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O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 12:52pm 08.04.24 Bigger Boats 16/2360 My original compass has had it after 39 years so need to replace. Ritchie makes a ton of different
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:17pm 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/817 I was just told that the rub rail all hunter sailboats submerges at the sugar scoop (swim Deck) whil
Bulkhead Strengthening (2) petecasey at 11:44am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 5/968
Rudder Removal james2034 at 10:56am 08.04.24 Big Boats 31/3863 I have a 2005 Hunter 41AC. I am having a new rudder built with stainless post. Does anyone have expe
O'day 22 (1) drgbanks at 10:47am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 4/869 can anyone help me identify this. Whatever it is, it seems to be broken.
O'day 22 Bilge (1) drgbanks at 9:18am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 11/1403 Hello all, new sailor upgraded from DS3 to Oday 22'. I'm in a whole new category now and I need you
Mariner Owners 1975 and newer M32 Ketch Boatyarddog at 9:13am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 0/210 Looking for Other Mariner Ketch owners to share comments on The Mariner Builds and what they have fo
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 9:01am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 50/3043 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thro
New Tiller Install Catalina 27 (6) BTC1984 at 8:46am 08.04.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/592 Got a new tiller. 4 questions. Notice the 1/8 inch gaps around the sides. Do I need to address th
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? acboudrMN at 8:42am 08.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/708 Hey gang, I am replacing my radial wheel drive that failed. I am concerned, after looking at a pict
Winch Turning/Grinding drgbanks at 8:30am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 2/378 New sailor upgrading from DS3 to Oday 22. I used a winch in class on a Catalina 22', but that was 2
Mast Tabernacle (4) drgbanks at 7:56am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 8/1600 Hello all. New sailor upgrading from DS3 to O'day 22'. I only upgraded because we moved for work
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Captain Larry-DH at 6:15am 08.04.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2244
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (6) rcoleman67 at 9:24pm 08.03.24 Ask All Sailors 21/1853 Just picked up new to me 1988 Catalina 25 on a trailer. I'm believe I'm the 4th owner. The PO didn't
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? Davenport at 12:47pm 08.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/655 As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? I notice my h260 floor sag
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? (4) soopad00pa at 4:39am 08.03.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/424 Rudder failed tolerance test, so I dropped it. Need to pull the bearings but aside from cutting them
Wood refinishing final passes fred1diver at 3:02pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1022 Hey everyone I am currently working on a cockpit table for my Pearson 30, I did a nice sanding with
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:29pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1056 Hunter 35.5, large main, tough grind. Any advice or lubricant suggestions.
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:03pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hunter 35.5, big main, hard work to raise, any suggestions or advice on lubricants?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits anelso29 at 11:06am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 32/2730 Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations on all-in-one kits or a series of components to set up a

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Ranger 12 - rescue (1) rhsc912 at 11:36am 07.05.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:28am 07.05.25 Glad to hear it was smooth sailing and you made it safely. Did you not research options for where to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question artboas at 11:13am 07.05.25 I remember there were drawings and pictures of the davits located on this site. I can't seem to fi
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) capta at 10:44am 07.05.25 I would suggest you change the fixture rather than just the bulb. I have had much better service fro
Tropical Depression 3 (3) JamesG161 at 10:35am 07.05.25 TS Chantal will stay a weak storm. :clap: stal waters. Note time on chart is 18 hrs forecast on th
Solar controller overcharging batteries Johann at 10:31am 07.05.25 If the controller is dual voltage auto select 12 or 24 volt, the batteries need to be connected fir
Electric Furler capta at 10:27am 07.05.25 I sailed with a Hood electric RF mainsail. I loved it, but it did require a bit of maintenance and r
Solar controller overcharging batteries SycloneDriver at 10:20am 07.05.25 I only skimmed most of this thread because it drifted so much. Solar is a favorite topic of mine so
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine JamesG161 at 10:20am 07.05.25 Raymarine a98 "Lighthouse" by Raymarine. Jim...
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 10:06am 07.05.25 Hello everyone!! We made it down east river and onto the Hudson without a single problem! Got an awe
Electric Furler colemj at 9:44am 07.05.25 For us, it is really about MOB response when only one crew member is on board. I missed this part
Electric Furler jssailem at 9:29am 07.05.25 it isn't really a practical addition. For us, it is really about MOB response when only one crew me
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 9:24am 07.05.25 Thanks but no desire to do that.
Electric Furler Captain Larry-DH at 9:23am 07.05.25 but they're all accomplished sailors with decades of experience. Well and good. Now they have eve
Electric Furler PaulK at 8:48am 07.05.25 Perhaps it is the friends - but they're all accomplished sailors with decades of experience. ( One-d
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine dlochner at 8:28am 07.05.25 We use C-Map. It also comes on a micro-SD card. I have not tried their support. C-Map is part of the
Electric Furler colemj at 8:09am 07.05.25 We've had different friends with electric winches & systems have lots of fun with their boats. The
Happy 4th of July kloudie1 at 7:46am 07.05.25 Did not sail this Fourth..My old body doesn't tolerate the heat so well any more.. I do have fond me
What Model Laguna? (1) Percival at 7:45am 07.05.25 232645
What Model Laguna? Percival at 7:38am 07.05.25 I do. It's actually a swing keel. A unique feature to this boat is that it has some sort of pop-top

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