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LifePo4 in winter Bob S at 11:28am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/793 Getting ready for winter in New England. I will be removing my 2 batteries to bring inside. I came a
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement (1) JT_Fulkerson at 8:57am 10.28.25 Smaller Boats 3/307 I recently purcahsed a Hunter 212 sailboat and upon purchasing it I knew there was a large crack in
Cracked gel coat below the waterline (2) Don Crowther at 8:56am 10.28.25 Mid-Size Boats 16/783 Good Morning I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 This fall when loading it onto the trailer one of the pads f
Rudder fiberglass repair (4) bob45 at 4:10am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 1/194 Hi! I dropped my rudder because it looked like the top, flat edge had delaminated. But upon further
gelcoat unclejack3 at 1:51am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 11/561 Sorry to sound stupid but if i mix epoxy resin with hardener is that not called Gelcoat? Because the
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose (3) zinahewitt at 9:27pm 10.27.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/636 Hi All, I am looking for a thru-hull 1 inch diameter 1/2 inch pipe 2 inch length NPT I can't handl
H26 Mast not sitting flush (2) dinosound at 6:31pm 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 14/609 I noticed my mast was nit sitting flush on my new to me H26. After the Season was over, I took a ver
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:27pm 10.27.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1522
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? (1) FWBpilot at 10:59am 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 8/496 Last night a storm did some damage to the Hunter 23.5. It was tied to a dock with 4 large inflatabl
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Leeward Rail at 3:35am 10.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/457 How many of you were members of the "Online Yacht Club" ? Hint.. it wasn't on the typical website o
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Doug on Long Island Sound at 6:23pm 10.26.25 Catalina 275 10/802 I don't have the maintenace history on the 275 (hull #18) I recently purchased, so I changed the imp
Older Z SPARS UK Genoa Furler parts (2) therealbrianf at 6:07pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 2/209 Hi, Need some advice please. The Foil End Cap (21 in the diagram) has come loose on the water and
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 2:51pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 65/3177 I'm sure this is going to unleash a flurry of comments about me being foolish, but nonetheless, I ne
Cupboard door latches sandpiper10471 at 2:19pm 10.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/152 Latches is an incorrect word here. Most of the opening cupboard doors on my H30 are held closed by p
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 1:14pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 14/583 I purchased a Hunter Legend 35 that had a Spin-Tech Triumph 2000 roller furler already installed. We
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 2:06pm 10.25.25 Ask All Sailors 9/705
Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:10am 10.25.25 Big Boats 9/850 Hello Hunter Owners! First of all, this is NOT a for sale ad! We are looking for advice... Please
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 2:04pm 10.24.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/597
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25 Sails Call Lounge 20/1639 It's not looking good for Catalina and Tartan. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/catalina
Shaefer 1-inch traveler car HELP! (1) sidw at 9:04am 10.24.25 Parts Search 2/283 If you have or had any boat from 1985-89 and replaced your Shaefer traveler (or even if you replaced

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Rotten egg smell on first flush Stu Jackson at 10:22am 12.09.25 Would adding a filter to the head intake, eliminate living organisms and what not from the lake wat
Rotten egg smell on first flush Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 12.09.25 Would adding a filter to the head intake, eliminate living organisms and what not from the lake wate
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Project_Mayhem at 10:10am 12.09.25 One more tip which I will try when I run out of CP - Apparently you can use head treatment in its pl
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 9:58am 12.09.25 You can always try a shoe repair shop. when I used to work in one we often did a lot of stuff not r
Why is my stove working? Project_Mayhem at 9:57am 12.09.25 Not sure of this stove, but when you heated the thermocouple, then this allowed the main valve to o
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Scott T-Bird at 9:37am 12.09.25 Lake Champlain? If so, Pettit VC-17 seems to be a popular paint for freshwater performance. You ma
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Scott T-Bird at 9:33am 12.09.25 If you can, find out from the previous owner what they used for bottom paint. It looks to me that t
WHY DO WE DO THIS? colemj at 9:30am 12.09.25 Freeze thaw cycles with trapped water. Mold. Insect nests. Rodents chewing. Wind getting into co
Why is my stove working? DaveJ at 8:40am 12.09.25 Not sure of this stove, but when you heated the thermocouple, then this allowed the main valve to op
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:18am 12.09.25 "Normal" odor free lifespan of sanitation hoses depends on the quality of the hose. I've had the le
old man sailor Kings Gambit at 8:16am 12.09.25 thank you both for your comments. T H I think you may be right that "bag" on the fore-deck is about
old man sailor jmczzz at 8:09am 12.09.25 It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. The Mariana, the great old classic 1973 Pearso
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital marcham at 8:08am 12.09.25 A few more ready to install ESP32 scripts for boaters..: https://github.com/Boatingwiththebaileys
UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 8:05am 12.09.25
A little bit of sewing help needed fred1diver at 7:56am 12.09.25 You can always try a shoe repair shop. when I used to work in one we often did a lot of stuff not r
Secondary bow roller on 2004 H41 ice breaker at 7:03am 12.09.25 I have a 30lb cqr up there that I have a line attached to that keeps it swung to port.
UN-glorious end? Tally Ho at 6:51am 12.09.25 Progressive I have my car with them. But they said the boat age is too great, the build date cut of
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 6:41am 12.09.25 235805 Jim...
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Hunter 41 DS - Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? JamesG161 at 6:35am 12.09.25 You can find the Owners Manual here HunterOwners.com downloads Jim...

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