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In Mast Mainsail Furler Eureka at 8:34am 01.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1372 Considering a Hunter 33 with In Mast Mailsail roller furling. How reliable is it? Any problems wit
Freezer condensation on salon cushion 2002 Hunter 356 (1) TrueNorthMarine at 8:25am 01.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1265 I am having an issue where the wood in between the freezer box and the salon setee cushion condenses
Connecting heater diesel overflow to main fuel tank? patrickkidd at 7:18am 01.05.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2554 I am installing a Dickenson Newport diesel heater in my Catalina 30. It has a 1/4" diesel overflow l
Fuel tank replacement dnimigon at 6:25am 01.05.18 Catalina 30 3/875
Best sailing book(s) Whatsit at 5:07am 01.05.18 Ask All Sailors 36/2915
PVC dinghy repair Ken13559 at 12:04am 01.05.18 Ask All Sailors 15/11544 I'm patching up my PVC dinghy (not leaking from tube) transom and tube joint area. Question is shoul
RIP Everett Pearson Jackdaw at 8:16pm 01.04.18 Ask All Sailors 8/616 Production fiberglass boatbuilding pioneer Everett Pearson, who co-founded Pearson Yachts, died Dec.
Cabin Liner removal 26s (1) azsailing at 7:34pm 01.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2910 Hi Guys, Forgive the second post in one evening, but I thought it better to split up my questions.
Main Belt on engine stretches Tunagirl29 at 7:29pm 01.04.18 Ask All Sailors 10/682 Main belt on my 2005 Beneteau 343 keeps stretching Have to tighten every 15 hours of running engine
26 S motor mount (1) azsailing at 7:14pm 01.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1186 Happy 2018! So many off season projects this year, so little time! Anyway, I would love some input
Caption contest (1) Jackdaw at 1:02pm 01.04.18 Ask All Sailors 97/5451
322 converting holding tank to extra fuel tank The Tanqueray at 10:38am 01.04.18 Bigger Boats 8/962 I'm sure fuel isn't an issue for lake or coastal boats but in the Islands I could really use that ex
07 Hunter 33 Overlaping Headsail Goyo at 9:59am 01.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1341 My current jib has outlived it usefull life and I need to replace it . The current sail plan is a s
ON DEMAND PROPANE HOT WATER HEATER Keith Ingebrigtson at 9:48am 01.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1616 I am the owner of a 1980 Catatlina 30. I would like to add a on demand propane hot water heater to
HUNTER 40 1986 WITH BAD SHAFT VERIBATION sailerman3 at 9:13am 01.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1310 I HAVE REPLACED THE SHAFT WITH NEW HIGH TENSILE S/S SHAFT. REPLACE THE CUTLASS BEARING, HAD THE STR
HP42 racor dual filter installation Zaya at 1:11am 01.04.18 Big Boats 9/2039 Hi, everyone! Just trying pick up some ideas from someone who already installed Racor dual fuel filt
sails available Mark Maulden at 11:23pm 01.03.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/276 I have a two foresails that I'm going to let loose of. One is approx 110% and the other is approx 1
Beneteau 361 below deck autopilot options SkipDane at 8:38pm 01.03.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4721 Hello fellow sailors, My wife and I have been sailing our Beneteau 361 "Stargazer" for about 15 mon
Monterey Bay Cruise kclancy at 2:47pm 01.03.18 Catalina 22 10/868 Hi All! I want to let everyone know that Fleet 4's first cruise of the year is scheduled for January
Forward facing fixed port dakno at 12:40pm 01.03.18 Big Boats 4/703 Hello Sailors Has anyone had to replace one of the two forward facing fixed ports on the 41ds. My fo

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Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 02.22.24
YANMAR replacement Roland5048 at 9:40am 02.22.24 it's not just the engine cost. it's new exhaust hoses, new engine bed, possible new gearbox and tra
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) twodzusfittings at 9:01am 02.22.24 As I'm close to Philadelphia my guess it's what they used to wrap the scaffolding around the statue
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! JR19454 at 8:58am 02.22.24 The Hunter 49 looks like a wonderful boat. I'll be sailing on the US East Coast and wonder if any o
New Engine for 23 foot O Day danooxnard at 7:21am 02.22.24 As Stu Jackson suggested I did use a piece of plywood to reinforce the transom. I also had to work o
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:19am 02.22.24 The top of the table on my boat is 29.625 inches off the sole RATS! I didn't get your reply and b
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. dlochner at 7:04am 02.22.24 Why is the pulpit grounded? I would not expect it to be part of any electrical circuit, unless the w
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) dlochner at 6:44am 02.22.24 Am I the only one here who doesn't know what a penboard is? No.
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) Sailor Sue at 6:34am 02.22.24 Does anyone have the measurements of the penboards for a 1983 O'Day 30? Am I the only one here who
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 6:15am 02.22.24 I'm not 100% following what the issue related to a DC short to the windlass surface itself is. Seei
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 5:24am 02.22.24 I have a 1996 9.9 and an unreliable 15hp inboard on my O'Day 25. I find that the old 9.9 is less res
2GM20F engine issue RoyS at 5:09am 02.22.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a chec
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 02.22.24
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 4:35am 02.22.24 It doesn't really become brittle, in the materials definition of that term. It corrodes and wears.
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 2:53am 02.22.24 Using the inspection camera we did see a messenger string in one of the three conduits. Unfortunatel
WINDLASS dLj at 2:33am 02.22.24
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? dLj at 2:15am 02.22.24 I'm looking for just a sheet winch, not an anchor windlass. my bad... dj
2GM20F engine issue knackers at 11:39pm 02.21.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 marcham at 11:22pm 02.21.24 You should have strings pulled in each conduit from the factory. If you use one, ensure you pull a n
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 02.21.24

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