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Leaks.... dneill at 11:42am 03.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 9/875 I have an Oday 25 that has been out of the water since October. When I went down to the marina wher
Osprey cam - not Kermit friendly Justin_NSA at 11:31am 03.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/566 Stockton Lake has built a nest for an osprey pair in hopes that they won't set the park on fire. You
28.5 bilge hose replacement (2) redteledrew at 11:24am 03.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1320 What's the best way to replace the bilge hose in a Hunter 28.5? I can't find the thruhull access be
Aft Berth bulkhead (1) redteledrew at 11:11am 03.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1658 I have just purchased a Hunter 28.5 1986 and want to find out why a previous owner might have cut ou
Highfield levers Rltgold at 9:51am 03.21.19 Catalina 22 3/1433 How many of you use a Highfield Lever on your Shrouds for trailering ? If you do did you simply exch
Replace rudder post sleeve behill at 9:45am 03.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3235 The rubber rudder post sleeve inside the hull on my 1991 Beneteau 310 is leaking. Where can I get
Thanks a lot Perko! (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 03.21.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1272 I have a Perko 0120 light on my mast. I'd like to replace the bulbs before stepping the mast. Unfort
Question for 1980 Oday 28 owners rogjack2 at 6:38am 03.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/731
Beneteau 473 (2001) Electrical Buss behind the Main panel Toby1979 at 9:02pm 03.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2137 Upgrading the VHF and can't figure how to get the old wires to release from the Buss thing. The man
3D Printed Tiller Tamer PropellerHead at 7:46pm 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 15/3845 Thought I'd share my tiller tamer. Could use a few tweaks but I thought it came out pretty well for
Any opinions on A/C units TimFromLI at 7:22pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1486 The 6000 BTU unit that services my aft cabins needs to be replaced. It looks like my choices are Ma
GPS Week Rollover Issue Hunter216 at 6:52pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 39/2657 You may wish to review your GPS equipment due to the upcoming April 6 2019 GPS Week Rollover Issue t
Bunker Carpet, How Much?? Shorefun at 6:19pm 03.20.19 Day Sailers 3/684 So I measured my bunkers. They are 36" long and 4" wide. It appears they used pieces that are about
Drain Hose Source for Cockpit, Anchor Well and Sink tdboss at 5:02pm 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 11/1518 I have read the importance of replacing the Cockpit Drain and probably the anchor drain on the Hunte
Progress? Trailer out from under the boat. (5) Shorefun at 3:58pm 03.20.19 Day Sailers 4/738 So I got the boat off the trailer. I got some nice foam blocks from the trash the other day. So I us
Mast-Mounted Wind Transducer (2) spadaforaj at 2:32pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 9/762 When my Raymarine i60 would not calibrate, as the direction seemed off vs my Windex something seemed
Dodger for a Legend 35.5 jmo at 12:02pm 03.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/822 Need to replace my dodger and wondering if anyone knows of they can be ordered 'stock' anywhere? Any
Happy NoRuz Brian D at 8:50am 03.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/811 Today at 14:58 PDT starts the Persian New Year, or NoRuz. It is also the Vernal Equinox, when the su
H260 Single line reefing GBGraham at 6:06am 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 98/12001 God knows why Hunter did not make this a standard fit at the point of build? I am really hoping to r
Buying (??) '82 C&C 34' swing keel - need advice/surveyor - Asbury Pk, NJ Better_Angel at 3:16am 03.20.19 C&C 1/900 Does anybody know anybody good who can survey this boat? Also, for any current or past owners, are

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PROP BLADE PREP (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 08.10.24 After discussing this with my prop manufacturer, I too went naked YIPES :yikes: ! Ralph, I beli
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 3:44pm 08.10.24 I never used anything before, other than cleaning the prop every year, but this year I sprayed it wi
Solar Voltage Johann at 3:33pm 08.10.24 The part that is not evident in your analysis is the battery's resistance. There is still 500 watts
PROP BLADE PREP BigEasy at 3:21pm 08.10.24 Ralph, I believe we live in a promised land regarding many things, including sea temperature, espec
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik LloydB at 3:12pm 08.10.24 Take a picture
PROP BLADE PREP (1) jssailem at 2:50pm 08.10.24 Ralph, I believe we live in a promised land regarding many things, including sea temperature, especi
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 2:19pm 08.10.24 Double. At least the 2005+ models. Greg
PROP BLADE PREP (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:48pm 08.10.24 Yipes ! With all that work and expense, I find it far cheaper and easier to have someone standing
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 08.10.24 Same as I do for my first 250 ft. of nylon rode. Keep sweeping it from side to side to help it dow
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 1:00pm 08.10.24 Nice alliteration. Yeah, I spent about an hour working on that one. AI finally authored it ;)
Get my engine running. Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 08.10.24 Maybe fat fingered on the phone. Nice alliteration.
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 12:41pm 08.10.24 Hmm, didn't consciously post that. Not sure what happened... Maybe fat fingered on the phone.
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 12:30pm 08.10.24 A few pictures pleas would help I introduced that boat years ago. When you post pictures, post
Small brass screw Crazy Dave Condon at 12:22pm 08.10.24 Check the boom gooseneck. At the mast
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:12pm 08.10.24 Is the 33 mast single or two sets of spreaders? I c it remember as it was long ago since introducin
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Captain Larry-DH at 12:11pm 08.10.24 While I don't negate the value of back up systems, I prefer to design systems to prevent the need f
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (2) BigEasy at 11:42am 08.10.24 The anchor light on my 2012 oceanis 37 has failed. Ideally I would like to change the whole light f
Solar Voltage (3) thinwater at 11:32am 08.10.24 I don't know if this will help or confuse: The maximum power point is at about 16.5 V on this panel
PROP BLADE PREP BigEasy at 11:28am 08.10.24 What do you do? A step by step process explanation along with branding product recommendations wou
PROP BLADE PREP dlochner at 11:11am 08.10.24 On my currently mounted prop, I used the Rustoleum Galvanizing Spray, however I believe I might hav

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