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New forum member Richo265 at 3:02pm 05.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/593 Greetings all, I have been on the site seeking information for a period of time but had held off joi
Mast step questions, '87 Cat 22 (2) Coppertone at 2:17pm 05.02.19 Catalina 22 4/945 I am beginning repairs on my 87's mast step because it was showing many cracks through what appears
Backward motion (1) Phil Herring at 12:49pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 44/7128 Sailboats are infamous for perilous backing under power. Favoring port, favoring starboard, favoring
hard windshield hunter (6) Navicula at 12:04pm 05.02.19 Big Boats 1/703 I built this last year and installed it this year for the Bahama winter...its a tinted Acrylic and I
Made in the shade All U Get at 11:59am 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/930
Water in bilge... Jazzydaze at 11:49am 05.02.19 Newport 34/5069 My bilge has been staying pretty wet..Today i dried it..left for half an hour and came back to an in
Hole in my hull? Jdscar at 9:15am 05.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1015 I have recently purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor and while cleaning on it I noticed a hole in the ce
Torque spec for 3/4 bolt - h49 Chain Plate Velero49 at 7:46am 05.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/643 Im going to rebed the outboard chain plate and would like to know how much torque to apply. TY Bol
Repair of Quadrant Cover Question (2) Ward H at 7:14am 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/767 I'm ready to repair the quadrant cover on my C30. The core of 1/4" plywood is rotten and the cover s
MacGregor 26x Motoring for SPEED Tom McCormack at 6:13am 05.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4245 Under what conditions can the Mac26x with a 50hp Evinrude perform as a speedboat. In glass calm con
Replacing vented loop MarkCAP at 5:53am 05.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1133 Hi all, I have recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 375. It appears that the vented loop for the Jabsco
SANITATION HOSE twodzusfittings at 4:29am 05.02.19 Bigger Boats 3/1149 Working on the Black Water Tank. I currently have the 1 1/2" black with green stripe sanitation hose
Battery locker vents on a Catalina 310 paulj at 7:33pm 05.01.19 Catalina 310 5/1119 "Also Safety Warning: The battery locker has no ventilation. This is a fire and explosion hazard du
Mast gasket BBorg at 6:09pm 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 6/987 Recently bought an S2 11.0 and had the mast stepped for inside storage. When removing the mast ther
Where in the world was Scott T-Bird?!? (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:26pm 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/557 164291 This Yacht Club is one of the 5 oldest in the Nation. A member won the Newport - Bermuda Ra
Outboard motor mounting (1) Dr U at 2:09pm 05.01.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/749
Cheap But Good Anti-fouling Paint Plymouth Sailor at 12:54pm 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2039 Dear Fellow Soon-To-Be-On-The-Water-Again Sailors: Any recommendations on a cheap but good anti-fou
37C Anchor Light joe28532 at 11:04am 05.01.19 The Cherubini Hunters 1/637 Does anyone happen to know the manufacturer and part number of the mast top anchor light for the 37C
New boat, help setting up mainsheet Scandium at 8:55am 05.01.19 Trailer Sailors 10/2434 These are guarantied to be stupid questions, but I'm a 1st time sailboat owner with no IRL people to
Tell us about your recent sailing adventure (3) Ken Cross at 7:53am 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 36/2628 I haven't seen many sailing stories recently on these forums, so let's get with it. We finahs of de

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Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas Johann at 12:30pm 11.13.24 This is a great plan: https://marinehowto.com/easy-lifepo4-conversion The solenoid/combiner is repla
Anchor rode dLj at 12:26pm 11.13.24 I am getting my hunter 340 ready to cruise. Most of it will be solo. I am adding a windlass which s
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 10:54am 11.13.24 I am thinking it is about 3 inches long. The picture above shows the length. Also, I had plenty of
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Moon Dytuck at 10:29am 11.13.24 On the Hood 800 SL Furler there are three nylon screws at the bottom of the drum cover. Once they
Stuffing box wrench size question Dalliance at 10:27am 11.13.24 I've used this with some success as well as crow foot wrenches. The good thing about the crow foot
Happy Veterans' Day DRhoads at 10:17am 11.13.24 Thank you. It was a pleasure. USAF, fighter pilot/cyber commander, 1975-2003, O-6
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 10:15am 11.13.24 Tire says 1820 pounds, and there are only two bunk boards.
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. BrianQ at 10:12am 11.13.24 On the Hood 800 SL Furler there are three nylon screws at the bottom of the drum cover. Once they a
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle KCofKC at 10:04am 11.13.24 In the first post the first photo shows the cradle up on blocks, perhaps the keel was unsupported wh
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. CFogel at 9:40am 11.13.24 Greg, No locker. I was looking for ideas on how to best install in stb lazarette. Chuck
New main sail too tall. Now what? Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like rem
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Crazy Dave Condon at 9:28am 11.13.24 What is the load weight reading on the tire? How many bunk board supports each side as I only see t
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Moon Dytuck at 9:12am 11.13.24 If there are two furling lines coming out of the deck on the starboard side, you most likely have a
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. (1) Justin_NSA at 9:10am 11.13.24 I have the 810. I had to butt splice the new line for a continuous loop. I replaced all my furler st
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. BrianQ at 8:51am 11.13.24 If there are two furling lines coming out of the deck on the starboard side, you most likely have a
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:47am 11.13.24 That seems to have a lot more space around it than what I could see. I literally couldn't get my pho
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 11.13.24 If odor is the concern just use Noflex Digestor which works extremely well and is what Peggy recomm
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34am 11.13.24 I do worry about increasing the consumption of the 55 gallons of onboard water, perhaps the more exp
Hunter 26/260 trailers SteveHughessails at 7:16am 11.13.24
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07am 11.13.24 How will you address the issue of TP? Aboard a charter a couple of years ago, I learned that TP in t

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