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Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. (1) BAD ORCA at 3:38pm 10.13.24 Ask All Sailors 13/536 Im getting ready to haul out in a few weeks and drop keel and install some good backing plates. In
Leaking around Mast DanMaine at 12:06pm 10.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/503 My HC 37 leaks between the mast and the deck. There is s neoprene gasket there. The water seems to
winter Cover DanMaine at 11:50am 10.13.24 Parts Search 1/197 Looking for a winter cover for a 37' sailboat. I can modify it if need be.
Put-in-Bay and the Great Lakes Comment (1) Kings Gambit at 7:19am 10.13.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/314 Just completing a 10-day visit of western MI and western OH with much exposure to eastern Lake Michi
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 4:50pm 10.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 37/1428 227979 Oh yes. Foilage. 227985 Weather is cooperating.
Thinking of downsizing waterman30 at 2:20pm 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/395 I am thinking of letting my 23.5 go and getting something in the 16' range. Any suggestions for a go
Conversation with a Catalina 22 dlochner at 7:57am 10.12.24 Catalina 22 0/376 Cat 22 owners might enjoy this article. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/q-and-a-catalin
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Schwarz633 at 6:18am 10.12.24 Ask All Sailors 11/490 I just purchased an old sailboat with fairly new instrumentation and am wondering if there's a way t
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') (1) FLsail at 5:46am 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/205 Hi, I am helping a friend fix his Capri 18' and we can't get the rudder to lock down. I was told we
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 7:00pm 10.11.24 Big Boats 10/555
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 1:58pm 10.11.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 43/1347
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint (2) sailcapt340 at 12:02pm 10.11.24 Ask All Sailors 7/687 My dinghy is 6 years old. It has had 5 seasons of Black Pettit Dinghy Bottom Paint applied. Last ye
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer jamesstrobel at 10:04am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 5/285 I have a 1990 Hunter 23 (wing keel). Before loading the boat onto the trailer to pull up the ramp a
Towing a 260 massnspace at 9:50am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 7/398 Considering a 260. Any advice or experience on towing this boat (and trailer) with a 5.000 lb. towi
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 8:21am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 36/1113 We took our Hunter 240 out for the first time. When we first bought the boat, it was on the water. T
NavPod on Hunter 45DS? kblodorn at 7:59pm 10.10.24 Big Boats 4/295 Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The Raymarine C120 in the cockpit is f
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? (1) Dirk62 at 11:16am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 9/393 Hi, I just bought a C-Lark 14 in an estate sale. It appeared to be in much better condition than the
Hunter 33 genoa track leak BruceVance at 10:37am 10.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/225 I'm chasing down a slow leak on my 2006 Hunter 33 which seems to be originating midship port side. I
New Deck Fill & Nozall Deck Pump-Out Filling Ward H at 9:04am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/169 Category - "If only I'd have known" A few weeks back there was a discussion on Pump-Out Carts that l
Boat building season begins LloydB at 8:37am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/217 A recent statement was made on another thread "Boats are built to make money, not to educate the unk

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Stuffing box wrench size question (2) yelkenli at 5:29pm 11.26.24 228698 Next step is to receive the new hose and put it all back together (praying that assembly is
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? BigEasy at 5:10pm 11.26.24 Recently removed the coupling to replace my Volvo shaft seal that was 16 years old. Used the Buck A
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.26.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 3:49pm 11.26.24 Thanks mayhem, going for longer shaft!
Soft Deck Safety Davidasailor26 at 3:21pm 11.26.24
Soft Deck Safety dLj at 3:12pm 11.26.24 Hi there- I'm currently looking into purchasing a 1983 O'Day 39. The boat is in apparently great co
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:09pm 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repl
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:03pm 11.26.24 "Very easy" which means comparatively easy as opposed to using a sledge hammer inside of a hat box.
Soft Deck Safety kappykaplan at 3:01pm 11.26.24 Repairing wet core in small areas is not technically difficult, cut off the skin, dig out the rotte
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 1:50pm 11.26.24 While it would be best to have decks as dry today as they were when they were built, the reality in
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 11.26.24
Tosca gets a windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 11.26.24 4AWG for that run is not good enough. You "may" be able to live with your existing #4 AWG as long
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Rich Stidger at 11:39am 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repla
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 11.26.24 To install the shaft back onto the flange, place a 2X4 wood block between the transmission coupling
Tosca gets a windlass monocerosin at 11:04am 11.26.24 If 30' is one way, then you need 2 AWG. Dang it I think you are correct. No problem dropping the
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 dlochner at 10:27am 11.26.24 You may have to cut an access hole near the jam run the cable and then put a cover over the hole. A
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? dlochner at 10:21am 11.26.24 "Very easy" which means comparatively easy as opposed to using a sledge hammer inside of a hat box.
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 10:08am 11.26.24 <p>
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JoeWhite at 10:06am 11.26.24 To install the shaft back onto the flange, place a 2X4 wood block between the transmission coupling
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. (2) anelso29 at 10:04am 11.26.24 I am planning on installing a propane locker in the aft starboard lazarette on the H31 I am buying.

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