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So, you're thinking of going Electric... ggrizzard at 4:51pm 01.26.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1311 Watch this excellent presentation by a seasoned world cruiser: aJYKYICEUlE
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 11:31am 01.26.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1847 In the process of replacing all the sanitation hoses with Trident 102 on my Hunter 41 DS... Anyone
DIY Rigging @ West Marine Project_Mayhem at 1:14pm 01.25.24 Ask All Sailors 5/689 I'm interested in turning some new, miscut rigging into lifelines. The flagship WM store has some to
looking for new bathroom tap handles for a hunter 420 passage (2) Douglas Ronne at 12:14pm 01.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/574 Hello, I have 2002 hunter 420 passage. It has the same tap handles on both the showers and bathroom
Alden 62 YouTube Channel dlochner at 10:56am 01.25.24 Alden General Chat 0/1208 The wisdom of the YouTube algorithm sent the channel to my feed. Interesting project, the restoratio
C 22 Sport Swing Keel and leaking problems Rileyjr at 8:35am 01.25.24 Catalina 22 5/1008 My newly purchased 2021 Catalina 22 Sport Swing Keel with very little prior use takes on a signific
Resealing portlights hays735 at 6:21pm 01.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/422 Anyone have experience resealing beneteau first 305 windows? What material is used for the seal? Whe
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 2:27pm 01.24.24 C&C 8/1086 Hello, I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C'C 37/40. I can make something else work
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 1:16pm 01.24.24 Bigger Boats 13/1318 What is the gear ratio on a Hurth Trans used in a1986 O Day 28 with 10 hp Kabota diesel
boat shades captprogreso at 5:40am 01.24.24 Big Boats 6/898 my h41 side curtains are on the las leg, what do you replace yours with?
New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 3:31pm 01.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/873 Now that we've had endless coverage of the NH primary, at nauseam, I've been noticing the state flag
Instrument location Hukilau_5039 at 9:37am 01.23.24 Catalina 30 6/945 New to me 1986 Catalina 30. Adding new instruments; raymarine autopilot and wind/speed/depth (P70s/E
Recore deck around chainplates. monocerosin at 8:09am 01.23.24 The Cherubini Hunters 3/674 Since the mast is keel-stepped can I remove all the shrouds or do it one side at a time?
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 8:09pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 20/2166 Ok I will start with my story of strange lights and activities I (we) seen while on the waters off t
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud SwerlyD at 6:51pm 01.22.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/923
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame (1) Brinky63 at 5:26pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 2/309 I recently bought a new seal and acrylic for my two Lewmar MKII hatches on my Hunter 306 and found t
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (4) Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 41/3142 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful becau
Noisy boats T-Schwan at 12:57pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 33/2990 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabinet
Rub rail Pearson 28 JILLYM at 11:44am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/604 who do y'all recommend for a new rub rail ' insert for a Pearson 28? 6-8 feet of material needed? 19
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (3) logon9 at 10:19am 01.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1535 My surveyor said that I must remove and inspect my chainplates and his Idea was to unscrew the decks

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Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:05pm 03.09.25 The "switch" at the top of your photo should be left in the dry position (all the way to the right)
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. dLj at 2:50pm 03.09.25 The earlier YSB model engines were designed to be hand started. Yanmar designed that engine for anot
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 03.09.25
Toilet Issue JoeWhite at 2:42pm 03.09.25 That handle is not in the closed position. But the one that will make the bowl full of water is the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 2:38pm 03.09.25 Do you have a roller furler? Yes. It is on roller furler. Our light winds and the weight of the e
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Indysailor at 2:24pm 03.09.25 I don't care, just pick one and stick with it.
Source for replacement sheaves Steve_Catalina at 2:06pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Did you wake up early or sleep in? BigEasy at 2:01pm 03.09.25 Hate the change. Hope that one day they will keep it continuous DST or ST!
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa BigEasy at 1:59pm 03.09.25 Did that several years ago. To save $, I ripped off the old Dacron sacrificial strip and took it to
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 03.09.25 Do you have a roller furler? If so, I'd restich or replace the sacrificial cloth on the sail
VHF antenna mast mounting (2) Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:24pm 03.09.25 What is the best way to mount a vhf antenna on the Catalina 22 mast Available at most Marine Store
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help smokey73 at 1:23pm 03.09.25 I had that issue too on my Hunter Legend 40.5. Just cut off the excess to allow it to fit. Make su
Source for replacement sheaves Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:12pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Source for replacement sheaves yelkenli at 1:05pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car $180 - makes me consider replacing that sheave. Thanks for t
Source for replacement sheaves kloudie1 at 1:02pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car on the side of the boom .. If the track width and thickness of
Play in wheel - fixed kappykaplan at 12:57pm 03.09.25 An easy fix is to tighten the turn buckles at the each end of the cables to remove any play. :plus
Did you wake up early or sleep in? kappykaplan at 12:57pm 03.09.25 Well, the cats enjoyed getting their breakfast an hour earlier. :beer:
Source for replacement sheaves jssailem at 12:49pm 03.09.25 Measure the width of the track. Check with Garhauer Marine. https://www.garhauermarine.com
Source for replacement sheaves yelkenli at 12:45pm 03.09.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembly
Source for replacement sheaves (2) kloudie1 at 12:27pm 03.09.25 The sheave can be replaced but it is not easy to. You have to drill the expanded end of the sheave a

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