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1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 8:17am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/706 Does anyone know the fairly accurate center-to-center dimension of the steering pedestal railing on
C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 11.05.24 Catalina 30 4/1111 Does anyone know how the stanchions on the mk3 are mounted? Are they through bolted or is there an e
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/763 Does anyone know what size wrench to use for the lower, larger bolt on the flange that the riser is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 61/9943 My new to me C30 has a plastic through hull, plastic winterizing port and plastic raw water strainer
Beneteau Oceanis 311 vs Parker 325/335 LK andyb28 at 1:06am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 0/349 Good Morning, I am looking to move to a Lifting Keel boat from a smaller twin keeler and have my l
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.04.24 Smaller Boats 22/3195 Road King no longer builds trailers for sailboats. Not sure about Magic Tilt but waiting on a respo
Left over Cetol up for grabs (1) kemsa51 at 10:38am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 11/804 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept of
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 9:30am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/923 Having a data issue w/ the L1250. I know old unit and NOT supported by Raymarine anymore. Raymarin
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 7:35am 11.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1044 Recommend a retrofit generator for a 2004 Hunter 326. Willing to consider, carry-ons and lazarettos
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 5:44am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1125 Today while starting the engine I heard a small bang sound and it didn't start only after a third at
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light HoosierSailor at 5:22am 11.04.24 Big Boats 9/960 My deck light is out on my 96 Paasage 42. Looking from deck level the fixture looks original and the
Overturned Mac???? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:08am 11.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1977 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1-dead-5-others-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-redondo-beach-coas
TD 18 --> TS Rafael --> Hurricane Rafael kloudie1 at 8:28am 11.03.24 Weather and Forecasting 17/1972 Here we go.
Sheet to steering The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:46am 11.03.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1522 Hi.... Looking for a book by John Lexa on self syeering, if anyine knows that system or a simple sys
Oday28 (2) egreen024 at 4:38am 11.03.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1064 Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? Want a built a bracket or buy some wedges, for a
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 (4) marek416 at 3:35am 11.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1089 Im in the process of purchasing a 1995 Catalia 30 tall rig. Except for one serious concern: the boat
Does this sound like a DC ground fault? BAD ORCA at 10:14pm 11.02.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2411 I have a Blue Seas fuse block https://www.bluesea.com/products/5026/ST_Blade_Fuse_Block_-_12_Circuit
H280 Dog house hinge (1) Occasional Heeler at 5:35pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1123 Any ideas on how to get this hinge plate for the engine cover over-enlarged, and not sure I can get
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 12:25pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/600 During 2008, I posted a step-by-step process of replacing my compression post. This information is s
Rebedding life line stanchions. Weaser at 10:43am 11.02.24 Morgan 1/1159 I have leaks starting on my life line stanchions. The bolts under the deck are not accessible. Are

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Solar panel on Hunter Legend 40.5 Rick D at 3:41pm 11.20.25 well, that's weird. I replaced mine o n our 40.5 with one and a new bezel through SBO a few years
Looking at new sails Cap'n Deke at 3:25pm 11.20.25 Aisling flies seven sails under full sail and we are under sail about as many days as not in any giv
Chainplates on my Hunter Cherubini - Does this look factory? azambella at 3:08pm 11.20.25 no, just confirming not structural assuming it was a concern. I would still clean it all up...
Introduction Cap'n Deke at 2:55pm 11.20.25 I wish there was a grand story behind it but the truth is that Aisling was due for some surgery anyw
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (2) Paceship.org at 2:53pm 11.20.25 3) for funsies (and because it was on my brain), I dropped Gene's image into CAD and sized it at 3/
Rotten egg smell on first flush Richard19068 at 2:49pm 11.20.25 I'm a bit apprehensive to do this on a regular basis with a plastic through hull and sea cock that
Rotten egg smell on first flush Richard19068 at 2:46pm 11.20.25 Last thing before leaving the boat, close the seacock on the sink drain thru-hull, fill the sink w
outboard motor run tank DIY Richard19068 at 2:40pm 11.20.25 Thanks. it was very well contained. in fact I never added any water at all during my run time. I di
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Richard19068 at 2:24pm 11.20.25 Good to know. Thixo comes with 2 tips and it is always disheartening to use one of them for a sing
Reinforcing stanchion Hayden Watson at 2:21pm 11.20.25 Here is the post I shared https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/winter-cruising-question.124993
Reinforcing stanchion Hayden Watson at 2:13pm 11.20.25 My aft cleat is under the pulpit where the useless sugar scoop starts. 6ish feet works well for a s
FL (Central/Tampa) - RudderCraft hydraulic rudder, Can I look at yours? (2) Paceship.org at 1:52pm 11.20.25 Thank you @Gene Neill !! What are the chances I'd end up so close when flying in here from NM!....(G
Beta Engine - starting experience jssailem at 1:45pm 11.20.25 add 1/3 throttle without preheat and engine starts instantly in this warm climate / locale. Up her
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 1:21pm 11.20.25 Wow, no wonder I couldn't envision this - I've never seen such an arrangement - do you always get t
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 1:07pm 11.20.25 I would be in one of these two spots. It all depends on which way the wind was blowing that day. So
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 11.20.25
Reinforcing stanchion Tally Ho at 12:58pm 11.20.25
Reinforcing stanchion Tally Ho at 12:56pm 11.20.25
Reinforcing stanchion jssailem at 12:56pm 11.20.25 Here is the post I shared https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/winter-cruising-question.1249932
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 12:52pm 11.20.25 I think you have the same toe rail that I have. Maybe I should have called it a min-bulwark. On t

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