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Extended anchor roller for 311 Catsail at 7:52am 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/659 Hello, I want to stow my Mantus anchor on the bow, but the factory roller is much too short. Has a
Hunter 40.5 keel to stub joint glennmul at 6:37am 04.19.18 Big Boats 32/5818 Hi All, My keel on my 1997 40.5 has a moisture line where the stub meets the bulb on the bottom. I
Plastic hatch window restoration Delawaredave at 8:03pm 04.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1099 1984 Hunter 27. Hard plastic hatch windows are oxidized. What kind of plastic are they ? polycarbo
37 Cutter boom vang Manny at 7:55pm 04.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1754 Anyone have pictures of how the vang sheet is configured on the 37? Is sheet the proper term for the
Connection VHF to GPS? (2) Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:26pm 04.18.18 Ask All Sailors 14/4747 Recently purchased a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS GX2200 and trying to connect it to my Lowrance
Best Tipping Brush... Plymouth Sailor at 2:02pm 04.18.18 Ask All Sailors 24/8644 Does anyone have anecdotal evidence from their experience of the best brush (bristle/foam) to use fo
Replacing a halyard on a 23.5 Chris Flanagan at 12:45pm 04.18.18 Smaller Boats 19/1134 I tried the obvious way to replace the halyard by cutting of the shackle on the old line and attachi
Fiberglass HD74 at 8:53am 04.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/602 i want to make a board to attach my batter charger. Just a simple set up so that I can attach the bo
FARFROMPOOPIN!! CYQK at 2:54am 04.18.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1076 Mornin Started experimenting with some dried soups to find the best to store on the boat. Anyone exp
O'Day 25 mast daverippetoe at 1:16am 04.18.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2349 I have an O'Day 25 and my cable halyard is hanging up. I just bought a new main sail for her and be
My winch (2) paulj at 7:06pm 04.17.18 Catalina 310 6/1444 Ed When you reach your 80's you have to have a winch...........:plus: paulj :hook2:
Need advice on replacing engine mounts on Yanmar 3GMF markwbird at 6:47pm 04.17.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3191 I recently replaced the prop shaft on my Hunter 34. Much better but I still cannot get rid of all of
Webasto 16K A/C Manny at 6:05pm 04.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/974 Hey, Anyone a Webasto A/C expert on here? On my new (to me) boat i tried firing up the a/c this pas
Hunter 28.5 Keel rust removal jetblast at 6:04pm 04.17.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1685
Autoprop B.B. rebuild LeslieTroyer at 5:02pm 04.17.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/848 im rebuilding an Autoprop I picked up for a good price. I was going to grind a socket to use as th
Cowl Vent (1) Tom & Deb at 2:58pm 04.17.18 Catalina 310 8/1506 My cowl vent fell off and they need to be custom ordered for $160 a pair. This is the fiberglass ven
Mast Halyard Slides and Mainsail Shackles OdayGeorge at 10:48am 04.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3091 Hi, My mast slides have started to break and the new slides sold at West Marine and Defender fit th
Catalina 320, Over rated? (4) WKW at 9:29am 04.17.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/10713 The Catalina 320's are plenty out there and they held their value well. Unfortunately, you have many
Help needed snadd1s at 9:09am 04.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/774 Hello, Due to an accident in the marina, i need the length of the baby ( fore ) stay on a Bene 473
Bedding coachroof slide rails Northstar1014 at 7:52am 04.17.18 Ask All Sailors 10/782 Hello all, This spring I removed the teak companionway / coachroof slides from my Cape Dory 27 to ha

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The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 6:00pm 06.13.24 Thank you for starting this thread. I bought a Sailrite machine and plan to sew a bimini this summer
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size JoeWhite at 5:54pm 06.13.24 There should be a shut off valve at the fuel tank.
Leaking deck plate replacement JamesG161 at 5:34pm 06.13.24
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading WellerH at 5:29pm 06.13.24 Thx. Will check the next time I'm at the boat.
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size (2) JamesG161 at 5:08pm 06.13.24 ok here is what I found. 225410 Jim... PS: Check the return line for best sizing
Diesel fill cap/plug JamesG161 at 4:46pm 06.13.24 Anyone know where I could get just that part? Look here... Deck Fills and Replacement Caps Jim..
2008 Hunter 33 ice box JamesG161 at 4:42pm 06.13.24 Ok I know the issue on the Trash Bin too. I still have mine installed. I know you have an issue in
Diesel fill cap/plug duck21 at 3:56pm 06.13.24 The Hunters Owners Store associated with the forums sells these as well. Doug
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI kappykaplan at 3:53pm 06.13.24 but once I found the right path, the FCC method was really simple and I had everything within 24 ho
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Tally Ho at 3:39pm 06.13.24 I was on the hook for the weekend last summer, alone, and overnight a nasty wind blew in that but me
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 06.13.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 2:47pm 06.13.24 @isaksp00 That is one reason why I asked for inside pictures
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:43pm 06.13.24
Diesel fill cap/plug Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 06.13.24 It is a standard cap. Take one from your deck pumpout to the store to match it. I brought a black pl
Group 24 starter battery (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.13.24 The standard rule of thumb I was always taught for a flooded lead acid battery was you could draw i
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 2:23pm 06.13.24 I don't know if you are missing something but I will say, I have anchor controls both in the cockpi
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit dLj at 2:07pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perh
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:56pm 06.13.24 @Scott T-Bird I agree the FCC page is very hard to follow. As you know, I was looking for internati
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 1:40pm 06.13.24 That's a fair point ... but my start battery is also located forward closer to the windlass than th
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 1:35pm 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must

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