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Towing with outboard H26 Jimmy at 8:38am 06.26.19 Smaller Boats 12/843
Windlass alternative danm1 at 8:20am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3246 I will state up front that I know this is probably wrong. I have a rope rode with only about 6 feet
New tiller stick? sbcwolff at 7:05am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3275 We broke our old tiller stick and want to craft a new one. Stick with wood? Or has anyone made one o
Companionway Glass change out planoron at 6:17am 06.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/660 I have a H380 with the smoked .375 plexiglass slide for the companionway. I am considering changing
Reefing lines led aft: organizer, blocks, or low friction rings? agprice22 at 3:45am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1646 I am preparing to remove the rats-nest of lines at the base of my mast and reduce the stress on my w
Installing Cable Covers??? SirMichael at 8:36pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2807 The cable covers on the lifelines of my '88 Hunter 28.5 have seen better days, so I ordered some Dav
Am I Jinxed? topcat0399 at 8:06pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2540 3 Experiances buying sails, new and used from 3 vendors. All three customer service fails. New mai
Replacing Keel Window (1) Kelseyking13 at 7:59pm 06.25.19 San Juan Sailboats 0/1719 I recently replaced the keel cable and winch on a 21 San Juan. When I purchased it the window was op
Electronics overheating? (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:45pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/363 3 weekends ago my both wind displays showing wind speed and direction (ST60 ' ST70) stopped working
Windlass on a Hunter 28. Deparlocean at 5:18pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/676 I have a Hunter 28, and I want to install a manual windlass just behind the anchor chain hatch. I n
Grohe galley faucet o-rings and washer for 1990's Hunters (1) Rich Stidger at 4:37pm 06.25.19 Big Boats 8/1120 Grohe no longer supports the old faucets used in the mid-90's larger Hunter boats. My galley faucet
Hunter 260 replacing mainsail slides and shackles (1) dfos at 4:32pm 06.25.19 Smaller Boats 5/951 We have a 1999 H260 and one of the plastic shackles broke this weekend... We are going to replace t
Broken sail guide clip (2) DFD at 2:55pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/417 Not sure what to call this but any suggestions on how to fix it? I don't sew. Pictures attached. Bo
Holding tank Vent locations (1) Bob S at 12:44pm 06.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4639 I going to add 1" vents to my holding tanks. There are two heads in the two cabin version of the 393
Marvair Seamach on the fritz T J Furstenau at 12:22pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/694 I'm afraid that I already know the answer to this, but figured that I'd ask anyway. Closed about 2
SALT WATER PUMP (1) thetone at 11:04am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/678 I am looking for a part number for the salt water pump on my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have a parts cat
Keel Cable Hum????? Cmackg at 11:03am 06.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1107 My Mac25 has gotten out a few times now, after a long round of up-fixing. One really odd thing is th
M25XP w/ HBW50 Transmission - Singing Prop Ward H at 9:41am 06.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/2967 My second season with our C30. New this season is a noise while motoring. This is a 93 C30 with M25
Companion way cover scratches (1) DRhoads at 9:38am 06.25.19 Big Boats 6/733 Does anyone else have this issue with their companion way cover? Something is scratching the bottom
Beneteau First 38 Owner's Manual JuanMarcos at 9:18am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3875 Hello friends. I just purchased an 1983 Beneteau First 38 and have been looking for the owner's man

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What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:03pm 08.29.24 @Ralph Johnstone - I'll try to answer your questions clearly- Did a PO put in additional fittings?
porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 jssailem at 5:31pm 08.29.24 That gasket material is similar to one I used on my Cal. It is AJR Marine. https://ajrmarinewindows.
Hull/Deck Joint question on Pearson 36-2 western spirit at 5:08pm 08.29.24 Hi Greg Also a 36-2 owner which I love but also am having water ingress at the sandwiched hull/deck
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy th
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 4:23pm 08.29.24
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast cdenno1 at 3:43pm 08.29.24 Thank you @shemandr and @Ward H for your quick input! I'll do some more investigation when I get bac
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 08.29.24 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: The input pressure read 0 psi and I could feel a slight supply of gas fr
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Rick Webb at 2:10pm 08.29.24 Exercise bands work great. They are wonderful But don't leave the drummer alone with the women
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 08.29.24 Regarding the new regulator that I have purchased, I performed a water column test per @Ralph Johnst
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 1:39pm 08.29.24 Sorry to hear you're pulling your hair out on this one, Rich. It is wild that you have a leak in bot
Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) LakeShark at 1:35pm 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny I would inspect the areas circled in red for broken rivets, casting, etc. based on the d
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 1:13pm 08.29.24 I definitely agree something is amiss. According the both the linked documents, my boom is rigged as
lifeline DaveJ at 1:03pm 08.29.24 Also, there are left hand and right hand threads. As mentioned, take one to the store to compare. C
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 FastOlson at 12:55pm 08.29.24 Quite an unusual mystery! I would, as suggested, follow the big cable from the master switch. Also,
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 08.29.24 One of those cables will lead him to a battery. You couldn't ask for a better lead to the batteri
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 08.29.24 Comments/answers are in the quoted text- ak down test on just the boat tank, gauge, regulator, and
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 12:10pm 08.29.24 Make sure when you do travel that you lash the mast into the support(s). Twice in 2 years, I have h
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th

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