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Swim platform question (1) ian260 at 1:23pm 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1686 Has anyone ever seen or heard of a swim platform with an outboard mounted to it? I know its common o
Furano connection charliec30 at 9:52am 12.11.23 Catalina 30 1/505 Hi all trying to have my mast pulled for service on 92 CAtalina 30. Yard cant find the connection to
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 8:30am 12.11.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/727 I have a Volvo Penta D1-30F engine in my 12 year old Bavaria 34. I have just taken the original Volv
Jeanneau SO 42 DS Lee Hadjiosif at 7:27am 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 0/246 To SO 42DS owners. I dismantled the cabinets inside the aft port lazarette in order to get to the GP
Fall Sailing trip-October 2023 ShotgunSlim at 4:23am 12.11.23 Catalina 22 1/473 For your enjoyment: YBo1zmrZJUA
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 5:36pm 12.10.23 Big Boats 0/13 I installed a Ritchie compass on my Hunter45CC sailboat. It has a 10 degree deviation. Turning the s
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 5:30pm 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1125 I installed a new Ritchie compass on my Hunter 45CC boat. It has a 10 degree deviation. How can you
Monoceros cabin sole (2) monocerosin at 3:03pm 12.10.23 The Cherubini Hunters 8/742 221885221886
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 11:40am 12.10.23 Ask All Sailors 17/990
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 8:06am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/636 I am in Mexico considering ordering standing rigging in the US, bringing it down, and having the wor
dropping the rudder for maintenance colin59 at 7:51am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/806 Hi anyone dropped a rudder and replaced bushings etc? looking for tips on process and parts supplier
Portlight help Believe H46 at 5:43am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/816 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels fa
Bilge pump redhead78 at 7:37pm 12.09.23 Ask All Sailors 4/740 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet
Missing aft cabin door on 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl Astrochip at 7:43pm 12.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/376 Hi all I picked up a 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl that is in really good shape. I have done a complete serv
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes Justin_NSA at 8:56am 12.08.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/1136 Argh! My bearing has too much play! My records show it was replaced by the PO in 2013. We don't run
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 11:06pm 12.07.23 Catalina 22 7/1300 I'm in the process of getting to know my 1976 C22. I recently observed a small bulge at the top of t
Tidal Currents Trip planner App TimFromLI at 7:22pm 12.07.23 Ask All Sailors 26/2093 I have been using an Tidal Currents trip planner for a few years. It's an app where you plug in your
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 RPOLLITT01 at 6:04pm 12.07.23 Smaller Boats 3/749 I have all the dimensions except for the width. Also, where can I find the hardware to hang it on th
Rudder post crack (4) Juan Carlos Zarate at 3:35pm 12.07.23 Ask All Sailors 2/346 Recently we found water ingress via a crack on the top of the rudder post, our boat is a 2006 Hunter
Backstay tension on a beneteau oceanis 37 macdoug at 12:12pm 12.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/650 Does anyone know how tight the backstays should be on an oceanis 37? I have had widely differing adv

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Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.12.24 There are vehicles that can tow but you need to keep in mind of towing uphill or up the ramp. Forge
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 5:16am 10.12.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Hayden Watson at 5:13am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord l
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 4:57am 10.12.24 This spring, I will be upgrading the windlass to one that has a chain gypsy instead of the capstan o
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 Caboteur at 4:16am 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode sailme88 at 3:12am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord li
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Michael Davis at 8:46pm 10.11.24 We have 100 feet of 3/8 chain and 250 feet of rode. This past summer was the first time I wished we
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:43pm 10.11.24 This is what I have learned. Connecting the forestay should take a fair amount of effort but should
Hurricane aftermath ggrizzard at 6:03pm 10.11.24 Video by a Harvard Magna: They still don't learn common sense. :banghead:
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer (1) Brian M H23 at 5:48pm 10.11.24 Am I wasting my time removing it? Can it be left on the rudder pins during this retrieval?It reall
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 10.11.24 Damage may depend on the angle of the ramp. Some ramps may damage it, while other wont. That's how m
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 5:36pm 10.11.24 Thanks Dave, I will read it again. I get the double halyard idea; I have concerns using the snap s
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 5:28pm 10.11.24 I usually use two halyards even though the load is far less than what the single line is rated for.
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.11.24 No worries, Shemandr, and thanks again!
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 4:44pm 10.11.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 4:33pm 10.11.24 So, that inspires a story. A number of sailers in our group took a gal out who is known to be fun c
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 10.11.24 First time we went to Desolation, we upgraded the rode to 50 ft. of 5/16" chain and 350 ft. of three
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 3:14pm 10.11.24
Hurricane aftermath (1) shemandr at 3:11pm 10.11.24 In the aftermath of Milton some politicians and media are admitting that the storm surge didn't happ
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 3:10pm 10.11.24 Go to boat information and select the hunter 260. Under downloads, look for instructions to raise

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