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Boarding ladder for hunter Edge bjohnston at 3:41pm 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/664 I am the new owner of a 2009 Hunter Edge and was wondering of any suggestions for a boarding ladder
Replacement mast for 1991 hunter 35.7 Legend Brian Jalbert at 2:07pm 05.21.18 Parts Search 1/386 My mast has developed a crack at the base and I have decided to replace it. I'm not having much luck
Looking for bulb replacement for deck lights Meis at 12:41pm 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/662 I am looking for a replacement bulb for my 1978 O'Day 30 deck lights. I have the original and it is
New Spring cabin project - WM sale Justin_NSA at 12:16pm 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 2/408 While it's somewhat cool enough to sleep on board without the AC, I'm getting soft, I decided to rep
Hunter Pleated Window Blinds Mounting Hardware (3) Geoff E at 11:20am 05.21.18 Parts Search 0/440 Hi I have a Hunter 336 and am not sure if it has original blinds throughout the vessel but they are
Teak handrails - reinstall kclancy at 11:10am 05.21.18 Catalina 22 7/2958 Hi All - I finally completed painting the decks with Kiwi Grip. It looks great - for a total newbie
1980 H27 Cherubini Rudder Removal Papachef1968 at 10:28am 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/711 I recently acquired a 1980 H27 Cherubini. The rudder was snapped of during the last hurricane. I was
It is that TIME AGAIN.... PFD Check jssailem at 9:28am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 20/905 Yes it is spring. One of the rites of spring is a check of your never used in anger PFD. For you gu
Gravity wins Jackdaw at 8:52am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 67/3488 every time. Each spring WYC runs a 3-weekend series to jump-start new crew. Its 90 minutes classroom
Cracked Water Tank Garymadhatter at 7:42am 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/926 My water tank on my 1980 O'Day 30 is cracked and needs to be replaced. It is impossible to remove wi
How universal are trailers? jwlarson2 at 7:27am 05.21.18 Trailer Sailors 9/999
Insurance Prices Jump Screen Saver at 7:06am 05.21.18 Big Boats 8/751 HI, Im not sure what everyone else is experiencing but my insurance has just jumped nearly 60% I hav
My Engine won't start Steve k at 7:02am 05.21.18 Catalina 30 6/837 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 mkii with a Universal 25MX Engine. I reinstalled the three batteries from
How Long Is a V222 mast? What length to make a gin pole? Todd Atchison at 6:48am 05.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4556 I'm making a gin pole to assist in raising my mast. First, I measure the V222 mast as right at 24 fe
The hardest kind of math... (1) Brian D at 6:38am 05.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 43/3255 Don't you just love marketing?
Layout Question Yachtsman1686 at 5:50am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/552 Hi All, I'm new. Just bought a boat, already looking for my next boat. We really liked the layout o
Running a new transducer cable mcrow33 at 4:29am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/609 Any Bene 361 owners every replace the speed/depth transducer. If so suggestions on how you ran the n
1976 O'day 25 Bilge Pump Installation supercub at 2:26am 05.21.18 Bigger Boats 9/1775 The boat never had a bilge pump installed. I found a purposely made passage between the bilge and th
Glenn Henderson H41 compression post support dakno at 11:48pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 13/713 This is really upsetting. My lightly used 08 H41 has a depression at the compression post. I believe
Beneteau Spare Parts Manual JohnB40 at 9:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4754 I would like to see a spare parts manual. When I go to spareparts.beneteauusa.com it says I can regi

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"Portable" Anchor Light? (2) rgranger at 2:31pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Alan Gomes at 2:29pm 07.21.23 Cool. So the exorbitant price was worth it. :) I paid like $45 for the "White Polar Star 40 Navi
Windows Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 07.21.23 It's not an old wive's tale, it's well documented, scientifically, and has been know for over 50 ye
Windows Badger Dolphin at 2:16pm 07.21.23 Thanks for the quick responses. Any special acrylic i.e. cast? What thickness? Did the replacemen
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) rgranger at 2:16pm 07.21.23 We had a school of dolphins dancing in our bow wake today it was beautiful
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 2:08pm 07.21.23 All is well found it and close - Nanaimo, BC :)
Windows jviss at 1:40pm 07.21.23 Yep, if we believed in old wive's tales we would have. It's not an old wive's tale, it's well docu
Ignition panel replacement Ralph Johnstone at 1:40pm 07.21.23 Does anyone know a source for a replacement panel? Cannot even guess what this looks like but if
Windows Ralph Johnstone at 1:35pm 07.21.23 So, did you guys who made your own replacement acrylic lenses actually stress relieve them, to prev
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 1:26pm 07.21.23 Yes, that does appear to be the case. I also suspect they are the only ones. Small market for after
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 1:25pm 07.21.23 And just to be clear - it was the wire bundle under the binnacle that was leaking? It was the bund
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 1:22pm 07.21.23 That's interesting. It's my understanding that when Dr. LED produces bulbs for particular fixtures
Windows jviss at 1:17pm 07.21.23 So, did you guys who made your own replacement acrylic lenses actually stress relieve them, to preve
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 1:15pm 07.21.23 Not USCG legal. Does not meet the brightness requirements. They have to be tested for compliance.
Windows Ralph Johnstone at 1:14pm 07.21.23 I made a cheap plywood template and then used a trace bit on a router to cut mine out from larger s
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 1:13pm 07.21.23 Haha sold.
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 1:04pm 07.21.23 https://defender.com/en_us/davis-instruments-mega-light-led-utility-light-exterior-3300 Not USCG
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 12:56pm 07.21.23 I'm going to go with pan head for two reasons: 1. That is what was on my 170. 2. I don't know what
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice AustinSailor at 12:55pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 12:53pm 07.21.23 I've often pondered the question of what is "USCG legal": The Coast Guard has said: "Use of light

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