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CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 5:46pm 03.20.24 Catalina 22 6/783
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 leary17 at 2:22pm 03.20.24 Big Boats 6/797
I am ready to buy a 2002-2010 Hunter 33 with deep keel - all cash. I live in CT ronallen203 at 7:56am 03.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/286 anyone? Please contact Ron Allen at ronallen@mac.com or 203.286.9311
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 6:33am 03.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1219 I'm looking to install a below deck autopilot on my 1999 Hunter 420. It's not obvious to me how or w
Black stuff all over a boat? (1) Ted10028 at 6:12pm 03.19.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1520 when I look inside the bilge or a locker , around the engine floor etc most of what was once the d
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 5:52pm 03.19.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1381 My fresh water system for the sinks has been winterized for about seven years. I can see some mold o
Does anybody recognize this? (1) Ted10028 at 4:02pm 03.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/765 found it on the boat and can't imagine what it is for:
outboard hoisting (3) xavpil at 4:01pm 03.19.24 Ask All Sailors 25/2157 hey all, I have a solar arch and the outboard is on the side. I can't use the blocks used to lift t
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? BusinessServices at 2:17pm 03.19.24 Big Boats 3/532 I have a 2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat. My diver can not determine the Prop. Zinc Size ' the owners manua
Hunter 39 Thrusters Us4lions at 11:13am 03.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/464 I need some basic instruction on servicing my bow and stern thrusters?
Beneteau GT 35 horn compressor location ronblaj at 7:28am 03.19.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/352 Does anyone know where the horn compressor is located?
Squeaky rudder post fred1diver at 7:19pm 03.18.24 Pearson 1/491 Hello everyone, been away for a long time, winter in Canada. As I am getting ready to work on the bo
No core?? Arrgh at 3:37pm 03.18.24 Bigger Boats 20/1605 While fixing one of the opening ports in the main cabin of my ODay 34, I was surprised to see no cor
Imperial or Metric ozoneman at 2:15pm 03.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1106 Hi all, just bought a Beneteau Oceanis 46 and it has no onboard tools so I am taking a bunch of spar
How to identify Lewmar pedestal model (H33) Maurice Doran at 12:07pm 03.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/562 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with the Lewmar pedestal and I am trying to identify the model of the pedesta
321 Rudder Play - Parts (1) dmdiehl64 at 9:03am 03.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1364 Hello, We have enough rudder play on our '98 321 to warrant dropping it. I believe what I will find
Lewmar winch #40 BTC1984 at 6:01pm 03.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/745 I plan to replace my winches on my cat 27 with 2 self tailing Lewmar #40 winches. Looks like there
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 4:24pm 03.17.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1394 I bought a Mac 25 yesterday.Didn't realize it had structural hull damage, Is super lightweight Boat
Swim ladder rebuild kit ? spadaforaj at 3:55pm 03.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/357 2004 Hunter 41 swimming ladder won;t side up and down easily - I suspect there are gaskets or somet
Hunter 466 Bow Thruster Installation ultrasaur at 4:51am 03.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/385 Hi All, I am considering installing a Vetus 125 bow thruster in our Hunter 466. The guy that runs o

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Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 Davidasailor26 at 6:03am 05.03.25 Reach out to Flex-o-fold with your engine and transmission specs. The transmission gear ratio should
Replacing hot water heater Scott T-Bird at 5:34am 05.03.25 If you haven't changed your coolant in a few years, you may as well drain and replace all the coolan
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling (1) Tally Ho at 5:23am 05.03.25 I replaced my original stuffing box with a Volvo dripless seal. I did it because I wanted a dry bil
Non binary boaters Joe at 5:04am 05.03.25 Hybrid?
Ridder bearing bolt tightness kloudie1 at 4:08am 05.03.25 Looks like a packing gland. I am not familiar with that boat but It looks like the top part pushes i
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling dlochner at 4:04am 05.03.25 The split coupling from PYI is heavy duty and a bit longer than split couplers from Buck-Algonquin a
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:39am 05.03.25 Just replace all the wire to the solenoid. If one is bad, there is a high probability the one is bad
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 3:38am 05.03.25 This sounds like a great idea. I was wondering about using gravity to my advantage. Thanks!
boat weather... finally morbidfollower at 9:40pm 05.02.25 Ya man. I've been thinking of what sort of adventures to plan for this year. Definitely gonna get ou
Catalina 22 Carpet morbidfollower at 9:38pm 05.02.25 I bought some of this off of amazon a couple years back. Worked great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? morbidfollower at 9:36pm 05.02.25 If you don't get it worked out I can make a cardboard template from mine. I have the original table.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel UpperPintle at 9:09pm 05.02.25 ...the glue just rolls off. Did you sand the epoxied surface before applying the contact adhesive
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling duck21 at 7:49pm 05.02.25 The white part is the flexible coupling I'm trying to add. My original setup did not include it, but
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling Jan_H at 7:13pm 05.02.25 A Volvo dripless shaft seal would solve the problem. Easy to install since you already have the spli
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling JoeWhite at 6:40pm 05.02.25 Is the white part a damper plate? If so , will it work without it? It appears that you could shorten
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 6:38pm 05.02.25 I had a Westerly 36 center cockpit with the Mercedes 636 engine. Very few problems with the engine
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 6:06pm 05.02.25
Non binary boaters Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 05.02.25
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 05.02.25 Non binary would just use whichever is empty .................... ...............................
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 5:45pm 05.02.25 Should there be a third for transgender/non-binary? Non binary would just use whichever is empty.

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