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Bent wing keels georgetheleo at 6:56pm 03.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1199 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curve
Table bases azambella at 5:08pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 5/416 Hi all, I am thinking of installing a table in the cockpit of our Hunter 33 (Cherubini model). My
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 3:33pm 03.28.24 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1318 So I took all of the hoses off of my motor and I'm having problems with the routing after rebuilding
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 2:58pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 7/666 Hi all. The outhal configuration on my boat I think is wrong; it comes with a simple line attached t
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 1:36pm 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 37/3152 Just noticed that lights and radio stay on whether I select battery 1 or 2 or both when I would ha
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 7:08am 03.28.24 Smaller Boats 8/1202
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 (1) RiazDan at 3:27am 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 4/506 Hello, I would like to change my saildrive propeller due to some damages on the old one. I came acr
NMEA Drinky Crow at 8:12pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 16/849 Basic, basic question. Do I have to run an individual drop cable to every single device on the netwo
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 7:28pm 03.27.24 Pearson 2/619 How should I remove the dodger from my P31-2?
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 4:51pm 03.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/489 Can I please have a suggestion as to the best refrigeration to add to my 1999 Hunter 380? I would l
Replacing Injector Return Hoses (3) dkinzer at 1:50pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/426 When we bought our 2007 Hunter 41AC (with a Yanmar 4JH4E) about 2-1/2 years ago, the surveyor's repo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 11:42am 03.27.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/715 Hi Folks. I have a 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig used in fresh water only.My (adult) nephew is consideri
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 11:41am 03.27.24 Com-Pac 4/1051 Hello, friends! I have been wanting a Com-Pac 16 for a long time and had one finally come up recentl
Stem Fitting (4) Deleted member 117556 at 10:44am 03.27.24 Catalina 310 6/1026 Has anyone had to replace their stem fitting on their 310? I became aware that this is a potential
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. (1) jssailem at 10:07am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 15/947 The other day, my friend with the slip next to me came wandering down the dock with 2 new batteries
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 9:29am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/529 Frequently, multiple times a year, there are questions about surveyors and boat surveys. New promi
Switched back to hank on sails morbidfollower at 7:52am 03.27.24 Catalina 22 1/763 Ive been running a 130 on a cdi Furler since I got my boat. Aside from the 130 being a little oversi
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (1) SV Maverick at 12:06pm 03.26.24 Big Boats 28/3451 I have been putting this project off for three years now. The only original problem was the failure
Companion way H26 Marc the army sailor at 11:28am 03.26.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/403 Has anyone successfully replaced the washboards with barn doors? Pictures?
Best place for a fire port? danb2k at 8:45am 03.26.24 Big Boats 4/594 Hi All, I want to install a fire port on the wooden engine cover in my 2003 Catalina 36. I'm lookin

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Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 5:19am 03.15.25 It is common for masts of all types to have multiple halyard exit holes in them. We have four on on
Keel Bolts jssailem at 4:43am 03.15.25 Upon seeing the images, my first impression is the keel struck something. If it is on the stern en o
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) higgs at 8:43pm 03.14.25 Go with the diesel. I have owned both a diesel and the A4. The A4 is a great engine, but a diesel
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? jssailem at 8:37pm 03.14.25 Good fish and chips at the Pub in Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge. Was my first cruise back in 2015. We h
Antifreeze Leak JRT at 7:51pm 03.14.25 I have the exact same conditions, i replaced all the hoseshas on my motor too. I'll look next time
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Captain Larry-DH at 7:19pm 03.14.25 Some good tips above. Another thing I thought of (implemented in mine) is to tie a loop in the retri
Electric brakes - wiring JoeWhite at 6:57pm 03.14.25 Cut the wires and use wire wing nuts that is filled with lanoline.
Electric brakes - wiring Rick Webb at 6:55pm 03.14.25 Those Scotch Lok connectors should not be on your trailer anywhere Except for an emergency side of t
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend PaulK at 6:39pm 03.14.25 Many long-distance races require boats to practice MOB procedures. We practice.
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? PaulK at 6:35pm 03.14.25 A rigger has insurance to be able to make this sort of decision. (Or they should.) Having a rigger c
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. Th
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? garymalmgren at 4:42pm 03.14.25 External halyard = noisy. I agree that this is a professional's decision, but... Could you post som
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) Urban Hermit at 4:14pm 03.14.25 Encouragement from active if sometimes achy 80.
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? (1) BAD ORCA at 4:12pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. Th
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? Foswick at 3:36pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. The
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 3:19pm 03.14.25 LifeSling, in general, gets a little unfair criticism when these things come up. (It has been rightl
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement (4) Sean Hutch at 3:01pm 03.14.25 There were two bolts snapped on the stepping plate. Will probably just reuse the plate and bolt it b
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend dLj at 2:29pm 03.14.25 I feel each boat has to make a system that works for the specific boat. I have a gantry located on m
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 2:04pm 03.14.25 @quadrille38 Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it. I know in raw numbers I'm not part
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend thinwater at 2:00pm 03.14.25 Wow. That video confirms what I heard at a skippers' meeting on Wednesday evening in Everett. I wa

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