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Volve Race live from Newport Ron20324 at 5:37am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/546 The Weather Channel has live coverage from Newport this morning. I imagine they will reshow it and/o
O'Day 322 port light latch upgrade (2) joshnewbury at 5:10am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/432 I just replaced my annoying Beckson latches with knobs. Wish I had done it years ago... https://www
Hurth HBW50 replacement uralite at 8:30pm 05.18.18 Catalina 30 66/19647 I have recently began to cost share a 1982 Catalina 30 tall rig with original owner. It has been a g
Air conditioner mounting for an oday 25 DRAo'day25 at 6:59pm 05.18.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1075 There was a post on here about a gentleman that mounted a window unit in the front hatch of an Oday2
batteries in series Monty VM at 6:19pm 05.18.18 Big Boats 15/1237 I am thinking about installing golf cart batteries for my house bank instead of 8Ds. I know I can wi
I guess I've been living under a rock... Kermit at 4:31pm 05.18.18 Sails Call Lounge 49/3883
Who manufactured this cabin sole? (2) GGordonWoody at 3:31pm 05.18.18 Smaller Boats 3/866 Saw this '93 H23.5 for sale on our website. Very nicely done indeed (I believe Prince Harry would b
Rub rail removal Pdealdrey at 12:19pm 05.18.18 Big Boats 8/2426 Hi, Ive been reading the posts pertaining to rub rail removal of in my case, a Hunter 410 from 2000
The season begins, sort of! Jackdaw at 11:01am 05.18.18 Racing 23/2621 Due to late ice out, our 2nd G-series race ending up being our club's practice race. So we took the
Two bows. (5) TomY at 9:35am 05.18.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1197 150470 A slender launch, age unknown, with a plumb bow. 150472 This is the last thing you see if
Main Sheet Cleat??? (1) Intrepid-II at 7:56am 05.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/4234 I can't be the only one to think it is not a good idea to have the main sheet run to a cleat as it i
Catalina 22 Mast Issues (2) catalanc at 7:54am 05.18.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2424 Hi All, I purchased my 22 MKII three years ago now. I have had three summers on the water in Lake
Grounding Wire Guidance (2) Chris87 at 8:14pm 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3857 Hi all. I was cleaning my bilge, keel bolts, etc. and easily broke the old corroded 6 AWG grounding
Panel for First 235 Mr Nick at 6:50pm 05.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/471 Hello! I am adding shore power to a First 235 and I would like to install a Beneteau Panel. Does an
My grill is on fire (1) Phil Herring at 5:31pm 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2846 Charcoal lighter fluid is in the air and that means summer can't be far behind. What are your tips
Oberdorfer pump for M25 question Harlan at 5:31pm 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 3/867 My '83 OD34 has an M25 engine. I'm looking for help installing a new raw water pump. The old pump
Odd boat noise (2) Ken Cross at 4:49pm 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 5/429 I've noticed an odd noise from a boat parked nearby. It's a nice seaworthy looking Cal 34. Normally
HOSE BARB 1/2 NPT MALE TO 3/8 Bluenose at 3:30pm 05.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 42/4685 Does anyone know where I can get one of these other than Beneteau USA? It is the think that attaches
Windows, Deck Salon DOCKHAND at 12:16pm 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/919 I have a couple windows that are leaking on a Hunter Deck Salon. I have re-bedded windows on a coupl
Hunter 240 Centerboard Repair - Rest on Trailer without Centerboard? (1) Captain Beyond at 11:07am 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1590 150432 150432 I recently purchased a Hunter 240 and need to drop the centerboard to repair a crack.

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Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Project_Mayhem at 2:17pm 06.20.24 Hunter often embeds a piece of metal in the fiberglass that's tapped for the bolt. I've had a stanch
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 1:40pm 06.20.24 The problem with low current devices is that the panel fuses/circuit breakers are needed to protect
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 12:51pm 06.20.24 Have you checked at the panel and various points to the pump for power?
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 12:41pm 06.20.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get t
Battens Project_Mayhem at 12:35pm 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 06.20.24 I think some wear is to be expected on an old boat. To fix it would require the boat to be lifted fo
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 06.20.24 They still require two hands so there isn't a big advantage. I'd buy some cam cleats or horn cleats
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues kappykaplan at 11:52am 06.20.24 My bilge pump worked great when I winterized it and then at the start of our season here in Chicago
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 11:19am 06.20.24 The OP said "backing" panel, so assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that he is mounting components, such
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 10:46am 06.20.24 Really interesting point... I've redone the whole backbone of my 12V system and over the next coupl
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 10:08am 06.20.24 I don't have any photos and the boat is wrapped. Basically, the PO made a hefty u shaped bracket fro
Help with wiring for new engine DArcy at 10:04am 06.20.24 It looks like the new gauge has everything all in one. There is a digital display at the bottom that
Help with wiring for new engine RitSim at 9:52am 06.20.24 On my older C30, the engine controls were on the port cockpit side wall.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot RitSim at 9:41am 06.20.24 usspars.com chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.usspars.com/wp-content/
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 9:41am 06.20.24 I've figured out a way to remove the original blower and will make an improved & easily accessible m
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat RitSim at 9:37am 06.20.24 Keel is probably going down at an angle. Check for wear on one side of the pivot. it wouldn't take
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 9:08am 06.20.24 Thanks for showing me the way to pull the wires, jdrutten. I knew the fuel and waste tanks were behi
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.20.24 I was able to stop the clunking of my centerboard at anchor by simply raising it a little bit. Give
Electrical panel backing board (1) twodzusfittings at 8:51am 06.20.24 could use a few more instruments, but I'm not sure what to get? INTO THIS THREAD!
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa

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