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Swim ladder rebuild kit ? spadaforaj at 3:55pm 03.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/171 2004 Hunter 41 swimming ladder won;t side up and down easily - I suspect there are gaskets or somet
Hunter 466 Bow Thruster Installation ultrasaur at 4:51am 03.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/178 Hi All, I am considering installing a Vetus 125 bow thruster in our Hunter 466. The guy that runs o
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:32pm 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 26/648 I turn 75 this coming summer. I sold my 34 pictured in my avatar. She carried me many a mile over
Keel and Rudder Repairs C27 (3) capt.canuck at 7:24pm 03.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/187 New project boat, the two issues that need my immediate attention are the rudder and keel. The leadi
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (4) Not Too Shabby at 6:03pm 03.16.24 Catalina 22 8/377 In my case, the D stands for Design because I have a neighbor who is very handy with metalwork and h
Water Line redlegmsg66 at 3:49pm 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 10/303 Replacing / rebuilding fresh water system. What type of pipe / hose / tubing for the water lines? H
Inspecting a Catalina 30 for purchase kerryedwards at 12:02pm 03.16.24 Catalina 30 4/230 I'm going to look at the boat next week. It's a MKII 1992. Standard rig. Wing keel. Can anyone t
DIY dodger chp at 10:50am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 1/387
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 (1) JohnBisMe at 9:48am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 31/682 Hello! I am in the process of refitting a Mirage 5.5 to turn it from basically a bare fiberglass hu
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 03.16.24 SSB and Ham Operators 18/560 I'd like to dive into the SSB/HAM radio world. I'd like to add one or the other to my sailboat even
Hull color ronshara1 at 6:37am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 16/372 Hi there, I recently purchased a 1975 san juan 26 that needs a little gel coat repair on the hull. D
Magnets (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23am 03.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/367 223522 @Scott T-Bird @dlochner @jssailem @Dave I used this to retrieve steel tools that I dropped
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:24pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 20/359 Recently installed a new fan and tank level monitor wired directly to one of two batteries for powe
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 4:46pm 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/584 Hi all, I've been doing my research, consulting with seasoned cruising/racing sailors and poking aro
Considering a new Catalina 315 IAhawks at 3:54pm 03.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 15/476 I have sailed a Catalina 387 for over 20 years. Sold my boat last Fall and am now considering a new
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated bartvast at 2:49pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 14/293 Fellow sailors ' boaters, I am on a mission to develop a new type of marine class B AIS transponder
Bad Layered Fiberglass? hunterkendrick at 2:13pm 03.15.24 Tartan 13/487 aHDU-nYUC1o Hey everybody, my wife and I are looking at buying this boat, we are very new to sailin
Pacific NW Weather (3) jssailem at 10:59am 03.15.24 Weather and Forecasting 11/525
Main Sail Issue julio.hunter2009 at 10:18am 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/485 Furling it in was not going in easy due to the halyard on top not having enough pressure. I correcte
Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 Horn compressor location ronblaj at 5:07pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/128 Does anyone know where I can find the horn compressor on a 2015 Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 power biat

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Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Rich Stidger at 9:34pm 04.15.24 The bimini repair IMHO is way too high. I could do it, sand I am not a professional, for about 3 ho
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Leeward Rail at 9:34pm 04.15.24 Many safety things changed that fateful day. One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 04.15.24 So, I have a question about the this bronze(?) hose barb... I'd like to replace it since it appears
Oh yes I did ! Will Gilmore at 8:01pm 04.15.24 If you're going to take a problem by the horns, first it should have horns. Great thinking. It's k
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift (3) tim_brisbane at 7:47pm 04.15.24 Thanks all for your input. Dropped the mast over the wknd, attached the topping lift to the masthead
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Tally Ho at 7:26pm 04.15.24 Obsession is for sale once again! Nevermind winter storage, I can't imagine how expensive two slips
Looking for crew for the 2024 Round Whidbey Race May 11-12 Davidasailor26 at 6:47pm 04.15.24
Oh yes I did ! Davidasailor26 at 6:44pm 04.15.24
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:04pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 04.15.24 I am still puzzled by the "I" terminal of the pre-heat solenoid and why it is tied in to the lift p
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dLj at 5:45pm 04.15.24
cleaning out head calcium Hayden Watson at 5:41pm 04.15.24 I used to have a lot of trouble with this. I would get a solid shale buildup on the sides of the ta
Just bought boat two boats in one day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:05pm 04.15.24
Top Swivel problems? Two Sails at 3:41pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 3:34pm 04.15.24 Believe me, I googled this in every way possible including using Google lens to search for the schem
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain re
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard dlochner at 3:21pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain res
Hunter 410 door latch Nauti Laopo at 3:01pm 04.15.24 After 30 years mine failed also. Took it apart and in fact the spring had broke. A trip to harbor fr
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (6) jbmia at 2:49pm 04.15.24 Thanks for the insight Peggy and Ralph. Yep, the flange is flat.. I went ahead and dove into the
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) chichiflys at 2:48pm 04.15.24 Still slowly replacing my chain plates. Did the two aft lowers last year. Got the port fwd lower a

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