42pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/554 My '83 OD34 M25 is hard to start this year. Looking for help. Here's what I have learned so far:
life line turnbuckle tom.p.brown at 6:28pm 06.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/678 i took the starboard side forward turnbuckle to a local marine parts store yesterday to try to confi
Loose Throttle Bill19233 at 4:42pm 06.02.19 Engines and Propulsion 9/1981 I replaced the transmission shifter cable on my Yanmar 3gm3f on my Hunter 340. Now the throttle is l
Bow and stern lights drcov at 4:42pm 06.02.19 The Cherubini Hunters 2/627 I have the original lights on 1979 33 Lens are crumbling. How do I get them apart or off the rails.
C-301 Forward Berth Mattress KZW at 4:28pm 06.02.19 Catalina 310 6/1175 The title was supposed to read: C-310 Forward Berth Mattress. My apologies for the typo. How does o
18.5 sink question (1) D7764 at 4:13pm 06.02.19 Smaller Boats 1/484 Still very new to sailing, and don't know if I need a sink, but since it has something like a sink,
O'dDay 25 rudder and tiller repair Oduy at 3:40pm 06.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/970 Hello all, I have a 1975 O'Day 25. I am currently in the process of sanding down my rudder then app

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cabin steps DaveJ at 10:26am 07.08.24 More info please. How did you remove the original covering and glue etc. Thanks for posting.
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 10:16am 07.08.24 Thanks, that gives me a couple things to check.
What are these tracks used for? Jan11 at 9:55am 07.08.24 I've always thought of my boat as .... a boat.... not a woman. So using countless female pronouns d
standing rigging got looser shemandr at 9:45am 07.08.24 Is the mast step secure? If the deck or whatever holds the mast step bends, deforms or deflects it
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 07.08.24 I was thinking that at first too, but then I realized my mainsheet is rigged almost exactly like th
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Dalliance at 9:33am 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 07.08.24 I only secured the top of the turnbuckle - it seems like if the top is secure the bottom isn't goin
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 8:25am 07.08.24 Unfortunately, several years ago no one was selling replacement shuttle blocks in the USA, so I had
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.08.24 Friction is bad. You increase friction with the blocks but you gain mechanical advantage. The fric

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