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teak oil stain colin59 at 10:08am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/258 Hi All, spilled some teak oil on deck and didn't notice it untill it dried.some got on non slip area
Prop Install with a stop? (1) SirMichael at 8:12am 05.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/941 Last fall, I had to remove the prop off my '88 Hunter 28.5. It has a Yanmar 18hp diesel and a 14" 2
Roller Furling system Recs babadu at 6:47am 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 5/497 Looking for a roller system for a Ranger 23' sailboat. Any direction on setting it up or any reviews
5230 Alternative? dmdiehl64 at 6:32pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/429
Where is water pressure pump on Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 4:08pm 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/601 I was draining anti-freeze out of my fresh water tanks today when pump stopped working. Any advice?
Adventures with a Beneteau faucet (3) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1025 After recommissioning the water system this year I noticed my galley faucet was leaking around its b
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 1:41pm 05.02.24 Big Boats 4/846 I have the normal white speaker/light pod on the arch of my 2004 Hunter 36. I don't use the speaker
replacing Spartite with traditional shims patmacdonald at 11:47am 05.02.24 C&C 1/574 i have a C'C 30 MK II-XL and want to find rubber shims for the deck collar
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) lacoursmarc at 10:19am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 3/540 After doing a lot of research on weeping holes for deck stepped masts, I went and took another look
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 9:54am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1032
Remove hot water tank 1988 Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 5:10am 05.02.24 Ask All Sailors 2/334 I discovered that the hot water tank on my newly acquired 1988 Hunter 28.5 was abandoned by the prev
Material around the shaft (1) elvio at 12:52am 05.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/635 Hi folks. I finished painting with priming and anti-fouling. I noticed the area around the shaft en
Lost swing keel for Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements abrown at 3:47pm 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 4/347 Hi, I Iost the swing keel for my Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements.
Eight Bells for Don Street dlochner at 2:10pm 05.01.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/1020 Don Street has passed away. If you don't know Don he was a life long sailor who wrote extensively ab
Garmin Navigation/plotter addition to helm FOLLOWING SEAS at 12:59pm 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/280 Hello, I am looking for some advice from HUNTER 310 owners. I have a 1999 that I want to add a chart
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 8:34am 05.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/842 First season with my 1999 H280. Previous owner started it once last fall and now up to me ( might ha
Weight of an O' Day 27 Bluenose at 7:39am 05.01.24 Bigger Boats 1/416 Hi there, I am seeing conflicting numbers for the weight of this boat that I am looking at. Does any
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 6:25am 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 60/4024
Removing Stains and smudges John_F at 4:35am 05.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1038 Our boat has tea-colored water stains along the hull and black smudges from sneakers, etc. Any sugge
New Design Fresh Water Tank Source ...3TacksontheWater at 1:47pm 04.30.24 Catalina 22 5/1166 Can someone steer me in the direction of a source and model number of the correct forward fresh wate

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (3) testingthewaters91 at 4:58am 06.27.25
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 4:28am 06.27.25 @garymalmgren that's amazing! Here i volunteer at what's called "The Repair Cafe". People bring in a
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 twodzusfittings at 3:41am 06.27.25 ps: is that a 5416? (not 5614) LONG DAY!!!!!
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailme88 at 3:31am 06.27.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com Necessity is the mother of invention.... Why not make
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailcapt340 at 3:30am 06.27.25 Just getting back to this one - wow - how on earth to get in there and correct that ! What's abo
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Will Gilmore at 2:36am 06.27.25 Welcome back, Crazy Dave. Hope you post a few pictures of the spectacular Alaska coast. -Will
Columbia 36 parts garymalmgren at 1:52am 06.27.25 Right, you have the wood and the template. But, I don't have the tools to make the spreader or the
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker dLj at 8:35pm 06.26.25 What a cool project! Is the current mast wood or aluminum? The boom would likely be the same materia
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 8:27pm 06.26.25 This seems to be too hard to be pine. I have access to Cypress, White oak, and Teak but I don't hav
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 Stu Jackson at 8:22pm 06.26.25 Yellow is for the starter solenoid. IIRC I used a 20A fuse. But start out smaller and build up unt
SVEclipse ShotgunSlim at 8:02pm 06.26.25 Wow, what an awesome find in the C22 world: stored indoors and rarely sailed. Keep us posted on al
Bring the heat: ShotgunSlim at 7:47pm 06.26.25 Of all the things I've added to my boat, I count the bimini as the best thing ever. Of course, I do
Constrictor Clutches fred1diver at 7:41pm 06.26.25 The advantage of constrictor clutches are that they are easier on the rope, can be used with bare d
Constrictor Clutches Tally Ho at 7:39pm 06.26.25 I always 1) cut the motor 2) raise the jib before the main, 3) then raise the main last. My reasoni
Hunter 18....pointing problems?? Mainsail too low or weeds on rudder or centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14pm 06.26.25 Are other daysailors experiencing the same thing? Hydrilla in the water?
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 7:08pm 06.26.25 wonder if they charge you there to use that spot? I talked to the skipper and he told me the cost
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Crazy Dave Condon at 7:08pm 06.26.25 The 23.5 dry weight is 2000 lbs. trailer weighs appx 980 lbs. 8hp motor 2 stroke engine weights ap
Is this gelcoat or paint marcham at 7:07pm 06.26.25 whatever you do, don't forget to fair the whole hull first, otherwise all the scratches and gouges a
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 7:02pm 06.26.25 What's above it? Might be able to remove the fill port, shorten the hose just a little, and then ch
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 6:55pm 06.26.25 This seems to be too hard to be pine. I have access to Cypress, White oak, and Teak but I don't have

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