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Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1511 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1405 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/396 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1140 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel inkunzi at 12:52pm 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 4/828 Any and all comments welcome
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:07am 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 8/663 My problem now is where do I connect the negative battery cable. It was connected to the starter mo
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Willemvan at 8:23am 09.29.24 Big Boats 4/566 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on w
DLB800 Keel winch SteveHughessails at 11:39pm 09.28.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/465 Looks like an issue, the 1st issue with our Mac 25. While attached to the buoy the keel winch let go
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 7:47pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 9/982 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought. A
Catalina 27 Deck ends (2) Dazmainian at 3:43pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 6/646 Hi, I recently took owneship of a catalina 27, 1978. At some point she seems to have suffered an is
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 3:24pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 44/3603 My first post. I'm not even sure if I am in the right place or forum, so I would be happy to take an
paralleling batteries glandry924 at 10:21am 09.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/698 How does the solenoid to parallel the batteries get energized?
2008 Hunter 38 Headliner Replacement TSL at 1:52pm 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/513 Need to replace a portion of my headliner (soft Whisper material). Need to find where I can get mat
Question about Eye protection when refueling (1) Captain-Will at 10:09am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1054 I recent realized how Important eye protection can be when refueling, so I have started to wear safe
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 7:33am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 7/950 Selling the house, moving aboard a sailboat and traveling the world, making youTube videos sounds ni
Material for drive shaft packing Rick.johnson at 5:33am 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/747 Hi Guy's have a 1987 40 ft Hunter legend Yanmar 4jhe engine aboard her an just had a mechanic
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Project_Mayhem at 7:53pm 09.26.24 Ask All Sailors 12/897 My new C30 has a set of dacron and UK X-Drive laminate sails. Are there any drawbacks to using them
Wisper Headliner Material TSL at 9:47am 09.26.24 Parts Search 0/312 Anyone know how to get the 2008 38 Hunter white headliner material and install it. Need to replace
Looking for used Raymarine EV-100 autopilot, or similar, for Hunter 34 with a wheel. Globe Pilot at 6:40am 09.26.24 Parts Search 10/1694 Looking for Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (3) Shorinsean at 6:00pm 09.25.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1497 Hi all, New poster here, because I have a new-to-me 2001 Beneteau 311. I've been getting the runnin

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Water leak 2004 hunter 36 Sergei at 11:19pm 09.01.25 Hi everyone, mine is a motor yacht Trojan 400 express, and I found at least one leak through a block
Down wind Genoa 58stang at 9:44pm 09.01.25 Thanks- didn't think about it being easier to use than a spinnaker
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred Project_Mayhem at 8:07pm 09.01.25 I did a similar repair in the same area of a boat. Doing it from inside was absolute hell and may ha
Help, terrible smelling boat Lazy1 at 7:06pm 09.01.25 I am guessing that a bladder is very difficult to completely evacuate. I have a tank and there was d
Hunter 26 topping lift (1) rgranger at 6:54pm 09.01.25 Page 72 of the owners manual https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2gq8iwsbvusl6n6iz28lp/19-23.5-26.-Owner
Gelcoat/Fiberglass Repair Recommendation - SF Bay Area dlochner at 6:49pm 09.01.25 Attack buoys are an under reported phenomenon. From out of nowhere they appear and feast on gelcoat.
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred jssailem at 6:40pm 09.01.25 You may want to consider taping a plastic sheet over the area and then pulling a vacuum and seal it.
Help, terrible smelling boat Alan Gomes at 5:30pm 09.01.25 While materials and construction of bladder tanks probably has improved since the 80's, I recall th
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred skrause at 5:10pm 09.01.25 Thank you very much for this response, it clarifies that this is work I will do prior to next season
Help, terrible smelling boat FastOlson at 4:36pm 09.01.25 we are starting to think it is the bladder (less than 2 years old) that is letting smells through,
Sailing and restoring #9874 Leeward Rail at 4:11pm 09.01.25 Smiley at the start of your post... Sad face at the end. Sorta. I miss our C22. Simplicity. Perfec
Hunter 50 AC salon top side windows kappykaplan at 3:51pm 09.01.25 Would love to see the post. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/window-rebed.169342/post-118
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye (1) Leeward Rail at 3:40pm 09.01.25 That's the factory anchor locker drain on the later C22 "New Design" models. The tube is known to l
Hunter 50 AC salon top side windows artboas at 3:35pm 09.01.25 Would love to see the post. Hi Go to the search areas In advanced search options, use my forum nam
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye coldaddy at 3:34pm 09.01.25 Weird, my 88 doesn't have that. The anchor locker drains to port for me but I don't see that drain
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket (1) Ward H at 3:07pm 09.01.25 Hey Ward, do you happen to know where your new brackets was ordered from? I discovered a broken br
Hunter 23 Jib and Marina Recommendation kappykaplan at 2:24pm 09.01.25 The jib sheet needs to be farther aft to tighten the foot of the sail. From the scallops on the luf
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye morbidfollower at 2:20pm 09.01.25 Weird, my 88 doesn't have that. The anchor locker drains to port for me but I don't see that drain o
Help, terrible smelling boat fred1diver at 2:06pm 09.01.25 We did apply a wet rag on the hoses and no smell after rubbing , we are starting to think it is the
DIY LiFePo4 Battery Kit Foswick at 1:38pm 09.01.25 Thanks for this! I have been making my own batteries for years, but these kits look great. I couldn'

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